Retired LA police officer has the perfect solution to stop nosy paranoid white people from calling cops on innocent blacks
In the past year, there have been multiple high-profile incidents of white people getting caught threatening to call the cops on people of color for engaging in everyday, normal activities: swimming in a pool; eating lunch; using food stamps; feeding the homeless, to name just a few recent examples.
In addition to traumatizing people with unnecessary police encounters, calling 911 when you see a black person do something in public (or in private) is a monumental waste of time and resources for first responders.
Retired Sgt. Cheryl Dorsey—who worked for the LAPD for 20 years—tells Raw Story there’s a simple solution.
“There are policies in place for people who abuse 911. Let’s say someone goes fishing on a lake, even though there’s a sign that says ‘No fishing on the lake,’ and they get stuck needing a SEAL team to rescue them or whatever. They charge you for resources.”
The same can be true for calling the authorities on people who are not breaking the law.
“Let’s say somebody calls you and you suspect it’s BS … charge that person for the salary of every emergency responder who’s on the scene because of it,” Dorsey said.
She recalls that back during her time on the force, the LAPD would get daily phone calls from what they jokingly referred to as “the Laser Lady.”
“She’d call everyday. She wanted someone to adjust the tin foil on her head! It was kind of funny.”
But there’s nothing funny about the racism that would prompt someone to call the police on a black person doing nothing wrong.
“Police department resources are minimal. Cops don’t have time to go to the scene because there are some black people having a BBQ in a park.”
“It’s such a no brainer. Many people live paycheck to paycheck. If you had to pay the salaries of four cops responding to the scene and a sergeant… well you’d probably think twice.”
Source: THE RAW STORY
Boy Died After Mistaking Dad’s Meth For Breakfast Cereal: Police
A 8-year-old boy in Indiana who died after reportedly mistaking his dad’s methamphetamine for breakfast cereal had more than 180 times the lethal amount of the drug, according to a toxicology report released Thursday.
Curtis Collman III died June 21 after overdosing on meth at the home of his father, Curtis Gilbert Collman, 41, according to WAVE TV.
Reports said the boy ingested several grams of meth that were on a plate, thinking it was cereal.
Around 10 a.m., the elder Collman noticed his son seemed ill and called a friend who came over to look at the child, according to reports.
When the woman suggested calling 911, Collman Jr. allegedly ripped the phone out of her hand and said, “I’m not going back to prison.”
He then grabbed a handgun from another room and threatened to kill himself, the woman and his son, according to the Seymour Tribune.
Collman then took his son to his parents’ home, but fled when they too wanted to call 911, reports said.
Although the suspect’s parents called for help, the boy later died.
Police finally apprehended the elder Collman on Thursday evening and charged him with failure to register as a sex offender, which stemmed from a 2006 conviction on a Class D felony of sexual misconduct with a minor, the Tribune reported.
Collman has since been charged with neglect of a dependent causing death, pointing a firearm and theft.
On Friday, he requested a bond reduction so he could spend time at home with his parents while awaiting trial, but Jackson County law enforcement officials planned to fight to keep Collman behind bars. The judge was to decide by close of business Friday if the bond would be lowered.
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Smith College Employee Called Police On Black Student Eating Lunch
The only way ignorant bigoted racist white people will stop calling the police on people of color is if they themselves are arrested and charged with false reporting. These bigoted racist white folks are calling 9ll on black people for just living like normal human beings. JUST CAUSE THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH IT! There is no consequences for their actions. For every action there is a reaction for every reaction there is action. Someone needs to take action before a black or brown person gets killed. For just living and minding their own business. Something to think about when these non emergency calls come through at that very moment someone else could really need some medical attention but because the police fire and medical but mostly police are being called for foolishness a life could be lost and precious time was wasted.
A Smith College employee called the police on a black student who was eating lunch in a common area because she “seemed to be out of place,” the school said.
The student, Oumou Kanoute, is working at Smith College as a teaching assistant and residential adviser over the summer. She said she was taking a break from work on Tuesday when a police officer approached her and asked why she was there.
“I did nothing wrong, I wasn’t making any noise or bothering anyone,” Kanoute wrote Tuesday in a Facebook post. “All I did was be black.”
Smith College announced on Friday that the employee has been placed on leave. It also released a transcript of the employee’s call to the police.
“I was just walking through here in the front foyer of [REDACTED] and we have a person sitting there laying down in the living room area over here,” the caller said. “I didn’t approach her or anything but um he seems to be out of place … umm … I don’t see anybody in the building at this point and uh I don’t know what he’s doing in there just laying on the couch.”
Kanoute said the incident made her “nervous” and caused her emotional distress.
“No student of color should have to explain why they belong at prestigious white institutions,” she wrote. “I worked my hardest to get into Smith, and I deserve to feel safe on my campus.”
Smith College said in a statement that the officer who responded to the call found nothing suspicious.
A third party is investigating the incident, Smith College President Kathleen McCartney said in a statement on Thursday.
Every staff member will participate in mandatory anti-bias training starting this fall, McCartney said. The school also plans to hold anti-bias workshops for faculty and staff.
“Smith College does not tolerate race- or gender-based discrimination in any form. Such behavior can contribute to a climate of fear, hostility and exclusion that has no place in our community,” Title IX coordinator Amy Hunter said Wednesday in a statement.
Kanoute wrote a second Facebook post on Wednesday asking for support for her request to the school administration to release the name of the employee who reported her to the police.
“I demanded that the administration share the name of the person who made the 9-1-1 call so that they can confront and acknowledge the harm done to me as [a] student,” Kanoute said.
The post has received more than 900 shares as of Friday. Smith College said it has received multiple requests to release the name of the complainant, but school policy prohibits the release of names in campus police records.
Kanoute added in a post written Thursday that she would like to receive a formal apology from the employee.
Similar incidents of police being called on black people while doing everyday activities have increasingly dominated the news as individuals film the racist incidents.
A white woman whom the internet dubbed “Barbecue Becky” called the cops on a black family barbecuing in Oakland, California, in April. In May, a black student at Yale University was napping in a common area when a white student called the police on her.
Last month, a woman who stopped to give some supplies to a homeless man outside of a California grocery store had the police called on her for suspected shoplifting.
The story has been updated with new statements from McCartney and the transcript of the police call.
Source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/smith-college-employee-called-police-155251262.html
Ohio judge orders man’s mouth taped shut during sentencing
An Ohio judge fed up with interruptions ordered a convicted robber’s mouth to be taped shut in court on Tuesday.
Franklyn Williams, 32, who was convicted of three armed robberies, had multiple outbursts during his sentencing despite receiving more than a dozen warnings from Judge John Russo, WJW reports.
Video captured by the station inside the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court shows Williams loudly complaining about his attorneys before Judge Russo interjects, saying, “Mr. Williams, I’m the judge in the matter, shut your mouth and I will tell you when you can talk.”
“If we have to, I will gag you in one second,” Judge Russo adds. “Zip it until I give you a chance to talk.”
When Williams continued to defy the judge’s orders, Russo ordered his mouth to be taped shut. However, one piece of red tape proved ineffective and, after Williams continued to try and speak, the judge instructed deputies to place another piece of tape over his mouth.
Williams was convicted in December on counts of aggravated robbery, kidnapping, theft, misuse of credit cards and having weapons under a disability. On Tuesday, he was sentenced to 24 years in prison after his second trial in the case, according to WJW.
During the first, Williams pleaded guilty and was sentenced to up to 14 years in prison. He was granted an appeal after a court found he was misinformed about when he would be eligible for release.
Source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/ohio-judge-orders-man-apos-143529847.html
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Donald Trump Says You Need A Picture ID To Buy Groceries In America The president made the comment while pushing for voter ID laws at a Florida rally.
WHERE DAY DO DAT AT? REALLY TRUMP?? OMG
President Donald Trump told a crowd in Florida on Tuesday night that buying groceries requires an identification card.
Trump made the comment while pushing for voter ID laws at a rally in Tampa to support Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) in the state’s gubernatorial race. The president touched on a number of his regular talking points, including unemployment rates and tariffs, before talking about voter fraud.
Trump claimed Democrats were attempting to give undocumented immigrants the right to vote.
“Which is why the time has come for voter ID, like everything else,” Trump told the crowd. “You know, if you go out and you want to buy groceries, you need a picture on a card. You need ID.”
President Trump, at his rally in Tampa, is pushing for voter ID laws and said you need to show an ID to buy groceries.
(You don't need ID to buy groceries.) pic.twitter.com/7WAs05R4dz
— Liam Martin (@LiamFromBoston) July 31, 2018
There is no evidence that noncitizen voting is a widespread problem, despite Trump’s claims. Pressed in court earlier this year to offer evidence of widespread noncitizen voting in Kansas, experts whose work Trump has relied on were only able to point to a handful of cases.
To be clear, American citizens do not need a picture ID to buy basic groceries. There are some federal and state regulations that prohibit the sale of alcohol or certain over-the-counter medications without identification, but that does not extend to basic food or cleaning products.
Social media users remarked on Trump’s assertion as “out of touch” and wondered when the billionaire last bought his own groceries….
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