June 19, 2013

The Journal of Steffanie Rivers: Drum-Majors For Justice

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*This time last year millions of people marched for justice for Trayvon Martin. Most people hadn’t heard the 9-1-1 audio from residents who called to report cries for help outside their homes that February night Martin was shot and killed. And they had not heard George Zimmerman’s call to police to report what he considered [...]




Paris Jackson’s 911 Call Mentions ‘20 Motrin Pills’, ‘Knife’ (Listen)

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  *TMZ has obtained the emergency call made from the Lost Hills Sheriff’s Dept. to the L.A. County Fire Dept. on June 5, reporting that Paris Jackson had “OD’d on 20 Motrin and cut her arm with a kitchen knife.” During the call, the Sheriff’s Dept. tells Fire that Paris is “awake and breathing.” The [...]




LAPD Claims that Christopher Dorner’s Firing was Justified

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*The Los Angeles Police Department recently concluded that rogue ex-officer Christopher Dorner was justifiably fired. After conducting an internal review, civil rights attorney Connie Rice says the LAPD found no grounds for allegations of racism and bias that Dorner expressed in a manifesto vowing revenge on his former colleagues and their families. The department explained [...]




Women Shot by LAPD During Dorner Manhunt Reach Million-Dollar Settlement

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*The two women shot by Los Angeles police during the Chris Dorner manhut will receive $4.2 million after settling with the LAPD. According to the Los Angeles Times, the agreement will save the city tons of money. Margie Carranza, 47, and her mother, Emma Hernandez, 71, were delivering newspapers in Torrance on Feb. 7 when LAPD officers shot [...]




Jay-Z, Beyonce, Kim Kardashian Finances Exposed by Hacker

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*Jay-Z, Beyonce and Kim Kardashian are among a dozen celebs and political figures who have become the victims of a hacker who posted detailed information about what appears to be their finances. According to TMZ, a website has posted social security numbers, mortgage amounts, credit card information, car loans, banking and other info of major [...]




The Journal of Steffanie Rivers: License To Victimize

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*Why does it seem the most prejudiced people in our society are in positions of authority where they can do the most damage? There was the (now imprisoned) Pennsylvania juvenile court judge who sentenced first time offenders to jail time in exchange for kickbacks, the Massachusetts lab technician who tainted evidence bound for criminal court [...]




Chris Dorner Petition Formed: Calls for Investigation into Cop Killer’s Death

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*Chris Dorner may have been a hero to some and an evil maniac to others. Regardless, his death has been called into question by those who supported the vigilante and former LAPD officer. Some are wondering if Dorner was executed and the fire was just a cover up. Officers were careless when they shot at a truck [...]




Steven Ivory: Christopher Dorner, the Movie

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*You know it’s coming. Of course it is. Even as you read this, somewhere in Hollywood an anxious, enterprising producer is  having a Christopher Dorner script developed. Names like L.L. Cool J and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson are being bandied about. Or producers could simply recruit an unknown with an engaging smile and 20-inch biceps. [...]




LAPD Confront Armed Men at Metta World Peace’s Condo

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*LA Lakers forward Metta World Peace found himself awakened from sleep early this morning when police responded to a report of 4 armed men in condo complex,  reports TMZ. LAPD say they got a call around midnight regarding 4 guys – 3 with handguns and one with a shotgun – lurking around the MWP’s West [...]




A Black Response to the Dorner Situation

Nana Gyamfi

*I have to say for the record that the last thing we need to be doing in this time of golden opportunity is to do what we usually do. There is this African martial art that I am in love with called Capoeira Angola. Like all things of traditional Africa, it requires creativity. If you [...]




Terrell Owens in Stalker and Nuisance Mode Gets Visit from LAPD

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*Not a good look, Mr. T.O. According to TMZ, Friday morning around 4:30am LAPD had to be called because Terrell Owens wouldn’t leave a woman alone. The unidentified woman says he had been banging on her door for around 3 hours and she couldn’t take anymore so she called the cops on him. Geez, T.O., [...]




An Open Letter to the Los Angeles Police Department and the People they Police

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*Christopher Dorner is dead. Whether you agree or disagree with Dorner’s actions preceding his death or even how he died, one fact can’t be changed—he brought forth serious allegations of racism and discrimination within the Los Angeles Police Department. Dorner’s allegations have been publicly co-signed by both retired and terminated Black LAPD employees—and in private [...]




Retired LAPD Sgt. Cheryl Dorsey: The Stress on Officers isn’t the Public, it’s the Department

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*Cheryl Dorsey, 54, retired from the Los Angeles Police Department on August 26, 2000, exactly one day after her 20th anniversary with the department. When asked about Christopher Dorner, she says, “I am not surprised that it happened.  I am surprised it took this long and I’m convinced that it will happen again if the [...]




Civil Rights Leader Releases African-American LAPD Sergeant’s Letter on Racial Retaliation in LAPD

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*Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable President Earl Ofari Hutchinson on Thursday, February 15 received from and at the request of released one of eight letters from LAPD sergeant, Wayne K. Guillary, a thirty one year LAPD veteran documenting his fight against racial double standards and retaliation within the LAPD. While Guillary noted that the department [...]




Charred Body Positively Identified as that of Christopher Dorner’s by Sheriff

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*As has been speculated, the charred body found in a cabin after it burned to the ground in the San Bernardino mountains has been confirmed as that of Christopher Dorner. The LA Times is reporting that San Bernardino County sheriff’s office made the identification of the corpse using dental records during an autopsy. The announcement [...]