The last blog entered was December 2013. One year later not much has changed. People are still killing people. A Pennsylvania man has been charged with killing his wife with a knife and an ax on Christmas Eve. Source: http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Man-Charged-with-Murdering-Wife-with-Axe-on-Christmas-Eve-286889321.html#ixzz3N82FErby
Dad fatally beats 4-month-old son: cops - A Queens baby who was allegedly beaten by his dad died Christmas Eve, authorities said. http://nypost.com/2014/12/25/dad-fatally-beats-4-month-old-son/
Christmas burglars fail to find cash, steal puppies instead - WOOSTER, Ohio — With no cash to offer their burglars, an Ohio couple was robbed of their four puppies on Christmas morning instead. http://nypost.com/2014/12/25/heartless-burglars-fail-to-find-cash-steal-puppies-instead/
AND THIS....
Germaphobe slugs elderly man who sneezed near him - A germaphobic punk punched an elderly man who sneezed near him at a Queens subway station Wednesday, police said. http://nypost.com/2014/12/25/germaphobe-slugs-elderly-man-who-sneezed-near-him/
This idiot should not ride the train or other public transportation anywhere BUT especially in New York City. Needless to say, police and other New Yorkers are looking for him. May find him around Roosevelt Avenue- 74th Street subway station in Jackson Heights.
Miami-Dade Police says officers were forced to throw a beach-going 14-year-old to the ground and forcibly restrain him because of clenched fists and "dehumanizing stares," as first reported by CBS Miami. Along with McMillan, his puppy was injured as well. At juvenile court Tuesday, Tremaine McMillian's family argued, the teen was in the water nursing a puppy with a bottle, and that's when police overreacted.
McMillian entered a plea deal today. For the next two years he'll be on probation and must complete the Empowered Youth Program. He'll have to attend meetings two to three times a week at the Tacolcy Center in Liberty City; officials claim the program has a history of success in steering young boys away from further involvement in the criminal justice system. Tremaine McMillian, Teen in "Dehumanizing Stares" Incident, Will Have All Charges Dropped
Marissa Alexander sentenced to 20 years in prison Marissa Alexander sentenced to 20 years in prison for firing a gun over the head of her abusive husband. She grabbed a gun that she’d stashed in the garage where she ran from her husband. She returned to the kitchen, where she fired a shot above her husband’s head into the ceiling - a man with a documented history of domestic violence.
While George Zimmerman sits at home in his easy chair, guzzling his beer and watching Championship Wrestling with his court date being delayed and delayed and even being able to sue the news, media, e...
Dear Governor Scott, We are writing to you and urging you to exonerate Marissa Alexander under the Stand Your Ground Law. Marissa is a mother of three who was protecting herself and her children fr...
Marissa Alexander is about to go to prison for 20 years because she pulled a gun on an abusive ex-husband. She fired but never shot or injured anyone. Despite Florida's "stand your ground" law, she wi...
Jacksonville, Florida, Judge James Daniel, issued a 20 year sentence to Marissa Alexander, a 31 year old African American mother of 3, for firing a warning shot to fend off her abusive husband. He wa...
Overturn Marissa Alexander's unjust, unreasonable, insane 20 year prison sentence for her "crime" of self-defense. Release and drop the charges in their entirety against this non-criminal, non-violent...
Judge Daniel's handed out a 20 year senetence to Marissa Alexander for firing a warning shot at her abusive husband. Unjust to say the least. No wonder why Florida has such a high recidivism rate....
A second judge has removed herself from the high-profile Jacksonville murder trial of Michael David Dunn, charged with killing 17-year-old Jordan Davis in a dispute over loud music.
Dunn, 46, is charged with first-degree murder and three counts of attempted murder. He shot into a Dodge Durango with four teenagers after a dispute over their loud music, according to police.
Update: Juror B37 - Two members of the all-female jury believed Zimmerman was guilty of manslaughter, while one felt he was guilty of second-degree murder. The woman said Zimmerman “shouldn’t have gotten out of that car” In the end, they set him free to get his gun back.
"Defense attorneys on Wednesday called one of their last witnesses as they started winding down their case. Public safety consultant Dennis Root testified that Martin was in better physical shape than Zimmerman, and that the neighborhood watch volunteer wasn't any athlete.
"He would find himself lacking when compared to Mr. Martin," Root said of Zimmerman."
Reasonable Person: The decision whether an accused is guilty of a given offense might involve the application of an objective test in which the conduct of the accused is compared to that of a reasonable person under similar circumstances. In most cases, persons with greater than average skills, or with special duties to society, are held to a higher standard of care. For example, a physician who aids a person in distress is held to a higher standard of care than is an ordinary person.
Therefore would a reasonable person, who is fat/out of shape, ignore police instructions not to follow an individual who was younger and in better physical shape? Would a reasonable person leave the safety of his/her car to hunt an individual he/she defines as suspicious to law enforcement? Should this person be held to higher standard because he has more than 100 college credits toward a degree in criminal justice. The prosecutors pointed out that George Zimmerman should have known various ways to properly identify a potential threat and follow the directions of a 911 dispatcher. The defense noted that Zimmerman's class training was on full display that night, and that he dealt with Trayvon according to the letter of the law in criminal justice and self-defense.
The reasonable person standard is by no means democratic in its scope; it is, contrary to popular conception, intentionally distinct from that of the "average person," who is not necessarily guaranteed to always be reasonable. The reasonable person will weigh all of the following factors before acting:
the foreseeable risk of harm his actions create versus the utility of his actions;
the extent of the risk so created;
the likelihood such risk will actually cause harm to others;
any alternatives of lesser risk, and the costs of those alternatives.
Taking such actions requires the reasonable person to be appropriately informed, capable, aware of the law, and fair-minded. Such a person might do something extraordinary in certain circumstances, but whatever that person does or thinks, it is always reasonable.
BUT Zimmerman was not fat/out of shape at the time of the shooting as evident by his mug shot. On the contrary at the time of the shooting, (This work was created by a government unit of the U.S. state of Florida and is in the public domain under Florida law. Florida's Constitution and its statutes do not permit public records to be copyrighted unless the legislature specifically states they can be.)
BornOctober 5, 1983
EthnicityCaucasian
Height5 ft 7 in
Weight185 pounds
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 54,856
people, 19,417 households, and 15,048 families residing in the Jackson Township,
NJ. The racial makeup of the township was 88.90% (48,765) White, 4.86% (2,664)
Black or African American, 0.10% (57) Native American, 2.95% (1,616) Asian,
0.03% (18) Pacific Islander, 1.27% (696) from other races, and 1.90% (1,040)
from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.83% (4,295) of
the population.
Brandon
Jackson, who at age 21, was convicted by an all-white jury in New Jersey
and sentenced to 12 years in prison for attempted murder. October 2006, his
mother said Brandon was attacked by a group of more than 12 white men after
helping his employer move furniture into her home in Jackson Township, New
Jersey. Jackson held a three-inch work pocket knife in self-defense, forcing
the group back, but that it was the homeowner’s call to police that would
finally force the group to stand down. Jackson sustained injuries in the back
of his head, and knees and even had a fingernail bitten off. While the police report listed the episode as
a “racial offense,” Jackson was charged with aggravated assault and for
carrying an illegal weapon. The men reportedly began stomping and kicking Brandon
while yelling, “Kill the ni**er!”
Gloria
Fisher Brandon’s mother stated that the prosecutors ignored much of the
evidence that would have absolved her son, including statements by the
homeowner, who verified Jackson’s version of happenings.
Police say 45-year-old Michael David Dunn shot 17-year-old Jordan Davis as he sat in the back seat of SUV. The killing of a teenager in what police say started as an argument over loud music at a Jacksonville, FL gas station. Davis was sitting in a parked SUV with three other teens, when Dunn parked next to their vehicle and made a comment about the loud music the group was playing. Dunn apparently got into an argument with Davis, who was sitting in the back seat. Dunn's attorney claims that are when her client reached for a gun he had in the glove compartment of his car, loaded it, and fired. During the dispute, Dunn allegedly took out a gun and shot into the vehicle, striking Davis twice. The vehicle had been shot at least 9 times in total, but no one else was injured. The teens had no weapons.
Dunn’s statement: "They were blasting some rap music. And he said he rolled down his window, pulled up on the passenger side, and rolled down his window and asked, would you mind turning that down? And said it very politely."
“The attorney says the teenager in the front seat turned down the radio. But then she says her client heard the teens cussing at him, making threats. She says Dunn rolled down his window and said, "He said excuse me, are you talking to me?"
"Firing at the car, because they're showing him a gun, and he can't see their hands," she said. "And he doesn't know. They're about to blast him in the face with a shotgun, as far as he knows."
Jacksonville Sheriff's Office says investigators did not find a gun, or drugs, in the SUV.
Arrest Report - Police arrested Dunn the next day in Brevard County, which is about 170 miles away from Jacksonville, FL.
A license-tag number and eyewitness accounts led
Jacksonville, FL Sheriff’s Office detectives to arrest a Brevard County man,
Michael Dunn in connection with the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old Jordan
Davis at a Gate Food Post store on the Southside, police said.
Anyone who witnessed the shooting or has information is
asked to call the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office at (904) 630-0500 or email at JSOCrimeTips@jaxsheriff.org.
To remain anonymous and receive a possible
reward, contact Crime Stoppers at (866) 845-8477 or email them at rewards@fccrimestoppers.com
The supporters are not advocating that Williams be freed. The recommendation is that Gov. Corbett commute Williams’ death sentence to life without parole. The widow of murder victim Amos Norwood is a supporter.
The story: The leader of Philadelphia Catholics, Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, and others contend that jurors in the original trial would have spared Williams’ life had they heard evidence of abuse that might have been a mitigating factor, but wasn’t put before them. Some jurors have said they voted to condemn Williams on the mistaken belief that state law permitted parole under a life sentence for first-degree murder.
Williams was sexual abused by Norwood since age 13. According to change.org, "throughout his childhood, Terry suffered prolonged violent physical and sexual abuse from older males. Born into poverty with a violently abusive mother and absent father, Terry faced abuse and neglect in his home that made him vulnerable to sexual predators. He was first raped by an older boy when he was only six years old." After years of suffering unimaginable horrors, when he was 17- and 18-years old, Terry killed these two men who abused him for years– and now faces death. As a teenager, Terry became acquainted with two middle-aged men who used their influence as a church leader and as a sports booster to get access to young boys.
Terry’s tragic history of abuse was never presented at trial.
The statement, posted online to the official website for Zimmerman’s legal defense, contains some of the most urgent language yet from a team whose regular, often restrained remarks over the Internet and social media have become part of the fabric of this case. You supporters run out and donate read more. The man lies and still ask for more $$$$
If Zimmerman and his family lied about money, what else would he lie about? Would he lie about a murder?
George Zimmerman’s wife, Shellie mug shot
Shellie, was arrested and released on $1000 bail after she committed perjury during a June 1 bond hearing where she told prosecutors and a judge that she had no knowledge of how much donation money was collected from her husband’s support website.
Zimmerman has $135,000 in donations to his website and prosecutors found that she transferred $74,000 out of George's account four days before telling a courtroom she had no knowledge of of the money. Money donated for Zimmerman's defense was used to off credit card bills.
Get a recap of a few of the lies - Stay Schemin! The Many Lies Of The Zimmerman Family (LIST)
New York Post columnist Phil Mushnick felt comfortable enough to write the article and The Post published the following:
As long as the Nets are allowing Jay-Z to call their marketing shots — what a shock that he chose black and white as the new team colors to stress, as the Nets explained, their new “urban” home — why not have him apply the full Jay-Z treatment?
Why the Brooklyn Nets when they can be the New York N——s? The cheerleaders could be the Brooklyn B—-hes or Hoes. Team logo? A 9 mm with hollow-tip shell casings strewn beneath. Wanna be Jay-Z hip? Then go all the way!
Jay-Z and his wife brought in $150 million in 2010 according to Forbes Magazine. That was just in one year. His net worth is considered to be net worth of $475 million. Yep, that's one rich N_____! What's your net worth Mushnick?
Marissa Alexander shot a bullet into the ceiling now is facing leaving her children for prison. Judge would not accept her defends of "Stand Your Ground" in Florida. Motions are to heard before a sentencing hearing. Alexander had a protection order against her husband at the time of the shooting.
Update from a MSNBC article: The two attorneys said they had never met their client George Zimmerman, but they had communicated with him over email and on the phone. On Sunday, however, they were no longer able to contact him. NBC's Kerry Sanders reports.
The 29th Bullet Won't End Police Shooting Controversy - Howard still sentenced to 40 years in prison. Four white Chicago police officers shot a Black railroad detective 28 times -- mostly in the back of his body. Even though Morgan's account was supported by an independent witness, the Cook County State's Attorney's Office charged him with aggravated battery, discharging a firearm, and attempted murder. A jury in 2007 acquitted Morgan of all charges except the most serious -- four counts of attempted murder -- on which they deadlocked. A second trial and this time Morgan was convicted of the serious crimes.
At age 61 and an ex-policeman, Morgan was sentenced to 40 years in jail. If he survives being a policeman in jail, he will probably die from old age and/or the result of injuries from the 28 bullets. The article still points out the compelling questions:
Why would a former cop open fire at four armed officers, knowing it would not end well?
Why wasn't a gunshot residue test done of Morgan's hands? If he actually did discharge his weapon, as the authorities contend, wouldn't this simple test have confirmed their version of events?
Why was Morgan's car destroyed before forensic testing could be conducted, including of the bullets that pierced it?
Why were only three bullets preserved from the dozens of rounds fired, as Morgan's advocates claim? Under the circumstances, how do we know whether any of the remaining bullets that hit Morgan were fired from his own weapon by police?
Beyond these unresolved questions about Morgan's guilt, there are two more troubling issues that arise from this case.
Why was Morgan shot 21 times while his back was turned? Weren't seven direct hits to his front torso enough to subdue him?
And, was race a factor in the shooting?
The first question goes to the issue of who is truly responsible for attempted murder -- Morgan or the cops who repeatedly shot him?
The second compels us to ask: Would the case have been handled differently if the four officers were black West Siders and the shooting victim was a white Gold Coast resident?
Morgan has been sentenced but that should not be the end. Law advocates, law students besides civil rights leaders, Occupy Chicago, a prominent newspaper columnist and Morgan's family should continue to work for his release. Signed an on-line petition by Change.org seeking Morgan's release.
On April 5, 2012, Howard Morgan is scheduled to be sentenced
for crimes he did not commit – place Criminal Court Building, Courtroom 600, 2650
South California, Chicago, IL 60608 at 8:00 a.m. (Please be on time). How did Morgan get to this point?
Feb 21, 2005, the Chicago Sun-Times reports Howard Morgan was an off-duty detective for the
Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad when he was pulled over for driving the wrong
way on a one-way street. After that the
story goes in two different directions.
It ends with Morgan surviving being shot 28 times and now being
sentenced for attempted murder. Morgan
is Black and the police who shot him are white.
According to police, Morgan opened fire with his service
weapon when officers tried to arrest him, which caused them to shoot him 28
times. There was no indication Morgan
was drunk, on drugs or had a medical condition.
Not sure why Morgan was being arrested since driving wrong way seems to
be a traffic issue. People have made a wrong turn into a
street. AChange.org petition signed by more than 2,600 people called
for all charges against Morgan to be dropped, and now Occupy Chicago is getting
involved. It’s not the same attention given to Trayvon Martin’s case... perhaps
because Morgan was shot by the fellow police – the brotherhood of law
enforcement.
Morgan’s van was crushed and
destroyed without notice or cause before any forensic investigation could be
done.
Howard Morgan was never tested
for gun residue to confirm if he even fired a weapon on the morning in
question.
The State never produced the
actual bullet proof vest worn by one of the officers who claimed to have
allegedly taken a shot directly into the vest on the morning in question. The
State only produced a replica.
The tragedy that happened to Trayvon Martin is bring people of all races and colors together, not dividing the country as Gingrich suggested. Trayvon is the face of many parents' children. He represents the high schooler and college student parents worry about when they are not home.
Like many other kids, Trayvon had a Facebook account. Like kids his age, he post pictures and updates. None of that is relevent now that he is dead. The person that shot him didn't know about his Facebook account, so what does it matter. None of the things and events Trayvon did days, weeks or years leading up to his death are relevant unless the shooter had prior knowledge.
What does matter is Trayvon is dead, and a man that didn't know him or about his Facebook account was moved to action. In the article, How one man helped spark online protest in Trayvon Martin case, Kevin Cunningham read about the killing of teenager Trayvon Martin. Cunningham, describes himself as the “super Irish” learned about the Martin case when he read a story posted for Men of Howard. Cunningham joined the informal fraternity while attending the historically black Howard University as a law student. He had no idea his petition would reach so many so soon and so powerful. "The fact that more than 2 million people have signed this petition shows there are still a lot of good people in this world."
Speaking at the White House, the president said the tragedy struck a chord with him personally.
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: I can only imagine what these parents are going through. And when I think about this boy, I think about my own kids.
You know, if I had a son, he'd look like Trayvon. And, you know, I think they are right to expect that all of us, as Americans, are going to take this with the seriousness it deserves and that we're going to get to the bottom of exactly what happened.
What Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich said as he harshly criticized President Obama for commenting on Trayvon Martin’s race as he extended condolences to the 17-year-old shooting victim’s parents on Friday. Obama said, “If I had a son, he would look like Trayvon,” a remark that Gingrich said he found “disgraceful” and “appalling.”
"Well, I think what Newt Gingrich said is that race shouldn't be a factor," Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) said when asked about Gingrich's comments on ABC's "This Week".Well in my opinion what I see from Gingrich is a racist remark supported by Bachmann. Clearly Gingrich and anyone who supports him on his statement cannot see pass the President’s skin tone.
Stanley Ann Dunham
(11/29/1942 – 11/7/1995)
President Obama’s mother, Stanley Ann Dunham (November 29, 1942 – November 7, 1995), the mother of Barack Obama, was predominantly English ancestry, with some German, Swiss, Scottish, Irish, and Welsh ancestry. The President is biracial. Therefore when he states, “If I had a son, he'd look like Trayvon,” the President is speaking about all people of America. Trayvon Martin - no parent of any color wants to bury a child.
Gingrich’s statement is appalling. He just could not pass up an opportunity to make a political statement out of a tragedy. People that divide America are those who totally negate President Obama’s ancestry, and only see a Black man. Undoubtedly, Gingrich supports the “One – Drop Rule. The one-drop rule is a historical colloquial term in the United States for the social classification as black of individuals with any African ancestry; meaning any person with "one drop of black blood" was considered Black.
Madelyn Payne Dunham grandmother &
mother Ann of Barack Obama
Despite the criticisms of slavery, in the prewar years, free people of mixed race could have up to one-eighth or one-quarter African ancestry, depending on the state, and be considered legally white. According to Joshua D. Rothman, Notorious in the Neighborhood: Sex and Families across the Color Line in Virginia, 1787–1861, Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina, 2003, p.68, "To be defined as 'mulatto' under Virginia law in 1822, a person had to have at least one-quarter African ancestry." This is the equal to one grandparent. So President Obama would fare better in 1822 where he would be considered white than in 2012 where’s he considered Black.
Quoting from Henry Louis Gates, Jr., In Search of Our Roots: How 19 Extraordinary African Americans Reclaimed Their Past, New York: Crown Publishing, 2009, pp.20–21:
58% of African Americans have at least 13% European ancestry – equal to one great-grandparent
20% of African Americans have at least 25% European ancestry – equal to one grandparent
5% of African Americans have at least 13% Native American ancestry – equal to one great-grandparent
1% of African Americans have at least 50% European ancestry – equal one parent like President Obama
Gingrich received a B.A. degree in history from Emory University in Atlanta in 1965. He earned an M.A. (1968) and Ph.D. (1971) in modern European history, both from Tulane University in New Orleans. He should know these fasts, unless he just doesn’t care. Gingrich taught history and geography at the University of West Georgia. According to the Wall Street Journal, University of West Georgia denied Gingrich tenure and he left the college. Those people think of voting for Gingrich should think about West Georgia’s decision.
So yes when the President said, “If I had a son, he would look like Trayvon.” Trayvon is the face of all teens, chased down by a bully and shot to death – that’s who he is – and we responsible individuals are tired of the racism. We want justice!
Skittles ranks 14 in popularity in the United States. According to Bloomburg Businessweek Skittles made by Mars has an annual sales of approximately $150.2 million. The Trayvon Martin support rallies and protests only increased sales for Mars. Stop buying Skittles and supporting the companies bottom line if they are not going to show support for the cause - buy hoodies for homeless kids; start a scholarship fund and/or buy school supplies.
If you like Skittles, please continue to enjoy them. We should be smart about the actions we take. Rallies may go on for weeks and/or months. Do not provide free advertisement. Just my opinion!
