Criminal Justice and Racism related links 091515

 

Marijuana Kills Cancer Cells Admits US National Cancer Institute

http://www.trueactivist.com/marijuana-kills-cancer-cells-admits-us-national-cancer-institute/

 

Legionnaires’ Outbreak Strikes San Quentin, Sends Inmates to Hospital

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2015/08/31/san_quentin_legionnaires_six_confirmed_cases_50_possible_among_inmates_at.html?sid=5388f458dd52b8e41100df74&wpsrc=slatest_newsletter

 

Family wants officer fired for killing their dog

http://journalstar.com/news/local/family-wants-officer-fired-for-killing-their-dog/article_26d90383-126e-5abb-a00a-0e644e52db2b.html

 

Nationwide Poll says Majority of Republicans Have Nakedly Racist Worldview and Trump Has Found the Way to Unleash It

http://www.alternet.org/election-2016/nationwide-poll-majority-republicans-have-nakedly-racist-worldview-and-trump-has-found?akid=13434.342135.w70DlJ&rd=1&src=newsletter1041798&t=7

 

Texas TwoSteps All Over Voting Rights

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2015/09/voting_rights_act_sections_2_and_5_texas_defends_voter_id_laws.html?sid=5388f458dd52b8e41100df74&wpsrc=slatest_newsletter

 

After Decades of Decline, 2015 Murder Rate Unexpectedly Spikes in Many U.S. Cities

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2015/09/01/murder_rate_unexpectedly_rises_in_many_u_s_cities_this_year.html?sid=5388f458dd52b8e41100df74&wpsrc=slatest_newsletter

 

California Deputies Charged With Assault After Beating Horse Thief on Camera

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2015/09/02/francis_pusok_deputies_charged_san_bernadino_deputies_seen_beating_man_in.html?sid=5388f458dd52b8e41100df74&wpsrc=slatest_newsletter

 

Full video confirms that Texas police shot a surrendered Gilbert Flores while he had his hands up

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/09/01/1417363/-Full-video-confirms-that-Texas-police-shot-a-surrendered-Gilbert-Flores-while-he-had-his-hands-up?detail=email

 

Georgia police answer burglary call, enter wrong home, shoot family dog, homeowner and an officer

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/09/01/1417369/-Georgia-police-answer-burglary-call-enter-wrong-home-shoot-family-dog-homeowner-and-an-officer?detail=email

 

Cops Who Killed Man with Down Syndrome Over a Movie Ticket Blame Paramedics Who Tried to Save Him

http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/cops-who-killed-man-down-syndrome-over-movie-ticket-blame-paramedics-who-tried?akid=13436.342135.X6QqZF&rd=1&src=newsletter1041847&t=22

 

Louisiana Police Officer Is Upset That He Was Fired for Attending KKK Rally

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2015/09/03/louisiana_police_officer_fired_kkk_rally_raymond_mott_threatens_legal_action.html?sid=5388f458dd52b8e41100df74&wpsrc=slatest_newsletter

 

Prison Guard 'Beat Up' Squad Accused of Killing Inmate: Why Prison Abuse Is So Common and Overlooked

http://www.alternet.org/civil-liberties/prison-guard-beat-squad-accused-killing-inmate-why-prison-abuse-so-common-and?akid=13445.342135.wrXC2x&rd=1&src=newsletter1041906&t=2

 

Cop Lied About Being Shot at to Cover Up His Car Crash – Massive Manhunt Ensued for Non-Existent Suspect

http://www.alternet.org/civil-liberties/cop-lied-about-being-shot-cover-his-car-crash-massive-manhunt-ensued-non-existent?akid=13445.342135.wrXC2x&rd=1&src=newsletter1041906&t=22

 

Police, firefighter survivors wait years for death benefit

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/09/02/killed-police-firefighter-survivors-wait-years-government-death-benefits/32342983/

 

For the Second Time in a Month, a Virginia Police Officer Has Been Indicted for Murder

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2015/09/04/stephen_rankin_indicted_portsmouth_virginia_officer_shot_18_year_old_william.html?sid=5388f458dd52b8e41100df74&wpsrc=slatest_newsletter

 

12 Stupidest Racist Moral Panics, From Crack Babies to the Ferguson Effect

http://www.alternet.org/media/12-stupidest-racist-moral-panics-crack-babies-ferguson-effect?akid=13448.342135.kjU6DN&rd=1&src=newsletter1041950&t=3

 

Young Men Swapping Guns for Laptops

They're swapping weapons for a chance to become technologically savvy and learn skills that will help them find work.

http://www.alternet.org/young-men-swapping-guns-laptops?akid=13448.342135.kjU6DN&rd=1&src=newsletter1041950&t=10

 

Cops Demand NFL Star Apologize for Speaking Out After Police Pulled a Gun and Illegally Searched Him

http://www.alternet.org/cops-demand-nfl-star-apologize-speaking-out-after-police-pulled-gun-and-illegally-searched-him?akid=13448.342135.kjU6DN&rd=1&src=newsletter1041950&t=14

 

Because They Lack Crucial Training, These Cops Severely Beat a Blind Autistic Teen Unconscious

http://www.alternet.org/because-they-lack-crucial-training-these-cops-severely-beat-blind-autistic-teen-unconscious?akid=13449.342135.MveNGm&rd=1&src=newsletter1041975&t=20

 

Alabama men show up to youth practice in racist shirts, woman who complained asked not to return

https://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/08/28/1416311/-Alabama-men-show-up-to-youth-practice-in-racist-shirts-woman-who-complained-asked-not-to-return?detail=emailclassic

 

5 facts exposing the media’s lies about police shootings

http://usuncut.com/black-lives-matter/5-facts-expose-media-lies-police-shootings/

 

Ta-Nehisi Coates on Police Brutality: 'The Violence Is Not New, It’s the Cameras That Are New'

http://www.alternet.org/ta-nehisi-coates-police-brutality-violence-not-new-its-cameras-are-new?akid=13455.342135.rHixh_&rd=1&src=newsletter1042049&t=12

 

Why the War on Drugs Is Poised to End Even If Wire Creator David Simon Worries It Wont

http://www.alternet.org/drugs/why-war-drugs-poised-end-even-if-wire-creator-david-simon-worries-it-wont?akid=13455.342135.rHixh_&rd=1&src=newsletter1042049&t=16

 

Kim Davis Would Have Fit in Here—Texas Lawyer Exposes Religious Hiring Test for Peace Officers

http://www.alternet.org/belief/kim-davis-would-have-fit-here-texas-lawyer-exposes-religious-hiring-test-peace-officers?akid=13455.342135.rHixh_&rd=1&src=newsletter1042049&t=20

 

The Justice Department Swears It's Finally Getting Serious About Putting Corporate Criminals in Jail

http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2015/09/10/new_justice_department_memo_we_re_going_to_start_putting_corporate_criminals.html?sid=5388f458dd52b8e41100df74&wpsrc=slatest_newsletter

 

NYPD Chief says Race Not Involved in Case of Black Tennis Star Tackled by White Officer

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http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2015/09/10/bill_bratton_on_james_blake_nypd_race_has_nothing_to_do_with_this.html?sid=5388f458dd52b8e41100df74&wpsrc=slatest_newsletter

 

NBA Player Whose Leg Was Reportedly Broken by NYPD Rejects Deal to Dismiss Charges

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2015/09/10/thabo_sefolosha_rejects_deal_in_nypd_resisting_arrest_case.html?sid=5388f458dd52b8e41100df74&wpsrc=slatest_newsletter

 

Huckabee Claims Black People Aren't Technically Citizens During Critique of Unjust Laws

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2015/09/11/mike_huckabee_dred_scott_black_people_aren_t_fully_human_under_law_he_erroneously.html?sid=5388f458dd52b8e41100df74&wpsrc=slatest_newsletter

 

Texas Congressman: Police survivor benefits delay ‘unconscionable’

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/09/10/texas-congressman-police-survivor-benefits-delay-unconscionable/72018860/

 

New England police union shuns the president over imaginary slight

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/09/08/1419525/-Boston-Police-Shun-the-President-over-a-Big-Fat-LIE?detail=emailclassic

 

Prosecution of White Collar Crime Hits 20-Year Low

http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/prosecution-white-collar-crime-hits-20-year-low?akid=13470.342135.hYkAXM&rd=1&src=newsletter1042267&t=16

 

Terrifying Video Shows Cops Shock a Cuffed, Shackled Natasha McKenna to Death...Cops Walk Free

http://www.alternet.org/civil-liberties/terrifying-video-shows-cops-shock-cuffed-shackled-natasha-mckenna-deathcops-walk?akid=13470.342135.hYkAXM&rd=1&src=newsletter1042267&t=20

 

Police: Air Force pilot beaten by masked ‘anarchists’ after displaying Confederate flags

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2015/09/09/police-air-force-pilot-beaten-by-masked-anarchists-after-displaying-confederate-flag-on-motorcycle/

 

Operation Naked King US Secretly Targeted Bolivias Evo Morales In Drug Sting

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/operation-naked-king-evo-morales_55f70da2e4b077ca094fdbe1?e42huxr