Parent Strangles Teacher..........

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Where do I begin? When I saw this story, and heard the details, I began to think that some children are doomed from the start. But we must remember that  the media version of events always makes Black people who are involved in any kind of altercation look like criminals.So if ayou don't consider the circumstances, it is easy to be fooled. Think about it! On the news I say a Black mother being taken away in handcuffs, and a teacher sprawled out on the floor knocked out cold. It's an ominous, and suggestive scene that begs the question, "what made this mother "go off"?

In Hempstead, New York, two people, an adult and a juvenile, have been arrested in connection with an assault on a teacher inside a middle school.

The alleged attack took place Wednesday at the Alverta B. Gray Schultz Middle School in Hempstead.

Police say 34-year-old Annika McKenzie assaulted the female teacher, identified as Catherine Engelhardt, with McKenzie's attorney, Donald Rollock, claiming the teacher had "put her hands on" McKenzie's 12-year-old daughter earlier in the day.

"As any loving parent, if someone puts their hand on your child, you're going to react," he said. Those of us as parents would be tempted to react. But none of us want to get caught up in a case of "when keeping it real goes wrong."

Hempstead Classroom Teachers Association President Elias Mestizo said Engelhardt is a veteran math teacher.

Mestizo said there was a security breach, with McKenzie walking into the building without being cleared by security. She reportedly went to the classroom and waited outside in the hallway for the teacher. As Engelhadt returned, there was a conversation about an "incident earlier in the day," and the teacher called for security.

Authorities say the teacher was shoved against the wall, placed in a headlock and thrown to the floor, where she was kicked and punched by several students, including McKenzie's 14-year-old niece who followed her aunts lead. The teen was arrested, and both suspects are being charged with second-degree assault. McKenzie also faces a charge of strangulation. 

The teen is being charged as a juvenile, and her case will be handled in family court.

The picture above shows the teacher who appears to be unconscious on the ground. Another staff member came to help, and the victim was taken to Winthrop University Hospital.

"Yesterday, we saw what we don't want to see anywhere in any school," Mestizo said. "Many teachers throughout the district and in this school also do not feel safe in the building, and there are reasons for that. And action needs to be taken immediately."

Engelhardt is now recovering at home, where she spoke exclusively to Eyewitness News.

"It's not like I thought a parent would do something, but I knew something violent was going to happen," she said. "I've warned them time and again that the children have no respect for adults. Yes, I fear for my safety. They can't control the kids."

Hempstead Superintendent Susan Johnson told Mestizo that the district acted swiftly in regards to the incident, but he says she stopped short of agreeing to a wider investigation.

Hempstead Village Police Chief Michael McGowan said McKenzie had not filed a police report claiming the teacher attacked her daughter earlier in the day, so at this point, that is not something they're investigating. The claim is only coming from the lawyer at this point. 

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Just When You Thought You Heard It All News (4-18-2015)

An alleged underage drinker apparently avoided a ticket by beating an officer in a game of rock, paper, scissors during a Texas music festival over the weekend.

They would have made me play "Russian Roulette", or  the ever popular "can you out run my bullet".

In the video, the girl who'd allegedly been drinking won the game by throwing rock while the officer went with scissors. The crowd around the pair of competitors erupts with yells and the girl looks relieved when she realizes she's won. Two other clown's, I mean, police officers are among the spectators.

Video of the victory went viral and now the three law enforcement officers are in hot water.

Burleson County Precinct 2 Constable Dennis Gaas wouldn't name the three officers, but an anonymous, reliable source has revealed to me that they are in fact Officers, Moe, Larry, and Curly. 

The constable did say that they're barred from working next year's country music Chill Fest in Snook, Texas.

"I have seen the video and can only say that this is unacceptable and unprofessional conduct by these officers,” Gaas said in a statement. “Officers are given the choice of giving a warning or issuing a citation for any violation they encounter during this event. Playing a game to see if a citation or warning is given does not fall under professional conduct. All officers were instructed during orientation to present a professional appearance and attitude.”

One word.......un-bee-lievable!

And you thought that all you had to worry about was a gasoline tanker turning over on the highway.........

But a semi-truck loaded with honey bees overturned in Washington state right before dawn last Friday, unleashing millions of live bees across the highway. Intere-sting! Get it?! Intere-STING?!

Corny, I know, but I had to throw at least one sting joke in there.

"There are so many honey bees out here," Jake Whittenberg at King 5 News reported from the scene.

The accident happened when the truck driver blew a tire while merging from I-405 to I-5. The driver was not hurt in the incident.

The clock was ticking on clean-up efforts, however, as responding beekeepers attempted to salvage as many boxes of bees as possible.

I wonder if they were Wu Tang killer bees?!

KIRO TV Reports

Crews raced to get the bees contained by daybreak, when temperatures warm and the bees become more active and agitated. At first, the bees were largely staying in their boxes because they were producing honey and protecting the queen, but members of the KIRO 7 News crew have since been stung numerous times.

The spill stretched nearly 100 yards across the highway.

And this week from the "somebody needs their behind beat file"...............

 Police in Ohio say a middle school student took $25,000 from his grandfather and later started handing out $100 bills to his classmates. Authorities say the 13-year-old gave out thousands of dollars this week before school officials discovered what was happening. So he is dumb, and stupid!

Investigators in the northeastern Ohio city of Medina have recovered about $7,000 so far. "Several adults are under investigation for their role in this incident,” says a police rep. The boy "passed out quite a bit but not the full amount."

Police say they're still trying to figure out how the boy got the money from his 83-year-old grandfather. They say it's too early to know if charges will be filed. 

That means NO!

School officials heard about the cash giveaway on Wednesday. But by that time, police say some of the money already had been spent.

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Breaking NEWS: The Second Biggest Threat To Black People!

Yes, there is more than one big threat when it comes to being Black in America. But this one ties in and is closely related to the first. In the article I wrote a few days ago I talk about law enforcement being the biggest threat. But number all encompassing and all inclusive because it is the precursor for everything. "White privilege", and "white male privilege" in particular. You can get more self explanatory than that. But just in case your understanding requires me to elaborate I'll gladly do so. As noted author James Baldwin said in his last interview, "White is an attitude", a frame of mind in which superiority is automatically assumed, and prevelige is a birth right. In short, there is a kinda of perceived social autonomy that gives them the ability to do whatever these please and to change the rules to accommodate themselves.

Days after a geriatric Oklahoma reserve deputy sheriff was charged with manslaughter for a fatal incident in which he mistook his gun for a Taser, reportin the Tulsa World has called into question whether he should have been carrying a gun in the first place.

Speaking on the condition of anonymity, individuals told the World that supervisors in the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office were ordered to falsify training records for Robert Bates, the 73-year-old insurance executive who fired his gun instead of a Taser, killing an unarmed black man, apparently by accident. The false records gave Bates credit for field training he never took and firearms certifications he should not have received, the World reported.

WHITE MALE PRIVILEGE.

Tulsa County Sheriff Stanley Glanz told KJRH that Bates had qualified for three weapons with the supervision of a firearms instructor, but the office was not able to find records from the qualification test. The instructor who trained Bates has since left the Tulsa Sheriff’s Office.

“And we’re trying to get hold of her and talk to her but we can’t find the records that she supposedly turned in. So, we’re going to talk to her find out if, for sure, he did qualify with those,” Glanz said.

Do they have any idea what the truth is??

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The Real Threat To Black America: Police

Those of us who are Black in this country are under the misconception that our biggest threats are high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, and prostate cancer. But I have come to the conclusion that we've got it all wrong. The biggest threat to Black people in America is law enforcement! We can control the aforementioned health threats by simply adopting healthy habits. But we cannot control law enforment officers.  All that we can do is pray before we leave the house, and believe that we won't be the next victim or headline.

In Oklahoma an elderly Deputy shot and killed an unarmed man when he mistakenly grabbed his gun while reaching for his taser! On April 2, Eric Harris, 44, was shot and killed by 73 year old Robert Bates, a Reserve Deputy who can be held yelling "taser, taser" before firing the fatal shot during the chase.The footage was caught on body camera, which is one of the most useful tools in law enforcement because it allows rogue officers to incriminate themselves. Several officers at the scene attempted to subdue Harris by pulling his arms behind his back with on pressing his knee on Harris head. This is text of the auto captured from that footage:

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“He shot me! He shot me, man. Oh, my God. I'm losing my breath,” 

Harris says as he squirms on the ground.

“I shot him! I'm sorry!” 

one of the officers, presumably Bates, can be heard saying on the video.

“F--k your breath,” another officer says. “Shut the f--k up!”

Harris died an hour later at a local hospital and Prosecuters in Tulsa are "reviewing" the case. Astonishingly enough the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office noted that Bates committed an error, but added that he “did not commit a crime.”

According to several news reports, Harris was being chased after he tried to sell a 9mm semiautomatic pistol to an undercover officer. Bates was not originally assigned to the sting operation but was “thrust into the situation.” But the question is, Should safeguards have been put in place to prevent  a 73 year old reserve deputy from being "thrust into this situation?"

“The case has been turned over to the Tulsa County district attorney and autopsy results are pending,” Tulsa County Sheriff’s Maj. Shannon Clark said at a news conference.

As of this writing Bates is now facing a manslaughter charge, and according to the attorney for the Harris family, Bates paid big money to play a cop in his spare time, but he didn't have the training to handle the job. It's a claim that Bates' attorney and the Sheriff's Office deny, arguing that he was experienced and qualified for the role. His donations of equipment to the Tulsa County Sheriff's Office and his friendship with Sheriff Stanley Glanz, they say, have nothing to do with the April 2 shooting.

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Mother Abandons Quadriplegic Son....

Let's face it, some people are just not meant to be parents! They are nothing more than losers who are incapable to appreciating the gift that God has given them. The following story is a prime example.

Police have arrested a woman accused of abandoning her quadriplegic son in the woods for several days to go visit her boyfriend in Maryland.

41-year-old Nyia Parler, the victim's mother, was taken into custody in Maryland early last Sunday morning.

She will face charges in Philadelphia following an extradition hearing.

Parler is charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, reckless endangerment, kidnapping, false imprisonment and related offenses.

Police say they don't believe Parler's boyfriend had any involvement.

Detectives say this is one of the worst cases of neglect that they've ever seen.

"This kid is obviously a fighter. It's just unbelievable how we found him last night. It's just heartbreaking to see how another human, especially a mother, could treat him like that," said Lt. John Walker, Philadelphia Police.

On Friday night, a man walking on a trail made the discovery at 59th Street and Cobbs Creek Parkway in Philadelphia's Cobbs Creek section.

Police say the 21-year-old victim is a quadriplegic with cerebral palsy. He's confined to a wheelchair and has no verbal communication skills.

According to authorities, the young man's mother laid him on the ground and left him there for at least a week with only a blanket and a Bible.

"Sometimes around 11:00 a.m., the mother went to visit her boyfriend down in Maryland. We believe she placed the child into the Cobbs Creek park right there in the 1100 block of 59th Street right by the parkway," said Lt. Walker.

Investigators say the special needs man attends The High School of the Future at 42nd Street and Parkside Avenue.

The school became concerned and couldn't reach his mother so they called an aunt.

Once in touch with the mom, authorities say she lied.

"She indicated to both family members and police officers the child was with her down with her boyfriend in Maryland," said Lt. Walker.

Police say the mother lives in the 5700 block of Baltimore Avenue with the victim and a 16-year-old child.

Neighbors, who didn't know them, were appalled.

"Only a monster - that's your blood, that's your son, you gave birth to him," said Keyneah Lane.

Police say the child is lucky to be alive.

"He has a cut to his back that they are concerned about because of infection. He's also suffering from dehydration, and some malnutrition issues that they are working on. Also from the weather conditions, his eyes are having some issues and they're having a doctor come in and look at those," said Lt. Walker.

Lt. Walker says the victim is surrounded by loving family members while he remains at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia receiving treatment. 

Doctors there are familiar with him and his medical history because he's been treated there since childhood.

The woman's 16-year-old child is also in the care of family. 

Deplurable, dispicable, and insane. There is nothing left to say.

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Police Stoled His Money!!!

Ladies and gentlemen, introducing, what might possibly be the most unfair law in The United States of aAmerica!!!!

He was tired of working minimum-wage temp jobs in his hometown of Chicago, so Michael Sanchez-Ratliff took his grandfather's advice and embarked on a cross-country trip last March that he hoped would be life changing, and it was. But not in a way that he ever imagined.

The plan: Hitch a ride with a family friend to California, visit relatives and check out community colleges there.

Ratliff, then 20, did something that in hindsight wasn't the best idea, but isn't illegal. He took his entire life savings with him, which included about $14,000 generously provided by his grandmother and an additional $5,000 he saved from working.

The much-anticipated trip took an unexpected turn about eight hours later, when those ominous blue and red flashing lights which signal danger and doom to many of us, appeared in his rear-view mirror. A Pottawattamie County sheriff's deputy stopped the vehicle for traveling just 5 miles per hour over the speed limit.

An hour later, the deputy stoled all of Ratliff's cash. Despite the fact that he has a clean criminal record and a search turned up no sign of -drugs or other illegal activity, for some strange reason, the deputy concluded that the money must somehow be linked to a crime.

But unfortunately Sanchez-Ratliff is not the only one who has been robbed by police.

A Des Moines Register investigation into the use of state and federal civil forfeiture laws in Iowa reveals that thousands of people have surrendered their cash or property since 2009. The system is stacked against property owners while raising millions of dollars annually for law enforcement agencies across the state, something critics contend encourages policing for profit over promoting public safety.

The bulk of forfeitures reviewed by the Register resulted from traffic stops, often for minor violations and involving vehicles with out-of-state plates. Sort of an unofficial fee that out of state travels are once to pay when stopped by police. But cash or property was also seized after police were called or sent to homes or businesses. In a few cases, police seized cash carried by johns caught up in prostitution stings. But of course most Johns have not come forward and filed formal complaints because, well, they're johns.

Among the Register's findings:

Law enforcement agencies in all but seven of Iowa's 99 counties have used the state's civil forfeiture law since 2009. They have seized cash or other property 5,265 times. At least 542 more cases have used federal forfeiture laws.

 Many of those property owners including Sanchez-Ratliff are sent on their way after surrendering their cash or other property. A sampling of about 600 forfeiture cases from the Iowa counties that seized the most property over the past six years revealed dozens of instances with absolutely no record of an arrest or criminal charges. Iowa police departments and other law enforcement agencies have seized nearly $43 million over the past six years, money divided among agencies involved in each forfeiture case. Under law, the money is supposed to be used to "enhance" their crime-fighting capabilities. But it does nothing more than promote legal thievery.

Most of the money is allegedly used to buy equipment, train officers and fund multiagency task forces. But it also has been spent on tropical fish, scented candles, mulch, dozens of boxes of Krispy Creme donuts, and other items that appear to have little or no direct link to law enforcement activities.

Local law enforcement agencies generally keep 90 percent of forfeited cash, split among the agencies that seized the property. The rest goes to the state, for use by the Iowa Attorney General's office and the state's public safety departments.

The Institute for Justice, an Arlington, Va., nonprofit public interest law firm that has studied the civil forfeiture system, has rated Iowa's law one of the worst in the nation for protecting innocent people from government forfeiture.

For Sanchez-Ratliff, the traffic stop outside of Council Bluffs set off a chain of events that wrecked his finances and sidetracked his plans for more than a year.

He ultimately lost his Chicago apartment and had to move in with relatives. The eviction damaged his credit, making it impossible for him to obtain a car loan at a reasonable rate. Perhaps the worst part: His financial crisis forced him to put on hold plans to continue his education.

"The entire year after that was just a big struggle and hassle," he recalled during a February interview.

Despite the setbacks, Sanchez-Ratliff's experience with Iowa's civil forfeiture system ended better than most people's. He did something few others do: He fought back.

Most property owners  even those never arrested or accused of a crime — choose not to challenge the forfeiture in court because they fear costly, prolonged legal battles. Under Iowa's laws, forfeitures are handled in civil courts, where the owner has no presumption of innocence or right to a state-appointed attorney. It is up to the owner to prove the property should not have been seized, rather than requiring the prosecutor to prove seizure was justified. 

The purpose of law enforcement is supposed to protect the people and enforce the law. But it seems as if law enforcement officers now represent a new breed of criminal. Uniformed soldiers who have been given the liberty to take away ours.

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Divorced On Facebook

Technology has made our everyday lives easier, and unfortunately it has made it easier to lie, easier to cheat and easier to get out of a commitment. Easier does not necessarily mean better.  I believe that sometimes there are lessons to be learned from difficulty. If everything in our lives comes easy, how do we ever learn how to appreciate what we have, and treasure what we've accomplished. Divorce is now among one of those technological advancements. You can get married and then throw it away at the first sign of trouble with the click of a mouse......on Facebook.

In a groundbreaking court ruling, a Manhattan Supreme Court justice says a 26-year-old nurse can serve her estranged husband with divorce papers in a Facebook message.

Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Matthew Cooper writes in a ruling that Ellanora Baidoo, a Brooklyn nurse, may use Facebook to serve divorce papers to her elusive husband, Victor Sena Blood-Dzraku, the report says.

Baidoo and Blood-Dzraku were married in a civil ceremony in 2009, but the relationship fell apart after Blood-Dzraku reportedly backed out on a pledge to have a traditional Ghanaian wedding ceremony, the wife’s lawyer, Andrew Spinnell says. Baidoo apparently wanted both of their families present at the ceremony.

As a result, the wedding was never consummated and the husband and wife never lived together, the lawyer said, but Blood-Dzraku apparently still doesn’t want a divorce.

He kept in touch with his wife by phone and Facebook, but that was it, the ruling says.

The “last address plaintiff has for defendant is an apartment that he vacated in 2011,” Cooper said. Baidoo “has spoken with defendant by telephone on occasion and he has told her that he has no fixed address and no place of employment. He has also refused to make himself available to be served with divorce papers.”

This is indeed a landmark decision and may set a precedent for other legal notices to be served via Facebook. Do you agree with the judge’s decision? Sound off in the comments.

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Just When You Thought You Heard It All News (4-11-2015)

Talk about a nutty professor!

A Freaky Drexel University law professor, Lisa McElroy is under investigation after she allegedly sent her students an email that included a link to a PornHub video entitled "SHE LOVES HER %#^€ BEADS?"

The email, obtained includes the subject headline "great article on writing briefs and the body copy, "I thought this article on brief writing would be interesting for all of you."

The link following that statement didn't include anything about legal briefs but it is, by all accounts, extremely graphic.

"Drexel has been made aware of an email that a professor sent to a class of law students and erroneously included a link to "inappropriate material," a statement from the University said. "According to federal law and the University’s policies and procedures, Drexel is required to initiate fact-finding for all reports of inappropriate behaviors of a sexual nature that may impact members of our community. As part of these policies and procedures, an employee may be put on administrative leave—which is not punitive—during the investigation."

But is the professor's alleged conduct worth making a fuss about? After all, law students are adults. But letting them know about her preference for beads in an e-mail is just T.M.I!!!!

I could probably publish 3 short stories a day about idiots, morons, and psychos who love to drink and drive. But I've never seen one quite like this. 

In N.Y. Authorities say a 44-year-old lush from Buffalo was drunk when he drove away from a courthouse where he had just been convicted of driving while intoxicated............

The Erie County Sheriff's Office says 44-year-old J.B. Silverthorn of Orchard Park was found guilty of a DWI charge Monday night in Grand Island Town Court. Silverthorn was charged after he crashed his car into the Niagara River on Dec. 29. He was rescued by firefighters.

Deputies say Silverthorn was drunk during Monday's court appearance and told not to attempt to drive home.

I suspect that he may have a drinking problem!!

Officers say Silverthorn then got into his car and pulled out of the parking lot before he was stopped by deputies.

Silverthorn was charged with felony DWI. He's being held Friday in the Erie County jail. It couldn't be determined if he has a lawyer.

Can Black people get justice in America?.......Well, YES! Every now and then! Two Ohio men who were cleared of murder last year after spending decades in prison will receive about $1.6 million from the state for their wrongful imprisonment, a judge ruled on Friday.

That should be $1.6 million for each year!

The Ohio Court of Claims judge ruled that Wiley Bridgeman and his brother, Kwame Ajamu, would get a combined $1.6 million from the state, court records show. The ruling comes just weeks after Ricky Jackson, who was also convicted for the 1975 murder, received roughly $1 million for his time served Bridgeman, Ajamu and Jackson were all convicted for killing Cleveland-area money order salesman Harold Franks after a 12-year-old boy testified that he saw the attack, court papers show. The boy, Eddie Vernon, recanted his testimony years later, and told authorities he had never actually witnessed the crime. There was no other evidence linking Jackson to the killing. Bridgeman was freed soon after Jackson, after the charges were dismissed last November. Although Bridgeman had first been freed in 2002, he was imprisoned again for a probation violation, defense attorneys said. A Cleveland judge in December dropped all charges against Ajamu, who spent 27 years in jail before having his death sentence commuted and being freed in 2003. The 39 years Jackson spent in jail was the longest time a prisoner had been held before being exonerated, the Ohio Innocence Project, which provided legal counsel to Jackson, and the National Registry of Exonerations said. 

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Man Who Filmed Eric Garner Murder Poisoned

In New York  22-year-old Ramsey Orta, the young man who filmed the NYPD murdering Eric Garner, was arrested shortly after on trumped up charges. He has since been locked up at the notorious Rikers Island Jail in New York.

Immediately following the notorious killing of Eric Garner, Orta was stalked andtargeted by police. They allegedly scrutinized Orta’s daily life until they were able to find something to charge him with. Eventually, he was confronted by police who illegally searched him and arrested him for the non-violent crime of carrying an unregistered firearm. Although carrying a firearm was not a wise choice for someone in law enforcements cross hairs, he had the right to fear for his life.

Orta had expressed concern for his safety after his arrest because he was sure that the police were retaliating against him for exposing what they had done to Eric Garner.

While in prison, Orta has taken seemingly drastic measures to ensure that he is not killed by the gang he witnessed murder Eric Garner. Orta refused to eat, as he feared that guards may poison him because he is a high-profile opponent of police brutality. Sadly, Orta’s fears were well-founded. While he has been behind aw bars at Rikers, dozens of other inmates have reported traces of rat poison in their food, a claim that was actually recently admitted by prison officials.

 Nineteen different inmates were denied medical testing after bluish green pellets were found in their food. The prison admitted that these pellets were rat poison, but failed to give the inmates medical attention, and failed to offer any kind of explanation as to why the prison’s food was tainted with rat poison.

Orta refused was to eat, so he has not ingested any of the food laced with rat poison and is not one of the 19 inmates in question. However, his health is deteriorating and he is becoming malnourished due to the lack of food.

Speaking in an exclusive interview with The Free Thought Project, Danette Chavis, organizer and founder of National Action Against Police Brutality (NAAPB) pointed out that Orta’s search and arrest were completely unjustified.

“It’s imperative that each and every one of us watch this case closely, for what is being done to Ramsey Orta is being done across the United States to those who would resist the oppressive forces of police. When police have to reach back into the history of a person to justify their actions of “today,” something is very wrong. For the actions committed by the person at the time of arrest should be sufficient. And when it isn’t they ought not be charged with a crime. Because if “history” is enough to “convict” the United States itself is guilty, for crimes unable to be enumerated here,”Chavis said.

Orta’s situation is dire, there is only so long that a person can go without adequate nutrition. It has now been proven that the food in prison cannot be trusted, not for your average inmate, and especially not for controversial ones. His bail has been set at $16250, and his family cannot afford to pay it. This is truly a life and death situation, so his family has started a fundraiser to help with the legal fees. Unfortunately, however, the campaign has only raised a fraction of its goal. Please consider donating to the fundraiser if you have the means, even if it is only a few dollars.

Orta was not the only person to be targeted for filming the Garner murder either, as we reported last month, Taisha Allen, who also filmed the death of Eric Garner, is speaking out and saying that her involvement with the case has put a target on her back with the NYPD.

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Cop Shoots Running Man!

You're going to hear a lot of negative about this man if you haven't already. You're going to hear that he got himself shot or as one of my co-workers put it "Iif the police officer shot him, he must have been a criminal!" But this is who he really was.

Walter L. Scott, 50, was a father of four who served in the Coast Guard and had trouble making child support payments, but he was not a violent man, according to his brother Anthony Scott who spoke with CNN'S  Don Lemon Tuesday.

"He was outgoing—loved everybody, [was] very known in the community and got along with everybody," Anthony Scott told Lemon. "All the family loves him, and his kids loved him."

The world now knows Walter L. Scott's name after graphic footage of what appears to show Scott running away from a South Carolina police officer as the officer fatally shoots him. Officer Michael Slager reportedly stopped Scott Saturday morning for a traffic violation 

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Slager was charged with murder on Tuesday after a video surfaced showing him shooting Scott in the back and killing him.

Slager, 33, said he had feared for his life because Scott had taken his stun gun in a scuffle on Saturday. A video, however, shows the officer firing eight times as Scott fled. The North Charleston mayor announced the state charges at a news conference Tuesday evening.

Thank God for video!