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James Byrd Jr. Was Dragged to Death More Than 20 Years Ago. One of His Killers Is Scheduled to Be Executed This Week
The dragging death of James Byrd Jr. was one of the most gruesome hate crimes in recent memory; rightfully referred to as a “modern-day lynching.” Picked up by the side of the road by three white men in the early morning hours of June 7, 1998, the 49-year-old black man was beaten and his face…
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‘Feeling Cute, Might Shoot Your Baby Daddy Today’: Corrections Officers Show Their Collective Asses in Social Media Challenge
There’s something about the power of euphemism: you call someone a “prisoner” or an “inmate” and, suddenly, all sorts of dehumanizing, terrible, violent things that would be unfathomable to subject a “regular” person to become possible. Become necessary. You call someone a police officer, guard, or a “corrections officer,” and suddenly the power to humiliate…
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Police in Texas Investigating After Off-Duty Cop Tackles Young Woman to Ground in Altercation at Apartment Complex
A group of young women in Nacogdoches, Texas, say they’re on a mission to clear their friend’s name after they say an off-duty police officer doing security at an apartment complex used excessive force in arresting her and another one of their group. Tanjuniqua Brown and DreAuna Williams tell KTRE that they and a group…
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Women Could Face Death Penalty for Having an Abortion Under Proposed Texas Law
Texas lawmakers held a hearing this week on a bill that could subject women to the death penalty if they had an abortion. Period, point blank, no exceptions. The legislator behind the bill is Texas state Rep. Tony Tinderholt, a five-times-married Republican out of Arlington who had to be placed under police protection when he…
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Fired Texas Cop Alleged to Have Given Homeless Man a Dog Feces Sandwich Gets Job Back
A fired San Antonio, Texas, police officer, who was ratted out by fellow cops for giving a homeless man a sandwich filled with dog shit, was reinstated because of a technicality, proving that once again, being born with white skin and a penis and getting a badge on top of that is like hitting the…
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It’s Official: Beto O’Rourke Is Running for President in 2020
On Thursday, Beto O’Rourke stopped the late night texts with America and made it official by announcing that he’s running for president in 2020 and joining an overly crowded field of Democrats all wanting to be the one to take down the evil Trump empire. “This is a defining moment of truth for this country…
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Beto O'Rourke Announces Pending 2020 Announcement
After months of speculation and live-streamed visits to the dentist, former Texas congressman Beto O’Rourke has announced that he has decided on the nature of his next announcement. A source familiar with the 46-year-old’s plans told CNN that O’Rourke will forego a follow-up bid for the Senate in 2020, leaving open the possibility of a…
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Police Identify Suspect in Attack Against 92-Year-Old Black Man
Police have arrested a suspect in the unprovoked attack of a 92-year-old black man in Houston, according to local news. Authorities believe he has attacked other black citizens in the area. A witness told Click2Houston she saw Gallegos throw large rocks at the man. After identifying him as a suspect, police learned Gallegos had an…
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Texas Mayor, Mayor Pro-Tem Resign Amid Accusations of Using City Funds to See Michelle Obama
The mayor of a Texas town and the mayor pro-tem announced they were both “becoming” unemployed after they were accused of using more than $1,000 of the city’s funds to attend Michelle Obama’s book tour, prompting some residents of the north Texas town to defend the officials with the untested legal defense of: “I mean…It’s…