Society's ChildS

Pistol

No DNA or prints found on gun used to justify killing teen when cop's body cam "malfunctioned"

MARY HAWKES
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Officer Jeremy Dear, who has a history of malfunctioning body cameras, shot and killed 19-year-old Mary Hawkes in the early morning hours of April 21, 2014 โ€” an incident not captured on video thanks to another apparent equipment malfunction. Dear had repeatedly claimed Hawkes presented an imminent threat to his life when she pointed a gun at him after a pursuit for alleged car theft โ€” but new evidence makes that claim highly suspicious.

Newly revealed documents cited by local ABC affiliate KOAT, say no DNA or fingerprints were found on the firearm Hawkes putatively pointed at Dear โ€” but Albuquerque police have known this since the incident.

Simply put, Albuquerque police confirmed the story that Dear had been threatened by the weapon Hawkes supposedly wielded on the now-fired officer โ€” despite the lack of physical evidence from the weapon, itself.

But according to the Albuquerque Journal, "the reports state that police believed there was sufficient evidence to link the gun to Hawkes, 19, through a series of her Facebook messages and friends. Police considered the case 'exceptionally cleared' and sent the case to the District Attorney's Office for review without recommending any charges be filed against Dear. The DA's office is still reviewing the case."

Bad Guys

Missouri cop assaults innocent pregnant woman for filming son's arrest

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Andrea Brookins was several months pregnant last month when her teenage son had a run-in with the Columbia Police Department. Concerned for the welfare of her son, Brookins attempted to film his arrest. For practicing her First Amendment right to film police, Brookins, pregnant and harmless, was assaulted and arrested.

Both the assault and arrest were captured on video.

As the first video starts, Columbia Police Department Sergeant Roger Schlude charges Brookins and demands she "get back!" Schlude then proceeds to physically assault the petite pregnant mother โ€” for filming.

"They keep saying they want better for our youth and they want to fix our community," Brookins said. "It starts with our youth. You can't pull guns and belittle the kids and then wonder why they won't pull over for you guys or why they have no respect for you guys. Respect is earned."

After she was assaulted by a public servant, Brookins was then arrested for Obstructing a Government Operation and Resisting or Interfering with Arrest.

Passport

Jumping ship: Americans are still renouncing their citizenship at record rates

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Why are so many folks saying goodbye to Uncle Sam?

Wave bye-bye to Aaron Adkins and William Acheson. Say so long to Elena Zona and Sheila Zyngier. Those names are the start and end of a long list of former Americans who turned in their passports during the second quarter of the year.

All told, those four people and 500 other Americans renounced their citizenship last quarter, compared to 461 during the same period in 2015. The increase, which comes after 1,158 Americans turned in their passports during the first quarter, means the U.S. is on track to set another record for what the U.S. Treasury Department calls "Individuals who have chosen to expatriate."

Cell Phone

App maker says data suggests Trump will win election

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Despite a majority of opinion polls showing the 2016 presidential election going to Democrat Hillary Clinton, a smartphone app developer says his data suggests challenger Donald Trump will be the victor.

"Based on the stats we see, he looks strong," says Ric Militi, co-founder of San Diego-based Crazy Raccoons, maker of the Zip question and answer app. His app poses questions and polls responses based on an average of 100,000 daily users. "I go with Trump, based on what we see."

According to the RealClearPolitics average of opinion polls, which are performed by calling people on landlines and cell phones, and answering questions on websites, Clinton leads with 47.8%, to Trump's 41.0%.

Handcuffs

Former Deputy of the Year charged with 21 counts of sexual assault against young girls

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© Two Bridges Regional JailKenneth Hatch III
A highly-decorated veteran deputy of the Lincoln county Sheriff's Office was indicted this week on 21 counts related to the alleged sexual assaults of multiple young girls throughout his career in law enforcement.

Deputy Kenneth L. Hatch III, 46, was originally arrested last June on multiple counts of sexual abuse against one girl. However, on Tuesday, as reported by Bangor Daily News, a Knox County grand jury indicted Hatch on 10 counts of sexual abuse of a minor, three counts of unlawful sexual contact and eight counts of aggravated furnishing of marijuana in connection with alleged incidents against three victims.

One of his alleged victims was a six-year-old girl whom over the years was repeatedly violated by this monster.

In 2004, according to court records, Hatch is accused of sexually assaulting the young girl. According to Assistant Attorney General John Risler, who presented the case to the grand jury, the indictments allege Hatch continued to sexually assault the same girl and provided her with marijuana into her teen years.

Card - VISA

More US retailers are banning cash payments

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To get a glimpse of the future of commerce in America, look no further than Sweden.

The Scandinavian country is largely a cashless society, with consumers relying on mobile phone payments or plastic. While the U.S. is still far from achieving the same level of cash-free existence, increasing numbers of restaurants and retailers are now snubbing the lowly dollar bill.

Some merchants such as SweetGreen, a salad chain, refuse to open their registers for cash, telling customers they can pay only with mobile payments or cards. With some newer vending machines, only a card or mobile wallet will get that cold Coca-Cola to roll down the chute.

Comment: Electronic transactions are also an excellent way to track the populations' spending and to freeze (or confiscate) their earnings as the government sees fit. A cashless society is just another means of government control over the masses.


Red Flag

Council meeting in Alaska opens with prayer to Lucifer

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The mundanity of a local council meeting in Alaska was astonishingly broken when a decision to open up the forum to all religions resulted in a Satanist presenting the opening prayer - to Lucifer.

When the local government of Kenai Borough decided to welcome other faiths to their assemblies they probably didn't envisage opening up their doors to the Lord of Darkness.

On Tuesday, Iris Fontana - reportedly a member of the Satanic Temple organization that views Satan as a symbol for rebellion and rational inquiry - gave the assembly invocation usually reserved for pastors.

Meeting attendees were reminded that they did not have to participate in the opening ritual.

Bullseye

Mayor cites 'hygenic reasons' for banning burqini in French town

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© Jean-Christophe-Verhaegen / AFPA woman surfs a website which sells "burqinis", a swimsuit that covers most of the body, Metz, eastern France.
One more French Riviera town has outlawed burqinis since the city of Cannes issued a ban on the Muslim swimwear for women. This time, the mayor says the decision was made for "hygienic reasons."

"I was informed that there was a couple on one of our beaches where the wife was swimming fully dressed," Lionnel Luca, the mayor of Villeneuve-Loubet, a town with 15,000 residents, told AFP. "I considered that unacceptable for hygienic reasons and that, in general, it was unwelcome."

The decree enacting the ban was signed on August 5, but was only made public on Saturday. The text of the order says"access to swimming is prohibited from July 1 to August 31 for anyone not in appropriate dress, which respects morality and the principle of secularism, and respects the rules of hygiene and safety," the Le Monde newspaper, which saw the text, reported.

Comment: This has nothing to do with hygeine and everything to do with intolerance and racism.


Red Flag

Protesters burn cars and riot against police in Milwaukee after man is shot dead by cop

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Riots and clashes with police have been reported in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which began after a man was shot dead by an officer during a chase on foot on Saturday. Police say the victim was armed with a handgun.

Scores of angry African American protesters gathered near the scene of the police shooting at Sherman Boulevard. What at first seemed like a Black Lives Matter-style gathering soon got out of control, however.

Several vehicles, including a police car, were set on fire, and the crowd of rioters then proceeded to break into and loot a gas station, which was then seemingly set alight as well. An eyewitness nicknamed EX414 livestreamed the escalating violence on his Ustream channel.

Shots were being fired near the gas station, preventing police from extinguishing the fire, the Milwaukee Police Department said on its Twitter account. Police had said earlier that they were responding to the disturbance in the Sherman and Auer areas, tweeting that "officers working on peacefully dispersing [the] crowd." Rioters apparently set several other properties on fire, including a bank. A live stream video showed thick smoke coming out of the windows of BMO Harris Bank, while several fire trucks parked in the area could be seen responding to the fire, after some hesitation.


Crusader

Far-right party in Germany wants to expel migrants to notorious island camps as Merkel tells companies to hire refugees

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The leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party known for its anti-immigrant stance has proposed deporting illegal immigrants and rejected asylum seekers to islands outside Europe. It comes as the German chancellor is trying to make businesses hire more refugees.

In an interview to Germany's Bild newspaper on Saturday, AfD's Frauke Petry said she would like to see all migrants unlawfully staying in Germany as well as applicants who were denied asylum to be repatriated to the "two islands outside Europe that are protected by the United Nations."

While on the way to the islands, the male refugees who are traveling alone should be separated from female refugees and families as it is allegedly "cheaper and more secure than the current practice," Petry said.

While the AfD leader has not specified the exact location, the remote Oceania islands of Nauru and Manus, Papua New Guinea that already host Australian-run refugee detention centers were the German media's first guess. The facilities are infamous for multiple reports of abuse and torture used toward refugees held in what is claimed to be unbearable conditions.