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'I hate you damn swine': Swedish bus driver filmed kicking Syrian asylum seeker

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A bus line in Sweden suspended one of its drivers after he was accused of physically and verbally assaulting an asylum seeker. The incident, which involved the driver beating the refugee, was filmed by a witness.

The violent altercation happened on Tuesday on the island of ร–land off the Sweden east coast, which hosts a refugee center. The man identified by the local media as Muhammed, who fled the Syrian war, is one of its residents.

In an interview with the Local, he said he wanted to board a bus on Tuesday morning, but the driver closed the door in his face.

Briefcase

Nebraska outlaws civil asset forfeiture; requires criminal conviction before property can be seized

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Today, civil asset forfeiture officially ends in Nebraska as reforms to asset forfeiture laws passed in the spring go into effect. Under the new law, the state can no longer take property without a criminal conviction. The legislation also takes on federal forfeiture programs by banning prosecutors from circumventing state laws by passing cases off to the feds in most situations.

Sen. Tommy Garrett (R-Bellevue) introduced Legislature Bill 1106 (LB1106) in January. The new law reforms Nebraska law by requiring a criminal conviction before prosecutors can proceed with asset forfeiture. Under the old statute, the state could seize assets even if a person was never found guilty of a crime, or even arrested.

The unicameral legislature passed LB1106 by a 38-8 vote.

Comment: Asset forfeiture reform signed into law in Nebraska


Fire

'Deliberate attack': Man sets himself on fire and drives car into Sydney police station parking lot

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A man set himself alight before driving his car into a Sydney police station car park. The vehicle is believed to have contained gas canisters. The driver suffered serious burns and was taken to hospital.

The incident began at around 7pm local time, when police noticed a man in his 60s parked in the driveway of Merrylands police station in west Sydney, New South Wales police assistant Denis Clifford said, as cited by The Sydney Morning Herald.

When police approached the vehicle, it ignited and the man drove it down the driveway, ramming it into the door of the station's underground car park.

Police managed to extinguish the flames and the driver was taken to hospital after suffering "very serious burns."

Clifford said the man was "unconscious for some time," the Guardian reported.

Pistol

Gunman opens fire on police in Ohio

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Police officers have come under rifle fire in an attack in the city of Columbus, Ohio, police said. The incident prompted police to shut down a large portion of a major street.

"Officers under attack from rifle fire," the message on Columbus Police Dispatch said.

Later, Columbus's ABC 6 reported a large portion of Cleveland Avenue was shut down in the city's north as the police investigation was underway. Fox 28 said on Twitter shots were fired in the area.

"Officers responded to the area of Windsor Ave (South Linden) on the report of multiple shots being fired," police said in a press release. "Upon arrival, officers were able to identify two apartments along with multiple vehicles that had been struck by gunfire."

People

More unrest: Cars set ablaze as protesters clash with police in Paris suburbs for 2nd night

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At least 15 vehicles, including police cars, have been set on fire in the Val d'Oise area in the Paris suburbs in a second consecutive night of protests over the death of a 24-year-old man in police custody, local media reported.

The protests took place in the Persan and Beaumont-sur-Oise communes in Val-d'Oise department, north of the capital, the prefecture told local La Gazette du Val d'Oise newspaper.

According to officials, at least 15 cars, including police vehicles, and 35 waste containers were set on fire overnight from Wednesday into Thursday.

At least nine people were arrested on suspicion of carrying out arson attacks, and of armed gatherings.

Heart - Black

Leo McKinstry: "How I've seen the France I love torn apart by hatred"

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© AFP/Getty imagesAt least 84 people were killed when Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel drove this truck, riddled with bullets, through crowds celebrating Bastille day in Nice
Bastille Day is meant to be a moment of celebration in France. But when my wife and I had dinner on Thursday evening with neighbours near our French home in the Loire region, we encountered visceral despair about the state of the Gallic nation.

The company was charming, the hospitality magnificent, yet parts of the conversation were profoundly sombre. This was hours before the news of the Islamist atrocity in Nice emerged, but our friends' concern for France's future was palpable.

Mass immigration, the relentless growth of the Muslim population, the alarming spread of jihadism and the enfeebled stance of President Hollande's socialist government had left them with a feeling that their country is increasingly under siege.

Comment: It does indeed herald a bleak future for our continent, maybe if Western powers stopped bombing middle eastern countries and fueling their phony war on terror, refugees would stop fleeing and 'contaminating' Western civilizations. If the French people are looking for anyone to blame it should be their psychopathic leaders who have torn their country apart.


Fire

Man sets himself on fire trying to burn a flag at the Republican National Convention

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In what was perhaps one of the most violent clashes yet between police and protesters outside the Republican National Convention, a protester accidentally set himself on fire trying to be a bad ass and burn an American flag.

While protesters were yelling "Burn that rag!" a Cleveland police officer reportedly began shouting, "You're on fire! You're on fire, stupid!" at the protester whipping around the burning flag that had to be extinguished by firefighters before more people caught on fire.

Comment: See also: Urine throwing, skirmishes, norovirus and arrests at RNC convention in Cleveland


Heart - Black

Cop enters wrong house and shoots family dog in the middle of 5-year-old's birthday party

Eli Malone
© Phil Cross/KOKHEli Malone holds the cross he made to mark the grave of his dog that was shot by police.
Gruesome. Infuriating. Tragic. Incompetent. Cowardly. Murderous. These are a few of the words that come to mind in regards to the recent puppycide by an Oklahoma cop.

"There's something wrong with Opie," said Vickie Malone's 5-year-old son Eli, during his birthday party โ€” after a Wynnewood police officer just shot their beloved family dog.

According to Vickie Malone, she'd just taken the party inside to serve cake and ice cream when they heard a gunshot.

As parents and kids ran outside to see what was going on, the cop fired two more rounds into Opie with his AR-15 as horrified partygoers watched in disbelief.

"He [Opie] was over here kicking and gasping for air," Vickie said.

Pistol

Louisiana shooter manifesto: 'Create substantial change within America's police force and judicial system'

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© Louisiana State Police / ReutersGavin Long, a black U.S. Marine Corps veteran who shot dead three policemen in Louisiana's capital who deliberately sought out officers to assassinate them, according to officials, is seen in this still image taken from video in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S., July 18, 2016.
A handwritten manifesto purportedly authored by Gavin Long states that the shooter viewed his murder of three police officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana as a "necessary evil" to combat what he saw as injustice against black people.

The three-page manifesto obtained Wednesday by RT America lays out Gavin Long's reasoning behind his Sunday attack in Baton Rouge that left three officers dead and three others wounded before the attacker was shot dead.

Long, a 29-year-old former marine from Kansas City, Missouri, opened his letter with the salutation "Peace family," before apologizing in advance for the actions that he was about to commit, which he referred to as "horrendous acts of violence."

"You are thinking to yourself that this is completely out of character of the man you knew who was always positive, encouraging and wore a smile wherever he was seen," he wrote. "Yes this does seem to be out of character but I ask you that you finish reading before you make that decision."

Comment: See also: 4 suspects at large after shooting at NYPD cops in Brooklyn


Sun

Fears of riots after looting and violence on London's hottest day echo 2011 unrest

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Police are bracing for a repeat of the 2011 English riots after a spate of violent incidents and stabbings involving thousands of people in London on Tuesday.

Extra patrols have been launched and officers' leave cancelled amid fears violent summer clashes will continue.

One police officer was stabbed and four more were injured at Hyde Park after a water fight escalated into a clash between police and up to 4,000 young revellers in the city's worst bout of violence since 2011.

Police in riot gear remained in place in the park for almost 12 hours as a police helicopter was deployed.

Bottles were reportedly thrown at officers and two men were treated for knife wounds at the park and taken to hospital.

Mobile phone footage on social media also showed a man being repeatedly stabbed after being chased through traffic on Park Lane.