Category Archives: crime

Officer #RayTensing on Trial for the Murder of #SamDuBose Day 6

Posted on November 7, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

CINCINNATI — One juror has dropped out of the Ray Tensing murder trial, Judge Megan Shanahan announced in court Monday morning. Juror alternate No. 4, a white female, removed herself from service due to safety and privacy concerns brought up … Continue reading →

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Officer #RayTensing on Trial for the Murder of #SamDuBose Day 5

Posted on November 4, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

Ray Tensing was not dragged by the car Sam DuBose was driving before the former UC police officer shot and killed DuBose, a forensic video analyst testified during Tensing’s trial Thursday. Tensing is accused of murder and voluntary manslaughter in … Continue reading →

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Officer #RayTensing on Trial for the Murder of #SamDuBose Day 4

Posted on November 3, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

Attorneys for both sides in Ray Tensing’s murder trial agree the former University of Cincinnati’s body camera footage will play a huge role in the case. The footage shows Tensing shooting Sam DuBose during an off-campus traffic stop in July … Continue reading →

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#WalterScott Shooting: Jury selection begins for the murder trial of officer Michael Slager

Posted on October 31, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

Jury selection is underway for the murder trial of former South Carolina cop Michael Slager, who shot and killed unarmed motorist Walter Scott during a traffic stop in early April 2015 in what prosecutors have alleged is murder, PEOPLE confirms. … Continue reading →

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Monday Open Thread | Cop’s Wife Blames Fake Robbery on Black Lives Matter

Posted on October 31, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

The wife of a police officer in Millbury, MA claimed that she was the victim of a robbery earlier this month where someone ransacked her house and stole thousands of dollars worth of jewelry.  The woman also claimed the perpetrator … Continue reading →

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Charlotte girl weeps over police shootings at city council meeting

Posted on September 27, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

(CNN) — A young girl climbed up a step ladder to stand at the podium before a tense Charlotte City Council meeting. Petite in size, with braids in her hair and hearts on her t-shirt, Zianna Oliphant collected herself and … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Open Thread | Justice Department: Baltimore police routinely discriminated against blacks

Posted on August 10, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

(BALTIMORE) — Baltimore police officers routinely discriminate against blacks, use excessive force too often and are not adequately disciplined for misconduct, according to a harshly critical Justice Department report being issued Wednesday. The report, the culmination of a yearlong investigation … Continue reading →

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#KorrynGaines 5 yr old son: Police saw me run & shot me. They hurt my arm

Posted on August 4, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

I’m hyperventilating! The cops kicked the door in & opened fire. They saw this child running & they shot him. A 5yr old! Full Video: #KorrynGaines 5yo son's eyewitness account of Baltimore County Police shooting that killed his mother. https://t.co/oEPbiflsD4 … Continue reading →

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Donald Trump’s America | Mia Frias-Russell Woke Up To Racial Hate In Indiana

Posted on July 22, 2016 by SouthernGirl2
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Diamond Reynolds & Daughter Dae’Anna | Eliihaas: “This Video is for Me”

Posted on July 7, 2016 by rikyrah

Dae’Anna and her mommy on the Fourth of July, 2016. "It's okay mommy" "It's okay I'm right here with you" My heart hurts, this world is an ugly place #PhilandoCastile pic.twitter.com/NsQrn72XwH — WORLD STAR FANS (@WorIdStarLaugh) July 7, 2016 This … Continue reading →

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