A Georgia cop has been fired after he was caught on a viral TikTok video touching an unarmed black woman on her front porch, officials said Friday. Michael Oxford, formerly of the Gwinnett County Police Department outside Atlanta, was first placed on probation after Tuesday’s incident and was discharged Friday …
Read More »Texas Governor Proposes Freezing Property Tax Revenue from Cities Defending Police
Texas attorney Greg Abbott (R) said Tuesday that he is all for limiting revenues for real estate from Texas cities that decide to cut funding from their police departments. Abbott made the remarks at a press conference in Fort Worth. His remarks come after the Austin City Council on Thursday …
Read More »More Minneapolis voters say police power should not be reduced
More Minneapolis voters said in a poll released Saturday that the city’s police force should not be reduced. De Star Tribune / MPR News / KARE 11 Minnesota Poll found that 44 percent of respondents said the size of the Minneapolis Police Department should not be reduced, compared to 40 …
Read More »Dozens of radio stations to pause programming to honor Breonna Taylor
Thousands of radio stations across the country on Thursday will pause their normal programming to mark five months since the death of Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old Black woman fatally shot by Louisville, Ky., Police officers in her apartment. The broadcast event will be coordinated by Louisville radio station 97.1 FM …
Read More »Mayor calls Chicago looting ‘a planned attack’
Mayor of Chicago Lori LightfootLori LightfootMayor calls Chicago looting ‘a planned attack’ Feehery: Weak mayors destroy America’s major cities. Lightfoot catches up with reporter after question of ‘going too easy’ on Chicago looters: ‘Don’t make us bait’ MORE (D) says the looting and violence that struck late Sunday and early …
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