A Texas man who escaped charges after being assaulted by three Caldwell County sheriff’s deputies says he would have faced years in prison had it not been for a surveillance video that proved the cops were liars. On Jan. 14, 2015, officers had responded to the home of 47-year-old Larry Faulkenberry after his son called […]
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Police Wives: Devoted or Just Plain Delusional?
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, several articles that crossed my Facebook feed this week drew my attention to the women who “walk the line” by being in relationships with law enforcement officers. Indeed, there’s almost as much copaganda pertaining to cops’ wives and girlfriends as there is about cop themselves. Women who date and […]
George Clooney: American ban on Muslims will never happen
George Clooney said on Friday the refugee crisis is bigger than the headline-grabbing exodus from Syria and Iraq, and he believes Americans “will do the right thing” by rejecting Donald Trump and calls to ban Muslims entering the United States. Clooney spoke to Reuters on the same day he and his wife, the human rights […]
Activism Freed One Marijuana Lifer, But Others Still Need Our Help
Print Friendly Above Photo: (Marc Piscotty/The Washington Post) Activism Freed One Marijuana Lifer, But Other Pot Prisoners Still Need Our Help More than 1,500 folks from 71 countries met in the DC Metro area last month at the International Drug Policy Reform Conference to come up with an exit strategy from the unwinnable war on drugs. The gathering […]
Anger in Delhi as Supreme Court rules against extending gang rapist’s sentence
The man was just shy of 18 at the time of conviction. He served three years and is currently being housed with a charity. Police reports state he was the most violent of the attackers, raping the woman twice, once when she was unconscious and according to the police report, he “ripped out her intestines with […]
Putin To Send 150,000 Troops To Syria To Wipe Out ISIS
Russian president Vladimir Putin is preparing a ground offensive to wipe out ISIS in Syria He is reportedly planning a huge military mission using 150,000 troops to take control of the terror group’s stronghold of Raqqa. Experts say the mythical state could vanish in a matter of hours and the Islamic State terrorists might then hide in towns, and […]
German police deploy water cannon as far-right, antifascists rally in Cologne (IMAGES)
Law enforcers had earlier sought to ban Sunday’s demonstration by the far-rights. However, a Cologne court dismissed the motion and said the protesters would have the right to gather at a fixed location, but they would not be allowed to march through the city’s streets. Hundreds of anti-fascist demonstrators were also expected to confront the […]