Society's ChildS


Quenelle

Thousands protest throughout U.S. as anger erupts over police shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile


RT
Fri, 08 Jul 2016 04:09 UTC
NYC protests police shootings Alton Sterling and Philando Castile
© RebMyles / Twitter
Dozens of arrests have made as thousands of activists in New York marched down the streets of Big Apple, demanding justice for Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, black men who were shot dead by police. Protests also in Dallas, Oakland, and at the White House.

According to an RT correspondent Rebecca Myles at the scene, few thousand activists are now taking part in the march in New York united under the Black Lives Matter slogan, that started at Union Square.

Carrying Black Lives Matter theme placards dozens of local peace activists groups, such as the Granny Peace Brigade, are taking to streets of the Big Apple in rush hour chanting, "Whose streets? Our streets!"
Read More...
Attention

20 American veterans committed suicide every day in 2014 - study


RT
Fri, 08 Jul 2016 02:31 UTC
Veteran
© Rick Wilking / Reuters
An average of 20 American veterans committed suicide daily in 2014, the US Department of Veterans Affairs revealed in its "most comprehensive" study of vet suicide rates yet.

The new analysis consists of 55 million veterans records nationwide dating back to 1979 up until 2014. The investigation into the mental health history of veterans revealed that in 2014, there were 7,403 suicides among veterans. That accounted for 18 percent of all adult suicides that year in the US, a total of 41,425.

The last time the VA conducted a study like this was in 2010, but that report included data from only 20 states. Based on its data, VA estimated daily suicide rates as averaging 22 per day. But while the 2014 data shows a decline in the rate, Under Secretary for Health Dr. David J. Shulkin believes that the US is capable of eliminating the suicide threat.

Comment: See also: Memorial Day: Remembering all the deaths from all of our wars

Read More...
Bomb

US local, state govts spend 3 times more on jails than on education


RT
Fri, 08 Jul 2016 14:06 UTC
Prisons and schools
© Reuters
Over three decades, state and local governments have tripled the amount spent on jails, compared to spending on educating students, the US Department of Education has revealed.

The department's brief released on Thursday examined corrections spending and education spending from 1979 to 1980 and 2012 to 2013.

It found that spending on elementary and secondary education across the US increased by 107 percent "from $258 to 534 billion" while total state and local corrections expenditures increased by 324 percent "from $17 billion to 71 billion - triple the rate of increase in education spending," stated the report.

Comment: Prison operations are becoming more privatized as for-profit corporations, and there's not much profit in low prison populations. So this situation seems entirely intentional.

Read More...
Attention

Black Power Political Organization claims Dallas shooting on Facebook, vows more attacks


RT
Fri, 08 Jul 2016 14:00 UTC
Black Power Political Organization Facebook page
© Facebook
A Facebook community dubbed the 'Black Power Political Organization' has claimed responsibility for the shootings in Dallas, which killed at least five police officers. Their page retrieved from cache reveals they promise more attacks.

The group's page on Facebook appears to have been deleted or blocked, but its content is still available on Google cache.

On Friday, the group claimed their "sniper assassins" took down "five police officers," according to the screen grabs.
Read More...
Calendar

U.S. Capitol building on lockdown, person with gun attempted to enter


RT
Fri, 08 Jul 2016 13:41 UTC
U.S. Capitol
© Jason Reed/ReutersA general view of the U.S. capitol building in Washington D.C.
The US Capitol building is on lockdown amid intense "police activity." People have been told to take shelter in their offices, ensuring that the doors are locked. Reports suggest an armed person attempted to enter the building.


Law enforcement said they ordered the lockdown "because of police activity," Reuters reports.

One Capitol Police officer told the news agency an "event" was under way and the authorities were looking for someone.

Police said no one would be allowed to leave or enter the building until the lockdown is lifted.

A congressional staffer was seen with a firearm in the building, according to The Hill publication.

Read More...
Target

Atlanta man found hanged in Piedmont Park, case referred to FBI


AJC.com
Thu, 07 Jul 2016 13:01 UTC
Piedmont Park hanging referred to FBI Police investigate a body found in Piedmont Park.
© John SpinkPiedmont Park hanging referred to FBI Police investigate a body found in Piedmont Park.
The case of a black man found hanging from a tree in Piedmont Park has been referred to the FBI, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed said.

Reed's statement was issued Thursday afternoon, hours after social media users expressed outrage about the Atlanta Police Department's contention the scene was consistent with a suicide. An autopsy has not been performed.

Piedmont Park became a trending topic on Twitter, where some users called the death "another modern-day lynching."
Read More...
Handcuffs

Cops brag on Facebook about busting man with weed, epic trolling hilarity ensues

Justin Gardner
The Free Thought Project
Fri, 08 Jul 2016 12:09 UTC
Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department
As states across the U.S. wake up to the reality that cannabis has no business being criminalized and is actually a valuable medicine, some places still cling to the folly of prohibition.

Georgia is one of those places, and a "drug bust" carried out by the Montgomery County Sheriff's Department has provided a prime example of how cops are increasingly on the wrong side of public opinion.

Last week the sheriffs used a helicopter to scout for evil cannabis plants being grown by dangerous criminals in their county. Spending about $1,500-2,000 per hour to operate the chopper, they managed to nab one villain growing four plants.
Read More...
Attention

11 Dallas officers shot, 4 dead in shooting as protest ended

Phil Helsel
ABC News
Fri, 08 Jul 2016 02:19 UTC
Police cars
© NBC DFWPolice swarm downtown Dallas Thursday July 7, after gunshots rang out following a protest and rally held over police shootings in other parts of the U.S.
Eleven Dallas law enforcement officers were shot, four fatally, on Thursday by what is believed to be two snipers who opened fire during a demonstration downtown over recent police shootings in Minnesota and Louisiana, the Dallas police chief said.

The snipers fired from an elevated positions on police officers minutes before 9 p.m. CT, according to Dallas Police Chief David Brown. He described the shootings as "ambush style."

"We believe that these suspects were positioning themselves in a way to triangulate on these officers from two different perches in garages in the downtown area, and planned to injure and kill as many law enforcement officers as they could," Brown said at a news conference — noting that some were shot in the back.


Comment: Related articles:

Read More...
Family

California court rules detained immigrant children must be released


RT
Thu, 07 Jul 2016 11:01 UTC
immigrant children
© Jose Luis Gonzalez / Reuters
Immigrant children, who crossed the US border without documentation and were held in family detention centers by Homeland Security officials, must be released, the San Francisco Court of Appeals has ruled.

The ruling by the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco on Wednesday sided with immigrant plaintiffs. The case centered on the violation of a 19-year-old legal settlement known as the Flores agreement that set legal requirements for the housing of children seeking asylum or in the country illegally.
Read More...
Bad Guys

Over 30 dead, 60 wounded in Shi'ite holy site bombing, shooting north of Bagdad


RT
Thu, 07 Jul 2016 23:36 UTC
Balad, Iraq
© Google Maps
Over 30 people have been killed and more than 60 others wounded in a car bomb attack on a Shi'ite mausoleum north of Baghdad, security sources said, according to Reuters. Several gunmen reportedly stormed the site, opening fire on Eid al-Fitr festival pilgrims.

A suicide car bomb tore through the external gate of the Mausoleum of Sayid Mohammed bin Ali al-Hadi, a Shi'ite holy site located 93 kilometers (58 miles) north of Baghdad.

Reuters news agency cites local security sources as saying that after the blast, several gunmen stormed the site and opened fire on worshipers celebrating the festival of Eid al-Fitr.


The unconfirmed death toll has reportedly climbed from an initially reported 20 people to at least 35. The number of the injured, which had originally been reported as standing at 50 has now reached at least 65, according to local media.

Unconfirmed reports also suggest that three suicide bombers have been arrested and two undetonated belts have been found.

Read More...