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Police Pepper Spray Men, Women, and Children Marching to the Polls in North Carolina
When Trump said Make America Great Again, many of us wondered about the specifics of the great past he was seeking to bring the country back to. Was it when the law designated people with melanin as second-class citizens? Was it when the state would brutally subdue those people at will, by cracking skulls and…
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Milwaukee Chief of Police Demoted Over Handling of George Floyd Protests
Milwaukee’s chief of police was demoted to captain Thursday due to the way he handled multiple situations, including the protests that happened in the wake of George Floyd’s death. NBC News reports that Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales was demoted to captain following a unanimous vote by the city’s Fire and Police Commission. Morales joined…
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St. Louis Police Claim an ‘Unknown Chemical’ Labeled ‘Apple Cider’ Maliciously Used Against Them
The St. Louis Police Department tweeted out a photo of an officer holding two spray bottles. The caption: “Officers confiscate bottles with unknown chemicals used to against police tonight in downtown #stl.” Except one of the bottles was clearly labeled “apple cider”—meaning apple-cider vinegar. The common household item is helpful for balancing the body’s pH…
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Report: Hairstylist Pepper-Sprays Unhappy Customer
A hairstylist, Maryam Simpson, 35, was arrested Monday, almost two weeks after authorities say she pepper-sprayed a client after she expressed that she was unhappy with the haircut Simpson gave her, according to the New York Daily News. Simpson, who advertised her hairstyling services online, was working at the client’s apartment when the two began arguing…
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Report: Pregnant Memphis, Tenn., Woman Pepper-Sprayed by Security Guard
A pregnant Memphis, Tenn., woman says she was pepper-sprayed and thrown to the ground by an apartment-complex security guard. According to Fox 13 Memphis, the woman, Camri Denton, who says she is two to three months pregnant, and her family were helping their mom, whose Bent Tree apartment had caught fire. Denton told the news station…
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Hagerstown, MD, Police Pepper-Spray 15-Year-Old Girl After Traffic Accident
Police in Hagerstown, Md., have come under fire after body-camera footage showed an officer pepper-spraying a 15-year-old girl who was handcuffed in the back of a squad car. Officers from the Hagerstown Police Department responded to the scene of an accident Sunday afternoon after the girl, whose identity has not been released, reportedly hit a…
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Ga. Mom Accused of Pepper-Spraying Students Who Attacked Her Son
An Atlanta parent is accused of pepper-spraying a crowd of high school students after they reportedly jumped her son as she dropped him off at school, WSB-TV reports. Shawanda Favors was apprehended by the Atlanta Public Schools Police Department and charged with inappropriate conduct after authorities say she pepper-sprayed the students during the fight, which broke…