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Pasadena, Calif., Man Dies in Police Custody After Being Tased
Pasadena, Calif., police quickly released grainy security video and audio from a 911 call from the family of a man who died in their custody after being restrained and tased early Friday morning. Although authorities have yet to release the name of the dead man, relatives have identified him as Reginald “Junior” Thomas, a father of eight.…
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New Video Reveals Sacramento, Calif., Police Tried to Run Over Black Man Before Fatally Shooting Him
According to recently released dashcam video from a July altercation, two Sacramento, Calif., police officers attempted to run over an African-American homeless man—twice—before they shot and killed him in a hail of bullets. The Sacramento Bee reports that one of the officers said, “[F—k] this guy” in the final minute before they shot Joseph Mann.…
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Police Release #AlfredOlango Videos; Sister Heard Shrieking, ‘Don’t Shoot Him!’
El Cajon, Calif., police released two short videos of the shooting death of Alfred Olango, on Friday, “for the sake of the well-being of the community,” USA Today reports. One of the videos shows the unarmed black man backing away from a police officer before he was fatally shot Tuesday night. El Cajon Police Chief Jeff…
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AT&T CEO Delivers Rousing Speech on Racial Tension in American Society
AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson spoke poignantly on the issue of racial tension in America at a Sept. 23 conference for AT&T employees in Dallas. At the eighth annual National Employee Resource Group Conference, Stephenson took the stage and encouraged AT&T employees to have candid, open dialogues about race and inequality. The speech was captured on…
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Ala. Supreme Court Chief Justice Suspended for Rest of Term
After telling probate judges to defy federal orders regarding same-sex marriage, Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore was suspended from the bench Friday. AL.com reports that this is the second time Moore has been removed from the bench for defiance of federal courts; the first was in 2003 when he refused to remove a…
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Calif. Adds New Mandatory Sentences for Convicted Rapists
California Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation Friday that imposes new mandatory sentences on some sexual assault offenders and expands the legal definition of rape, two issues that have been hotly debated since the case against former Stanford swimmer Brock Turner hit the national spotlight. The Los Angeles Times reports that the decision comes after heated…
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Former Lakers Coach Byron Scott Is Cool on D'Angelo Russell
Doesn’t look as if D’Angelo Russell is doing a good job making friends since coming into the league. Earlier this year the rookie NBA point guard recorded teammate Nick Young, aka Swaggy P, talking about cheating on his then-fiancee Iggy Azalea. Now Russell’s former coach Byron Scott says he doesn’t want a relationship with Russell…
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Tulsa Officer Betty Shelby Pleads Not Guilty in Shooting Death of Terence Crutcher
Tulsa, Okla., Police Officer Betty Shelby is pleading not guilty in the fatal shooting of Terence Crutcher, for which she has been charged with first-degree manslaughter, the Associated Press reports. Shannon McMurray, Shelby’s attorney, entered the not guilty plea on her client’s behalf, the newswire notes. Shelby did not say anything at the court appearance Friday.…
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Cavs Coach Ty Lue Explains How He Got His Millionaire Players to Care About $4,500
Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue took a page out of Doc Rivers’ book to help LeBron and nem walk away with the world championship. So the story goes, the Cavs were down 3-1 and the sky was mad gloomy (no word on what the sky looked like, but it adds drama to the story).…
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Fla. Woman Charges That Cop Baked Her a 'Sorry I Tased You' Cake
A Florida woman has filed a civil lawsuit against a former Escambia County, Fla., deputy, charging that he shocked her with a Taser in her chest and neck without provocation, tried to cover up the incident and then later—adding insult to injury—apologized with a cake. According to the Pensacola News Journal, Stephanie Byron filed the…