This is really bad and I have no idea why this is not being covered in the media or the front page of Dailykos (really, how many times can you write Breaking: Trump an a**hole). I tried to find what happened with the shootings in Kenosha last night and it took me a little time….
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WI Dems Mount Pressure On GOP State Legislature To Pass Legislation Cracking Down On Police Violence
Received this e-mail today from the Wisconsin Democratic Party: In the wake of the horrifying police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man in Kenosha, who was shot in the back while his three children watched, Governor Evers called the State Legislature into a special session on police accountability and transparency. Add your name now to…
ready for defunding, Aurora police mistake a SUV for a motorbike, make ready to drop knees on necks
Too many compelling arguments for defunding rather than refunding police departments, as the Aurora police seem good at arresting movie theater terrorists but crap at arresting violinists. More sad is their ability to flout authority by mocking that violinist’s death and breaking up mobs of violinists. And then there’s the inability to identify motor vehicles,…
“A peaceful protester in Portland was shot in the head by Donald Trump’s secret police” Now what?
Some have suggested recent actions in Portland are a trial run for martial law, considering how badly run was the attempt at using federal forces in DC. They are DHS and feds, without identification, and refusing to identify themselves. Apparently graffiti is terrorism in the absence of statues to topple, as Trump attempts to provoke a serious RWNJ incident…
KY-Sen: Amy McGrath (D), “We need to tackle police brutality, give Breonna Taylor's family justice”
U.S. Senate candidate, Amy McGrath (D. KY), is working to unite her party after her close primary win against progressive challenger, Charles Booker (D. NJ). McGrath stopped in Louisville to address police brutality and seeking justice for Breonna Taylor after being killed by three police officers: “I think the investigation needs to come out and…
Two black people leave restaurants on bad terms. One avoids police the other stand their ground.
I blogged two Daily Kos articles recently and titled them respectively “NFL player & friends asked to leave Chipotle ’cause white customer uncomfortable.’” and “A Black pregnant woman dragged out of her car by a cop and tased on her stomach.” There were similarities in that the racial component was there. The differences were what the aggrieved…
Trump was able to make Washington, D.C. a police state because we failed to make it a real state
As anti-racism protests grip the nation, the citizens of the District of Columbia have endured a living nightmare under Donald Trump. Police attacked journalists with impunity; Washington, D.C. protesters were labeled as “terrorists” by the president; and unmarked, anonymous militias were unleashed on the people. Hundreds of soldiers from the 82nd Airborne, who serve as a presidential…
Man fatally shot in Atlanta drive-thru, Police Chief resigns
Still early on, but a man got shot three times(sic) in the back after struggling with police officers and taking a taser from one of the officers. Rayshard Brooks runs away and at a distance of approximately 20 feet is shot in the back and dies. The hypotheticals begin. The Atlanta police chief has resigned. According…
MN-Sen: Sen. Tina Smith (D) Pushes The Call To Ban Police Chokeholds & End “No-Knock” Warrants
Received two e-mails from U.S. Senator Tina Smith’s (D. MN) re-election campaign: Hello — For eight minutes and forty-six seconds, a police officer pinned George Floyd to the ground with his knee on his neck and the full weight of his body. For eight minutes and forty-six seconds, three other officers watched as Floyd’s life…
PA Dems Slam Outgoing House Speaker Mike Turzai (R. PA) For Refusing To Hold A Vote On Police Reform
Received this e-mail today from the Pennsylvania Democratic Party: Two days after promising a special session to address police brutality and racial injustice, Speaker Turzai announced today that he'll leave office on June 15th. He did not say whether his pledge to allow votes on police reform will be fulfilled. And just like that, Pennsylvanians'…
Presidents of police unions forget who they work for in their violent rhetoric against those they se
In the last few months, I have watched the head of two police unions display a brazing arrogance and bullying rhetoric towards those wanting police accountability. To be clear, I am not anti-police. Hell, I got a police officer a commendation after a wrote a viral blog post about my positive interaction with him after…
MN-Sen: Sen. Tina Smith (D) Mounts Pressure On McConnell To Hold A Vote On Police Policy Reform
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Tina Smith’s (D. MN) re-election campaign: Friend — This morning, House and Senate Democrats announced a new bill that could bring transformative change in policing. I am proud to join the Congressional Black Caucus, the House Judiciary Committee, and Senators Cory Booker and Kamala Harris in helping introduce…
MSNBC host slams police for chronic lying on police reports
Host Katy Tur continues her objective no bars held reporting as she calls out police reports that do not reflect reality. They lie on reports even with video present. MSNBC host slams lying police reports Check out the full episodes here. “What happened with the police department that they thought it was okay to send…
My first experience with Police Brutality on a POC and it affected me. I was 16.
There are many people angry and hurt and I get that greatly ! I have been angry for a long long time about Police brutality. I have witnessed it for years in different situations but the first one affected me so much that I fought back and was only 16. I was working at the…
Police chief to Trump: 'If you don’t have something constructive to say, keep your mouth shut'
Like an 8-year-old boy whose parents allowed him to watch Dirty Harry movies before he was ready to fully process them, Donald Trump thinks quashing protests — peaceful or otherwise —with military-style force is the best way to keep the peace. Unlike other commentators, I truly believe Trump is a Christian — but only in the…
Joe Biden Vows To Create A DOJ Police Oversight Board Within The First 100 Days Of His Presidency
Good: In a meeting with black Wilmington leaders Monday, Joe Biden said he will create a police oversight board in the first 100 days of his presidency. The former vice president and presumed Democratic presidential nominee met with about a dozen community leaders at Bethel AME Church in Wilmington, including U.S. Rep. Lisa Blunt…
FBI: White Supremacists Urged to Infect Jews, Police
ABC News has picked an alert issued by the FBI’s New York office: White supremacists encouraging their members to spread coronavirus to cops, Jews, FBI says In an alert obtained by ABC News, the FBI’s New York office reports that “members of extremist groups are encouraging one another to spread the virus, if contracted, through…
Barr: Don't protest cops or you might find yourself without police protection
Does Bill Barr have to sound like a mobster every time he talks? This is a nice community you have. It would be a shame if someone wrecked it. The Washington Post: “Today, the American people have to focus on something else, which is the sacrifice and the service that is given by our law…
Chicago police better have air tight evidence on Jussie Smollett or there is big trouble
So perhaps people are waking up to the news reports that Smollett orchestrated the MAGA attack on him. This will be explosive. Donald Trump Jr. has already tweeted on it and you know Trump Sr. is going to be all over this. This is a very dangerous and confusing situation and Chicago Police need to…