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John Oliver obliterates the 'bad apples' police myth

Claire Bernish
The Free Thought Project
Tue, 04 Oct 2016 23:01 UTC
John Oliver
© HBOJohn Oliver on Last Week Tonight
On Sunday's edition of Last Week Tonight, discussing "Police Accountability," John Oliver eviscerates the oft-touted argument police brutality, violence, misconduct, and excessive force can be chalked up to a "few bad apples" — instead of the institution of policing, itself.

Sprinkling customary wit throughout, Oliver aptly explains why the 'bad apple' explanation not only dismisses the very real dearth of accountability amid increasingly inexplicable uses of excessive force, but presents — considering the entirety of the idiom — a glaring logical fallacy.

"The trust between police and the communities they serve is clearly a cornerstone of civilized society — unfortunately, that trust has been rocked following a series of controversial police shootings, from Alton Sterling to Philando Castile, to Tamir Rice to so many others I literally cannot mention them all."

To emphasize plainly the subject of the segment, Oliver cuts to snippets of interviews in which people call for police to be held accountable for violent and egregious misconduct — most particularly, murder.
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Caught on video: Cop threatens to kill two kids and plant cocaine on them

Jack Burns
The Free Thought Project
Wed, 28 Sep 2016 22:31 UTC
Gregg Bigda
© The Republican FilePolice Det. Gregg Bigda is shown here, center, at the 1994 Police Academy graduation ceremony in Holyoke.
Some residents and public officials of Springfield Massachusetts are wondering what it takes to get a police officer fired after a narcotics detective reportedly threatened to crush the skull of a juvenile joy ride suspect and plant cocaine on his body.

The incident took place in February when Detective Gregg Bigda interrogated two of three juveniles who were suspected of taking an unmarked police car left idling outside a pizza shop. Bigda has been a police officer for more than 20 years, with more than 12 years of service as a detective.

Bigda reportedly told one of the teens he'd crush his skull and plant a kilo of cocaine on his body, supposedly to make his death look drug related. The video recording of the interrogation was ordered sealed by a judge to protect the identities of the underage youth involved in the crime.

But word of the threats led to an investigation which ultimately found Detective Bigda guilty of having violated department policies. He was ultimately suspended without pay for 60 days as a result of an internal affairs investigation. But that punishment wasn't enough for many residents and public officials who say his actions warranted his firing.
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Fire

Gas explosion destroys two homes in New Jersey


The Daily Sheeple
Tue, 04 Oct 2016 21:01 UTC
gas explosion paterson new jersey
© WABC7
Two houses were leveled after a a gas leak caught fire on Goshen Street in Paterson, New Jersey around 9:25 a.m. on Tuesday Morning.

The explosions caused damage to a four block radius, multiple homes are damaged and one is set to be demolished. Firefighters, investigators and officials from PSE&G are on the scene.

38 people occupying five homes at the time of the explosion have been assessed and there are no serious injuries reported.
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Facebook is now censoring private messages that mention Killary's Julian Assange drone threat

Melissa Melton
The Daily Sheeple
Tue, 04 Oct 2016 20:48 UTC
facebook censorship
In case you weren't aware, Facebook isn't just censoring your wall posts. Facebook is also censoring private messages that can only be seen by the people involved in the conversation.

And more specifically, Facebook censored this private message which just included two links to stories about Hillary, and the censored one specifically about a document wherein Hillary referred to Julian Assange as a "soft target" and reportedly asked "Can't we just drone this guy?" back when she was Secretary of the almighty State.

First of all, the fact that Facebook is analyzing all of our communications on its site including private messages at all times for items to block and censor is Orwellian enough.

Comment: This is not at all surprising considering Facebook's track record.

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Kicks & punches in Chuck E. Cheese: Massive adult brawl at kid's restaurant in Florida


RT
Tue, 04 Oct 2016 20:15 UTC
kendall center chuck e cheese
© Playboyer670 / YouTube
That was a day of serving a large portion of punches, knocking down and pulling hair which was caught on camera and made it online. And this is not the first time.

Chuck E. Cheese is an American restaurant chain that especially caters for children as their slogan "where a kid can be a kid" unmistakably suggests.

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Attention

The social impacts of drug trafficking & heroin in America

Stephen A. Molling
Global Research
Sun, 02 Oct 2016 15:44 UTC
heroin
The tragic video of a two-year-old crying over the body of her mother who collapsed from an overdose at a Dollar Store in Massachusetts has brought attention to the epidemic of cheap heroin in the United States.

Drug trafficking is not just a problem in America's cities it is the main problem. Turf wars by drug dealers account for most of the murders in the United States. Drug-related shootings are at all-time highs. Crimes by drug addicts account for most of the prostitution, robberies, and burglaries in America. Prisons are packed with heroin users along with psychiatric wards and graveyards.

For eight years President Obama has been the commander-in-chief of U.S. armed forces in Afghanistan, a country that produces 90% of the opium in the world. ¹ With a stroke of his pen Obama could shut off most of the drug supply to 17 million heroin and opium addicts. Instead, his legacy is the same as George W. Bush. He allowed drugs to flow unimpeded out of Afghanistan for both terms of his presidency.

In a September 17, 2016 speech to the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, President Obama insisted that it would be a personal insult to him if African Americans do not vote for Hillary Clinton. He said that only she can continue his legacy of support for the black community.

Wait. A legacy of support for the black community. Really?

Comment: Hillary Clinton...A legacy of support for the black community. Really?

Closet racists? Bill and Hillary's history of destroying the African American community
But one thing is clear; Hillary and Bill Clinton both have a long history of supporting policies and certain politicians that have been more harmful to the African American community than one might think...The Clintons have decimated the African American community, yet Hillary and her supporters believe she is the answer to the problems facing the African American community today and that is just wishful thinking, nothing more.


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New book 'The Crash Detectives' claims: Malaysia Airlines' missing plane should never have flown


Sputnik
Tue, 04 Oct 2016 15:54 UTC
plane crash
The Crash Detectives, by Christine Negroni, asserts that Flight MH370 should never have departed, as the emergency communications systems were flawed - and the author claims that the airline was aware of the issue.

The book, published on Tuesday, asserts that Malaysia Airlines had received a safety audit in 2013 that should have grounded all of their wide-body passenger planes, as their equipment would not let them report their position more frequently than at 30-minute intervals.

"The aircraft functioned just fine," Negroni, an aviation journalist and industry veteran told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. "The airline couldn't track it. The airline could not track the aeroplanes as often as they were required to do."

Negroni believes that Malaysia owes the world, and particularly Australia, which has spent over $60 million on the search, an explanation. She is calling on the Turnbull government to demand that they do.
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2 + 2 = 4

Hysterical Pennsylvania school suspends 46 students for wearing hoodies; students protest

Victor Skinner
EAG News
Tue, 04 Oct 2016 17:03 UTC
Schools ban hoodies
A Pennsylvania high school has suspended dozens of students over dress code violations, many involving students wearing now banned hooded sweatshirts.

Numerous WPXI viewers contacted the news station to complain about numerous student suspensions issued at Penn Hills High School last week over a change in the dress code for 2016-17 that prohibits students from wearing "hoodies."

District spokeswoman Teresita Kolenchak confirmed that a total of 46 Penn Hills students were suspended on Monday and Thursday last week for "various dress code violations," but denied that the bulk of them were related to the hoodie ban, KDKA reports. "We are not sure where the exaggerated reports of 'hoodie incidents' for today are coming from," Kolenchak said. "We have actually been very pleased with the level of cooperation from both parents and students on the issue."

The school's new dress code states that students must remove hoodies while at school and store them in their locker or backpacks because they could cause a "safety concern" and "disrupt the educational process," according to WPXI. While school officials claim the "hoodie incidents" are exaggerated, students commenting online claim they're downplaying the impact of the no-hoodie policy.

"I'm one of the people who got suspended over a hoodie and it wasn't 46," Christopher Dixon posted to Facebook. "Try over 100." "They are lying 80-90 kids got suspended!" Jadah Dane wrote. "It was empty as (f***) today." "F***ing hate Penn Hills," Mara Donald wrote. "I got suspended for having a jacket with a hood on it."
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Mississippi cop's 3-year-old dies after being left in back of patrol car for four hours

Matt Agorist
The Free Thought Project
Tue, 04 Oct 2016 16:38 UTC
Cassie Barker and Cheyenne Hyer
© Via FacebookCassie Barker and Cheyenne Hyer
Two police officers are on paid leave while the department investigates the death of Cheyenne Hyer, 3, who died after being left in a patrol car for four hours. Amazingly enough, neither of the officers were arrested for the child's death — as would have been the case had they not had badges.

Glenn Grannon, with the sheriff's department, said Clark Ladner and Cassie Barker were placed on administrative leave after 3-year-old Cheyenne Hyer died Friday. Sheriff Ricky Adam confirmed Barker is Cheyenne's mother, according to WLOX.

According to investigators, Barker was traveling in her patrol car, with her daughter inside, when she stopped at Ladner's home. Leaving the child in the car, Barker stayed inside Ladner's house for around four hours.

According to reports, neighbors were stunned after another police officer found the girl in the car. "In our small community, it really bothers all of us parents as to something like this. It's devastating," said Kiln resident Betsy Nugent.

According to investigators, Cheyenne had been taken from Barker previously by DHS.
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Leaked Mormon videos reveal church elders' influence in US Congress and dreams of spreading to Middle East

Brady McCombs & Michelle Price
Associated Press
Mon, 03 Oct 2016 15:32 UTC
Mormons
© AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, FileDallin H. Oaks, a member of the 'Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints', aka 'The Mormons'
In leaked videos, Mormon leaders discuss concerns about the growth of the gay rights movement and hear from a former U.S. senator and church member who tells them the Iraq war could open the door for new converts, according to footage that pulls back the curtain on a religion that is closely guarded about its inner workings.

The 15 videos were posted online Sunday during the final day of the religion's twice-yearly conference. They show top leaders hearing presentations and discussing topics at meetings from 2007 to 2012.

The Salt Lake City-based Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says the videos show briefings that senior church leaders receive from religious, political and other experts on a number of topics.

"The purpose is to understand issues that may face the church, and is in pursuit of the obligation church leaders feel to be informed on and have open discussion about current issues," spokesman Eric Hawkins said in a statement.
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