Thursday, June 30, 2011

Private Prisons Spend Millions On Lobbying To Put More People In Jail

The Justice Policy Institute (JPI) released a report chronicling the political strategies of private prison companies “working to make money through harsh policies and longer sentences.”

Bachmann’s Husband Calls Homosexuals ‘Barbarians’ Who ‘Need To Be Educated’ And ‘Disciplined’


BACHMANN: We have to understand: barbarians need to be educated. They need to be disciplined. Just because someone feels it or thinks it doesn’t mean that we are supposed to go down that road. That’s what is called the sinful nature. We have a responsibility as parents and as authority figures not to encourage such thoughts and feelings from moving into the action steps…

And let’s face it: what is our culture, what is our public education system doing today? They are giving full, wide-open doors to children, not only giving encouragement to think it but to encourage action steps. That’s why when we understand what truly is the percentage of homosexuals in this country, it is small. But by these open doors, I can see and we are experiencing, that it is starting to increase.

House Republicans Have Tried To Eliminate Up To 6.7 Million Jobs In 2011

House Republicans Have Tried To Eliminate Up To 6.7 Million Jobs In 2011

Charges dismissed against woman arrested while videotaping traffic stop from her front yard

The case against a 28-year-old woman charged with obstructing governmental administration after refusing a police officer’s order to leave her front yard while she was videotaping a traffic stop has been dismissed.

WHEC reported a judge dismissed the case against Emily Good of Rochester, New York on Monday because there was insufficient evidence of a crime.

Good was arrested while she filmed police officers conducting a traffic stop in front of her home. Good's recording shows the officers saying that they feel threatened by her standing behind them because she seemed "very anti-police."

The arrest added to the already heated debate over videotaping police officers.

In a joint statement, Mayor Tom Richards, City Council President Lovely Warren and Rochester Police Chief James Sheppard said they agreed that the case should be dismissed.

"We believe that the incident that led to Ms. Good's arrest and the subsequent ticketing for parking violations of vehicles belonging to members of an organization associated with Ms. Good raise issues with respect to the conduct of Rochester Police Officers that require an internal review," the statement said. "A review into both matters has been initiated."

"Police officers must be able to cope with a high degree of stress while performing oftentimes dangerous duties, relying on their training and experience to guide their behavior. As routine as a traffic stop may appear, it has proven over time to be a potentially dangerous activity for police. Nonetheless, police must conduct themselves with appropriate respect for the rights of those involved or who are observing their actions."



Donald Thompson, attorney for Emily Good, said they may sue one of the police officers involved in her arrest.

"Her stated reason for video taping in the first place was that three white officers were stopping a young black male," Thompson said. "And she's obviously attuned to social issues and concerns. There's nothing wrong with monitoring the course of those proceedings to make sure the correct procedures are being followed."

Herman Cain: minimum wage not necessary

Gates to step down as US defence chief - Americas - Al Jazeera English

Gates to step down as US defence chief - Americas - Al Jazeera English

EGYPT - New Boss Same As The Old Boss As Over 1000 injured Protesters Injured In Clashes With Police

INTERVIEW: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT)

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Bachmann Calls The Minimum Wage An ‘Expansion Of Government’ That Needs To Be Eliminated

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Miss USA: Should Evolution Be Taught?

Ron Paul At Republican Leadership Conference

Here's to the Teachers! SOS March and National Call to Action

July 28-31 2011 in Washington DC to support equitable funding for all public school communities, end high stakes testing used for the purpose of student, teacher, and school evaluation, give teacher, family and community leadership a clear place in forming public education policies, and encourage local school communities to develop curriculum specific to their needs.

Tuesday, June 07, 2011

The clearest video of the BART shooting so far


January 1, 2009 BART Police Officer Johannes Mehserle shoots and kills a handcuffed, restrained, unarmed man, Oscar Grant, laying on his back at Fruitvale station in Oakland.

Remember Building 7

Middle Class Revolting In Republican Townhalls

Ali Abdullah Saleh, Yemen President, Hospitalized With 'Serious' Injuries In Saudi Arabia (VIDEO)

Miami Beach PD Confiscated News Camera After Shooting (Video)

-Carlos Miller
Miami Beach police confiscated the camera of a Local 10 news videographer during the chaotic moments after they shot and killed a man on Memorial Day, making that at least two cameras they seized after the controversial shooting.
The incident was caught on video and shows the officer gave no warning or explanation – other than there was a shooter in the area – as if confiscating the camera would somehow protect the videographer from gunfire.
The confiscation begins at 2:00 in this video and shows the officer seizing Jason Ely’s camera before tossing it in his trunk.
Police returned the camera later that morning, most likely because they knew Local 10 would have made an issue about it.
But this further confirms Narces Benoit’s allegations that police were confiscating many more cameras than his own.
Police do not have a legal right to confiscate your camera unless it was used in the commission of a crime, such as child pornography or upskirting.

Monday, June 06, 2011

Close up video of Memorial Day shoot out in Miami

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Young Cons break it down

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CNN cover the Memorial Day shootout in Miami

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Rep. Anthony Weiner: 'The Picture Was of Me and I Sent It'

Rep. Anthony Weiner admits to sending lewd photo - On Politics: Covering the US Congress, Governors, and the 2010 Election - USATODAY.com

Rep. Anthony Weiner admits to sending lewd photo - On Politics: Covering the US Congress, Governors, and the 2010 Election - USATODAY.com

Fully Clothed Anthony Weiner Will Give Four p.m. Press Conference | VF Daily | Vanity Fair

Fully Clothed Anthony Weiner Will Give Four p.m. Press Conference | VF Daily | Vanity Fair

Caught On Tape: Miami Beach Shooting - Memorial Day Weekend 2011

Thursday, June 02, 2011

Images of Dead Boy Fan Syrian Protests


Images of dead children have been fueling street protests in Syria. Pictures of 13-year-old Hamza al-Khatib, in particular, have become an emblem of the uprising against the regime of Bashar Assad. (June 2)

Citing Patriot Act, MD Transit Cops Falsely Arrest Man For Taking Photos At Train Station