Criminal Justice
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'Mansion Guy' Mark McCloskey Ordered by Court to Turn in Gun He Used to Threaten Protesters Last Year
Don’t worry, he just went to the store and bought another one.
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North Carolina Woman Arrested After Driving Car Into Group of Protesters
Cognitive dissonance is a hell of a thing. Somehow, the all lives matter crowd has got it into their heads that peacefully protesting against injustice is worse than driving a car into a crowd and placing actual lives in danger. A woman in North Carolina was arrested on Monday after allegedly driving her car into…
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British Black Lives Matter Activist Sasha Johnson in Critical Condition After Being Shot in the Head
In the early hours of Sunday morning, Sasha Johnson, a British Black Lives Matter activist, was attacked and shot in the head in south London. According to CNN, the Taking the Initiative Party (TTIP) issued a statement regarding the shooting on Sunday. “It is with great sadness that we inform you that our own Sasha…
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One Year After Protests for Racial Justice, Corporations Must Go Beyond Their Statements and Commit to Racial Justice Through Their Policies
Last year during the protests for racial justice, almost every major corporation released a statement standing in solidarity with the Black community. From McDonald’s to Nike, companies used their platform to shed light on the ongoing state-sanctioned violence against Black people, pledged to support Black communities, and as of June 2020, donated a total of…
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Prosecutors Move to Add Another Charge Against the 3 Former Officers Involved in George Floyd's Death
Last month, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty on three charges in the murder of George Floyd. As we await sentencing in the case, new developments have occurred in the case of the three officers charged with aiding and abetting Chauvin in Floyd’s death. The verdict in Chauvin’s trial has led to…
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Andrew Brown Jr.’s Family to File Federal Lawsuit Over Police Killing
An attorney representing the family of Andrew Brown Jr., a Black man who was fatally shot by sheriff’s deputies in North Carolina, has said that they intend to file a federal lawsuit over the killing. According to CBS News, attorney Harry Daniels said that the suit will allege that the deputies deprived Brown of his…
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Family of Tamir Rice Wants Biden Administration to Reopen Federal Investigation Into his Death
The family of Tamir Rice, the 12-year-old boy who was fatally shot by Cleveland police officers in 2014, is campaigning for the Biden administration to reopen the federal investigation into the boy’s death. According to Buzzfeed News, the Rice family is working alongside community organizers to pressure the Department of Justice to reopen its investigation…
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Georgia Man Free After Spending 2 Years in Jail for a Crime He Didn’t Commit
It’s really hard to have faith in a system that routinely allows cops to get away with things that would see the rest of us locked up, while at the same time incarcerating innocent people over weak cases with questionable evidence. A man in Augusta, Ga., spent two years in jail for a crime he…