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Watch: Spring Valley Students Stage Walkout to Back Fired Resource Deputy
About 50 students at Spring Valley High School in Columbia, S.C., walked out of class Friday in a show of support for a fired school resource officer who was recorded attacking a 16-year-old student in a viral video, according to Fox 57. The walkout occurred about 10 a.m. to show support for school resource officer…
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Clinton Atlanta Rally Interrupted by Black Lives Matter Supporters Singing, ‘Hell You Talmbout’
Supporters of Black Lives Matter interrupted a Hillary Clinton rally in Atlanta Friday, breaking out into chants of “Black lives matter” and also singing the popular anthem by Janelle Monáe and Wondaland, “Hell You Talmbout,” which is dedicated to the movement. NBC News reports that while the Democratic presidential hopeful was talking about civil rights and…
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Gay-Porn Website Comes Out Swinging, Claims That Boxer’s Story of Drugged Sex Is Untrue
DawgPoundUSA.com has come out swinging after a Philadelphia man claimed that someone at the online porn site drugged him and filmed him engaged in a same-sex threesome. Earlier this month, Yusaf Mack, 35, a retired boxer who won several world championships, claimed that he had no memory of shooting a same-sex porn scene until people…
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Minn. Transit Cop Who Beat Autistic Teen Is Fired: Report
The St. Paul, Minn., Metro Transit officer who assaulted an autistic teen has been dismissed from his job. According to KARE 11, Metro Transit spokesman Howie Padilla told the news station that the officer, who was on the force less than a year, did not pass the probationary period, but he did not say if…
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85-Year-Old International Jewelry Thief Arrested for Allegedly Stealing Earrings at Saks
An elderly international jewelry thief was arrested, but later released on bond, after allegedly lifting a pair of earrings from Saks Fifth Avenue, ABC News reports. Doris Payne, 85, was arrested Oct. 23 at the Saks at the Phipps Plaza Mall in Atlanta before being released on a $2,500 bond. Payne was reportedly caught on…
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Okla. City School Resource Officer Who Punched Teen in the Face Is Charged With Assault: Report
An Oklahoma City high school resource officer has been arrested and charged with assault after surveillance video captured an incident on camera. According to KFOR, Thomas Jaha, a 25-year veteran with the Oklahoma City Police Department, was working at U.S. Grant High School when a 16-year-old male student appeared in the hallway without a hall…
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Black Man Files Discrimination Lawsuit Against Wash. Restaurant After Being Asked to Prepay for His Meal
A black Multnomah County, Ore., sheriff’s deputy is filing a discrimination lawsuit against a local restaurant after, he says, he was made to prepay for his meal even though white customers were not asked to do the same, The Oregonian reports. Brian Eason has filed a $100,000 discrimination suit against a Vancouver, Wash., Elmer’s Restaurant…
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Fla. Officer Who Fatally Shot Corey Jones May Not Have Been Qualified for Undercover Surveillance Assignment
The Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., police officer who fatally shot a stranded motorist earlier this month may not have been qualified for the undercover surveillance assignment that he was supposedly conducting, Yahoo! News reports. Corey Jones, 31, a church musician and public housing inspector, was waiting for a tow truck after his car broke down…
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Lawyer for Teen in SC School Assault Video Speaks on Injuries She Suffered, Whether She Is an Orphan and Fake GoFundMe Pages
On Thursday a lawyer for the South Carolina teen who was violently assaulted by a school resource officer appeared on activist Joe Madison’s radio show on Sirius to clarify remarks posted about the teen and the incident. On Monday, video of the incident between Spring Valley High School resource officer Ben Fields and the teen went…
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Eric Garner’s Son Arrested in NYC
On Tuesday police in New York City arrested Eric Garner’s son after they say he was in possession of a stolen bike, but his mother says it was all a misunderstanding. Emery Snipes, 16, was arrested after police discovered Emery and friends in the Cpl. John A. Seravalli Playground in Manhattan after dark. According to…