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Alonzo Cox, 16, Viciously Assaulted by Baltimore County PD, Lives to Tell the Tale
The actions of two Baltimore County police officers are now under review after they were captured on video last week violently detaining a 16-year-old child who was in need of help and clearly in distress. Fox Baltimore reports that on Feb. 22, police were called to respond to reports that a 14-year-old girl (who has not…
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17-Year-Old My-King Johnson Becomes 1st Openly Gay Division I Football Recruit
My-King Johnson is the latest millennial to eschew the closet, becoming the first active openly gay scholarship player in Division I football history. “I’m just here to play football,” the 17-year-old tweeted this weekend. Known to his friends and family as “King,” the 6-foot-4, 225-pound defensive end starred at Tempe High School. The Arizona Republic…
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Judge in Idaho High School Football Hanger Case Lashes Out, Says It Was Not ‘Rape’ or ‘Racial’
The Idaho judge who sentenced a former high school football player to just 300 hours of community service after he “more than likely” raped a developmentally disabled African-American teammate has accused the press (and public) of misrepresenting what happened. The judge says the case is not about “rape” or “sex” and that “people from the…
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Suspected Drunk Driver Plows Truck Into Mardi Gras Crowd Injuring 28
In a scene reminiscent of a French terror attack in Nice where a man killed 86 people by plowing his truck into a celebrating crowd, a man in New Orleans is in custody for allegedly driving his vehicle into revelers and injuring dozens on Saturday—five seriously. Yet in this case, police are leaning toward DUI,…
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Chicago Pol Introduces ‘Laquan McDonald Camera Act’
Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) introduced a bill in Congress this week that would restrict federal funding to agencies that fail to enforce police body camera and dashcam policies. The bill is named for 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, whose 2014 killing by a Chicago police officer stunned the country and toppled Chicago’s district attorney and top police…
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Retrial of Disgraced Los Angeles Sheriff Alleges Conspiracy to Cover Up Abuse
Ex-Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca is being retried on charges that he conspired to prevent the FBI from investigating abusive deputies in his jails, among other charges. Baca’s first trial late last year ended in a mistrial when jurors voted 11-1 for the ex-sheriff’s acquittal. The Los Angeles Times reports that prosecutors are emphasizing…
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Bill Cosby’s Other Accusers Will Not Be Allowed to Testify at His Upcoming Criminal Trial for Sexual Assault
The Pennsylvania judge presiding over Bill Cosby’s criminal case and trial for sexual assault gave the defense a small pretrial victory Friday and made things a bit more difficult for the prosecution when he ruled that 12 of the 13 women the state planned to call as witnesses to the comedian’s past alleged sexual misconduct…
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Muhammad Ali Jr. Detained by Immigration at Fla. Airport Because of Arabic-Sounding Name
The eldest son of beloved boxer and American legend Muhammad Ali was detained by immigration officials for hours at a Florida airport earlier this month as he and his mother returned to the country from a speaking engagement abroad. The Louisville Courier-Journal reports that 44-year-old Muhammad Ali Jr. and his mother, Khalilah Camacho-Ali, arrived at…
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Los Angeles Officials Urge ICE Agents to Stop Identifying Themselves as Police
Immigration officers have been identifying themselves as “police” when searching for people living in the country illegally, and top elected officials in Los Angeles are urging federal authorities to bring that practice to a stop. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, City Attorney Mike Feuer and City Council President Herb Wesson co-signed a letter to the…