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Post by danvilleshark on Apr 18, 2022 13:25:52 GMT -8
An ex-con sprung from prison a month ago went on an meth-fueled rampage in Manhattan Monday morning, stabbing one stranger in back, bashing a man and woman with a bottle and punching out two men, including a 65-year-old who suffered a serious head injury, police said. The 32-year-old attacker, the right side of his forehead covered with facial tattoos, didn’t say a word to his victims. He had crystal methamphetamine on him when he was arrested after his last victim, a 22-year-old doing work for NYCHA, pointed him out to a nearby cop, police said. The spree played out between 8:04 a.m. and 8:32 a.m. in four separate attacks on the Upper East Side and in East Harlem. The most seriously injured victim appears to be the 65-year-old man who was knocked out at E. 96th St. and Second Ave. and hit his head on the ground. Medics rushed him to NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, where he is listed in serious condition. The attacker headed north after that, confronting a 66-year-old woman as she exited her parked car at E. 99th St. and Second Ave. The attacker struck her in the head with a bottle, police said. A 37-year-old homeless man walking by told police he was also hit with the bottle when he tried to intervene. Video shows he did not come to the woman’s aid as he claimed but was nonetheless randomly attacked, police said. He was cut above his right eye and on the back of his head and was taken to Metropolitan Hospital. The woman was taken to Harlem Hospital with a cut on her head. The attacker headed back to the Upper East Side, confronting his next victim, a 45-year-old man walking to his car at E. 91st St. and York Ave. The assailant allegedly slashed the victim on the right side of his neck and plunged a knife into his back, the blade breaking off. The victim managed to keep his wits, get in his car and drive to Metropolitan Hospital with the knife still in his back. He is expected to recover. The rampage ended a few minutes after that when the suspect punched a 22-year-old man affiliated with NYCHA. By then officers were on the lookout for the suspect, whom the last victim pointed out. Charges against the suspect, who lives in the Bronx, are pending. Police said he has 27 arrests on his record, included nine that are sealed and two that were voided. He served two stints in prison, public records show. He served more than five years for selling drugs near a Manhattan school and was paroled in July 2018, records show. After a criminal contempt conviction, also in Manhattan, he was sentenced to up to three years in prison but was conditionally released on March 14. The suspect has “Alisha” tattooed on his left check. On his right forehead is the full name of another woman.
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Post by danvilleshark on Apr 18, 2022 13:45:34 GMT -8
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Post by danvilleshark on Apr 19, 2022 7:40:53 GMT -8
The man who pleaded guilty to the murder of Jacqueline Avant in her Beverly Hills home last year shot her in the back and later laughed and bragged about the killing, according to court records reviewed by The Times. Aariel Maynor allegedly bragged to a friend in a phone call from jail that he would serve only 20 to 25 years because Los Angeles County prosecutors did not file special circumstances murder that could have meant life without parole or the death penalty, a sentencing document filed by prosecutors shows. Dist. Atty. George Gascón is seeking 150 years to life for the murder with a three-strikes enhancement, plus a consecutive 43-year term for other crimes. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Kathryn Solorzano will hear arguments from the defense before sentencing Maynor as early as Tuesday. "It was a horrific, tragic crime the impact of which continues to traumatize her family and the greater community," Gascón said in an interview Monday. "I wanted to hold him accountable but at the same time avoid a painful trial for the family... Mr. Maynor has been in the system since 12. It speaks to the failure of the criminal justice system. He rated as the highest of most violent offenders in the prison system." Maynor pleaded guilty to murder, attempted murder, possession of a firearm by a felon and two counts of burglary. The shooting took place early on the morning of Dec. 1 As Maynor sat in the Los Angeles County jail in December, he called a female friend and "laughed" about the killing and the publicity surrounding it, the sentencing document said. Avant was a noted philanthropist and political activist and the husband of music executive Clarence Avant. "That's not funny. That somebody's life," replied the unidentified woman. Maynor continued to say he "was all over the news" and wondered, "You think my mama's seen that, though?" He told the woman in the jailhouse call he expected to get $50,000 from a burglary there that night, the document shows. Maynor then explained that when the burglary at the Avant house failed, he went to a home in the Hollywood Hills and attempted another one. A short time later, Maynor was captured by Los Angeles police in the backyard of the Hollywood home, where he had shot himself in the foot with a rifle.. Before Christmas, he called a man and bragged that the district attorney did not seek the death penalty or life without parole by filing special circumstances murder. "I'm going get out of jail. I'll probably do like 20 ... 25 years, get out, you feel me?"
Maynor was paroled from state prison three months before shooting Avant. According to the sentencing memorandum, he had two prior convictions for robbery and causing great bodily injury. His most recent robbery was three years before he killed Avant.It remains unclear why Maynor targeted the Avants' home or if he knew whose residence he'd broken into. Security video from a neighboring home captured Maynor in dark clothing approaching the house with the AR-15-style rifle. A few minutes later, the camera caught him fleeing and turning around to fire five shots in the direction of an unarmed security guard, then frantically fumbling to get into his Lexus. He would drop a red glove that would tie him to the crime.
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Post by Fugazi on Apr 19, 2022 8:04:56 GMT -8
The man who pleaded guilty to the murder of Jacqueline Avant in her Beverly Hills home last year shot her in the back and later laughed and bragged about the killing, according to court records reviewed by The Times. Aariel Maynor allegedly bragged to a friend in a phone call from jail that he would serve only 20 to 25 years because Los Angeles County prosecutors did not file special circumstances murder that could have meant life without parole or the death penalty, a sentencing document filed by prosecutors shows. Dist. Atty. George Gascón is seeking 150 years to life for the murder with a three-strikes enhancement, plus a consecutive 43-year term for other crimes. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Kathryn Solorzano will hear arguments from the defense before sentencing Maynor as early as Tuesday. "It was a horrific, tragic crime the impact of which continues to traumatize her family and the greater community," Gascón said in an interview Monday. "I wanted to hold him accountable but at the same time avoid a painful trial for the family... Mr. Maynor has been in the system since 12. It speaks to the failure of the criminal justice system. He rated as the highest of most violent offenders in the prison system." Maynor pleaded guilty to murder, attempted murder, possession of a firearm by a felon and two counts of burglary. The shooting took place early on the morning of Dec. 1 As Maynor sat in the Los Angeles County jail in December, he called a female friend and "laughed" about the killing and the publicity surrounding it, the sentencing document said. Avant was a noted philanthropist and political activist and the husband of music executive Clarence Avant. "That's not funny. That somebody's life," replied the unidentified woman. Maynor continued to say he "was all over the news" and wondered, "You think my mama's seen that, though?" He told the woman in the jailhouse call he expected to get $50,000 from a burglary there that night, the document shows. Maynor then explained that when the burglary at the Avant house failed, he went to a home in the Hollywood Hills and attempted another one. A short time later, Maynor was captured by Los Angeles police in the backyard of the Hollywood home, where he had shot himself in the foot with a rifle.. Before Christmas, he called a man and bragged that the district attorney did not seek the death penalty or life without parole by filing special circumstances murder. "I'm going get out of jail. I'll probably do like 20 ... 25 years, get out, you feel me?"
Maynor was paroled from state prison three months before shooting Avant. According to the sentencing memorandum, he had two prior convictions for robbery and causing great bodily injury. His most recent robbery was three years before he killed Avant.It remains unclear why Maynor targeted the Avants' home or if he knew whose residence he'd broken into. Security video from a neighboring home captured Maynor in dark clothing approaching the house with the AR-15-style rifle. A few minutes later, the camera caught him fleeing and turning around to fire five shots in the direction of an unarmed security guard, then frantically fumbling to get into his Lexus. He would drop a red glove that would tie him to the crime. Ariel Maynor was the Aunt of fox news liberal contributor Harold Ford. He says the justice system and California judges abandoned his Aunt and the people of California.
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Post by danvilleshark on Apr 19, 2022 8:35:46 GMT -8
The man who pleaded guilty to the murder of Jacqueline Avant in her Beverly Hills home last year shot her in the back and later laughed and bragged about the killing, according to court records reviewed by The Times. Aariel Maynor allegedly bragged to a friend in a phone call from jail that he would serve only 20 to 25 years because Los Angeles County prosecutors did not file special circumstances murder that could have meant life without parole or the death penalty, a sentencing document filed by prosecutors shows. Dist. Atty. George Gascón is seeking 150 years to life for the murder with a three-strikes enhancement, plus a consecutive 43-year term for other crimes. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Kathryn Solorzano will hear arguments from the defense before sentencing Maynor as early as Tuesday. "It was a horrific, tragic crime the impact of which continues to traumatize her family and the greater community," Gascón said in an interview Monday. "I wanted to hold him accountable but at the same time avoid a painful trial for the family... Mr. Maynor has been in the system since 12. It speaks to the failure of the criminal justice system. He rated as the highest of most violent offenders in the prison system." Maynor pleaded guilty to murder, attempted murder, possession of a firearm by a felon and two counts of burglary. The shooting took place early on the morning of Dec. 1 As Maynor sat in the Los Angeles County jail in December, he called a female friend and "laughed" about the killing and the publicity surrounding it, the sentencing document said. Avant was a noted philanthropist and political activist and the husband of music executive Clarence Avant. "That's not funny. That somebody's life," replied the unidentified woman. Maynor continued to say he "was all over the news" and wondered, "You think my mama's seen that, though?" He told the woman in the jailhouse call he expected to get $50,000 from a burglary there that night, the document shows. Maynor then explained that when the burglary at the Avant house failed, he went to a home in the Hollywood Hills and attempted another one. A short time later, Maynor was captured by Los Angeles police in the backyard of the Hollywood home, where he had shot himself in the foot with a rifle.. Before Christmas, he called a man and bragged that the district attorney did not seek the death penalty or life without parole by filing special circumstances murder. "I'm going get out of jail. I'll probably do like 20 ... 25 years, get out, you feel me?"
Maynor was paroled from state prison three months before shooting Avant. According to the sentencing memorandum, he had two prior convictions for robbery and causing great bodily injury. His most recent robbery was three years before he killed Avant.It remains unclear why Maynor targeted the Avants' home or if he knew whose residence he'd broken into. Security video from a neighboring home captured Maynor in dark clothing approaching the house with the AR-15-style rifle. A few minutes later, the camera caught him fleeing and turning around to fire five shots in the direction of an unarmed security guard, then frantically fumbling to get into his Lexus. He would drop a red glove that would tie him to the crime. Ariel Maynor was the Aunt of fox news liberal contributor Harold Ford. He says the justice system and California judges abandoned his Aunt and the people of California. Harold Ford's party abandoned the law abiding people of California.
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Post by danvilleshark on Apr 19, 2022 10:57:12 GMT -8
The Black Lives Matter organization was silent when approached for comment on 2020’s skyrocketing number of Black murders and experts citing BLM and the defund the police movements for contributing to the deaths.
Fox News Digital reached out to the Black Lives Matter press team on April 14 inquiring if they had comment on FBI data showing there was a 32% increase in Black murders in 2020 compared to 2019, as well as a comment regarding experts such as the Manhattan Institute’s Heather Mac Donald arguing the BLM and defund the police movements contributed to the murder spike, not the coronavirus.
Fox News Digital also detailed the yearly numbers of Black murders from 2010 to 2020 within the inquiry but did not receive a response from the organization as of Tuesday morning.
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Post by danvilleshark on Apr 19, 2022 11:01:07 GMT -8
A teenager is behind bars after admitting to carjacking and beating up an elderly man. Antonio Herman, 18, is charged with carjacking, two counts of possession of a deadly weapon, criminal attempt carjacking and vulnerable adult abuse, court records show, after two different incidences. On April 17 at 10:20 pm., the Memphis Police Department (MPD) responded to a carjacking in the 4500 block of Poplar Avenue. A man told police he parked by a gas pump, went inside the store to get a drink, then when he cranked his car to leave, a man opened his door, records show. The man said that the male was armed with a gun and stated “Give me your keys.” The man quickly accelerated leaving the parking lot, records show. On April 17 at 10:30 p.m., officers responded to a carjacking in the 4000 block of Camelot Lane. The victim who is over 70-years-old told police that he was blocked in at the gate by a dark-colored Infiniti SUV. According to a report, two men got out of the car and approached him armed with a “machine gun.” The victim said he was pulled out of his Nissan Altima by the back of his neck and was then struck four to five times by one of the men with one of the “machine guns” inAccording to an affidavit, the victim said the men left with his car. The victim was taken to the hospital and received two staples in his head and four stitches above his left eye, the affidavit said. It wasn’t until later on that officers found the victim’s Nissan occupied by one man, identified as Herman. According to officials, Herman waived his rights and admitted to being responsible in both cases. Herman’s bond is set at $75,000. the head and face, records show.
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Post by danvilleshark on Apr 19, 2022 13:58:58 GMT -8
More white supremacy
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Post by danvilleshark on Apr 20, 2022 15:15:06 GMT -8
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Post by Fugazi on Apr 20, 2022 18:31:19 GMT -8
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Post by carolinasharksfan on Apr 21, 2022 10:16:08 GMT -8
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Post by danvilleshark on Apr 21, 2022 10:18:32 GMT -8
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Post by danvilleshark on Apr 21, 2022 12:50:35 GMT -8
The so called community meets Chinese justice: BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese court on Thursday sentenced U.S. citizen Shadeed Abdulmateen to death for intentional homicide of a 21-year-old woman, his former girlfriend, state broadcaster CCTV reported. In its verdict the Ningbo Intermediate People's Court in Zhejiang Province, found that after a disagreement over the pair's break-up in June 2019 the defendant arranged to meet and talk with the victim, a Chinese citizen surnamed Chen, at a bus top in Ningbo before going on to kill her with a "folding knife". The court held that the defendant's "premeditated revenge killing, stabbing and cutting Chen's face and neck several times, resulting in Chen's death, was motivated by vile motives, resolute intent and cruel means, and the circumstances of the crime were particularly bad and the consequences particularly serious, and should be punished according to law," CCTV reported. The U.S. embassy did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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Post by danvilleshark on Apr 21, 2022 13:12:44 GMT -8
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Post by danvilleshark on Apr 21, 2022 16:32:30 GMT -8
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Post by danvilleshark on Apr 21, 2022 17:20:19 GMT -8
An Ohio State University student leader is facing criticism from other students for a comment he made during a student government meeting in March, stating that he'd "love" to live in a world where "Black people were taught that they are superior." John Fuller, who was parliamentarian of the Ohio State University Undergraduate Student Government General Assembly at the time of the meeting, made the comments while presenting a resolution aimed at condemning all anti-critical race theory legislation, according to OSU's student newspaper The Lantern. During the March 23 general assembly meeting, Fuller said that White people are taught they are "superior" to other races, and would "love" to see that change. "I just wanted to say that and make this very clear, the only people who are taught that they are superior to another race are White people," Fuller said. "And I would absolutely love to live in a world where Black people were taught that they are superior." Fuller said that he "full-heartedly" believes that Black people are superior. "I would love it because I full-heartedly believe that," he added. Fuller said that taking away the teaching of one race as superior is White supremacy. "By taking away the teaching of one race as superior to another, that is inherently White supremacy," Fuller said. "Because White people learn from birth that they are superior, there is nothing that they need to be taught in school that tells them that. They learn that from their lived experiences." Fuller later repeated his original claim, saying that "I do believe that Black people are superior."
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Post by carolinasharksfan on Apr 21, 2022 17:34:01 GMT -8
I see black ladies with their hair dyed blonde…is that cultural appropriation?
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Post by galtfan on Apr 22, 2022 5:11:55 GMT -8
The so called community. I just don't get it.
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Post by danvilleshark on Apr 22, 2022 8:50:53 GMT -8
I see black ladies with their hair dyed blonde…is that cultural appropriation? No, this is a one way street.
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Post by danvilleshark on Apr 26, 2022 7:35:55 GMT -8
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Post by danvilleshark on Apr 26, 2022 15:46:58 GMT -8
Same exact group: Three juveniles from the same group of minors accused of stomping on a woman in downtown Boston last week, allegedly targeting her in an unprovoked attack because of her race and hairstyle, were arrested again on Monday after allegedly assaulting McDonald’s employees and police officers. This comes as the Boston Police Department has described in police reports over the past several weeks "a recent barrage of juvenile incidents" withing District A-1 "involving young teenagers fighting in public, causing disturbances inside businesses, vandalizing storefronts by smashing glass window with blunt objects, aggravated assaults, assaults on police officers, and civil rights violations." The Boston Herald reported that three juveniles were arrested early Monday morning in connection to an incident that erupted at the Roxbury McDonald’s at 301 Warren St around 11:30 p.m. Sunday. BOSTON JUVENILES' BROAD DAYLIGHT BEATING OF WOMAN ALLEGEDLY TARGETED FOR RACE, HAIRSTYLE CAPTURED ON VIDEO A police report says a group of minors began throwing rocks and water bottles at customers and employees in the drive thru. One of the workers responded by throwing items back at the minors. When a cup of soda splashed onto one of the teen’s jeans, the juvenile allegedly came inside and punched the worker in the face. Boston 25 reported the worker dialed 911 but refused medical treatment. The group of minors came back less than an hour later to try to fight employees, and one of them was spotted allegedly swinging a metal cane toward the restaurant’s lights. The kids took off running but were apprehended by police around the corner. A police report says one of the juveniles hurled racial slurs at an officer and threatened to "f--- him up."
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Post by danvilleshark on May 2, 2022 13:10:25 GMT -8
A Boston man is facing several serious charges after an incident involving a gun at an AAU basketball tournament in Westford over the weekend. Westford Police tell Boston 25 News that officers were called to The Mill Works athletic complex around 3:00 p.m. Sunday “for a disturbance” and later found the gun stashed in a baby’s diaper bag. Jose Mow, 34, of Boston was arrested according to Westford Police. According to details from court paperwork, Mow pulled out the gun after a confrontation with parents from an opposing team. Witnesses also told police that it appeared the gun “jammed” as Mow handled the gun, Police estimated about 1,000 people were inside the sports complex at the time, many of whom were seen on surveillance video “sprinting towards the exit, laying on the floor covering their children and attempting to hide behind any type of cover they can find,” according to court paperwork. Police dispatchers told responding officers that “there were multiple reporting parties stating that someone shouted ‘gun!’ and the entire building then evacuated,” according to court paperwork. Court paperwork indicates an off-duty police officer from Connecticut flagged down Westford Police and pointed them in the direction of a man with a gun who was about to leave the complex’s parking lot. When stopped, the driver, identified as Mow, “immediately put his hands in the air.” according to the court paperwork. Police say Mow was in the car with a woman and their two children. According to court documents, Mow told police he was at the complex to watch his son’s basketball game and that he told the players and parents from an opposing to be quiet after being “verbally abusive towards a female referee.” “He stated that he then began verbally arguing with the parents when one of the opposing team parents threw a blind sided punch at him, striking him in the nose.” “He stated he then turned around and took out his cell phone to videotape what was happening. He stated that is what he believed people thought was a gun,” according to the report. Police then reviewed surveillance video from the sports complex and the report says an officer “was able to find video surveillance of Mow removing a gun from his waistband” inside the building. After being told the car he was driving was going to be seized, Mow admitted to police that the gun in question was hidden inside a baby’s bag in the car, according to the court paperwork. Police say they recovered a small silver/metallic .380 pistol inside the bag.“There was a loaded magazine inside the gun and there was one bullet in the chamber,” according to the report. A witness told police he saw Mow “charge the firearm,” according to the report. “He (witness) stated that it appeared as if Mow was having issues with the firearm and that the firearm appeared to be jammed.” Police also said that Mow can be seen on surveillance moving onto an adjacent basketball court “while attempting to rack the slide of the gun to chamber a bullet.” The report indicates the officer saw no injuries to Mow after the incident, and that he had run a background check on him, revealing a guilty plea by Mow in a 2011 case out of Roxbury District Court for carrying a firearm without a license. Police also said that there is no reason - at this point - to believe that Mow had been hit by any of the witnesses, based on the surveillance.
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Post by danvilleshark on May 2, 2022 13:25:19 GMT -8
Mao would be proud:
A public elementary school in Washington, D.C., gave children as young as 4 a lesson on "anti-racism" that asked them to identify racist members of their family.
According to a Nov. 30 letter from Janney Elementary School Principal Danielle Singh, students in Pre-K through 3rd grade participated in an "Anti-Racism Fight Club" presentation by speaker Doyin Richards. "As part of this work, each student has a fist book to help continue the dialogue at school and home," Singh’s letter stated, linking to Richards’ presentation. "We recognize that any time we engage topics such as race and equity, we may experience a variety of emotions. This is a normal part of the learning and growing process. As a school community we want to continue the dialogue with our students and understand this is just the beginning."
Richards’ "Anti-Racism Fight Club Fistbook for Kids" explains that "white people are a part of a society that benefits them in almost every instance," and that "it’s as if white people walk around with an invisible force field because they hold all of the power in America."
"If you are a white person, white privilege is something you were born with and it simply means that your life is not more difficult due to the color of your skin," the "Fistbook for Kids" explains. "Put differently, it’s not your fault for having white privilege, but it is your fault if you choose to ignore it."
The "Fistbook for Kids" says anti-racism "isn’t a spectator sport" but requires "being loud, uncomfortable, confrontational and visible to ensure change is made."
A series of questions in the book asks children, "Where do you see racism in yourself? This requires true soul-searching. Be real with yourself, don’t feel guilt/shame and own it. It’s the first step in becoming an anti-racist."
Under a section titled, "How to deal with racism from loved ones," the book teaches children that "just because someone is older than you doesn’t mean that they’re right all of the time."
"If someone doesn’t believe that people should be treated equally based on the color of their skin, then they are the problem. Parents need to stop making excuses for that behavior if they truly believe in anti-racism," the book says. "Who in your family has racist beliefs? Do you think you can change their ways? What is your strategy for dealing with them?" After the presentation, the school sent parents a resource link directing them to Richards’ original "Anti-Racism Fight Club Fistbook" for adults, which declares that "racism is as American as apple pie and baseball."
"As we sit here today, it is still woven into the fabric of our homes, communities, schools, government, economic system, healthcare, and so much more. As a matter of fact, it would be difficult to find one facet of our society where racism does not exist," the book states. "White supremacy isn’t the shark, it’s the ocean."
The original "Fistbook" also claims that "if the police don’t murder citizens without penalty, then the riots/looting don’t happen," and that "your feelings about Colin Kaepernick serve as a great barometer of how you would feel about Dr. King" during the Civil Rights Movement.
"If you hate Kaepernick now, you’d hate Dr. King if he was alive today," it argues. "And do you know what’s funny? In 50 years from now, white people will probably talk glowingly of Kaepernick as they are with Dr. King now. Stop using his quotes to benefit your racism."
DC Public Schools told Fox News Digital in a statement that the original "Fistbook" was not shared with students.
"DC Public Schools provides joyful and rigorous academic experiences for our students and is committed to advancing educational equity," the district said. "In December, a resource link with this content was shared in a parent newsletter at one of our schools. It is not part of our DCPS curriculum and was not shared with students," the district said, referring to Richards’ guide for adults.
Commenters claiming to be parents at Janney Elementary complained about the Nov. 30 presentation and the "Fistbook for Kids" on the "DC Urban Moms and Dads" online forum. "Anyone else’s Kindergarten kid freaked out by an anti-racism assembly today? My kid needed to sleep with a light on and the door open tonight," one person posted anonymously. "Anyone know what specifically was talked about? My kid couldn’t relay much except that she was scared."
The district declined to answer Fox News Digital’s inquiry about the "Fistbook for Kids" and whether the Nov. 30 presentation for students ages 4-9 was mandatory.
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Post by danvilleshark on May 3, 2022 7:53:18 GMT -8
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Post by danvilleshark on May 3, 2022 8:04:54 GMT -8
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Post by galtfan on May 4, 2022 4:55:20 GMT -8
I think at that point it's no longer abortion, it's murder.
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Post by danvilleshark on May 4, 2022 7:48:31 GMT -8
Boston University professor and Critical Race Theory advocate Ibram X. Kendi touted the theory that "police inherently are harmful" during a panel over the weekend about abolishing policing in the U.S. Kendi, director and founder of BU's Center for Antiracist Research, mediated the panel featuring Elizabeth Hinton, an associate professor of history at Yale University, and "Becoming Abolitionists" author Derecka Purnell during BU’s National Antiracist Book Festival on Saturday. "I think one of the overarching points that you just demonstrated in so many different ways is: The theory that police can reduce harm or create safety is fundamentally flawed, because the police inherently are harmful," Kendi said to Purnell during the discussion, referring to her book "But it's so ingrained in us that that police is protective," he continued. "And you demonstrated that even the term police violence, we now don't even have to use the term violence because the police are inherently, sort of, violent. Do you think that's the major hang up, that people have to imagine a world in which we're able to abolish the police and create different types of ways to reduce harm, that people still can't get around the fact that the police are harmful?" Purnell said people’s fears surrounding the potential abolishment of law enforcement is ill-founded because of the harms created by law enforcement itself. "When I hear people talk about the fear of, ‘Well, if we abolish the police, or if we defund the police, who's going to protect all of the people from rapists?" Purnell argued. "When police regularly sexually assault people every single day. Every single day. And we take that just as a part of being in the job." "Police do provide a lot of protection," she said. "They protect the borders, they protect private property, they protect capitalism, they protect people who have power. Every white supremacist march I've counter-protested, the police were there facing us, not the white supremacists. And so I know exactly what police protect." "Let's ask, what do police do?" she continued. "Are they the best that we can do to prevent harm and to respond to harm? And I would say it is a resounding ‘no.’ They are not the best that we can do. And we can look to brown people, to refugees, to black people, to working class and exploited people all over the world to give us an answer as well." Hinton argued that policing in the U.S. "clearly hasn’t worked" and that a "preventative approach" is necessary. "In communities of color, in low income communities, the purpose and function of police is surveillance and social control and identifying people who need to be removed," she said. "The purpose of and function of policing middle class communities is to protect property. That's another throughline that stems from slavery." "We need to try something totally new," she continued. "And I think we need to think about a robust definition of public safety and security that involves people having adequate access to health care, every single person in this country having access to nutritious food. To me, that’s safety. Providing people educational opportunities – that leads to safety and a vibrant democracy." Purnell said it’s their jobs as advocates to shine a light on "how police provide more protection to systems of oppression than they do to systems of justice." "What's exciting, I think, about abolition is that there are lots of different policy changes that we can have to increase agency for people," she said. "So that ranges from universal basic income to universal childcare to student debt cancellation. There's so many tangible, concrete ways that we can improve the lives of lots of people."
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Post by danvilleshark on May 5, 2022 7:13:38 GMT -8
What a thorough background check process they have...
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Post by danvilleshark on May 5, 2022 13:38:16 GMT -8
They did not expect this:
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Post by carolinasharksfan on May 5, 2022 18:55:27 GMT -8
Look at all those medical people wearing their masks outside…knowing full well that it’s completely unnecessary…frickin sheep.
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