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Witness in John Crawford III Shooting Changes Story
John Crawford III was shot dead by Beavercreek, Ohio, police about a month ago for simply carrying a BB gun as he walked through the aisles in Wal-Mart. A witness to the incident, Ronald Ritchie, was responsible for calling 911 and reporting Crawford to law enforcement, saying that a black man was “walking around with…
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Ga. Kindergarten Teacher Arrested for Allegedly Dragging Student by Ankle
One Georgia kindergarten teacher is facing serious charges after she allegedly dragged one of her students across the classroom by the ankle, WXIA-TV reports. Judy Bingham was arrested and slapped with a first-degree felony charge for cruelty to children, as well as a misdemeanor charge for simple battery, after she allegedly grabbed the student and…
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Class Act: Cincinnati Bengals Keep Player to Help With Daughter’s Cancer
It’s one classy and compassionate move on the part of the Cincinnati Bengals. According to ABC News, the Ohio football team cut defensive tackle Devon Still from its roster but then signed him on to its practice squad in order to help him pay for his 4-year-old daughter’s cancer treatments. As a practice-squad player, the…
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Miss. Kindergartner Brutally Attacked by Child at School Playground, Mom Says
One Mississippi mom is demanding answers after she went to pick up her daughter from elementary school late last month, only to find the child’s face swollen and bruised “beyond recognition,” the Huffington Post reports. Lacey Harris, the mother of AvaLynn, says that the child told her another student kicked her repeatedly in the face…
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Abducted Ga. Couple Found Shot; Man Dies, Fiancee Fighting for Life
Questions remain in the fatal kidnapping of a Decatur, Ga., couple as the authorities continue their search for suspects, WXIA-TV reports. Jeronta Brown and his fiancee, Briana Brooks, were returning home after taking their 8-month-old baby and teenage niece out to eat early Saturday morning. As they were walking toward the house, they were jumped…
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Attorney: Video Shows John Crawford III Being Shot ‘on Sight’ in Wal-Mart Toy-Gun Case
John Crawford III did not even have the BB gun pointed in the air. In fact, he wasn’t even facing the officers who shot him. At least, that’s what his family’s attorney has said after being allowed to review surveillance video from the fateful Aug. 5 incident at an Ohio Wal-Mart, the Raw Story reports.…
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Michael Brown’s Funeral Draws Thousands of Mourners
As Michael Brown’s life was celebrated Monday during a packed ceremony at the Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church in St. Louis, the audience and speakers never lost sight of the reason they were there: justice. The Rev. Al Sharpton delivered an emotional eulogy, bringing out cheers and applause from the crowd who came to lay…
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Death of Handcuffed Louisiana Man Shot in Chest Ruled a Suicide
A Louisiana man who state police claimed shot and killed himself in March while in police custody died, not of a gunshot wound to the back, as police had initially reported, but of a shot to the chest, according to an autopsy report, KATC reports. The shooting occurred in the backseat of a patrol car…
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Obama: Attorney General Eric Holder Will Be in Ferguson on Wednesday
President Barack Obama, back from vacation at Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts, once again stood before the nation to address the racial tensions in Ferguson, Mo., as well as the tensions between law enforcement and the black community, saying that he has spoken with state officials and plans to dig deeper into the circumstances of unarmed…
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4 Dead Unarmed Men and the Police: What You Need to Know
Eric Garner. John Crawford III. Michael Brown. Ezell Ford. You should recognize these names. They all belong to unarmed black men who were killed by law enforcement since July 2014 for seemingly inexplicable reasons: allegedly selling loose cigarettes, allegedly holding a toy gun in the toy section of Wal-Mart, allegedly running away after a scuffle…
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