On July 4, 11-year-old Davon McNeal stopped at his aunt’s house in Washington, D.C., to pick up a phone charger. Shortly after he stepped out of his family’s car, gunshots rang out. McNeal fell to the ground. His mother thought he was taking cover, but soon realized he had been caught in the crossfire of a gunfight between men he didn’t even know. … [Read more...] about Shootings Rise in Big Cities Along With Calls to Defund the Police
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Seattle mayor seeks to reform police with transfers and cuts
A man talks with police lining a street occupied hours earlier by protesters Wednesday, July 1, 2020, in Seattle, where streets had been blocked off in an area demonstrators had occupied for weeks. Seattle police showed up in force earlier in the day at the "occupied" protest zone, tore down demonstrators' tents and used bicycles to herd the protesters after the mayor ordered the area cleared following two fatal shootings in less than two weeks. The "Capitol Hill Occupied Protest" zone was set up near downtown following the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis. less … [Read more...] about Seattle mayor seeks to reform police with transfers and cuts
Florida sheriff, deputies will now ‘pay tribute’ to every fallen police officer in the US
“Effective immediately, when a Law Enforcement Officer is killed in the line of duty anywhere in this great country we will wear our mourning crepes over our badges for five consecutive days,” Chitwood wrote in a Facebook post late Sunday. … [Read more...] about Florida sheriff, deputies will now ‘pay tribute’ to every fallen police officer in the US
Police union boss says crime ‘running rampant’ in NYC following video showing cop in a headlock
According to the NYPD, on July 1 officers spotted a large group and a vehicle parked illegally in front of a fire hydrant in the Bronx. Police asked the driver, Franklin Adrian, 31, to move the vehicle away from the hydrant several times, but he refused, police said, adding that the officers then issued a parking summons. … [Read more...] about Police union boss says crime ‘running rampant’ in NYC following video showing cop in a headlock
Texas Lt. Gov. Patrick on ambush of officers: Biden and Dems are ‘aiding, abetting’ an anti-police backlash
“America better wake up. While they didn’t start this fire, Joe Biden and Democrats are aiding and abetting this. This was a lowlife piece of trash that when these police officers showed up at his door, he shot them multiple times in the face and the head,” Patrick said, noting he was "proudly" wearing a Texas state troopers uniform shirt. … [Read more...] about Texas Lt. Gov. Patrick on ambush of officers: Biden and Dems are ‘aiding, abetting’ an anti-police backlash
