Tensions remain between the Mayor and the Police of New York, as law enforcement officers once again turn their backs on Mayor De Blasio, this time at the funeral of fallen NYPD Officer, Wenjian Liu. You will recall that NYPD turned their backs on the Mayor out of protest over his comments about the nature of police brutality …
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President Obama, on this eve of the 13th Anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, has authorized US airstrikes in Syria in order to curb the progress of ISIS in Iraq and Syria. I find this disheartening, and feel like if we continue to be reactionary, and continue to resort to …
Continue reading Obama approves US airstrikes in SyriaThe Baltimore Ravens have released Ray Rice and the NFL have banned him indefinitely following the release of the video below. I have no problem with the Ravens’ decision, and I think it’s one that should have been made long ago. However, it seems that this decision should have been made when he was …
Continue reading Ravens Release Ray RiceKiller Mike, one of my favorite rap musicians, had a very compelling interview about his thoughts on the killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, MO on CNN today. The reason why I post this is not to inundate you with a whole lot of content on the death of Mr. Brown, but because it is …
Continue reading Killer Mike Talks About Ferguson/Mike Brown on CNNI came across this article and was blown away by the tenaciousness with which law enforcement wishes to violate basic constitutional rights. The problem for the cops? If they Mirandize you, and you understand what it means and actually invoke your right to silence (note: you have to say you are invoking your right …
Continue reading Law Enforcement Wants to Work Around your Miranda Rights14-year-old Parkview High School Freshman Caleb Christian and Parkview High School senior, Ima Christian have developed an app where you can rate your local law enforcement agency and can report police misconduct. The advertisement YouTube video for the app is embedded below. This is precisely the kind of innovation that we need to help …
Continue reading Georgia Teens Develop App to Document Police AbuseIn the wake of ongoing protests in Ferguson, MO following the shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed man whom was shot multiple times by Officer Wilson of the Ferguson Police Department, Senator Rand Paul has called for the nation’s local law enforcement agencies to “demilitarize.” I have expressed the sentiment many times on the …
Continue reading Rand Paul: Demilitarize Police ForcesThe Ferguson Police Department have now attacked peaceful demonstrators. Just add that to the long list of constitutional violations, including illegal arrests of journalists. Luckily, Federal Officers are taking over not only the investigation into the shooting of Michael Brown, but also are now handling crowd control for the protests which have precipitated as …
Continue reading Ferguson Police Attack Peaceful DemonstratorsHerman Cain, the “Shucky Ducky” 2012 GOP Presidential Primary Candidate, whom once was responsible for lobbying to keep server wages more than $5.00 below the national standard minimum wage, has attacked fast food service industry workers for their demand for higher wages by lauding a new tactic deployed by McDonald’s: an automated fast food cashier. …
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