georgia
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Ga. Governor Suspends Sheriff Who Was Arrested by Police on Indecent Exposure Charges
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal suspended DeKalb County Sheriff Jeff Mann on Monday, following an investigation into the indecent exposure charges that Mann faced after allegedly exposing himself to a police officer in Atlanta’s Piedmont Park. According to WXIA-TV, Deal had appointed a committee—made up of state Attorney General Chris Carr, Newton County Sheriff Ezell Brown…
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Sheriff Suspends Himself for 1 Week After Being Arrested for Allegedly Exposing Himself in Atlanta’s Piedmont Park
I’m no expert in the penal system, particularly as it applies to law enforcement, but something tells me that if you’re arrested for an alleged crime, maybe you shouldn’t be the one handing out your own punishment. Nonetheless, that’s exactly what DeKalb County, Ga., Sheriff Jeff Mann did after allegedly being caught exposing himself in…
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Happy Anniversary, White Supremacy!
Because many people have accused The Root of not being inclusive and focusing on issues of race too much, please allow us to extend our most heartfelt, warmest wishes on this—your day of celebration. As Mississippi, Georgia and Alabama celebrate Confederate Memorial Day (which I have long proposed be renamed “White Tear-mas”—because who else but…
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Demetrius Hollins, 21-Year-Old Beaten by 2 Ga. Cops, Says He Feared for Life During Traffic Stop
Demetrius Hollins’ encounter with two Gwinnett County, Ga., police officers during a traffic stop went viral last week after one officer was seen punching the motorist in his face, and another officer was seen racing to the scene later, only to stomp the young man in his face. Those officers have since been fired from…
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Special Elections Prove Democratic Resistance Is Still Weak
I got a lot of conflicting messages about winning and losing as a kid. I remember hearing, “It’s not how you win or lose, it’s how you play the game” from my dad when my eighth-grade youth football team lost Every. Single. Game (we actually didn’t score one point all season). Then, in youth basketball,…
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Ga. Cop Seen on Video Kicking Handcuffed Man in the Head During Traffic Stop
A Gwinnett County, Ga., police officer has prompted social media outrage after video of him kicking a handcuffed man in the head went viral. A Gwinnett County Police Department spokesperson called the video “very disturbing” and said that the officer involved has since been placed on administrative leave, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. The incident, which…
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Ga. 13-Year-Old Accidentally Kills Himself on Instagram Live as Friends Look On
Shaniqua Stephens had just watched her 13-year-old son, Malachi Hemphill, take out the trash Monday evening. About 10 minutes later, Malachi was found in his room, blood all around him, suffering from a gunshot wound. “I heard a big boom. I couldn’t tell if it was a gunshot or what,” Stephens said. “I just knew…
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Anti-Gay Ga. Pastor Found Guilty of All 8 Charges in Child-Molestation Case
What’s done in the dark will always come to light. On that note, a controversial, anti-gay Brunswick, Ga., pastor was found guilty on Monday on all eight charges in a child-molestation case. Jurors deliberated for less than an hour before returning with their verdict. As News4Jax reports, Ken Adkins was convicted on two counts of…
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Former Atlanta Braves Outfielder Still Missing
Former Atlanta Braves outfielder Otis Nixon was last seen leaving his Woodstock Ga., home Saturday morning. He headed out in his 2011 gray Range Rover to play golf, and no one has seen or heard from him since. The Woodstock Police Department took to Facebook asking for help, noting that Nixon, 58, never arrived at…
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This Video of Civil Rights Hero John Lewis ‘Turnt Up’ Is Everything
Remember John Lewis? Remember how our pear-shaped, pumpkin-colored president got butt-hurt when the civil rights hero said he didn’t see Donald Trump as a “legitimate president”? Remember how Receding-Hairline Hitler jumped on Twitter and tweeted: This weekend, while Trump was at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida meeting with his “alt-right” all-star team that included Jeff…