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.
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."
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."
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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.
Monday, June 20, 2011
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Tuesday, June 07, 2011
The clearest video of the BART shooting so far
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.
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.
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
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EXCLUSIVE: New Forensic Details About Weinergate Photo | The New Republic
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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)