Tag Archives: police violence

Wednesday Open Thread | The cop who killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice wants his job back

Posted on January 10, 2018 by SouthernGirl2

My eyes! My eyes! This can’t be real….. The cop who shot and killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice in 2014 may get his job back after nearly eight months off the force. The Cleveland Police Department fired Officer Timothy Loehmann in … Continue reading →

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Ex-Cop Michael Slager sentenced to 20 years in prison for killing Walter Scott

Posted on December 7, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

Thank God for Feidin Santana filming the shooting of #WalterScott. If not for his video #MichaelSlager would have gotten away with murder. May God’s grace, mercy and DIVINE protection be with him. May God’s tender mercies comfort the hearts of … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Open Thread | Tennessee man says he was fired after being spotted sitting during national anthem

Posted on October 11, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

Tennessee man says that he was fired from his job at a local kickboxing gym because he sat during the national anthem at a weekend event. Local news station Fox 17 reports that Tyler Chancellor, who until this week had … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Open Thread | Mike Pence’s NFL game walkout stunt was planned in advance

Posted on October 10, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

Mike Pence is is UNFIT FOR OFFICE. He pulled a walkout stunt to stir racial strife against BLACK NFL PLAYERS when he knows darn well the protests are about police brutality and racism.  But Pence is silent about white supremacists … Continue reading →

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Black Women March

Posted on September 30, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

A pair of simultaneous marches addressing racial injustice swept through Washington, D.C., on Saturday, with sister marches scheduled to take place in several cities across the country. The March for Black Women, protesting “state violence” and sexual and domestic violence … Continue reading →

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Pennsylvania fire chief calls Steelers coach Mike Tomlin a ‘no-good nigger’ over NFL protests

Posted on September 26, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

A fire chief from Pennsylvania has apologized for calling Steelers coach Mike Tomlin a “no-good n*gger” after his team did not come out onto the field for the national anthem during this Sunday’s game against the Chicago Bears. CBS Pittsburgh … Continue reading →

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Police reopen probe after video surfaces of cop brutally beating homeless woman

Posted on July 11, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

WARNING: VERY VIOLENT This is the most disturbing barbaric act of violence upon a woman I have ever seen. What did she do to justify such extreme violence? She didn’t kill anyone nor was she threatening anyone. If the cop … Continue reading →

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Philando Castile’s mom reacts to officer acquittal in the killing of her son

Posted on June 17, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

I am distraught over this. Acquitted of all charges. The cop wasn’t even charged for disarming a fire arm….with a little girl in the back seat. Bullets came within inches of the child. It didn’t matter to the jury. It’s … Continue reading →

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Friday Open Thread | Two Tweets. Same Day. Amerikkka.

Posted on May 19, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

The way they do our lives….

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Thursday Open Thread | #BettyShelby found not guilty in death of Terrence Crutcher

Posted on May 18, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

A crowd gathered outside the courtroom after a jury found Tulsa police Officer Betty Shelby not guilty of first-degree manslaughter in the shooting death of Terence Crutcher, an unarmed black man, last year. “Bring her out,” the crowd yelled, referring … Continue reading →

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