washington state
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Washington State Bar Manager Brutally Attacked While Defending Black Bartender From Racist Customers
A Spokane, Wash., bar manager is recovering from his injuries after he was attacked last week in his establishment while trying to remove two customers he said were hurling racial slurs. “Right away, when they came in, they were dropping the n-word,” Jade Cardwell, who was managing Barracho’s the night of Dec. 5, told news…
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Navy Launches Investigation Over Dick Pic in the Sky
Despite the fact that we already have the Washington Monument, it’s clear that some men love to throw their dicks up in the air. The U.S. Navy—not always known as a hotbed of gender equality—was forced to acknowledge the actions of its members who were involved in drawing male genitalia via a jet over a…
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Wash. State Sheriff Apologizes After His County Facebook Page Posts ‘All Lives Splatter’ Meme Showing Car Running Over Protesters
Another day, another classy post made by law-enforcement officials and (alleged) professionals. This time, a sheriff in Washington state is attempting to apologize after a horrifying meme was posted Monday to his county’s Facebook page, showing protesters being run over by a vehicle with the caption, “All Lives Splatter.” Like I said, really classy, especially…
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Disturbing Video Shows Wash. State Sheriff’s Deputy, With Gun Already Drawn, Confronting Motorcyclist During Traffic Stop
A King County, Wash., sheriff’s deputy is on administrative leave after shocking video footage surfaced that showed him confronting a motorcyclist, gun already drawn, in what people are supposed to believe is some sort of “traffic stop.” King County Sheriff John Urquhart told King5 that he didn’t want the deputy, who remains unidentified, on the…
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Wash. Department of Health Removes Anti-Weed Billboard After Backlash
States are trying their hardest to win the “war on drugs” and deter teens from abusing that awful drug that can destroy their lives. No, I’m not talking about alcohol, I’m talking about marijuana. And recently, Washington state, which made marijuana legal in 2016, had some explaining to do after an anti-weed billboard in Yakima…
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Suspect in Wash. Mall Shooting Taken Into Custody
Updated Sunday, Sept. 25, 10:40 a.m. EDT: The man accused of fatally shooting five people in a Burlington, Wash., mall is being held without bond and faces five counts of first-degree murder, USA Today reports. The suspect, identified as 20-year-old Arcan Cetin of Oak Harbor, Wash., was taken into custody Saturday night in Oak Harbor, Wash., about…
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Wash. Community Bands Together to Remove Racist Vandalism Covering Black Family's Home
Marvin Phillips was called away from his first weekend camping vacation with his family Friday morning after being told that his home and truck had been vandalized. According to the Washington Post, no one wanted to tell Phillips—who happened to be one of the few African Americans in the small rural community of 1,800 people…
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White Supremacist Stabs Interracial Couple in Olympia, Wash.
A kiss between a black man and white woman reportedly enraged a self-proclaimed white supremacist so much that he stabbed them outside a bar in the state of Washington without any provocation. The Washington Post reports that Daniel Rowe, 32, came up to the couple at about 8:30 p.m. as they left the China Clipper Club…