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Volunteer Firefighter’s Home Burned Down After Racist Threat
Videos Show Numerous Policy Errors In Fatal Shooting Of Teen By Chicago Police
Black Lives Matter Activist DeRay McKesson Suing Baton Rouge Police
It was just this July that the death of Alton Sterling trig- gered protests all over the na- tion, but especially in his hometown of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The protests drew hundreds of participants end- ing with almost 200 arrests. Among them was prominent Black Lives Matter activist, DeRay McKesson.
A multitude of the arrests made were caught on camera, McKesson’s being caught live on Periscope which gar- nered a viral support cam- paign on social media. It appeared that protestors were being peaceful and were sud- denly charged and handcuffed. McKesson, along with fellow protestors Kira Marrero and Gloria La Riva, are suing the city of Baton Rouge claiming that officers were overly aggressive and militant in their arrests. The officers were carrying machine guns,
DeRay McKesson was ar- rested while protesting after the shooting of Alton Sterling.
driving tanks and wearing riot gear. Journalists have con- firmed that weapons were pointed at them and several peaceful protestors, as McKesson has cited in his law- suit.
George Zimmerman Gets Punched In The Face For Bragging About Killing Trayvon Martin
SANFORD, FL --- Officials are currently looking for a man who allegedly assaulted George Zimmerman last weekend. According to WFTV9, the incident hap- pened at a restaurant in San- ford, Fla. where Zimmerman was present with an unidentified friend.
During the 911 call, Zim- merman claimed he went to Gators Riverside to order food to go. While ordering his meal, Zimmerman approached a patron to compliment his tat- toos. The New York Daily News claims Zimmerman introduced himself as “the guy who killed Trayvon Martin” and “pulled out his identifica- tion card to brag.” It was then that the alleged suspect ap- proached him and questioned why he was bragging about the murder. Zimmerman also told police the man, who is white and identified as
George Zimmerman got punched by a white man after bragging about killing Trayvon Martin.
“Eddie,” punched him in the face.
But another witness claimed a fight didn’t happen, just a light shoving match. In the end, Zimmerman was left with broken glasses and the internet–a big smile on its face.
Kenneth Walker, a volun- teer firefighter in New York.
Videos Show Numerous Policy Errors In Fatal Shooting Of Teen By Chicago Police
TONAWANDA, NY -- A North Tonawanda, NY family has lost everything after a fire destroyed their home earlier this week. Kenneth Walker, a volunteer firefighter in the area, said that he received a threatening, racist letter on last Tuesday.
His home burned the next day. The family’s neighbor, Matthew Jurado was ar- rested Thursday and charged with arson.
Fortunately, Walker and his family were not home at the time of the fire. Two cats died. The local fire department and the FBI are still investigating. The community is hosting a donation drive for Walker and his family on Sunday. A GoFundMe for the family is al- most at $100,000.
CHICAGO, IL -- Chicago po- lice have released a string of videos showing officers firing their guns at a stolen car, giv- ing chase and then shooting and handcuffing the 18-year- old driver as he lay wounded. Paul O'Neal died from his in- juries that day.
The shocking footage shows him being manhandled even after suffering a fatal gunshot wound. And audio can be heard of one officer saying....
Chicago's police department has been under intense pres- sure to reform since the killing of 17-year-old Laquan Mc- Donald in October 2014.
It released the video under new rules from Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s Police Accounta- bility Task Force which recom- mended video and audio be
made public within 60 days of an incident.
Mr. O’Neal’s family is suing the police department and their lawyer, Michael Oppenheimer, said: “It is one of the most horrific things I have seen.
“It's unclear as to whether or not he was the actual shooter, but you are going to hear one of the police officers say, 'Now I'm going to get a 30-day sus- pension'.”
The videos also show a suc- cession of apparent procedural errors, including police firing at a fleeing vehicle with other officers in harm's way and an admission by the officer who believed he fired the fatal shot that he had no idea whether the 18-year-old was armed.
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