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Breaking News: Shooting at Oregon college leaves at least 10 dead, 20 injured

Snejana Farberov
Daily Mail, UK
Thu, 01 Oct 2015 18:55 UTC
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The college, located in Roseburg three hours south of Portland, has about 2,300 full-time students
Police in Oregon are on the scene at Umpqua Community College where a gunman opened fire this morning, killing at least 10 people and wounding 20 others.

Scanner reports indicated the suspect is 'down', but the gunman's condition remains unknown at this time.

According to law enforcement officials, at least one of the injured victims was a woman who was shot in the chest.



Comment: Allegedly, the shooter posted anonymously to the internet forum, 4chan, last night giving a hint at what he was planning:

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Multiple injuries and deaths reported in Oregon's Umpqua Community College shooting


RT
Thu, 01 Oct 2015 18:47 UTC
Umpqua Community College
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Fifteen people have been confirmed dead and at least 20 others have been injured, according to Oregon State Police.


A tweet said at 10:45 a.m. that there was an active shooter at Umpqua Community College in Douglas County, Oregon.

At least 10 people have been killed and around 20 others have been injured, Oregon State Police spokesman Bill Fugate initially told CNN. The number of dead was later reported to be 15.

A school official told a reporter shots were fired at Snyder Hall. The official said the school was locked down.

Umpqua Community Collegehas 3,300 full-time students and 16,000 part-time students. It is located about 6 miles from the town of Roseburg, Oregon.
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75% of Californians approve of undocumented immigrants staying in the US - cite 'benefits to the nation'


TeleSUR
Thu, 01 Oct 2015 17:50 UTC
The majority of those surveyed said undocumented immigrants are beneficial and should be allowed to remain in the U.S.
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© Agencia EFEChicago Chicago's immigrants say police checkpoints have "devastating effects" because two-thirds of them detained end up being deported by ICE.
A poll revealed that about 75 percent of people in the U.S. west coast state of California said undocumented immigrants should be allowed to stay in the country to live and work because they have proven to be beneficial to nation, Reuters reported on Wednesday.

The survey was carried out by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC), who said that those respondents in favor of undocumented immigrants being allowed to remain in the country included Republicans, who usually advocate against any benefits for immigrants who lack documents.

The poll's findings come as some candidates fighting for the Republican presidential nomination take strong anti-undocumented immigration policy stances. Republican presidential hopeful frontrunner Donald Trump, for example, has said he would deport the estimated 11 million people living in the United States without papers

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All instances of force will be documented by New York Police

Al Baker and David Goodman
The New York Times
Thu, 01 Oct 2015 16:31 UTC
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© Credit Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesPolice Commissioner William J. Bratton, left, spoke last month on the mistaken arrest of James Blake, a former tennis pro who was slammed to the ground outside his hotel.
For the first time in its modern history, the New York Police Department is establishing explicit guidelines — backed by a sweeping new tracking system — for using and documenting force.

Every police officer will have to detail virtually every instance when force is used not only in an arrest but also in other encounters with the public, including the sort of brief, violent detention and release that occurs routinely on the street and, in the case of the retired tennis star James Blake, is captured on video.

Officers, who have long been required to intervene when they see other officers using excessive force, will now face formal discipline, up to and including dismissal, not only if they fail to step in or report excessive force, but also if they also fail to seek medical assistance for someone who requests it.

The new rules for the New York Police Department are to be announced on Thursday by Commissioner William J. Bratton after more than a year of consideration by top police officials. They coincide with a rollout of 900 new Taser stun guns to patrol officers, until now carried only by some supervisors and by officers from the elite Emergency Service Unit.

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'Shocked and scared': Baltimore women forced to trade sexual acts for city housing repairs, lawsuit alleges


RT.com
Thu, 01 Oct 2015 16:57 UTC
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Seven women living in a Baltimore housing project have filed a $1-billion lawsuit claiming they were forced to trade sexual favors in exchange for home repairs by maintenance workers. However, city authorities say they cannot launch an investigation.

The 34-page complaint details sexual acts reportedly demanded by Gilmore Homes maintenance supervisor Clinton Coleman and his employees, before they would agree to perform simple repairs for electrical problems, gas leaks, and pest infestations.

Several of the incidents are detailed in the filing. One woman, who moved into the complex last year, claims a maintenance worker told her he wouldn't make repairs for her unless he gave her "some booty."
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Sheriff indicted, will resign over killing by deputy who bought his way onto police force

Lenzy Krehbiel-Burton and Richard Perez-Pena
NY Times
Wed, 30 Sep 2015 16:41 UTC
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A grand jury here indicted the sheriff of Tulsa County on misconduct charges on Wednesday, and the sheriff's lawyer said he will step down, six months after a volunteer reserve deputy accidentally shot and killed an unarmed man during an arrest.

The grand jury recommended that Sheriff Stanley Glanz be removed from office after more than 26 years following an investigation that was prompted by the shooting of Eric C. Harris by the reserve deputy, Robert C. Bates, who was a friend of the sheriff's. The panel charged Mr. Glanz with two misdemeanors, for refusing to release a 2009 report that raised questions about Mr. Bates's fitness for duty, and for false expense reimbursement.

Critics have charged that Mr. Glanz broke the rules to allow an unqualified friend operate largely unsupervised as an armed reserve deputy, endangering the lives of others, and intimidated the people under him into going along.

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The New York Times' continued anti-Russia propaganda and betrayal of readership

Jonathan Marshall
Consortium News
Wed, 30 Sep 2015 00:00 UTC
New York Times
The anti-Russian bias of the New York Times is hard to miss as it consistently puts Moscow's actions and intentions in the worst possible light, in stark contrast to the warm glow that usually surrounds military actions by the U.S. and its "allies," as Jonathan Marshall observes.

Someone at the New York Times forgot where the opinion pages are, and not for the first time. When it comes to hot-button foreign issues such as Russia and Syria, too often Official Washington's opinions and hostile spin get propagated as fact on its news pages.

Consider the Sept. 30 edition of the Times and its contrasting coverage of U.S. bombing in Afghanistan and Russian bombing in Syria. On Afghanistan, the paper's approach is factual: TheTimes story leads with "American warplanes bombarded Taliban-held territory around the Kunduz airport overnight, and Afghan officials said American Special Forces were rushed toward the fighting." Lacking much depth, the article does not address, much less question, U.S. motives, which by implication are simply to help beleaguered government forces resist Taliban advances in Kunduz and northern Afghanistan.

Comment: The New York Times only really lies about the biggest most important news items of the day. Otherwise its a terrific publication! At the end of the day we can assess the value of the Times by what truth it conveys and the agendas it facilitates. And by this standard, we can rightfully say that it is as bad as any publication put out by the Nazi party during WWII only, perhaps, a tad more sophisticated.

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Cop shoots man holding chapstick and warns his brother: 'I've got a bullet for you, too'

Travis Gettys
Raw Story
Thu, 01 Oct 2015 15:58 UTC
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John Rau
Baltimore police officer shot and wounded a man after he reached into his pocket to show the chapstick he was carrying.

John Rau was with his brother Monday night when he was stopped by police Major Byron Conaway, although the police department has not said why, reported WJZ-TV.

"All the guy said was, 'What's your name, sir?' and I was like, 'For what?' and then he jumped out of the car with his gun and told me to put my hands up," Rau said. "(The officer asked), 'What you got in your hand?' I had a cigarette in one hand, and I just put my hand in my pocket, because I was just putting chapstick on, and I said 10 times, 'It's chapstick, only chapstick, officer."

Witnesses said the officer, who is black, shot the 40-year-old Rau, who is white, in the thigh when he reached into his pocket.

"You see the man walking across the street, the truck pulled right in front of him, pulled past him," said a witness who did not want to be identified. "He jumped out the car, said, 'Get on the ground.' The man kept continuing walking. The police ran around the car with a gun in his hand and shot him. Nothing else was said, just 'Get on the ground.'"

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Rape victim sexually assaulted by NYPD officers files lawsuit


RT
Thu, 01 Oct 2015 08:34 UTC
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A 25-year-old woman is suing the NYPD, after two of its officers charged with investigating her rape case got her drunk in a hotel room and sexually assaulted her.

The complaint made on Tuesday relates to an incident in January 2013, when the Seattle nursing student was assaulted by a "social acquaintance" at an apartment. She reported the assault by phone in June, and was told the Special Victims Unit would handle the case.

According to the New York Daily News, Lieutenant Adam Lamboy and Detective Lucazs Skorzewski arrived to take the woman's statement on July 5. They later encouraged her to join them for lunch and drinks at a waterfront bar in Seattle.

The victim recalls being suspicious of drinking during the day, something to which Lamboy replied, jokingly - "We'll protect you." But lunch turned into a 10-hour pub crawl.

In the course of the day, the woman remembers Skorzewkski telling her "you're my favorite victim!" apparently in a bid to appear charming. This behavior didn't stop, as the alcohol continued to flow. At one bar the group was even turned away, continuing on to the next.

Somehow, the officers had convinced the victim to crash at their hotel, which resulted in Skorzewski offering up his bed, while he took the couch.

But at 10am, Skorzewski quietly crawled under the sheets with her and for about 20-30 minutes kissed and groped her, trying to go further. This resulted in the victim running off to the shower, where she burst into tears, according to court documents.

Comment: New York SVU detective investigated for sexual assault of rape victim

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Anti-smoking fascism: England and Wales ban smoking in cars carrying anyone under 18

Nick Triggle
BBC
Wed, 30 Sep 2015 21:22 UTC
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Comment: While this article is full of hysterical anti-smoking propaganda, there is plenty of evidence that smoking is not as harmful as we are led to believe, and in fact can be beneficial in many ways:

A law banning smoking in vehicles carrying children has come into force in England and Wales. Drivers and passengers who break the law could face a penalty fine of £50 - but police say they will take a non-confrontational approach initially.

Whenever an under-18 is in the car, smokers will still be liable even if the windows are down or sunroof open. But the law will not apply to people who are driving in a convertible which has the roof down. Nor does it apply to e-cigarettes.

The Scottish Parliament is expected to consider bringing in its own law banning smoking in cars carrying children next year.

Meanwhile, officials in Northern Ireland said they would look at how the ban is working elsewhere before deciding whether or not to follow suit. More than 430,000 children are exposed to second-hand smoke in cars each week, according to the British Lung Foundation.
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