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Collusion? French TV program claims police didn't stop Nice attacker for 4 minutes in contradiction to police claims


RT
Fri, 30 Sep 2016 16:41 UTC
nice attack
© Eric Gaillard / Reuters
French police secure the area as the investigation continues at the scene near the heavy truck that ran into a crowd at high speed killing scores who were celebrating the Bastille Day July 14 national holiday on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, France, July 15, 2016
The attacker who killed 86 people in Nice in a truck attack in July was not stopped by police as his vehicle appears to have stalled, according to a French TV program, which also claims the killer actually drove on for four minutes - not 45 seconds, as the authorities had stated.

The previously known official version was undermined by new revelations by the 'Quotidien' program, aired on France's TMC channel on Thursday night. In the program, journalist Azzeddine Ahmed-Chaouch uncovered the minutes of a police probe into the attack that happened on Bastille Day, July 14, and claimed the lives of 86 people, leaving a further 434 injured.

The police didn't stop the truck, the journalist said, claiming that the vehicle had instead braked.

This is at odds with the version of the events presented by French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve, who said at the end of July, "the available security allowed national police to intercept the truck and put an end to its deadly drive."
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Kansas police officer dodges charges after killing mentally ill man, all because of an expired license plate


RT
Fri, 30 Sep 2016 16:13 UTC
Joseph “Joey” Weber
© Justice For Joey / Facebook
A Kansas police officer, who shot and killed a mentally ill man he pulled over for an expired license plate in August, committed no crime, it was ruled.

A prosecutor said the officer acted in self-defense and, hence, should not be charged.

"Sgt. [Brandon] Hauptman reasonably believed that shooting Weber was necessary to prevent death or great bodily harm to himself," Ellis County Attorney Tom Drees said in a major update on the fatal shooting of 36-year-old Joseph "Joey" Weber of Hays on August 18."Therefore, no crime occurred because Sgt. Hauptman was acting in self-defense of his person."

The man died at the scene as the result of wounds he sustained from Hauptman's actions following pursuit and resisting arrest.

According to the investigation, the encounter between Weber and the officer initially started as a traffic stop, when Hauptman noticed an expired license decal. However, Weber disobeyed the lights and siren and did not stop immediately. That move prompted Hauptman to arrest Weber for failing to obey the order, treating it as a felony.

Hauptman then shouted to Weber to get his hands out of the window while waiting for backup. However, the man refused to do so, instead starting driving again as additional law enforcement approached. Hauptman pulled up behind Weber's vehicle and followed him until they eventually stopped the 2300 block of Timber Drive.

"He was pursued by three law enforcement vehicles. He eluded the officer for several minutes and stopped in the 2300 block of Timber Drive," said Drees.

Weber further ignored Hauptman's command to get on the ground. Despite being at gunpoint, the man started running and was eventually forced to the ground.

Weber attempted to pull a gun away from Hauptman, who then pushed the barrel in the man's chest and fired one shot, killing him.
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Rape culture: Evidence backlog from sexual assault victim's rape kits leads to lawsuits against police departments


RT
Fri, 30 Sep 2016 15:45 UTC
rape kit
© Finbarr O'Reilly / Reuters
The backlog of evidence taken from the bodies of sexual assault victims after attacks is a national problem. But a San Francisco woman hopes to send a message to the police department that waited two years to test her kit by taking both the city and those who handled her case to court.

Heather Marlowe's rape kit was one of an estimated 400,000 nationwide that went untested, according to the US Department of Justice. After having a rape kit collected after a 2010 sexual assault, it took two years for it to be tested and another four for her to learn that they had done so.

In fact, she was only informed that her kit lacked sufficient evidence when she sued the city of San Francisco, California along with the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) over mishandling the investigation in January. With that action, she became one of many frustrated women who are taking police departments to court over the low priority their claims are given.

Marlowe is suing the city, the president of the SFPD, the chief of police, the deputy chief of police and the officer that handled her case. She claims that the plaintiffs violated her right to due process and equal protection under both the US Constitution and the California Constitution.
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Air rage by passengers is on the rise - and sober ones are usually to blame

Oliver Smith,
The Telegraph (UK)
Wed, 28 Sep 2016 15:24 UTC
And I'm telling you - I don't have your stinking sick bag!

And I'm telling you - I don't have your stinking sick bag!
Air rage is on the rise, with the International Air Transport Association this week announcing a 16 per cent increase in cases of unruly passengers last year.

Airlines reported 10,854 incidents during 2015, up from 9,316 in 2014 - or one for every 1,205 flights. By comparison there were 5,416 in 1997 and just 1,132 in 1994. The majority involved what the trade group calls "anti-social" behaviour, such as verbal abuse or the refusal to follow the instructions of cabin crew. Physical aggression towards staff members or fellow passengers, or damage to the aircraft, was reported in 11 per cent of cases.

Many would assume alcohol is the main culprit, but drunkenness - usually from drinks purchased and/or consumed before boarding the plane - was identified as a factor in just 23 per cent of incidents.
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Police arrest 2, fire pepper balls at protesters in El Cajon, California following altercations


RT
Fri, 30 Sep 2016 15:18 UTC
protesters in El Cajon, California
© duvalinpapi / Instagram
Police used pepper balls on dozens of protesters in El Cajon, California, and detained two men, after the crowd started throwing glass bottles at the officers.

According to an El Cajon Police press release, up to 75 protesters blocked an intersection in the town, stopping cars and breaking their windows. They also assaulted a motorcyclist who was knocked off of his motorcycle.

Comment: Update: One woman who was not a part of the protests tells RT she was shot in the face with a beanbag pellet for no reason while standing outside a 7/11 gas station:
We were just innocent bystanders standing outside a 7/11. All the military police started coming towards us, started shooting at us, started throwing tear gas, starting throwing these little bean bag things which is what hit me in the face. It was crazy. We were just standing there doing nothing, minding our own business.


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After months of death threats German mayor knocked unconscious in brutal attack, likely over plans to accommodate refugees


RT
Fri, 30 Sep 2016 15:16 UTC
German police
© Reuters
Joachim Kebschull, 61-year-old mayor of the German town of Oersdorf, home to about 900 people, was beaten unconscious by unknown assailants. Investigators say the attack may have been linked to the mayor's plans to accommodate refugees, local media report.

On the day of the attack, the mayor had received a threatening letter, reading: "He who does not want to hear will have to feel" and "Oersdorf for the Oersdorfers," Speigel reported.

The mayor, who wanted to allow refugees to move into a property in Oersdorf, a small town in the state of Schleswig-Holstein, has received death threats for months, and the local town hall had to cancel its meetings twice because of bomb threats, the German newspaper said.
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Trident nuclear submarine officers return from 3 months at sea and destroy Navy bar in drunken riot


RT
Fri, 30 Sep 2016 14:58 UTC
HMS Victorious
© Danny Lawson / Reuters
HMS Victorious
Royal Navy officers returning from a three-month patrol on a nuclear submarine have been ordered to turn themselves in after devastating a bar and cinema in a drunken rampage.

The senior Trident submarine crew trashed the Faslane naval base Neptune Cinema after a civilian who manned the bar clocked off, leaving an 'honesty bar.'

A source at the base told the Daily Record that ordinary sailors would be "up on charges" over the crime, so "officers shouldn't be treated any different."

The submarine, which carries Britain's constant at-sea nuclear deterrent, returned to base in Scotland last Friday, the Daily Record reports.
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Fire

Black Lives Matter protesters chase and punch man in Trump hat, force him to flee rally


RT
Fri, 30 Sep 2016 14:28 UTC
trump supporter punched
© Ruptly
A Donald Trump supporter did not get a warm welcome among grieving Black Lives Matter protesters on Wednesday. His red "Make America Great Again" hat taunted the mob like a matador, sending them chasing after him to administer a beating.

Feras Jabro was marching alongside numerous protesters in El Cajon, California, after police there fatally shot a black man who was believed to have had mental problems.

For Jabro, the rally was peaceful until someone noticed his Trump-slogan hat, reading "Make America Great Again."

"You are at an event where people don't support Donald Trump at all," a woman in a yellow headdress is seen telling him in a video that Jabro recorded. In a short moment, the crowd starts chanting "get out," and someone off camera hits the Trump supporter on the head.

Comment: The "mob" has been primed. The age-old strategy of divide and conquer is in place and working well.

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Fire

12-year-old home during Colorado Springs butane hash oil operation explosion

Kaitlin Durbin
The Gazette
Thu, 29 Sep 2016 14:09 UTC
firefighters
© Colorado Springs Fire Department
Firefighters put out a fire in a duplex on Foote Avenue in Colorado Springs September 25.
A Colorado Springs couple faces a number of charges after police say a hash oil operation in their home exploded over the weekend, putting children and neighbors at risk.

Michael and Cathryn Griffith reportedly had a butane hash oil extraction operation in the kitchen of their duplex in the 200 block of North Foote Avenue, Colorado Springs police said. The chemicals caused an explosion about 7 p.m. Sunday.

A 12-year-old child was in the east Colorado Springs home when it caught fire, police said.

Flames caused "extensive damage" to the Griffith duplex, and damaged the attic of another home, police said.

Michael Griffith was arrested on suspicion of extraction of marijuana concentrate, fourth-degree arson, reckless endangerment, cruelty to animals and child abuse. His wife was arrested on suspicion of child abuse, police said.

No injuries were reported.
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Eye 2

Machete-wielding felon in Turkey smashes car into 18 vehicles in terrifying rampage


RT
Fri, 30 Sep 2016 14:08 UTC
Turkey prisoner on rampage
© LiveLeak / YouTube
A prisoner on temporary release brought terror to the streets of Turkey when he crashed into more than a dozen vehicles in a Grand Theft Auto-like rampage before leaping out of his car clutching a machete.

The frightening incident was caught on camera from a building overlooking the street in Kayseri, Central Anatolia.

It first shows the driver plough through the street, crashing into parked cars before reversing and coming to a standstill.

Crowds then gather around the vehicle to try stop the man and help the passenger, reportedly his girlfriend. They quickly disperse, however, when the man produces a machete.
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