“Stop and Frisk” Ruled Unconstitutional in New York City: Attorney General Holder May Strike Down Current Sentencing Rules for Nonviolent and Lower Level Offenders
• August 12, 2013 • Comments Off on “Stop and Frisk” Ruled Unconstitutional in New York City: Attorney General Holder May Strike Down Current Sentencing Rules for Nonviolent and Lower Level OffendersPosted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Chicanos/Latinos, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Obama Administration, People of Color, Police Misconduct/Killings, Puerto Ricans, Race, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: "Smart on Crime", African Americans, Blacks, Commissioner Ray Kelly, Common Sense, Constables on Patrol, Drugs, Equal Protection Clause, Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution, Judge Scheindlin, Justice Department, Latino, Latinos, Low-Level Offenders, Manhattan, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New York, New York City Police Department, New York Civil Liberties Union, New York Times, Nonviolent Drug Offenders, NYPD, Peter Zimroth, Police, President Barack Obama, Racism, Scheindlin, Shira Scheindlin, The Justice Department, The Obama Administration, U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin, United States
Saying Goodbye to Mitrice Richardson
• August 23, 2010 • 1 CommentPosted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, Aretha Franklin, Black People, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Dr. Ronda Hampton, Hate Crimes, Latice Sutton, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Mitrice Richardson, Murder/Manslaughter, Police Misconduct/Killings, Protestant Denominations, Race, Rape/Sex Crimes, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: "Bridge Over Troubled Water", African Americans, Aretha Franklin, Autostraddle, Black Women, Blacks, California, Constables on Patrol, Dr. Ronda Hampton, Faithful Central Bible Church, Grief, Inglewood Park Cemetery, Jordan Allen, Justice Department, Larry Sutton, Latice Sutton, Lauren Sutton, Lez Get Real, LGBT, Love, Malibu Canyon, Michael Richardson, Mitrice Ricardson, Murder by Cop, Park Rangers
Sean Bell’s Killers Are Not Going to Face Trial
• February 17, 2010 • Comments Off on Sean Bell’s Killers Are Not Going to Face TrialPosted in Black People, Chicanos/Latinos, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Murder/Manslaughter, People of Color, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: Attorney General Eric Holder, Constables on Patrol, Death by Cops, Exoneration, F.B.I., Flight Risk, Johannes Mehserle, Justice Department, L.A. County, L.A. County Sheriff's Department, Michael Oliver, Mitrice Richardson, Nicole Paultre-Bell, Obama Administration, Oscar Grant, Oscar Grant III, Police Commissioner Kelly, Politics, Queens N.Y., Sean Bell, Steve Gilliard, The News Blog, Undercover Cops, William Shatner
Tiller Killer Scott Roeder Says More Anti-Abortion Attacks Coming, That He’s Glad Tiller’s Clinic is Closed, and He’s Being Treated Like a Criminal
• June 9, 2009 • 1 CommentPosted in Abortion, American Politics, Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Crime, Hate Crimes, Health, History, Race, Religion
Tags: "The Pitch", Anti-Abortion, Anti-Government, Anti-Immigration, Anti-Tax, Christian Fundamentalist Terrorism, Dr. George Tiller, Justice Department, Leonard Zeskin, Lindsay Roeder, Multi-Ethnic, Multi-racial, Operation Rescue, Pro-Choice, Scott Roeder, The Freemen, The Huffington Post, Wichita KS