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From: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
4/17/21
katiek2 said:Yes - when he was told to get out of the car, he should have exited the car.
He was afraid he would die if he did. Are you saying his fear was unjustified?
katiek2 said:Where did you get the information all of these men were in desperate need to get to a well lit area?
The military officer drove for two minutes with his hazard lights on in order to get to a well lit gas station before stopping his car. He had no criminal record and had done nothing wrong. But he still feared for his life.
katiek2 said:The kid had stopped running and dropped the gun.
In other words he complied? How did that work out for him?
katiek2 said:I find it hard to believe you really believe what you write.
I believe what I see. Please watch this and tell me what this man could, or should, have done differently. But more importantly, what should the police have done differently?
One of the police officers accused of using excessive force in a Virginia traffic stop has been fired following an investigation, the town manager said late ...
George Floyd's drug problems and Daunte Wright's criminal record are irrelevant.
By accepting these deaths as just another day in law enforcement you are denying your fellow citizens their 6th amendment right to due process. The police don't have the right to execute criminals on the street.
If you have Netflix there is a short film I saw a review for. It's called "Two Distant Strangers" It's like a groundhog day film where a young black man tries everything he can to not get shot by a police officer. I don't have Netflix, but it looked really interesting.
In "Two Distant Strangers," cartoonist Carter James' repeated attempts to get home to his dog are thwarted by a recurring deadly encounter that forces him to...
From: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
5/6/21
Wind, rain pound South amid flood fears and water rescues
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Relentless winds and rain pummeled large swaths of the South on Tuesday, causing tornadoes, sparking a flash flood emergency in Alabama and damaging homes from Texas to Virginia...
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5/10/21
Cyberattack on US pipeline is linked to criminal gang
NEW YORK (AP) - The cyberextortion attempt that has forced the shutdown of a vital U.S. pipeline was carried out by a criminal gang known as DarkSide that cultivates a Robin Hood image of stealing from corporations and giving a cut to charity, two people close to the investigation said Sunday...
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5/11/21
FBI names pipeline cyberattackers as company promises return
WASHINGTON (AP) - Hit by a cyberattack, the operator of a major U.S. fuel pipeline said Monday it hopes to have services mostly restored by the end of the week as the FBI and administration officials identified the culprits as a gang of criminal hackers...
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5/13/21
Fistfights and long queues as fuel shortage sparks tensions in US
Fistfights and long queues are reported at petrol stations in the south-eastern United States as people panic over a fuel shortage sparked by a cyber attack last week.
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5/18/21
NY attorney general says Trump Org probe is now criminal
NEW YORK (AP) - The New York attorney general's office said Tuesday that it is conducting a criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump's business empire, expanding what had previously been a civil probe. "We have informed the Trump Organization that our investigation into the company is no longer purely civil in nature," Fabien Levy, a spokesperson for Attorney General Letitia...
Read more from MSNFrom: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
5/19/21
"James and District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. are both Democrats."
Why did they have to say that?
Now it will just be passed off as a partisan witch hunt.
From: Di (amina046)
5/19/21
No, but it warns possible lenders, investors or clients. Trump Org now has to disclose to those that they are under criminal investigation.
- Edited May 19, 2021 11:49 am by Di (amina046)
From: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
6/20/21
Driver crashes into crowd at Pride parade in Florida; 1 dead
WILTON MANORS, Fla. (AP) - A driver slammed into spectators Saturday evening at the start of a Pride parade in South Florida, killing one man and seriously injuring another, authorities said. Some witnesses said the crash appeared to be an intentional act, but Fort Lauderdale Police Detective Ali Adamson told reporters that authorities were investigating all possibilities.
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6/20/21
Driver rams cyclists in Arizona race, critically injuring 6
SHOW LOW, Ariz. (AP) - A driver in a pickup truck plowed into bicyclists during a community road race in Arizona on Saturday, critically injuring several riders before police chased the driver and shot him outside a nearby hardware store, authorities said.
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