“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
Now They’re Attacking Muslims Over Park 51: Queens Cab Driver Stabbed in The Neck by Passenger Because He Said He Was Muslim
• August 25, 2010 • Comments Off on Now They’re Attacking Muslims Over Park 51: Queens Cab Driver Stabbed in The Neck by Passenger Because He Said He Was MuslimPosted in Afghanistan, American Foreign Policy, American Politics, Bangladesh, Class, Crime, Domestic Terrorism, Film, Hate Crimes, Islam/Sufism, Mental Health/Psychology, Religion, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Tea Party Movement
Tags: Afghanistan, Ahmed H. Sharif, Arabic, Attempted Murder, Bangladesh, Bellevue Hospital, Brewster NY, Cab, Cab Driver, Cabbie, Checkpoint, City Hall, Cordoba House, Dweebs, Facebook, Greg Ball, Hate Crime, Immigrant, Indian Subcontinent, Intersections International, Islam, Leatherman, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Michael Enright, Muslim, Muslim Immigrant, NYPD, Park 51, Patient, School of Visual Arts, Sleeper, The Tea Party Movement, World Trade Center, WTC