Competing Narratives: April 4, 2002
1. A Grand Rapids, MI police officer, mercilessly and unjustifiably shot a confused and terrified black man in the back of the head while laying on top of him and pushing the defenseless man’s face into the ground. A motivating factor in the ...
Kim Foxx, the elected State’s (Prosecuting) Attorney for Cook County, which includes Chicago as its major city, made a stunning announcement several weeks ago.
The announcement?
She decided not to charge two Chicago police officers in two separate 2021 incidents where those ...
The New York Times, who touts themselves as the “paper of record,” published a story titled, “Despite Uproar Over Floyd’s Death, the Number of Fatal Encounters with Police Hasn’t Changed.”
The premise of the article can be found in the subtitle, “George Floyd’s murder set in ...
“We do not need to shut down most of Lower Manhattan because one cop died for probably doing his job incorrectly. They kill people who are under 22 every single day for no good reason and we don’t shut down the city for them.”
That’s a quote from a TikTok clip created by and ...
On December 29th, 2021, Bradley, IL Sgt. Marlene Rittmanic and her partner 27-year-old Tyler Bailey responded to a call concerning barking dogs in a parked car at a local motel. They made contact with occupants in one of the rooms about said canines. Suddenly and without warning they ...
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