police
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East Pittsburgh Will Close Police Department in December, Officials Not Saying Much About Why
The East Pittsburgh Police Department, the same department that housed Officer Michael Rosfeld, who shot and killed unarmed 17-year-old Antwon Rose II, will be disbanded as of Saturday. From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Borough council members made the decision within the past few weeks, the officer told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pennsylvania State Police will take over…
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Washington Police Chief Says He Won’t Enforce New Gun Initiative, Because Eff the Law, Apparently
A police chief in a tiny Washington town has recently asserted that he will essentially break the shit out of the law and not enforce a new gun initiative passed by the state. From the Seattle Times: The initiative that goes into effect Jan. 1 is one of the toughest in the country, raising the…
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The Police Call Was Supposed to Be a Wellness Check on a Friend. So How Did Travis Jordan End Up Dead?
Travis Jordan, 36, had been living with his friend and co-worker Paul Johnson and his wife in the couple’s Minneapolis home. On Friday, Johnson became concerned about Jordan and called police. Jordan had been “having a lot of suicidal thoughts because, um, depression, anxiety, but he’s not taking any pills for that. Um, he’s just…
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My Self-Care Sunday Story: I Called The Cops On A White Guy
Like most black people with a modicum of sense and a willingness to continue their streak of consecutive years lived, I regard the police with a feeling that exists at the intersection of skepticism, annoyance and trepidation. Basically, I see them the same way I see ricotta cheese—good in lasagna but might kill me if…
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Soccer While Black: #GolfCartGail Calls Cops on Father Cheering on Son at Soccer Game
A white woman answered the age-old question “Can I kick it?” with a definitieve “no” when she called her cousins (aka the police) on a father who was cheering on his son during a soccer game. The white woman, who appeared out of nowhere riding a golf cart has been dubbed Golf Cart Gail. Seriously,…
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#CornerstoreCaroline Wants to Press Charges Against the Mother of Falsely Accused Child
` Why is so hard for wypipo to admit that they are wrong and let shit go? The aviator shades-wearing human trash bag that is Teresa Klein, aka #CornerstoneCaroline, has publicly apologized to the boy whom she terrorized with calling the police before video footage proved that the nine-year-old boy’s book bag (and not his…
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Despite Being Asked to 'Stand Down,' Cops Arrest 5 for 'Looting' Family Dollar in Hurricane Aftermath
Police in North Carolina arrested at least five suspects after store managers asked cops to “stand down” when people affected by Hurricane Florence broke in and took items from a local Family Dollar outlet. Most of the area surrounding Wilmington, NC is struggling to recover after Hurricane Florence battered the coastal North Carolina town, leaving…
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Cops Encouraged Not to Buy Miami Dolphins Tickets Because Police Hate Free-Thinking Black Men
Well, it looks like America is continuing its long-held tradition of being on the wrong side of black protest as South Florida police officers have been encouraged not to buy tickets to Miami Dolphins games after two players kneeled during the national anthem. According to CBS Sports, the Broward County Police Benevolent Association, much like…