Archive for March, 2018

Nixon aide: ‘War on Drugs’ was tool to target ‘black people’

Saturday, March 31st, 2018

As the events surrounding the Austin 7 verify, the U.S. government, as a proxy for the international banks and their corporations, is a key player in drug trafficking and the targeting of African-American neighborhoods. http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/nixon-aide-war-drugs-tool-target-black-people-article-1.2573832

Baltimore cops admit to carrying toy guns to plant on unarmed suspects they might shoot

Friday, March 30th, 2018

How many African-Americans did the Baltimore police kill and then lie that these folks were carrying guns? https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/3/28/1752889/-Explosive-Baltimore-corruption-trial-reveals-cops-carried-fake-guns-to-plant-on-unarmed-suspects

Muhiyidin Moye, Black Lives Matter Activist, Is Shot and Killed in New Orleans

Friday, March 30th, 2018

Another African-American leader who stood for actual change has his life extinguished. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/07/us/muhiyidin-moye-dbaha-dead-black-lives-matter.html

Florida Cops Laundered Millions For Drug Cartels, Failed To Make A Single Arrest

Wednesday, March 28th, 2018

Protection of drug trafficking occurs in all major American cities. Here’s an example from Miami, but it might as well be CPD administration, the Chicago Mayor’s Office, the U.S. Attorney for Northern Illinois, the Justice Department, the FBI, and the courts. https://www.forbes.com/sites/instituteforjustice/2015/07/10/florida-cops-laundered-millions-for-drug-cartels-failed-to-make-a-single-arrest/#52b0b3a3a9ee

Lying Is a Fundamental Part of American Police Culture

Wednesday, March 28th, 2018

Whether it’s attacking minorities or protecting drug trafficking, predominately white police administrators and their troops routinely lie to the courts, which in turn use this as an excuse to protect police crimes. https://www.alternet.org/human-rights/lying-fundamental-part-american-police-culture

No charges to be filed against officers in Alton Sterling death, Louisiana attorney general says

Tuesday, March 27th, 2018

This has been going on for hundreds of years. This is just one more example of murder and collusion by the “law.” This, too, will be subject to Nuremberg II. https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/27/us/alton-sterling-investigation/index.html

Unarmed black man shot to death in own backyard after police mistake cell phone for weapon

Wednesday, March 21st, 2018

As usual, the police claim that something–a cell phone, a stick, or some imaginary object–looked like a gun. To hammers, everything looks like a nail. http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/unarmed-black-man-shot-death-backyard-article-1.3886562

False Confessions, Mistaken Witnesses, Corrupt Investigators: Why 139 Innocent People Went to Jail

Saturday, March 17th, 2018

How government is used to promote racism. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/14/us/convict-exonerations-2017.html

Black man beaten in Charlottesville found not guilty of assaulting white supremacist

Saturday, March 17th, 2018

Obviously, the victim was on trial and the perpetrator is still free. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/black-man-beaten-in-charlottesville-found-not-guilty-of-assaulting-white-supremacist/2018/03/16/92160a88-288f-11e8-b79d-f3d931db7f68_story.html

NFL ownership colludes against players who protested racism

Thursday, March 15th, 2018

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/22783800/free-agent-safety-eric-reid-says-protests-national-anthem-keeping-finding-new-team