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Texas Student Suspended for Use of the “One Ring”
by Gene Howington Aiden Steward is a nine year old boy with an active imagination. He attends the Kermit Elementary School in Kermit, Texas. He was suspended for making a threat against another student. He said he could “make him … Continue reading
File This Under “You Gotta Be Kidding Me”: Backyard Gun Ranges Are Legal in Florida
By Elaine Magliaro Last February, the Sun Sentinel Editorial Board wrote an op-ed about backyard gun ranges being legal in Florida. That’s right–you can build a gun range in your own yard in the state of Florida and nobody can … Continue reading
Posted in Constitutional Law, Government, Local Government, Politics, Society, States, United States
Tagged Florida, Gun Nuts, Gun Ranges, Gun Rights, Guns, NRA, Shooting Ranges
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Florida Family Outraged That North Miami Beach Police Used Mug Shots of African-Americans for Target Practice
By Elaine Magliaro NBC Miami reported on Friday that a family from South Florida was “outraged at North Miami Beach Police after mug shots of African American men were used at a shooting range for police training.” Huffington Post said that … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Liberties, Crime, Criminal Law, Equal Rights, Justice, Law Enforcement, Local Government, Media, Racism, Society, United States
Tagged Law Enforcement, Miami, North Miami Beach Police, police
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Police in St. Ann, Missouri, Apologize for Arresting and Seriously Injuring Innocent Man
By Elaine Magliaro Adam McDonald of KMOV reported yesterday that police in St. Ann, Missouri, had apologized to an innocent college student “after they admitted to causing severe injuries to his face” when they arrested him Thursday afternoon. Twenty-two-year-old Joseph Swink was on his way home … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Equal Rights, Justice, Law Enforcement, Local Government, Missouri, Racism, Society, United States
Tagged Law Enforcement, Missouri, police
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Jon Stewart on the State of the State of Florida, Same-Sex Marriage, and some Oddball News Stories from the “Sunshine State”
By Elaine Magliaro On Tuesday night, Jon Stewart interviewed Senator Marco Rubio of Florida on The Daily Show. His lead-in to the interview with Rubio—who has sharply criticized court rulings that paved the way for same sex marriages in Florida—was … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Law, Civil Liberties, Conservatives, Constitutional Law, Courts, Democracy, Equal Rights, Humor, Jurisprudence, Justice, Local Government, Media, Political Science, Politics, Short Video, United States
Tagged Florida, Jon Stewart, Same-Sex Marriage, Senator Marco Rubio, The Daily Show
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New York City Department of Investigation Releases Report on Police Use of Chokeholds
By Elaine Magliaro On Monday, New York City’s Department of Investigation released a 45-page report titled Observations on Accountability and Transparency in Ten NYPD Chokehold Cases. This investigation from New York City’s police inspector general found that “in several cases … Continue reading
Is the NYPD Work Slowdown a Bad Thing…Or a Good Thing?
By Elaine Magliaro On December 31, 2014, Matt Taibbi published an article at Rolling Stone titled The NYPD’s ‘Work Stoppage’ Is Surreal. The reason for the “virtual work stoppage”—or slowdown—is the anger that many NYPD officers feel toward the mayor … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Law, Civil Liberties, Conservatives, Crime, Democracy, Equal Rights, Government, Justice, Law Enforcement, Liberals, Local Government, Political Science, Politics, Propaganda, Society, United States
Tagged Matt Taibbi, Mayor Bill de Blasio, NYPD, NYPD Work Slowdown, police
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Not So Curious George Back In Court
By Mark Esposito Heeee’s Back. Put-upon, misunderstood, citizen George Zimmerman, acquitted of gunning down unarmed Florida teenager Trayvon Martin on a rainy common area between apartments is back in court and being held in jail. In a Sunshine State courtroom … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrity, Conservatives, Constitutional Law, Countries, Courts, Crime, Criminal Law, Denialism, Government, History, Hypocrisy, Jurisprudence, Law Enforcement, Legal Analysis, Legal Theory, Local Government, Logic, Media, Neoconservatives, Politics, Prison, Racism, Society, States, United States, Weird News
Tagged Crime, Florida, George Zimmerman, Samantha Schiebe, Shelly Zimmerman, Trayvon Martin
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UPDATE in the Shooting Death of Tamir Rice: Extended Video Released by Cleveland City Officials
By Elaine Magliaro Cleveland city officials have finally released a 30-minute video that shows what happened in the aftermath of the police shooting of twelve-year-old Tamir Rice. The video confirms claims made by Samaria Rice, Tamir’s mother, that officers stopped … Continue reading
Bob McCulloch’s day just got a lot worse.
by Chuck Stanley A group of seven St. Louis County residents have just filed a formal bar complaint against St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Bob McCulloch. Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys Kathi Alizadeh and Sheila Whirley were also named in the complaint. … Continue reading
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