california
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2 White Cops Steal Weed From Evidence Locker, Sell It and Get Off With Probation Because Their Families Had ‘Already Suffered’
Imagine being a sheriff’s deputy and being so white that after you and your fellow deputy confess to stealing weed from the sheriff’s office’s evidence locker, selling it in the community with the help of a former snitch who puts it out on the street for you, and then sharing the profits in a three-way…
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Viral Video Shows Calif. Cop Pointing Gun at Passenger for More Than 9 Minutes During Traffic Stop
Once again the behavior of a police officer (this time in California) is drawing national attention and debate after the officer decided to keep his weapon trained on a passenger in a car for more than nine minutes during a traffic stop. According to the Washington Post, the officer pulled over the vehicle along U.S.…
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3 Years After Jahi McMath Was Declared Dead, Family Still Fights to Have Her Death Certificate Overturned
It has been more than three years since Jahi McMath, a California teenager, was declared dead after going into cardiac arrest following what was meant to be a routine surgery to remove her tonsils and help her sleep apnea. However, a Northern California judge is expected to determine soon whether or not to revoke her…
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Calif. Woman Selling Flowers Near a High School Graduation Dragged to the Ground, Arrested Because She Didn’t Have a Permit
Video of a California police officer forcefully arresting a woman who was selling flowers without a permit near a high school graduation last month has sparked social media backlash because of the tactics the officer used. The incident occurred June 7 near the Perris High School graduation ceremony in Southern California, where street vendors were…
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Family Charges Calif. High School Cheerleader Died After Hospital Dismissed Her Chest Pain Twice
A California family is demanding answers after it says the negligence of staff at San Joaquin General Hospital led to the death of a 15-year-old girl. Yunique Morris was a healthy, energetic student and cheerleader at Weston Ranch High School in Stockton, Calif. However, at the beginning of the month, the 15-year-old died after complaining…
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Black Teen ‘Mistaken’ for Larger, Bald Black Man Says Police in Calif. Drew Gun on Her, Punched Her in the Mouth
A black 19-year-old woman says she was confronted by police at gunpoint, punched in the mouth and bitten by a police dog after Bakersfield, Calif., police apparently mistook her for a much larger, bald black man who was suspected of threatening people with a machete at a nearby grocery store. According to the Bakersfield Californian,…
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Calif. Bill Seeks to Make Releasing Bodycam Footage Mandatory in Police Shootings
A California lawmaker has proposed a bill that would create greater transparency by requiring law enforcement agencies to release body camera video and recordings of police shootings and other significant incidents, something that has been at the center of a long-standing national debate. The proposal, introduced by Democratic Assemblyman Phil Ting, would establish a statewide…
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Homeland Security Officer Indicted for Kicking a Handcuffed Man in the Head
A Department of Homeland Security officer is facing charges after being caught on video kicking a handcuffed man in the head outside a federal building in Pomona, Calif. The officer, identified as 46-year-old Jason Rouswell—an inspector with the Federal Protective Services—was indicted Thursday on accusations of violating the civil rights of the unidentified man who…
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Bill Cosby Sexual Assault Trial in Calif. Set for July 2018
Bill Cosby’s Pennsylvania sexual assault trial may have ended in a mistrial, but that didn’t stop another trial date from being set in California for his alleged role in sexually assaulting a teenage girl more than 40 years ago. Judy Huth, who is represented by Gloria Allred, has accused Cosby of forcing her to perform…
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Calif. Bans Travel to 4 More States That Discriminate Against LGBT Americans
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced Thursday that his state would prohibit state-funded and state-sponsored travel to Alabama, Kentucky, South Dakota and Texas because of discriminatory legislation enacted in those states that targets LGBT Americans. Becerra said, according to the California Department of Justice: Our country has made great strides in dismantling prejudicial laws that…