“Related Coverage OAKLAND (KRON) — KRON has unearthed new details on the man just named as acting assistant police chief and some comments he made. On Tuesday, KRON learned about a troubling suggestion made during a meeting amongst Oakland police officers. Multiple Oakland police sources confirm to KRON that they were present when acting assistant chief David Downing used racially insensitive language when referring to the handling of protesters in Oakland. This happened over a year ago when Downing was a deputy...”
“Atlanta Public Schools is saying little about an investigation into guns suspected stolen from the school district. As many as 30 .40-caliber Glock handguns are missing, Channel 2 Action News reported . The missing weapons could be worth as much as $15,000. It is unclear why APS had guns on hand, and a district spokeswoman declined to answer questions from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution....”
“Guests Cat Brooks Oakland-based Black Lives Matter activist and co-founder of the Anti Police-Terror Project. She helped organize a protest outside of the Oakland Police Department on Friday. This is viewer supported news Oakland is facing a major police scandal in which multiple Oakland police officers are facing allegations of statutory rape and human trafficking after allegedly having sex with an underage girl who was working as a sex worker. Three police chiefs have resigned in recent days. The Associated Press...”
“This is viewer supported news At The People's Summit in Chicago, author and activist Naomi Klein looks at the link between the Sanders campaign and the growth of other people-powered movements in recent years, from #BlackLivesMatter to the immigrant rights movement. TRANSCRIPT This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. JUAN GONZÁLEZ: Naomi, I wanted to ask you, because the international aspect of this, we are not in isolation, what is going on here, whether it's Syriza or Podemos or—across the...”
“Donald Trump's bombast has been the obsessive interest of the press ever since he joined the GOP primary. But what should be the focus isn't his bombast, squirrely policy prescriptions, unabashed xenophobia, or limited vocabulary, but what his ascent means to the nation in terms of a political system that is breaking under the weight of five years of obstruction and counting. The GOP was the party of racism and xenophobia before Mr. Trump entered the fray. It took on racist overtones in 2008, with the nomination of...”
“MACON, Ga. -- There's not enough evidence to support federal criminal charges in the case of a teenager found dead inside a rolled-up gym mat at a Georgia high school, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on Monday. The decision comes after a lengthy review of circumstances surrounding the death of 17-year-old Kendrick Johnson of Valdosta. The U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia launched its investigation in in October of 2013, reports CBS affiliate WCTV . Local and state authorities had ruled t...”
“Justice In Scathing Dissent, Justice Sotomayor Says Supreme Court Just Gave The Green Light To Racist Cops by Aviva Shen Jun 20, 2016 1:18 pm CREDIT: AP Photo/Jeff Chiu The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that police can still arrest someone for an outstanding warrant even if they had no right to stop the person in the first place. The opinion , authored by Justice Clarence Thomas, reverses a Utah Supreme Court order to suppress evidence discovered by a police officer during an ille...”
“WASHINGTON -- In a powerful dissent to a Supreme Court ruling that took an expansive view of the limits the Constitution places on police misconduct, Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Monday seemed to address the people most affected by unfortunate encounters with the police -- black and brown Americans. "Do not be soothed by the opinion's technical language: This case allows the police to stop you on the street, demand your identification, and check it for outstanding traffic warrants—even if you are doing nothing wro...”
“A medical examiner determined in 2013 that Johnson died of "positional asphyxia" after he was found dead in a rolled-up gym mat at Lowndes High School. Officials from the U.S. Attorney's Office met with Johnson's family Monday and informed them the investigation had concluded, the Justice Department said. Developing story - more to come...”
“The Black Friday 14 will not face jail time for stopping BART trains last year. Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O'Malley announced today she is dropping charges against the Black Friday 14, a group of 14 #BlackLivesMatter protesters who blocked a BART train November last year. As the San Francisco Examiner reported, protesters chained themselves to a train on Black Friday last year at the West Oakland BART station to stand against what they called police brutality, spurred by the high-profile deaths of Michae...”
