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Wyo. Police Arrest Homeless Person, Shame Public for Giving to Panhandlers
Mahatma Gandhi is quoted as saying, “A nation’s greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members,” and this statement rings true today, especially in these United States. With the homeless population remaining an often overlooked segment of our population, it takes a special kind of dick to kick a man while he’s down…
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Attorney: Justine Damond Is ‘the Most Innocent Victim’ of a Police Shooting He Has Ever Seen
Those who want to blame every single black person who has ever been shot by police for their own death have finally gotten their perfect victim: a white woman named Justine Damond. A lawyer representing the family of the Australian native who was shot and killed by a Minneapolis police officer said Thursday that Damond…
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Bodycam Footage Appears to Show Baltimore Cop Planting Drugs: Report
A police officer in Baltimore has been suspended and two of his colleagues have been placed on non-public-contact administrative duty after the public defender’s office released bodycam footage that appears to show the first officer planting drugs at a crime scene prior to making an arrest. Police and prosecutors have launched an investigation into the…
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Big Mad: Trump Says He Never Would Have Appointed Sessions if He’d Known He Wouldn’t Have His Back With That Whole Russia Thing
Where are your president’s handlers when he needs them? Does he even have handlers? Is there anyone in the White House in charge of making sure he doesn’t say stupid stuff to the media he is so critical of? Apparently not, because this latest thing is a doozy. In an interview with the New York…
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Jeff Sessions Just Made It Easier for Law Enforcement to Seize Your Assets Even if You Haven’t Been Convicted of a Crime
The Justice Department announced Wednesday that it will be restarting the controversial “adoptive forfeiture” program, which allows local police departments and law enforcement agencies to seize the property of people suspected of a crime, even if they haven’t been charged with or convicted of one. This particular federal asset-forfeiture program, which is a very lucrative…
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O.J. Simpson’s Parole Is Not in Jeopardy Because He Let Loose the Juice in His Prison Cell
A rumor spread across the internet and social media Wednesday that O.J. Simpson could miss out on the possibility of parole because he had been caught by a female corrections officer masturbating in his cell. People were amused by the fact that something as seemingly innocuous as relieving his sexual urges into a sock (or…
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$5,000,000,000 Worth of Student Loan Debt Could Be Wiped Out Because of Missing Paperwork
Have you taken out a private student loan to fund your education? Do you know who owns the debt? The issue of who owns the debt on $5 billion worth of student loans is at the center of a legal battle that is resulting in tens of thousands of people having their debt wiped away.…
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Alleged R. Kelly Captive Jocelyn Savage: ‘I’m No Hostage!’
Rumors of an alleged R. Kelly sex cult that is brainwashing women and holding them captive have been swirling on the internet since a news story broke early Monday morning, leaving many wondering how so many women could be duped and held against their will by such a seemingly disgusting person. Leave it to TMZ…
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Is 48 Hours Too Long to Wait for a Police Officer to Give a Statement After a Fatal Shooting?
Police officers in Portland, Ore., who were involved in a shooting that resulted in death or serious physical injury were previously given 48 hours during which they could consult with an attorney before having to make a statement about the shooting. It was a rule that was objected to by advocates for police accountability. In…
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Chicago, Cook County Judges Will Be Required to Set Affordable Bonds for Nondangerous Defendants
Timothy C. Evans, chief judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Ill., announced Monday that Cook County judges will be required to set affordable monetary bonds for defendants who do not pose a danger to the public. As of Sept. 18, judges will be prohibited from setting bond higher than what felony defendants can…
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