Wednesday, September 30, 2020
Why the hell do any of us pay for health insurance and life insurance if all we need to do is post on go fund me?
I don't call it go fund me...
I call it "too lazy to support myself and my family".
Always with their hands out but can afford new cars, jewelry, hair and nails.
Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Crowd shouted 'light them up' as eight police officers doused in petrol after motorbike chase
(and there isn't one single adult to stop them.
You are all weak a_s holes.
And the jerk throwing gas is a freaking ANIMAL !
And if the motorbike was not doing anything wrong, why the hell were they running? They were running for a reason so don't make the excuse that they were scared. Oh bull crap.)
Crowd shouted 'light them up' as eight police officers doused in petrol after motorbike chase
Watch: Police doused in petrol after chase
The officers were covered in fuel as they made an arrest on the Ward Close estate in Basildon, Essex, last May.
They recalled the horrifying incident for BBC One documentary Critical Incident, which was broadcast on Monday evening.
Officers had been in pursuit of a motorbike which was being ridden dangerously in nearby Canvey Island.
One woman threatened officers with a hammer before a man threw petrol over them.
The officers said they heard people in the crowd shout, “Who’s got matches?” and “light them up”.
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Two of the officers were hospitalised after ingesting fuel in the incident and firefighters had to wash petrol out of their eyes.
A total of 90 officers arrived at the scene to aid their colleagues.
PC Andrew Bird said: “Out of the corner of my eye I saw a gentleman appear from down one of the alleyways. He was just sprinting full speed towards where we were.”
"I was pretty much at the bottom of the pile," said PC Bird. "You've got officers trying to get him off of me, he had his arms wrapped round my legs trying to keep hold of me.
"It was as I was trying to control this gentleman who had run out of the middle of nowhere that this other chap has appeared with a watering can.”
PC Matthew Cutts said he didn’t know what was in the watering can but suspected it could be acid.
"I could smell petrol so I sort of fumbled around to get my baton out but once I've got it I've put it behind my head and just struck him in line with my training,” he said.
"It's not a random act of violence, it's a controlled measure that we are taught to use to get people away from us."
PC Cutts said he felt his skin stinging and tingling on the front of his body where he had been doused in petrol.
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Chief Inspector Jonathan Baldwin said: "One match, one lighter, one spark could result in us going up in flames and being disfigured for life or possibly even dead.
"I was hearing them shout 'light them up'.
"I don't know how we didn't just cut and run but then that's not the way we're wired - we all stuck together.
Residents helped rinse the petrol off the officers with water until the fire service arrived and hosed them down.
Justin Jackson, 28, from Ward Close, who threw the petrol over the officers, was jailed for three years and nine months.
A 17-year-old from Basildon was disqualified from driving for 12 months and fined for driving a motor vehicle dangerously.
Janine Justin, 47, from Basildon, was found guilty of possession of an offensive weapon and sentenced to nine months in prison, suspended for 18 months.
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What a bunch of ANIMALS !
I hope his family never needs help from 911
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overnight abc news sucks (yes that is my OPINION)
that lady is a loudmouth and she makes the man look like an assistant.
she is so loud and pushy and now the man is hardly ever heard.
Yep time to change the channel, abc is only getting worse.
All of our tvs at work ( 8) have also been changed.
We watch the news for the "news" not her personal "slang" opinion on every story.
BYE BYE Abc !
Monday, September 28, 2020
My God people.... ask for proof
stop beleiving just because the so called "news people" said that it's true...doesn't mean that it is.
Stop being dummies......
Research ALL SIDES not just one side.The truth is in the middle.
Sunday, September 27, 2020
Of course the rock would vote for biden
biden has all african americans beleiving his bull.
Biden has never said one word in 'details" how he would help the black community. NOT ONE SINGLE DETAIL. Just the generic comment about "helping". Helping how Biden?
just watch and see
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I am laughing so hard..... Meg would consider running for president
She has already made a fool out of the the Queen and Charles....
now she wants to make a fool out of the people in the U.S because they would be foolish to vote for her.
First of all... the people that wrote this article seem to be obsessed with their movie stars and anyone popular ONLY ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
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Meghan Markle Reportedly "Would Seriously Consider Running For President” If She Gives Up Her Title
- Meghan Markle would reportedly "seriously consider" running for President in the United States.
- The royal family typically stay politically neutral, but Duchess Meghan and Prince Harry stepped down as senior royals and are no longer living in England, so....
However, Meghan has no plans to pursue a career in politics at the present moment, and a well-placed source who works with Meghan told Nicholl that “While there’s no denying she is interested and engaged in politics as a topic, she harbors no ambition to enter a career in politics herself."
Meghan recently spoke out about the importance of voting in ABC's TIME 100 special, saying “Every four years, we’re told the same thing, ‘This is the most important election of our lifetime.’ But this one is. When we vote, our values are put into action, and our voices are heard.”
“It’s time to not only reflect, but act.” This #NationalVoterRegistrationDay, join #Time100 alumni Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, in taking action for the future. pic.twitter.com/JerXHxiZK3
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Saturday, September 26, 2020
Nothing like being FORCED into the homes on tv
You DON"T deserve the acting part.... you're getting it because of your color.
This world has gone to hell
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Fight back when those freaking bullies think they will bully you
Don't let them win, fight back and stand your ground.
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Friday, September 25, 2020
You are in charge of your life. If you're not happy.... make yourself happy. Stop blaming others for your life.
Come on people.... stop crying like babies.
YOUR life is YOUR life.
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Breonna taylor's boyfriend SHOT AT POLICE FIRST...they returned fire.
What the hell is wrong with you people?
The boyfriend started all of it by shooting first and they returned fire.
Shaq even agrees
Are you really that stupid? Do you know ANY details to anything? Or are you just reading on your social media?
Some of you are adults, think about this.
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Thursday, September 24, 2020
Just because you hate trump.... why are you disrespecting RBG? She was an amazing person, stop being ass holes.
Just proves how you are NOT human. You are making total fools out of yourself.
TRY TO SHOW SOME CLASS
Trump pays respects to late Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg
APTOPIX Supreme Court Ginsburg
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump pay respects as Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg lies in repose at the Supreme Court building on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020, in Washington. Ginsburg, 87, died of cancer on Sept. 18. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump paid respects to late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Thursday morning, just two days before he announces his nominee to replace her on the high court.
The president and first lady Melania Trump — both wearing masks — stood silently at the top of the steps of the court and looked down at Ginsburg's flag-draped coffin, surrounded by white flowers. The death of the liberal-leaning justice has sparked a controversy over the balance of the court just weeks before the November presidential election.
Trump has called Ginsburg an “amazing woman,” but some spectators were not happy that he came. Moments after he arrived, booing could be heard from spectators who then briefly chanted, “Vote him out.”
The president and first lady Melania Trump — both wearing masks — stood silently at the top of the steps of the court and looked down at Ginsburg's flag-draped coffin, surrounded by white flowers. The death of the liberal-leaning justice has sparked a controversy over the balance of the court just weeks before the November presidential election.
Trump has called Ginsburg an “amazing woman,” but some spectators were not happy that he came. Moments after he arrived, booing could be heard from spectators who then briefly chanted, “Vote him out.”
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
What a bunch of weak a_s people....
How dare you give a job to a person with a certain skin color instead of a person qualified.
Stand up for yourself and explain to others that you only hire those that have applied and were the best candidate.
STOP letting others TELL you the people to hire for YOUR company !!!!
Monday, September 21, 2020
Armed and Black. How a group of men licensed to carry guns say they are seeking racial justice
Armed and Black. How a group of men licensed to carry guns say they are seeking racial justice
When he arrived at the store in north Minneapolis he spotted six other Black men, some in tactical gear, armed with Glock 23s and Smith & Wesson M&Ps. One of them beamed when he spotted Taylor and hugged him.
“Bro, good to see you,” Taylor said, muffled through a face mask.
They had come together for a meet-and-greet to introduce themselves to the community, marking one of the first public gatherings of the Minnesota Freedom Fighters.
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call for residents in predominantly Black north Minneapolis to protect
small businesses from destruction as fires and unrest engulfed the city.
"It's important to have men from the community step up for the community," said Sasha Cotton, director of the city's Office of Violence Prevention. "It's their right to be out on the streets and it's commendable. There are Black residents who in the early days of the unrest felt vulnerable ... and still do."
Cotton said the Freedom Fighters have also met with Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo, who is Black, and they're in touch with precinct commanders.
A spokesman for the Minneapolis Police Department declined repeated requests for comment. At a summer Freedom Fighters event, a patrol officer stopped and posed for selfies with members of the group during a 30-minute visit.
Leslie Redmond, president of the Minneapolis National Assn. for the Advancement of Colored People, said she is happy the men are armed and wants them to grow as community leaders.
"These brothers were there in the beginning, when threats were being made by white supremacists," she said. "There is no doubt they stepped up for the community."
Taylor and other members view the group as a way to provide safety for peaceful protesters. But they also understand that Black men armed with legally registered guns are viewed differently by many in law enforcement and other parts of society than, say, white militia members who stormed state capitols waving their firearms without repercussions in recent months.
Nonetheless, he said, “We are like any other American.... We have the right to bear arms.”
In Kenosha, Kyle Rittenhouse, a white Illinois teenager who traveled across state lines with a military-style rifle, is accused of killing two white men who were protesting the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man who was struck multiple times in the back during an arrest. Rittenhouse was not apprehended by police at the scene but was arrested later on homicide charges; his attorneys argue the 17-year-old was acting in self-defense.
Near Portland, meanwhile, Michael Reinoehl, 48, a white man who had provided armed security to protesters, was killed by federal agents in a hail of gunfire as they sought to arrest him in the shooting death of a member of a far-right group. Before his death, which government agents claim occurred when he pulled out a weapon as they confronted him, Reinoehl had told a reporter that he had acted to protect the life of a companion when the man he shot attempted to attack them.
Members of the Freedom Fighters say their objective is to avoid confrontations by working hand in hand with authorities and making clear that they are prepared to defend their community. They also say they aim to de-escalate situations so that police do not get involved, because calling the police has sometimes led to encounters in which unarmed Black men have been killed.
Because of its cooperation with city officials, the group is not fearful the police will attack them. In their view, they are an added layer of security in the community.
The Freedom Fighters' mission statement reads: “Our objective is not to be the police, but the bridge to link the police and the community together.”
Amid calls for justice and an end to systemic racism, dozens of armed Black groups have sprung up across the nation. Such groups have marched through city streets in Atlanta and Detroit and have gathered at Stone Mountain in Georgia.
After Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man, was shot to death after being confronted by white men while out for a jog in a Georgia neighborhood in February, members of a Black militia group called NFAC — the full name of the coalition uses an expletive to explain that they’re not messing around — showed up with long guns and tactical vests in Brunswick, Ga. Weeks later, some 1,500 members went to Stone Mountain, calling for the removal of Confederate monuments there and elsewhere. The group, along with other protesters, engaged in a peaceful march.
While armed Black groups hark back to the 1960s Black Panther movement and its armed citizen patrols, the modern iterations by and large do not share the same policing-the-police viewpoint.
The fate of the Black Panthers serves as a case study for the long-standing risks felt by Black men who legally carry firearms. Local and federal law enforcement agencies, including the FBI, ceaselessly surveilled the group and wound up shooting to death some of its leaders, including Fred Hampton in Chicago.
Outrage by white society to the Panthers carrying weapons, which they had lawfully purchased to conduct armed patrols of predominantly Black Oakland neighborhoods, was such that then-California Gov. Ronald Reagan signed a gun control measure known as the Mulford Act that prohibited Californians from carrying loaded firearms to protests.
At this point, 36% of white people nationwide own a gun, according to the Pew Research Center, compared with 24% of Black people.
Fears concerning Black gun ownership are nonetheless a raw reality for many people in Minneapolis.
In a nearby suburb in 2016, Philando Castile, who had a licensed firearm, was killed by police during a traffic stop after he let an officer know that he had a legal weapon.
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For Romeal Taylor, 28, who works as an overnight security guard at a local hotel, owning a gun has always been about personal protection. For the last six years, he’s carried a firearm with him anytime he goes out in public. He understands he can be viewed as a threat, but he's also a trained and proud gun owner.
"There is a lot going on out here in the world,” he said. “I would rather have a gun and not need it than need it and not have it.”
“These weren’t Black folks,” he said. “These were outsiders truly intent on destroying this city.”
The group’s headquarters was Sammy’s Avenue Eatery along a bustling thoroughfare.
It’s where Taylor met Randy Chrisman and other local Black gun owners like himself. Chrisman, who lives in the suburbs, read the NAACP call to action on Facebook and showed up at the cafe.
“You just never know when something is going to happen,” he said. “As a Black man, I have the same rights as others to also carry a firearm and I do it.”
In the evenings after Floyd’s death, Chrisman would leave his job at a restaurant in the suburbs and drive into the city. He can still hear the sound of the National Guard Humvees barreling past him and the hum of helicopters overhead as he holstered his Glock. He had to work to steel his nerves during their long nights of patrolling.
During the patrols and at backyard barbecues and other events they’ve held together, the men have formed a kinship, giving one another nicknames, such as “Sarge” and “Roach.” They feel lucky to have found one another — a group of like-minded thinkers who value their right to bear arms and support racial equity, but who don’t view the police as the enemy.
“This is about filling the gap we see between police and community.... It’s really about harm reduction,” said Robert Sayers, a fire inspector for the city of Minneapolis and member of the Freedom Fighters.
Sayers got involved after witnessing outside groups — white supremacists, he says — burning properties around the area where Floyd was killed. He wanted to help protect Black-owned businesses.
“We could not and still cannot allow destruction in the city,” the 52-year-old said.
Others in the community see the Freedom Fighters as allies.
The Rev. Tim Christopher, whose church is in north Minneapolis, has a concealed carry permit and packs during church service on Sundays. Christopher, who has testified at the state Capitol in St. Paul in recent years in support of the 2nd Amendment, says he felt comforted the first time he saw members of the Freedom Fighters in his neighborhood.
But Christopher also knows the risks of carrying as a Black man.
When he drives while carrying his handgun, he thinks about Castile and others like him. If he gets stopped by police, he said, he doesn’t tell them he has a firearm until they ask.
“At that point, my hands are on the steering wheel and I say, ‘Yes, officer, I have a firearm and it’s legal,'” he said. “They always back up and place a hand on their gun.… There is a stigma, and they're scared of Black men with guns.”
On a recent afternoon, Christopher stood with the Freedom Fighters in a grocery store parking lot. Some of the guys grilled hot dogs and burgers as R&B played in the background. Kids screamed as they played tag near an inflatable playhouse that was flapping in the afternoon breeze.
“We want to show all the good we can do for and in the community,” Taylor said.
Later, one of the Freedom Fighters handed printouts of group photos the men took in the days after Floyd’s death. They showed the group armed — AR-15s, Glocks, tactical vests, bandannas — near the intersection where Floyd was killed.
A little boy gripped one of the printouts and looked up at Taylor with a pen.
“Oh, he wants your autograph,” said the boy’s mother.
As Taylor leaned over and swiftly signed the back of the photo, he turned to the young child’s mother.
“Be sure to let us know if you all ever needed anything, for real,” he told her.
She nodded and clinched her fist in a salute.
Friday, September 18, 2020
What the hell is "rest in power"? Power for grabbing a gun?
people are getting so stupid and making things up that just don't make sense.
What kind of power does this thug have for grabbing a gun? You are stupid.
Chinese virologist who claimed coronavirus was created in a lab and fled to US has been suspended by Twitter
Chinese virologist who claimed coronavirus was created in a lab and fled to US has been suspended by Twitter
Dr Li-Meng Yan, who claims to be a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Hong Kong School of Public Health, had her Twitter account suspended by the social media site earlier this week.
The virologist, who had more than 60,000 followers on Twitter before her account was suspended, made headlines this week when she claimed to have evidence that the Chinese government was involved in creating the virus, which has so far killed more than 936,156 people worldwide. She claims she fled to LA and is now in hiding in the U.S.
Twitter introduced a policy in May to label posts that contain information about Covid-19, which has been disputed or is controversial.
The site said the policy was introduced to “provide additional explanations or clarifications in situations where the risks of harm associated with a tweet are less severe but where people may still be confused or misled by the content.”
Twitter did not appear to label any of Dr Yan’s tweets, but instead suspended her account. A spokesperson told Newsweek that Twitter does not comment on individual accounts.
Dr Yan made the claims about the origins of Covid-19 in a report alongside three other colleagues, which appeared to be affiliated with the Rule of Law Society, a group founded by president Donald Trump’s former national security adviser Steven Bannon, according to Newsweek.
The report, which has not been peer-reviewed, read: “Natural origin theory, although widely accepted, lacks substantial support.
“The alternative theory that the virus may have come from a research laboratory is, however, strictly censored on peer-reviewed scientific journals.”
The researchers claimed to have evidence that showed that Covid-19 was created in a lab, but the report did not appear to shed new information on the virus.
The University of Hong Kong disputed the findings and released a statement to ITV, where they wrote: “Dr Yan's statement does not accord with the key facts as we understand them. They have no scientific basis but resemble hearsay."
Dr Yan also appeared on Fox News’ Tucker Carlson Tonight on Tuesday to talk about the report, and was referred to as a “whistleblower.”
She told host Tucker Carlson that the virus is “man-made” and claimed: “I have evidence to show why they can do it, what they have done, how [they did it].”
Dr Yan added: “The scientific world also keeps silent...works together with the Chinese Communist Party, they don't want people to know his truth.
“That's why I get suspended, I get suppressed, I am the target that Chinese Communist Party wants disappeared.”
The interview was uploaded to the Tucker Carlson Tonight Facebook page, but the social media site labelled it, and wrote: “The primary claims in the information are factually inaccurate.”
Facebook linked to three stories from Factcheck.org and USA Today to debunk Dr Yan’s claims that the virus was man-made, according to Newsweek.
Dr Yan’s interview on Tucker Carlson Tonight was still available to watch on YouTube at the time of writing.
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Thursday, September 17, 2020
Because he is black......
Jerry Harris from 'Cheer' has been charged with producing child porn. He admitted receiving explicit photos from minors, court records show.
Harris, who experienced a meteoric rise to fame this year when he was featured in Netflix’s “Cheer” docuseries, has been under investigation by the FBI for soliciting photos and sex from minors.
USA TODAY reported Monday that the initial criminal investigation was based on allegations brought by 14-year-old twin brothers. In interviews with USA TODAY, the boys described a pattern of harassment, both online and at cheer competitions, that started when they were 13 and Harris was 19. They said it continued for more than a year. On Monday the FBI executed a search warrant at Harris' Naperville, Illinois, home. Since then, agents have interviewed other minors about their interactions with Harris, court records show.
Harris, 21, could not immediately be reached for comment. His arrest was first reported by the Chicago Tribune.
Kristen, the mother of 14-year-old brothers Charlie and Sam, told USA TODAY she filed reports with Fort Worth, Texas, police on July 10 and the FBI on Aug. 8. USA TODAY agreed to withhold the family’s last name because the boys are minors and alleging abuse.
The family provided USA TODAY with screenshots from five text and social media conversations between the boys and accounts they say belong to Harris. Several of the screenshots include messages explicitly requesting nude photos or sex. In one conversation on Snapchat, an account with the name “.jerry harris” responded to a photo of Charlie stretching his leg above his head.
“Do it naked and take a video and show me,” Harris replied privately, according to a screenshot provided to USA TODAY.
Harris is also accused of asking one of the brothers to have sex with him in 2019 at two cheerleading competitions. Charlie said he declined both times.
Varsity, which runs those competitions, on Aug. 1 also reported the allegations to police in Florida and Texas, according to letters obtained by USA TODAY. In the letters, Varsity’s Chief Legal Officer Burton Brillhart said the company had learned of “inappropriate sexual conduct” allegations against Harris and had banned him “from having any affiliation with Varsity Brands or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, now and in the future.”
Kristen and the boys on Monday filed a lawsuit against Harris, Varsity, the U.S. All Star Federation and the Cheer Athletics gym at which Harris has cheered. In it, the family accuses Harris of sexual misconduct and the cheer organizations of negligence and failures to protect the boys from abuse. The lawsuit also claims Harris sexually exploited others in the cheer community.
"We are grateful that the U.S. Attorney and the FBI have taken swift action to protect children by investigating, arresting and charging Jerry Harris," attorney Sarah Klein, who represents the family, said in a statement. "This was made possible because our clients’ mother had the courage to report Harris to the FBI as well as the Fort Worth Police Department and provided evidentiary proof of the manipulation, sexual harassment, abuse, and exploitation that her sons had suffered."
Harris, who grew up in Illinois and has cheered since he was a child, gained national prominence in January through “Cheer,” the docuseries that follows Texas’ Navarro College cheerleaders in their quest for a national title. Viewers were drawn to his lively personality and ability to remain positive despite personal challenges, including the loss of his mother to cancer.
In the months that followed, Harris met Oprah Winfrey, interviewed celebrities on the red carpet of the Oscars and filmed a short video with former Vice President Joe Biden. Harris’ Instagram page has 1.2 million followers.
If convicted, Harris faces 15 to 30 years in federal prison. The U.S. attorney's office encouraged others who may be "a victim of sexual exploitation by Jeremiah Harris" to contact the FBI at (312) 421-6700.
This article will be updated.
Tricia L. Nadolny and Marisa Kwiatkowski are reporters on USA TODAY’s national investigative team. Tricia can be reached tnadolny@usatoday.com or @TriciaNadolny. Marisa can be reached at mkwiatko@usatoday.com, @IndyMarisaK or by phone, Signal or WhatsApp at (317) 207-2855.
Every single race should stand up for themselves before it gets really UGLY
Never let anyone put YOU DOWN.
YOU are beautiful the NATURAL way.
Tuesday, September 15, 2020
When will be get the calm world back? These monsters are getting crazy and showing what their "true" personalily is.
FREAKING THUGS, ANIMALS and just plain old JERKS.
You can't call anyone of them " MEN ".... Men DO NOT act this way.
There are people with "class"....
Then there are these people that act like asses
Monday, September 14, 2020
Please read every word
All you Fing people that hate cops..... don't you dare ever call for help. You LOW LIFE A--holes!
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2 California deputies shot in apparent ambush; anger and protests follow
COMPTON,
Calif. — The shooting of two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies in
an apparent ambush prompted a manhunt for the shooter, reaction from the
president and protests outside the hospital where the wounded deputies
were being treated Saturday night in California.
The 31-year-old female deputy and 24-year-old male deputy both underwent surgery Saturday evening, Sheriff Alex Villanueva said in a late-night news conference. Both graduated from the academy 14 months ago, he said.
The deputies were shot while sitting in their patrol car at a Metro rail station and were able to radio for help, the sheriff said. Villanueva, whose department has come under fire during recent protests over racial unrest, expressed frustration over anti-police sentiment as he urged people to pray for the officers.
“It pisses me off. It dismays me at the same time,” he said.
The department shared video of the shooting in a Twitter post showing a person open fire through the passenger-side window of the patrol car.
“The gunman walked up on the deputies and opened fire without warning or provocation,” the department stated.
The video sparked thousands of reactions, including from President Donald Trump, who responded, “Animals that must be hit hard!”
Protesters gathered outside the emergency room at the hospital where the injured deputies were being treated.
“To the protesters blocking the entrance & exit of the HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM yelling “We hope they die” referring to 2 LA Sheriff’s ambushed today in #Compton: DO NOT BLOCK EMERGENCY ENTRIES & EXITS TO THE HOSPITAL,” the sheriff’s department tweeted. “People’s lives are at stake when ambulances can’t get through.”
A radio reporter who was near the protest scene was taken into custody, KABC-TV reported. The sheriff’s department later tweeted that the reporter interfered with the arrest of a male protester.
“The female adult, who was later identified as a member of the press, did not identify herself as press and later admitted she did not have proper press credentials on her person,” the department stated.
Capt. Kent Wegener said officers were blanketing the area in search of the suspect seen on the video opening fire with a pistol.
“We have a very, very generic description,” he said.
The incident happened around 7 p.m. a short distance from the Compton sheriff’s station.
The 31-year-old female deputy and 24-year-old male deputy both underwent surgery Saturday evening, Sheriff Alex Villanueva said in a late-night news conference. Both graduated from the academy 14 months ago, he said.
The deputies were shot while sitting in their patrol car at a Metro rail station and were able to radio for help, the sheriff said. Villanueva, whose department has come under fire during recent protests over racial unrest, expressed frustration over anti-police sentiment as he urged people to pray for the officers.
“It pisses me off. It dismays me at the same time,” he said.
The department shared video of the shooting in a Twitter post showing a person open fire through the passenger-side window of the patrol car.
“The gunman walked up on the deputies and opened fire without warning or provocation,” the department stated.
The video sparked thousands of reactions, including from President Donald Trump, who responded, “Animals that must be hit hard!”
Protesters gathered outside the emergency room at the hospital where the injured deputies were being treated.
“To the protesters blocking the entrance & exit of the HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM yelling “We hope they die” referring to 2 LA Sheriff’s ambushed today in #Compton: DO NOT BLOCK EMERGENCY ENTRIES & EXITS TO THE HOSPITAL,” the sheriff’s department tweeted. “People’s lives are at stake when ambulances can’t get through.”
A radio reporter who was near the protest scene was taken into custody, KABC-TV reported. The sheriff’s department later tweeted that the reporter interfered with the arrest of a male protester.
“The female adult, who was later identified as a member of the press, did not identify herself as press and later admitted she did not have proper press credentials on her person,” the department stated.
Capt. Kent Wegener said officers were blanketing the area in search of the suspect seen on the video opening fire with a pistol.
“We have a very, very generic description,” he said.
The incident happened around 7 p.m. a short distance from the Compton sheriff’s station.
Thursday, September 10, 2020
Texas police group puts up billboard warning "enter at your own risk," saying Austin defunded police
Texas police group puts up billboard warning "enter at your own risk," saying Austin defunded police
The second says, "Limited support next 20 miles," according to the association.
TMPA, the largest law enforcement association in Texas, said on Facebook it released the billboards – which include the hashtag #BacktheBlue – "to raise public awareness that Austin is a defunded city."
Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick backed the campaign, calling them "great new billboards" in a tweet on Wednesday, while Texas Governor Greg Abbott tweeted about them with the hashtag #TexasBacksTheBlue.
Abbott has called on every Texan and candidate for public office to sign a pledge against defunding the state's police departments and post it on social media Thursday afternoon to show support for law enforcement.
"Defunding our police departments would invite crime into our communities and put people in danger," reads the pledge. "That is why I pledge to support any measure that discourages or stops efforts to defund police departments in Texas."
Thank you to the Texas Municipal Police Association for these great new billboards that went up in Austin today. @austintexasgov ignored public safety and made a dangerous decision to #defundpolice #bigmistake #backtheblue #txlege pic.twitter.com/bGO8X1Hyur
— Dan Patrick (@DanPatrick) September 9, 2020
"Defunding the police" has been a focal point for protesters who have taken to the streets in recent months following the death of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis. Some cities across the U.S. have acted on the calls, which come as part of a wider movement against racial injustice and police brutality.
Supporters have said "defunding" isn't about doing away with all funding for police departments. The practice is often a reallocation of some money from law enforcement to other services that could help the community.
In Austin, the city council approved a $150 million cut in funding to the Austin Police Department last month, with the majority of money being redirected to other departments and social services, according to CBS Austin.
Austin Mayor Steve Adler and other council members argue the changes will improve public safety. He took to Twitter last month to explain the changes.
"This budget responds to concerns expressed all over the community and embodies our values as a city. New investment is focused on the underlying causes of crime," he wrote.
The new budget maximizes officer effort and invests in programs and strategies to decrease crime, Adler said.
Adler has pointed to Denver as a city that effectively transformed its police department, CBS Austin reports. Denver is now sending mental health professionals instead of police to respond to non-violent 911 calls. According to Adler, none of the calls in Denver have required police backup. This frees up officers for other police work.
While cities like Denver and Austin call the defunding effort "reimagining public safety," others, including Texas Governor Abbott, see it as a threat to law and order, according to CBS Austin.
However, Adler says Austin continues to be the safest big city in Texas. "I mean you could have a 50% increase in homicides in Austin and you still wouldn't get up to where Fort Worth is, a smaller city than we are," the mayor said.
In a news conference Thursday, Abbott, a Republican, was joined by other officials who signed the pledge against defunding police departments in the state.
Texas Democrats issued their own pledge in response to the "Back the Blue" campaign. The Democrats' "Texas First Pledge" includes protecting public health by following scientists' recommendations in responding to COVID-19, providing coverage for pre-existing conditions, and supporting small businesses and education. The party shared the pledge on Twitter and urged Abbott and Senator John Cornyn, a fellow Republican, to sign it.
Why is is okay for african americans to have blonde straight hair but white women can't have braids of big butts?
This article says it all.
As a black woman, I'm glad to see the back of Keeping Up With The Kardashians
After 14 seasons, this particular inside view of the family’s plethora of break-ups, divorces, marriages and babies could be closed off to the public for good. But while fans of the show mourn its loss and remember its iconic phrases (“don’t be f*****g rude!” anyone?), as a black woman, I’m celebrating.
Many dislike the Kardashian-Jenners purely because they see them as a symbol of trashy, unintelligent, shallow entertainment. I, however, am not one for snobbery. I actually believe that reality TV can be an interesting sociological reflection of the world we live in. My and many other black women’s issue with the family is about something else entirely.
The Kardashian-Jenners have perfected the act of being “culture vultures” to an almost systematic degree, slipping on costumes of blackness in an effort to be relevant and edgy and making huge profits in the process.
Their bodies ape familiar black female phenotypes in an almost cartoonish way, from their jutting fake hips, full bums and overly injected lips. They are widely attributed with popularising the current obsession with having a bigger behind (remember the trend of asking “does my bum look big in this?”) – as though this is not a feature that many black women have naturally. Their skin is often extremely tanned; fans remarked only a few months ago that when Kylie Jenner posted an image of herself with a considerably darker skin tone, she looked like she was “cosplaying as Beyonce”.
The family also adopt black hairstyles with zero respect for its origins. Kim Kardashian, in particular, has worn Fulani braids, a specific African hairstyle and attributed them to “Bo Derek” a white woman who appropriated the braids in the 1970s. Kylie Jenner has also worn cornrows and clapped back at fans who tried to point out why it was problematic – labelling it as “just a hairstyle”. They’ve also been accused numerous times of stealing black women’s ideas, with Khloe Kardashian’s jean fashion line Good American coming under fire for allegedly lifting designer Destiney Bleu’s work, which Good American and Khloe have denied. If the allegations are true, using the creative efforts black women without giving them credit is exactly the sort of conduct that edges black women out of these creative markets in the first place, lessening the scope for the recognition of black women in these fields.
One of the most haunting aspects of the family’s legacy, is, to me at least, Kim’s now-infamous Paper Magazine cover in which she balances a champagne glass on her derriere. The image was actually based on Jean-Paul Goude’s photo of black model Carolina Beaumont, as part of a book called “Jungle Fever”. Beaumont did not have the luxury of being able to escape the negative stereotype of hyper-sexualisation or exoticised objectification that black women bear. Whereas Kim’s cover, which also reeks of racial fetishisation and harks back to the legacy of Saartjie Baartman, a 19th century South African woman who was exhibited in “freak-show” displays for viewers to marvel at her large buttocks and genitals, enables Kim to wear those harmful tropes like a costume. As a white woman, Kim Kardashian is able to elevate herself above these stereotypes while generating profit from its sensationalism.
Against the backdrop of this, the Kardashian-Jenners have, as far I’m concerned, never made any real attempt to create a serious dialogue around the Black Lives Matter movement, or use their white privilege – which they still get to retain while enjoying the financial fruits of exoticising blackness – for change. Kim’s prison reform work, though admirable in some ways, is completely devoid of wider conversations on how systemic racism is a core aspect of the US prison system. She chooses to highlight isolated cases of injustice, rather than acknowledging the wider picture. Black men are incarcerated at significantly higher rates than white men. One in three black men in the US can expect to spend at least some time in prison and tend to receive harsher sentencing for similar crimes compared to white men. For black women, the imprisonment rate is twice the rate where white women are concerned.
Their expert monetisation of blackness has had a ripple effect – and other social media influencers have seen dollar signs too. Celebrities like the Kardashians are arguably linked to the likes of young influencers like Emma Hallberg, a Swedish woman who presented herself as a black mixed-race person, and later turned out to be a white woman with an exceptionally deep tan, bronzer and a series of curly-haired wigs. She defended herself by saying she never claimed explicitly to be black, but in my view, it appears that she is able to understand, just like Kris Jenner, the matriarch of the Kardahsian-Jenner family seems to, that blackness on white women will always be more profitable and receive more credit than blackness on actual black women.
It’s frustrating knowing this as a black woman. I spent years feeling like my body wasn’t good enough, because naturally, my hips, bum and general body type didn’t fit the westerns social ideal of being slim with European features. I grew up understanding that I could be shunned, made fun of or viewed as unprofessional for having my hair in natural styles, or braids. I kept my hair in a straight style for almost a year in the first professional job I had, for fear that I would be judged or hamper any promotional opportunities. It’s a terrible irony that I’ve grown up being told that whiteness is the best thing since sliced bread – yet blackness on white women continues to be lauded while real black women face the true consequences of being black every day.
Do I think that we’re going to see less of the Kardashian-Jenners now that their show is coming to an end? I suspect not, as they continue to be hugely prolific in lots of other ways. But perhaps the end of their long reality TV reign will signal a larger conversation around cultural appropriation, serving as a small sign that white women using black culture for their own gain isn’t as profitable as it used to be. Either way, I’m happy to see the show go.
Banseka Kayembe is a freelance writer living in London and the founder of Naked Politics, an online platform that engages and empowers young people, and amplifies their views
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