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December 5, 2014

NYPD shoots black man, immediately texts union rep while victim lies dying.

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Friday, December 5, 2014, 2:30 AM
In the six and a half minutes after Peter Liang discharged a single bullet that struck Gurley, 28, he and his partner couldn't be reached, sources told the Daily News. And instead of calling for help for the dying man, Liang was texting his union representative.
What's more, the sources said, the pair of officers weren't supposed to be patrolling the stairways of the Pink Houses that night.

The explosive details of the immediate aftermath following the shooting of Gurley are at the center of an investigation by Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson — who is poised to present evidence to a grand jury as early as the end of this month.
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/exclusive-texted-union-rep-akai-gurley-lay-dying-article-1.2034219?cid=bitly
December 5, 2014

Justice for #EricGarner march has shut down Congress!!!!! stopping people from entering & exiting

and
LAKE SHORE DRIVE SHUT DOWN

And
two marches just merged and our ranks have swelled by the THOUSANDS!!!

#EricGarner protest at #ColumbiaUniversity #NewYork. #ICantBreathe

go to this Twitter feed to see the epics......
https://twitter.com/YourAnonNews

We are seeing a repeating series of very co ordinated protests, across the country, with a focus on "shut it down" actions.

I am impressed.

December 4, 2014

HA! ....Justice Department to open civil rights investigation in Eric Garner case

The US Justice Department announced that it is opening a federal civil rights investigation into the death of Eric Garner, who was killed by a chokehold at the hands of police.

US Attorney General Eric Holder made the announcement Wednesday evening, in the wake of a grand jury decision not to indict the police officer responsible for placing Garner in a chokehold. The investigation will consider whether or not police violated Garner's civil rights.

Prosecutors will conduct an independent, thorough, and fair investigation, Holder said, including a "complete review" of material gathered during the local investigation.
http://rt.com/usa/211251-eric-garner-civil-rights/

December 3, 2014

Mayor de Blasio: " we tell our mixed race son about the "special care" he must take re: police"

At the exact same time today when NYC Mayor De Blasio called for calm protests, over the Eric Garner decision,
he said THIS at the same news conference:

At a news conference early Wednesday evening, the mayor said he and his wife, who is black, have spoken to their son for years
about the "special care" he must take when he meets police, who are there to protect the public.


He ADMITS the cops cannot be trusted to treat his son fairly, that they can be dangerous.

He KNOWS how widespread and serious the problem is, and has known, "for years".

Is he calling for a change in the NYPD??????
I have not heard of any.

My flabber is definitely gasted.

December 3, 2014

2014 Global Corruption Level map is out, and I am surprised where the USA stands on it.

Link, below has color coded map and also an interactive table of rankings, can be searched via several parameters.
You can click on countries on the map and see where they rank.

I AM surprised at the results...what about you?

Based on expert opinion from around the world, the Corruption Perceptions Index measures the perceived levels of public sector corruption worldwide,
and it paints an alarming picture.
Not one single country gets a perfect score and more than two-thirds score below 50, on a scale from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean)
.
http://www.transparency.org/cpi2014/results

December 2, 2014

Damn....F**ker says he is thinking of running.

Breaking News site:
At Wall Street Journal CEO Council, Jeb Bush says he's thinking about running for president, will make up mind 'in short order' @davidmwessel

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Long time political activist, working to tint my lil "Mayberry" more blue. Collector of strays of various species and minds.
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