Criminal Justice and Racism related links 092815

 

President Obama Drops The U Word On The Republican Party

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/09/15/1421447/-President-Obama-Drops-The-U-Word-On-The-Republican-Party?detail=facebook

 

Feds Bust 243 People In Biggest Medicare Fraud Yet

http://seniorsleague.org/2015/feds-bust-243-people-in-biggest-medicare-fraud-yet/

 

Oklahoma Governor Denies Stay for Man Set to Be Executed on Wednesday

http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/318-66/32427-oklahoma-governor-denies-stay-for-man-set-to-be-executed-on-wednesday

 

After Watching These Cops Bully an Innocent Combat Vet, You’ll Know Why People are Upset with Cops

http://www.alternet.org/civil-liberties/after-watching-these-cops-bully-innocent-combat-vet-youll-know-why-people-are-upset?akid=13479.342135.bXejXk&rd=1&src=newsletter1042471&t=18

 

Court Forces Non-Religious Mom to Get Therapy From Bible-Thumping Counselor or Lose Custody of Sons

http://www.alternet.org/belief/court-forces-non-religious-mom-get-therapy-bible-thumping-counselor-or-lose-custody-sons?akid=13479.342135.bXejXk&rd=1&src=newsletter1042471&t=20

 

Obama Administration Makes Big Announcement Addressing Heroin Epidemic

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/obama-administration-heroin_55fa058ee4b0fde8b0ccf192?8zqqto6r

 

Race Is Always the Issue

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/09/race-is-always-the-issue/405295/

 

The Black Family in the Age of Mass Incarceration

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/10/the-black-family-in-the-age-of-mass-incarceration/403246/

 

America Needs a Third Reconstruction

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/09/americas-need-for-a-third-reconstruction/405799/

 

Here's How New Texas Public School Textbooks Write About Slavery

http://jezebel.com/heres-how-new-texas-public-school-textbooks-write-about-1726786557

 

"They didn't think he had a bomb."

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/09/17/1422329/--They-didn-t-think-he-had-a-bomb?detail=email

 

Bernie Sanders declares war on the prison-industrial complex with major new Bill

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/09/18/1422365/-Bernie-Sanders-declares-war-on-the-prison-industrial-complex-with-major-new-Bill?detail=email

 

Missouri (R)s Use Override Session to Allow Companies to Act as Private Police Forces

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/09/17/1422235/-Missouri-R-s-Use-Override-Session-to-Allow-Companies-to-Act-as-Private-Police-Forces?detail=email

 

‘I Feel Traumatized’: California Teen Speaks Out After Nine Cops Violently Arrest Him For Jaywalking

http://www.alternet.org/civil-liberties/i-feel-traumatized-california-teen-speaks-out-after-nine-cops-violently-arrest-him?akid=13495.342135.APPJNZ&rd=1&src=newsletter1042651&t=17

 

Family confirms California teen who was beaten by police was on his way to school, didn't jaywalk

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/09/22/1423731/-Family-confirms-California-teen-who-was-beaten-by-police-was-on-his-way-to-school-didn-t-jaywalk?detail=email

 

Once Again Corporate Crimes Result in No Jail

http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/32483-once-again-corporate-crimes-result-in-no-jail

 

Citizens Order Cop to 'Drop the Gun' After He Pulled It on an Unarmed Woman and It Worked - Video

http://www.alternet.org/civil-liberties/citizens-order-cop-drop-gun-after-he-pulled-it-unarmed-woman-and-it-worked-video?akid=13505.342135.iMCju2&rd=1&src=newsletter1042811&t=24

 

Miami Cop Pulled 5-Year-Old’s Ear and Marched Him to Squad Car in Handcuffs After School Fight Over Toy

http://www.alternet.org/civil-liberties/miami-cop-pulled-5-year-olds-ear-then-marched-him-squad-car-handcuffs-after-school?akid=13505.342135.iMCju2&rd=1&src=newsletter1042811&t=27

 

Sheriff's Deputy Shot & Killed, But Right Wing Media Doesn't Seem to Care (Update: GOFUNDME Link)

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/09/22/1423940/-Sheriff-s-Deputy-Shot-Killed-But-Right-Wing-Media-Doesn-t-Seem-to-Care?detail=email

 

NYPD officer claims he 'blacked out' when he walked up to innocent man and shot him six times

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/09/22/1423822/-NYPD-officer-claims-he-blacked-out-when-he-walked-up-to-innocent-man-and-shot-him-six-times?detail=email

 

Law Review: Temple's board dropped the ball on Cosby allegations

http://articles.philly.com/2015-09-07/business/66271541_1_temple-university-bill-cosby-board-meeting

 

The deep and ugly and nearly unbelievable rabbit hole of violence and corruption within the Chicago PD

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/09/24/1424510/-The-deep-ugly-and-damn-near-unbelievable-rabbit-hole-of-violence-corruption-within-the-Chicago-PD?detail=email

 

American Slavery, Reinvented

http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/32603-american-slavery-reinvented

 

Black Lives Matter Confounds White People

http://www.diversityinc.com/news/black-lives-matter-confounds-white-people/

 

Republicans and Democrats Agree: End Mass Incarceration

http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/32625-republicans-and-democrats-agree-end-mass-incarceration

 

How Often are Unarmed Black Men Shot Down By Police?

https://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/08/24/1324132/-How-Often-are-Unarmed-Black-Men-Shot-Down-By-Police?detail=emailclassic

 

Shocking Video Shows Multiple Police Officers Open Fire and Kill a Man in a Wheelchair

http://www.alternet.org/civil-liberties/shocking-video-shows-multiple-police-officers-open-fire-and-kill-man-wheelchair?akid=13522.342135.ooaT5N&rd=1&src=newsletter1043033&t=24

 

A CEO Goes to Jail for Killing People

http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/ceo-goes-jail-killing-people?akid=13522.342135.ooaT5N&rd=1&src=newsletter1043033&t=14

 

Police Investigator Beaten by Chicago Police After Turning off Dash Cam

http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/318-66/32587-police-investigator-beaten-by-chicago-police-after-turning-off-dash-cam