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New York City, New York – According to former NYPD officer Harold Thomas, he is no longer with the police force after an incident involving a fight with 3 other officers outside of a nightclub that Thomas was leaving. Thomas believes that he was racially profiled and that the situation escalated because he was black and he was not in uniform. According to Thomas, he was approached by three white officers who stopped him because he allegedly fit the description of a “shots fired” call. He said that next he politely answered the officers questions, showed them his ID and let them know that he was also a cop. “ I showed them both my ID and said I am Detective Harold Thomas, ” he told reporters. “ [The third cop] spins me around, slams my head on the roof of my car, made a dent in the car, grabbed me by the seat of my pants, throws me head first ,” Thomas said. Thomas told reporters that more officers showed up at that point, including a lieutenant, who allegedl

FERGUSON, Missouri –  A federal judge ruled Thursday that police can no longer use tear gas on protesters without declaring an illegal assembly, giving them fair warning and time to vacate the area. The temporary restraining order comes just weeks after the last rounds of heavy protest in Ferguson in response to a St. Louis County grand jury’s decision not to indict the police officer who shot and killed Michael Brown Jr . A group of protesters had filed the lawsuit asking for a restriction on police use of tear gas and excessive force during demonstrations. U.S. Federal Judge Carol Jackson heard testimony for nine hours, from plaintiffs as well as police from St. Louis County and the city of St. Louis, according to Brendan Roediger, one of the lead attorney’s on the case.  “Ultimately she decided there was substantial evidence that police had violated the constitutional rights of the protesters, that it was a restriction on their free speech,” Roediger told msnb

Model Beverly Johnson is sharing her Bill Cosby story. It happened in the "mid-80s," she says in a first person essay in Vanity Fair . And it sounds similar to many of the stories we've heard from women who have been accusing the star of drugging them and then sexually assaulting them. Johnson starts by recalling being "in awe" of Cosby in the 1960s, '70s and '80s. "He was funny, smart, and even elegant—all those wonderful things many white Americans didn't associate with people of color." She was thrilled when one day an agent called her to invite her to audition for a role on The Cosby Show . She went to a taping and met Cosby. He invited her to his home. She had one pleasant visit and he invited her to come over again. That next time didn't go as smoothly. Cosby offered her a cappuccino from the espresso machine on his bar. "I told him I didn't drink coffee that late in the afternoon because it made g

Wahlberg gets his pardon from the only person who matters – the VICTIM: Man he beat and racially abused says he forgives star and reveals he had no idea who his attacker was until now Actor Mark Wahlberg is seeking a pardon for violent crime he committed aged 16   He was teenager in Boston when he punched Johnny Trinh in the eye and beat another Vietnamese man around the head Wahlberg knocked Johnny Trinh to the ground as he fled other attack and then shouted racial abuse about 'g***s' At time Trinh was said to have been blinded in one eye and Wahlberg was charged with attempted murder He served 45 days and when in custody began to turn his life around  MailOnline has found Trinh - and victim says he had no idea who attacked him, forgives the star and wants to meet him face to face Trinh, now a married father reveals he actually lost eye before attack when he served alongside US forces fighting Communists in South Vietnam  Forgiveness: Johnny Trinh was ass

A Cook County judge expressed frustration Tuesday over the length of time it is taking to bring the 2010 murder of a Chicago police officer to trial, telling the defendant's attorney he was tired of the "song and dance routine." No trial date has been set for Bryant Brewer, now 28, who is accused of grabbing Chicago police Officer Thor Soderberg's gun and fatally shooting him outside an Englewood police deployment center. "This case is 4 years old," Judge Stanley Sacks told Assistant Public Defender William Wolf, a member of that office's homicide task force. "Four years is not enough time for you?" The judge gave Wolf a deadline next month by which to submit a report from the defense expert about Brewer's alleged insanity. If it is not filed on time, Brewer's lawyers won't be allowed to use the report at trial. Wolf said outside court that attorney ethics rules constrained him from responding to the judge

Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant speaks on the Lakers wearing "I Can't Breathe" t-shirts in support of the #ErocGarner murder case where the officer involved has been cleared by a grand jury. Check out the video below:

December 6, 2014 at 1:49pm   "Police Reform" Is Not A Solution Because Politically It Leaves The Same Racist National Police Union Controlled Institutional Structure & Terrorist Occupation Intact.  - THIS IS THE ONLY "Non-Violent" ANSWER!  by  Sadiki "Bro. Shep" Olugbala and Dhoruba Bin Wahad Decentralization, Mandatory Residency And The Completely Autonomous Community Control Of The Police & Public Safety A REAL Solution To Police Misconduct, Brutality & Murder Inside Of Black, Brown & Oppressed U.S.A. Communities Has Existed For Decades; But Is Largely Ignored As An Answer To Institutionalized Police Union Politics & Terrorism, Because It Was Brilliantly Developed By Former Members Of The "Original' Young Lords, Black Panther Party and Black Liberation Army. The Following Outline Is A Clear Example Of What This Structure Would Look Like & How It Could Be Realized In What Is Presently The Uni

(CNN) -- Before the Brooklyn Nets and Cleveland Cavaliers faced off on the basketball court Monday night, several players were already scoring points with protesters outside the arena. As they warmed up for the game, Cleveland Cavaliers LeBron James and Kyrie Irving were among the players wearing T-shirts that said "I can't breathe" -- Eric Garner's last words, which have become a rallying cry for protesters after last week's grand jury decision not to indict an officer in his death. Outside the Barclays Center, a large crowd of demonstrators swarmed the streets, chanting "hands up, don't shoot" and "black lives matter." The crowd erupted in cheers after an organizer told them about the players' T-shirts. The NBA players' show of support for protesters comes a week after five players from the St. Louis Rams walked onto the field and raised their palms in the air, demonstrating the "hands up, do

  “Hit The Floor” star Stephanie Moseley and her boyfriend Earl Hayes were found dead in an LA apartment after an apparent murder suicide. It is currently unknown who the shooter was. According to TMZ  reports , residents at the housing complex heard shots early Monday morning. When a SWAT team arrived to the scene, they found Moseley and Hayes shot to death. Hayes was once signed to Floyd Mayweather ‘s record label and performed as a background dancer for celebrities like Chris Brown and Britney Spears. Sources claim Hayes had accused Moseley of cheating before their death.

U.S. embassies around the world are bracing for a potentially explosive report about to be released that details what the CIA did to terror suspects in the days after the Sept. 11 terror attacks, and the fear is that its release could threaten American lives. The report, due to be released Tuesday by the Senate, is described as shocking in its very graphic descriptions of secret interrogations, including some details that have never been heard before. All U.S. facilities around the world are being urged to review security and brace for the reaction, with concern particularly high in areas where there are hot spots, in the Middle East and North Africa. The CIA and the Bush administration have already faced heavy criticism for post 9/11 interrogation techniques at so-called "black sites" across the world. The use of waterboarding stopped many years ago, but, according to those who have seen this report, ugly new details about those procedure