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Video shows heartbreaking moments after cop kills unarmed 16yo boy in Ohio courtroom

Matt Agorist
The Free Thought Project
Sat, 20 Jan 2018 16:35 UTC
courtroom shooting
As TFTP reported this week, in juvenile court, a 16-year-old boy intervened after a police officer allegedly pushed his mother against the wall-so the police officer shot and killed him. Now, we have the disturbing video of the aftermath of the shooting. It is nothing short of heartbreaking.

The boy who was killed this week for allegedly intervening to help his mother fend off a cop was Joseph Haynes and he was unarmed.


Comment: Unarmed teenager tries to stop cop from hurting his mom - Gets shot and killed for it


Video of the aftermath was taken by Constance Gadell-Newton, Juvenile Defense Attorney for Franklin County Ohio who witnessed the lethal altercation and pulled out her camera to document it.

In the video, we can see Haynes' mother hysterical after her son lay dying on the floor of the courtroom. Infuriatingly enough, instead of attempting to call for help or render aid to the boy bleeding out on the floor, police call in back up to remove Haynes family.

"Oh my god you killed my son!" Haynes' mother screams in horror. At this point officers then begin to forcibly remove the mother and the grandmother who are in obvious shock after witnessing Joseph's killing.
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'All of our transports make it through': Dirty LA cop arrested in drug trafficking sting

Jack Burns
The Free Thought Project
Sat, 20 Jan 2018 16:28 UTC
deputy Kenneth Collins
Kenneth Collins, a 15-year veteran of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, was arrested this week in an undercover FBI sting operation. Collins, along with three alleged accomplices were arrested and charged this week with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances.

It turns out the drug traffickers were actually FBI agents who informed Collins they would be transporting nearly 45 pounds of cocaine and more than 13 pounds of methamphetamine. Arrested with Collins are David Easter, a 51-year-old Hyde Park resident; Grant Valencia, a 34-year-old from Pomona; and Maurice Desi Font, 56, of South Los Angeles.

In the past, Collins used to mentor ex-convicts through a program called "Emerging Leaders." Now the career cop is forced to confront the possibility he, too, may spend time behind bars.

According to KTLA, Collins had been rumored to be a dirty cop, often accepting bribes in exchange for protecting drug dealers and their operations. The FBI investigated, set their trap, and caught their badge-wearing criminal who was believed to be the "ring-leader."
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What MLK's 'letter from Birmingham jail' tells us about 16y/o jailed Ahed Tamimi

James North and Philip Weiss
Mondoweiss
Mon, 15 Jan 2018 00:00 UTC
16 year old Ahed Tamimi

Ahed Tamimi
In recent weeks, several people have said that the liberal indifference to Ahed Tamimi's detention in an Israeli prison for slapping an occupying soldier on December 15 is reminiscent of the white liberals in Martin Luther King's Letter from a Birmingham Jail, written in 1963. Today, you can give yourself no better political lesson than rereading that inspiring document of the American movement for freedom.

King's letter is an explanation of the need for "direct political action." King addresses a group of white liberal ministers and rabbis who have said they're against segregation but times are changing, so why do "extremist" black clergy have to risk a backlash with provocative demonstrations? King answers that time is neutral and won't do anything on its own; blacks have waited for hundreds of years for some modicum of justice and learned that the privileged will never give up privilege without pressure. White businesses promised to remove humiliating signs directing blacks to segregated water coolers and bathrooms and never followed through, and meantime anti-colonial struggles in other countries have outpaced American change, and inspired blacks to dream of an equal future.

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Baltimore police commissioner fired as city struggles with record murder rate


RT
Sat, 20 Jan 2018 13:42 UTC
Baltimore police
© Reuters
Baltimore Police Commissioner Kevin Davis has been fired after the city's mayor grew "impatient" with his inability to stop the record pace of killings in the city. A replacement has already been named.

Mayor Catherine Pugh named Deputy Commissioner Darryl D. De Sousa, 53, to replace Davis, with his appointment effective immediately. Pugh said she would ask the City Council to make the posting permanent, the Baltimore Sun reported.

De Sousa told reporters Friday morning that he "has a lot of respect" for Davis, but also said residents are "frustrated and they want answers and they want change," according to the Sun.

The new commissioner promised to deploy "waves" of officers to stamp out the violence in well-known "hot spots" and key corridors throughout the city.

Comment: See also: Baltimore murder rates soar after police pullback from Black Lives Matter demands

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Man accused of cutting woman with a razor blade during 'satanic ritual'

Joe Napsha
Trib Live
Sat, 20 Jan 2018 16:22 UTC
Kyle A. Parker

Kyle A. Parker
A North Huntingdon man is accused of performing what he called a "Satanic ritual" on a female friend by using a razor blade to cut her right palm and then repeatedly cutting her leg, police said.

Kyle A. Parker, 21, of Brownstown Road, Larimer, allegedly cut the woman during a heated argument at his residence at 5 p.m. Jan. 10, police said in an affidavit.

The victim passed out after her palm was cut and awoke to find she had repeated razor cuts around the calf of one leg, police said. She was taken from Parker's residence by a female friend, police said.

The victim told police that when she attempted to pick up her vehicle from Parker's home the following day, he allegedly told her, "I sold your soul to the devil."

Police did not say if the victim needed medical treatment for the razor cuts.

Parker was charged with simple assault and harassment before North Huntingdon District Judge Wayne Gongaware and placed in the Westmoreland County Prison in lieu of $75,000 bond.
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Palestinian-American blogger rejects cosmetic company's award promoted by IDF-supporting Gal Gadot


teleSUR
Thu, 18 Jan 2018 00:00 UTC
Amani Khatahtbeh

Amani Khatahtbeh
Amani Khatahtbeh said she couldn't accept an award connected to a woman that supports oppression of Palestinian women and people.

Palestinian-American blogger Amani Khatahtbeh made headlines this week after she refused to accept an award from the cosmetic brand Revlon over having its branding ambassador be actress Gal Gadot, a former Israeli soldier who had publicly supported the 2014 Israeli deadly war against the Palestinian Gaza strip in 2014.

Khatahtbeh is the creator of the website Muslim Girl which highlights women voices from within the Muslim communities that would otherwise go unnoticed or be ignored by mainstream media.

Revlon recently kicked off a new campaign called "Live Boldly" and chose Wonder Woman's star Gadot as its ambassador to assert the women empowerment narrative. Earlier this week the beauty brand decided to give its Changemaker award to Khatahtbeh for her advocacy efforts for Muslim women.
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Can of worms: Girl hospitalized after taking a mouthful of Coca-Cola complete with invertebrate


RT
Sat, 20 Jan 2018 11:15 UTC
Coca-Cola
© Caro / Thomas Ruffer / www.globallookpress.com
Imagine taking a big swig from a can of Coca-Cola only to find you had swallowed a worm. That's exactly what happened to a 12-year-old Italian girl who had to be taken to hospital after the revolting incident.

The youngster from the town of Andria in southern Italy noticed the worm in her mouth as she took a gulp from the coke can, Italian news agency Ansa reports.

She was taken to hospital where doctors monitored her condition and carried out a number of tests. Thankfully the investigations found no sign of any harm.

"According to a first macroscopic examination of the worm there are no elements that cause concern but we will send the sample to the zooprophylactic institute of Foggia for in-depth analysis by experts," hospital spokesman Stefano Porziotta said.

Comment: See also: Yuk! Bizarre creatures found inside coconut water carton

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Police revelation could dismantle 'lone wolf' narrative in Las Vegas massacre

Carlos Garcia
The Blaze
Thu, 18 Jan 2018 23:25 UTC
vegas shooting casino
© Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images
Law enforcement officials admitted in court that they are looking into new charges against persons other than the shooter Stephen Paddock in the horrific Las Vegas massacre that took the lives of 58 people and left hundreds injured.

Here's what they said

The admission came during a courtroom hearing as a lawyer for various media outlets argued that law enforcement authorities should unseal search warrant documents to help the Las Vegas community heal from the attack.

Nick Crosby, the lawyer representing the Las Vegas Metro Police, said that the information could not be released because additional suspects were still being investigated.

"Without naming names," asked the judge, "there are potential charges against other people, because of the ongoing investigation?"

"Yes, there are charges being investigated," Crosby replied.


Comment: Authorities finally admit there are multiple suspects in Vegas massacre


Comment: Three months on, Las Vegas police still won't release basic information about Route 91 Festival massacre

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Rand Paul's 58 yr old neighbour charged with assaulting him - attack caused fractured ribs

Lucas Aulbach
Courier Journal
Fri, 19 Jan 2018 14:28 UTC
Rand Paul
© REUTERS/ Joshua Roberts
Senator Rand Paul
Rene Boucher, the 58-year-old Bowling Green man accused of attacking U.S. Sen. Rand Paul at his home in November, has been charged with assaulting a member of congress resulting in personal injury.

The charges - a federal felony - were announced Friday by Josh J. Minkler, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana.

"Assaulting a member of Congress is an offense we take very seriously," Minkler said. "Those who choose to commit such an act will be held accountable."

Boucher has signed a plea agreement, according to Minkler's statement. No date has been set for the taking of his guilty plea.

Comment: Previously:

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Russians participate in Epiphany Bathing despite temps as low as -76 Fahrenheit


Sputnik
Sat, 20 Jan 2018 13:48 UTC
Russia Siberia epiphany bathing
© Sputnik/ Evgenya Novozhenina
More than 1.5 million Orthodox Christians across Russia, including those from the freezing Sakha Republic, participated in this year's mass bathing ritual held on January 18-19. No matter how low temperatures have dropped, tradition is followed by any means.

Severe frosts in Russia's Sakha Republic (Yakutia) can't scare locals - they continue their lives as normal and even plunge into icy waters as part of the Orthodox Epiphany ritual to mark the baptism of Jesus Christ in the waters of the Jordan River.

Epiphany bathing was held for the first time in Verkhoyansk, a town in Yakutia, which is considered to be the Pole of Cold of the northern hemisphere. As the temperatures plunge to a bitterly cold -63 degrees Celsius, local hieromonk Hermogen performed the ritual of water consecration, and dozens of bold-spirited believers dipped themselves in the ice-hole.
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