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  • 2 Former Louisiana Cops Indicted for Slamming 14-Year-Old on Ground, Into Desk

    And people wonder why we don’t want more police officers in schools. Surveillance footage from October reveals two then-officers slamming a 14-year-old boy onto the ground and into a desk after he tried to walk away from administrators and out of a school office. In the video, former Officer Anthony Dupre handles the student like…

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    Natalie Degraffinried






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    December 18, 2018
  • Man Uses Time-Tested ‘A Black Man Did It’ Lie to Perpetrate Amber Alert Hoax

    A white Illinois man called the police and told them a black man had stolen his car with a baby inside. Spoiler alert: He was lying his ass off. According to KWQC, an Amber Alert had been out for a one-year-old child for at least half a day before police confirmed on Sunday that Mitchell…

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    Natalie Degraffinried






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    December 17, 2018
  • Gun Deaths in US at Record High. NRA Says Chill on Gun Control and Figure Out … IDK, Something?

    If the gun-related deaths we write about started to give you broken-record vibes, it’s for a reason: recent reports indicate that gun deaths in the U.S. have reached an all-time high. From CNN: Nearly 40,000 people in the United States died by guns last year, marking the highest number of gun deaths in decades, according…

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    Natalie Degraffinried






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    December 14, 2018
  • Stacey ‘Google Me’ Abrams Says She’ll Run Again, Was Most Searched Politician in US This Year

    Stacey Abrams continues to let the people know she’s not taking her foot off these Republicans’ necks and will be running for office again. It might not be a bad idea—Abrams was the most Googled politician of 2018 in the U.S. People are checking for her, and for good reason. While declining to concede the…

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    Natalie Degraffinried






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    December 14, 2018
  • Put Them on Blast: Police Searching for Suspects Who Harassed Black Woman at Louisiana Walmart

    Police in West Monroe, La., are searching for two white men who followed and harassed a black woman at a Louisiana Walmart. Because the overpoweringly nosy collective of social media knows all, suspects for the Nov. 29 attack were identified after the release of surveillance footage from the store. According to KNOE, “West Monroe police…

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    Natalie Degraffinried






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    December 13, 2018
  • Teen Suspect Reportedly Kills Himself After Alleged Middle School Shooting Attempt in Richmond, Indiana

    A teenage suspect is dead after being cornered by police during an alleged attempted shooting at Dennis Intermediate School in Richmond, Indiana. According to the IndyStar, police had been tipped off about a potential school shooter early Thursday morning, at which point they had the middle school go on lockdown. Officers reached the school at…

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    Natalie Degraffinried






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    December 13, 2018
  • Louisiana School Co-founder Accused of Making Student Eat Rat Feces, Stepping on Another Student’s Face

    The horrifying story of T.M. Landry College Preparatory School is getting clearer and bleaker as more details of abuse come to light during a state police investigation. According to the New York Times, which broke the original story, Louisiana State Police have been looking more closely at abusive behavior that seemingly ran rampant at the…

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    Natalie Degraffinried






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    December 13, 2018
  • White Supremacists Attack Black Seattle DJ in Possible Attempt to Play This Shitty Nazi Music

    A group of white supremacists allegedly attacked a black Seattle DJ during a possible celebration of the death of neo-Nazi Robert J. Mathews. The Associated Press reports the attack, which happened in the Rec Room Bar and Grill on Saturday, followed an attempt by the group to take over the DJ’s equipment. After the DJ…

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    Natalie Degraffinried






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    December 11, 2018
  • ‘It Was Like Building a House on Water’: Louisiana School Behind Viral College Acceptance Videos Steeped in Controversy

    If it seems too good to be true, it just might be. But I have to admit: This one really hurts. You may remember the videos—a black high school student opening a college acceptance message, surrounded by peers; a flurry of smiles, congratulations and earnest elation. Harvard, Stanford, Wesleyan and more—the acceptances just kept rolling…

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    Natalie Degraffinried






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    November 30, 2018
  • St. Louis Cops Giddily Planned to Beat Protesters but Unwittingly Beat an Undercover Cop. Now They’re Indicted

    The aftermath of Jason Stockley’s acquittal for the killing of Anthony Lamar Smith carried an electric, emotional charge for members of the St. Louis community—but it was about to be an event for a few St. Louis Metropolitan Police officers. According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, three officers, Dustin Boone, Randy Hays, and Christopher Myers,…

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    Natalie Degraffinried






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    November 30, 2018
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