News From A Colorful Perspective
(Pictured is Police Commissioner Richard Ross Jr.) Thirteen Philadelphia police officers are going to be fired in the wake of the Plain View Project’s (PVP) June release of over 5,000 offensive and violent Facebook posts from cops across the country. The online database was born out of a 2016 discovery…
Amazon Prime Day has now come to an end, but conversations and protests regarding the company’s labor practices have not. Amazon said it sold more than 175 million items during 2019’s 48-hour sale. The company said it would not release specific figures, but analysts have estimated it earned over $4…
Anthony Edwards, a Black prospective homebuyer, has filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Cincinnati and three officers from the Cincinnati Police Department on July 15 after he and Black realtor, Jerry Isham, were held at gunpoint and allegedly detained for no reason in November 2018, according to a…
The United States Soccer Federation gave the woman’s national team one last reminder of how unimportant they are at the U.S. Women’s National Team Parade on July 10 in New York City. The president of the Federation, Carlos Cordeiro, mispronounced Megan Rapinoe’s name when she was being introduced and bringing…
Wichita County, Kansas police chief Gordon Ramsay may share a name with the famous chef known for his loud tirades, but he, instead, has remained silent on concerns regarding police brutality in his department. AP reports documents in a recent civil suit against Wichita police show Ramsay acknowledging his belief…
A white Montgomery County, Maryland police officer was caught on video saying the N-word. Her excuse? She was “repeating” the Black suspects’ words. Police were called to a Silver Springs, Maryland McDonald’s on May 9 for a complaint of loitering. The men were allegedly waiting for a friend to pick…
New Jersey judge John Russo Jr. who suggested a rape survivor could have closed her legs to prevent the attack is “remorseful,” his lawyer said during his judicial conduct complaint hearing July 10, NBC reports Related Story: Judge Gets 3-Month Suspension for Telling Rape Victim She Should Have Closed Her…
Escambia County, Florida Sheriff David Morgan has recently had to answer to a lawsuit alleging he knew about, participated in and attempted to influence the investigation of a “sex ring” involving minors, but lawsuits against him don’t end there. In addition to the sex ring case, Florida news station WEAR-TV…
On July 4, a group of officers from the Tempe Police Department claimed they were asked to leave a local Starbucks following a customer complaint regarding their presence. The Tempe Officers Association tweeted about the incident, and it went viral sparking the hashtag #dumpStarbucks. Don't appreciate @Starbucks asking our #Tempe…
New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez alleged that migrant detainees were told to drink water from the toilet by border patrol agents in response to their requests for water. Ocasio-Cortez made a claim via Twitter on July 1. Just left the 1st CBP facility. I see why CBP officers were…
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