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Voting Rights Groups Say Reductions in Early Voting Sites Are Slowing Turnout in Georgia Runoffs
Has anything in the world of politics been more stressful than the 2020 election season? If the reality TV drama that was the presidential race wasn’t enough, the Georgia Senate runoff elections are shaping up to be a battle between folks who just want to cast their ballots and folks who seem hellbent on making…
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Georgia Sees Unprecedented Turnout, Long Lines on First Day of Early In-Person Voting
They began lining up in the predawn hours. While it was still dark, Georgia’s hopeful voters relied on cell-phone flashlights from others in line to fill out pre-registration forms. Some brought bagged meals with them; others folding chairs and books to pass the time. Reporters watched as parking lots filled up and lines began snaking…
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National Action Network Calls for Review of All Cases Related to Ga. Cop Who Was Caught on Camera Saying, ‘We Only Kill Black People’
Cobb County, Ga., Police Lt. Greg Abbott may have retired in order to avoid any accountability for his inexcusable actions after being caught on camera saying, all casual-like, “Remember, we only kill black people.” However, the National Action Network is not quite through with him. Youth Director Mary-Pat Hector and local chapter leader the Rev.…
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Ga. Cop, Caught on Viral Video Saying ‘Remember, We Only Kill Black People,’ Retires as Department Moves to Fire Him
The Cobb County, Ga., police officer who was seen in shocking dashcam footage telling a white female passenger that she would not be harmed during a DUI traffic stop because police “only kill black people” retired Thursday after officials in the department sought his termination. Another cop out via cop-out, it seems. Is police accountability…
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Ga. Mom Faces Charges After Allegedly Forcing Son to Walk Naked in School Parking Lot
A Georgia mother is facing charges of child cruelty after police say she forced her 11-year-old son to walk naked through his elementary school parking lot Halloween morning as punishment, Fox 5 Atlanta reports. According to the report, Joyce Sweetheart Cole told her son that she would embarrass him in front of people if he…