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Posts Tagged ‘riot

The Rodney King Beat Down-20 Years Later…Did We All Just Get Along?

March 3, 2011

  20 years ago today, the world was captivated by the brutal videotaped beat-down of troubled human being Rodney King, by the out of control and rogue element in the Los Angeles Police department.(Source) The incident was caught on tape by private citizen amateur photographer George Holliday who awoke to the sounds of police sirens outside his […]

More Evidence Of Police Brutality On A Citizen!!!…Ohio Jail Guard Recorded Hitting Inmate…(VIDEO)

April 30, 2010

The most ridiculous thing I have heard recently from a local politician is that …he will always vote to put more cops on the streets,…even if he has evidence that the police force is brutalizing his constituents. It is this simple-simon line of thinking that has worked against Phoenix Council Man Michael Johnson,who, as the […]

Haiti aid arrives amid looting…the Haitian people need our help now!!!

January 16, 2010

Foreign aid is beginning to reach Haiti amid fears over riots and looting after the devastating earthquake. Patience was wearing thin, and reports of looting increased, as another day went by with no power and limited fresh water. Aid workers warned that unless they can get help to people quickly, Port-au-Prince will degenerate into lawlessness. […]

The DMX Riot is Security’s Fault in Colorado, Springs, Colorado…He Plays the Peacemaker

October 22, 2009

            [picapp src=”1/3/7/7/03.jpg?adImageId=6379413&imageId=654244″ width=”234″ height=”277″ /] This past Friday,one of my favorite rappers,DMX, got caught up in a riot at a concert venue he was to perform in. As in the tradition of Sly Stone, Michael Jackson, Prince, and The Rolling Stones, DMX arrived a little late for his performance. I call it fashionably late, […]