Archive for September, 2008
Talk about Bait & Switch
I learned that approximately two years ago, a young man in the Englewood community was taken to the police station for questioning about a shooting that took place, and ended up catching a drug case. It was claimed that he had marked money on him. It is unknown if that were true or [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )White Privilege
A BUZZFLASH GUEST CONTRIBUTION
by Tim Wise
For those who still can’t grasp the concept of white privilege, or who are constantly looking for some easy-to-understand examples of it, perhaps this list will help.
White privilege is when you can get pregnant at seventeen like Bristol Palin and everyone is quick to insist that your life [...]
Jason Austin is Free
I know I am a bit late with this, but I have a few words about this issue.
Charges have been dropped against 26-year-old Jason Austin, the man accused of killing Detective Robert Soto and Kathryn Rombert on August 18, 2008 due to a lack of evidence. Read the full story at http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-austin-soto-shooting-websep11,0,4043059,print.story.
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Police Car Ran Red Light
Police car 8188 ran a red light on 66th & Halsted in Chicago at 6:53 p.m. on Wednesday, September 17, 2008. So much for obeying the law.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 4 so far )A Citizen’s Guide to 911 Caller Anonymity
Taken from a document distributed at a CAPS (Community Alternative Policing Strategy) meeting.
Any person reporting a crime may inform the call-taker that (s)he wishes to remain anonymous.
* Clearly state your request to remain anonymous to the 911 call-taker.
* The call-taker will not this on the event record, which will make your information unavailable to a [...]
Notes from CAPS Meetings
Be on the watch for people cutting phone wires.
If you ever have an issue with an officer, you can call for a supervisor to come on the scene right then and there.
Don’t forget to visit the sex offenders website. You can either go to http://www.familywatchdog.us/ or the department corrections in your state.
People are preying on seniors [...]
Sarah Palin’s Pregnant Daughter Bristol
Republican Vice President nominee Governor Sarah Palin’s 17-year-old daughter is 5 months pregnant. While both Democrats and Republications have pushed this issue to the side because it was a white female, think about what would be happening had it been an unwed black teenage. The Republicans would have taken this issue and run with it. She would [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Officer Soto’s “Friend”
This was started in the mid-part of August and finished on August 31, 2008.
The resounding word “friend” has become an annoyance. Not because it is overused in every day conversation. But because every news station is highlighting the relationship Officer Robert Soto had with DCFS social worker, Kathryn Romberg. It has become overly annoying to [...]
Cobb County Cops are Just Wrong
A citizen caught police officers having a good time smoking weed and drinking alcohol while on duty in Cobb County, Georgia in 2007. She called authorities to report her findings, and was pulled over by the officers. Not only was she pulled over, but her video tape AND video camera were confiscated. It is over a year [...]
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