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New Jersey: Cop being sued for assaulting a woman, assaults the same woman again

William N. Grigg
The Free Thought Project
Sat, 14 Nov 2015 16:58 UTC
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© Sean Fitzgerald
A woman who filed a civil rights lawsuit against the Bridgeton, New Jersey Police Department was apparently targeted by the officer who is the central defendant in that suit — and the result was a replay of the incident that precipitated the lawsuit.

On March 31 of this year, Marella Lawson was dragged from her car by a scrum of Bridgeton police officers, pepper-sprayed, had her already-crippled right shoulder injured as her arms were wrenched behind her back, and thrown face-down to the pavement. Because the assailants were police officers, Lawson has been charged with two misdemeanors — resisting arrest and harassment - after initially being charged with felonies.

Lawson, who was pulled over on suspicion of driving with a suspended license, recognized the officer who conducted the traffic stop as Bridgeton Patrol Officer Shane Sawyers, the lead defendant in her ongoing civil rights lawsuit. As she explained in a recent interview with the Philadelphia Fox affiliate, Lawson was afraid to roll down her window and interact with Sawyers because of his behavior during an April 2013 arrest in her home, and because of his "aggressive" behavior during the traffic stop nearly two years later.

Comment: This cop is obviously a rabid beast and needs to be taken off of the police force in the interest of community safety.

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MIB

Witness claims to have seen a woman among Paris attackers


Sputnik News
Sat, 14 Nov 2015 16:37 UTC
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© AP Photo/ Thibault Camus
The woman was reportedly among those who attacked the Bataclan theatre.

The terrorists who attacked the Bataclan theater in Paris on Friday included a woman, Radio Europe 1 reports citing an eyewitness.
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Airplane

Air travel continues at Paris airports, despite state of emergency


Sputnik News
Sat, 14 Nov 2015 17:30 UTC
paris airport
© REUTERS/ Charles Platiau/Files
There are no flights cancelled to and from Paris airports, according to the press office of Aeroports de Paris, representing Paris-Orly and Paris-Charles de Gaulle.

Flights to and from Paris airports continued on Saturday despite a state of emergency in France, following a series of deadly attacks on Friday night, the local airport authority told Sputnik.

"There are no flights cancelled," the press office of Aeroports de Paris, representing Paris-Orly and Paris-Charles de Gaulle, said.
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Airplane

Disturbing coincidence: 1000 Germanwings crash volunteers were at Stade de France, courtesy the airline

Chris Johnston
Guardian, UK
Sat, 14 Nov 2015 13:14 UTC
Tom Enders
© Toby Melville/REUTERSAirbus chief executive Tom Enders was at the Stade de France last night.
You couldn't make this up: some 1,000 emergency workers and volunteers who responded after a Germanwings flight crashed in the Alps in March were at the Stade de France last night as a reward for their hard work during the tragedy.

They were taken to see the France v Germany friendly on a chartered train by Lufthansa, which owns Germanwings.

Airbus communications chief Rainer Ohler, who was at the stadium along with the company's chief executive Tom Enders, said:
It was supposed to be an evening of French and German celebration and appreciation after that tragic event. We heard the explosions and at first nobody thought of terrorism.

It was only when President Hollande left and people started getting phone messages that we realised what was going on.
Enders said Airbus stood united against "barbarian attacks".
Nous sommes unis! (We are united!) We are all impacted by the tragic terror attacks in Paris. Our thoughts are with the victims, their families and all the people in Paris.

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Heart - Black

Survivors of the Paris terror attack recall the horror: 'There was blood and bodies everywhere'


RT
Sat, 14 Nov 2015 15:17 UTC
Paris attack survivors
© Christian Hartmann / ReutersPeople warm up under protective thermal blankets as they prepare to board a bus to be evacuated near the Bataclan concert hall following fatal attacks in Paris, France, November 14, 2015.
As the French authorities are trying to piece together the set of events that brought about the deadliest terrorist act on home soil, Friday night's survivors are recalling the details of horrific attacks that claimed the lives of over 150 people in Paris.

The worst carnage during Paris' Friday 13 shooting spree took place at a concert hall that was hosting an American rock band. Hundreds of people were held hostage for several hours before the attackers detonated explosive belts. At least 120 people died as special forces stormed the building, killing at least three attackers.

After the dust settled, witnesses who are being questioned by the police, told French publications that the motive behind the theater attack is extremist retaliation against French involvement in the Middle East and Africa.
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Wolf

Meet the newest police dog on the force — a pit bull


New York Post
Fri, 13 Nov 2015 10:45 UTC
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© APPolice Officer Justin Bruzgul runs with Kiah on an obstacle course at K9 school in Stone Ridge, N.Y.
The new rookie at one New York police department weighs 60 pounds, has a big, lolling tongue, a soft caramel coat and a chance to fight stereotypes in addition to crime.

When she graduates Friday from K9 training school, Kiah will be one of just a few pit bulls to serve as a police dog. It's a job usually given to breeds that don't come with the pit bull's reputation — deserved or not — as a savage animal fit only for the company of criminals.

"The breed isn't important," said Brad Croft, who trains dogs for law enforcement and the military and found Kiah in a Texas animal shelter after her previous owner was arrested for animal cruelty. "It's what's inside of the dog that's important."


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Putin offers deep condolences over series of monstrous terrorist attacks in Paris


TASS Russian News Agency
Sat, 14 Nov 2015 03:44 UTC
The Russian president sent words of solidarity to French President Francois Hollande and the entire French people, his spokesman says

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© © AP Photo/Thibault Camus

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Fire

Calais 'Jungle' refugee camp set on fire as Paris rocked by deadly attacks


RT
Sat, 14 Nov 2015 02:31 UTC

A huge fire has broken out at the vast 'Jungle' refugee camp near the French port of Calais, just hours after a string of bloody attacks struck Paris, leaving over 100 dead. The Calais deputy mayor told RT that the authorities are trying to tackle the blaze.
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#PorteOuverte: Parisians advertise 'open doors' for those stranded by terror attacks


RT
Sat, 14 Nov 2015 01:35 UTC
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© © Gonazlo Fuentes / Reuters Police control crowds leaving the Stade de France where explosions were reported to have detonated outside the stadium during the France vs German friendly match near Paris, November 13, 2015.
With emergency response to the terror attacks in Paris shutting down public transportation, Parisians are taking stranded people into their homes and advertising safe havens on social media using the hashtag #PorteOuverte ('open door').

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Heart - Black

Children more likely to be abused in homes of returning war veterans


RT
Fri, 13 Nov 2015 23:36 UTC
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© © Lucas Jackson / Reuters
Young children of US soldiers returning from deployment face a heightened risk of abuse and neglect in the first six months after a parent returns, according to a new study.

Researchers from the PolicyLab at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) performed one of the largest studies analyzing child abuse in military families. Its findings were published Friday in the American Journal of Public Health.

"This study is the first to reveal an increased risk when soldiers with young children return home from deployment," David Rubin, co-director of PolicyLab and the report's senior author, said in a statement. "This really demonstrates that elevated stress when a soldier returns home can have real and potentially devastating consequences for some military families."

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