James Knowles, the mayor of Ferguson is trying to calm tension after DOJ revealed damning evidence of racial bias in their police force.
The Department of Justice released a stinging blow to Ferguson. They uncovered a lot of damning evidence of racial bias by city workers and police.
The mayor vows to cleanse the city of racism and work to regain the trust of its residents and the family of Michael Brown.
Michael Brown was an unarmed teenager who was killed by former officer Darren Wilson after an altercation on a city street. This controversy sparked the "Black Lives Matter" movement.
Also it sparked the "Hands Up Don't Shoot" movement. A movement that the racist right undermines because they believe that Brown didn't have his hands up. They believe that he's charged at the officer while he was firing.
The conservative agitators and junk food media smeared the name, the Black residents and civil rights leaders revolted against the victim blaming. Black America seen how the junk food media made Trayvon Martin look like the bad guy and gave George Zimmerman the cape and laser vision.
Now this Michael Brown situation opened a trove of racial bias.
The right wing emails that appear courtesy of "MYRIGHTWINGDAD.NET" have come back to haunt Ferguson. Some of their workers and officers shared some hateful emails targeting Black America and the president.
The racist trolls are driven to that click bait. They laugh and cackle at this nonsense. They see this as a First Amendment issue because this is what they assume Black people do.
They see issues with Black America being overblown.
They never experience racial profiling or disenfranchisement. They believe that Rev. Perm and President Barack Obama are stroking racial tension. They are the concern trolls who believe that for every White on Black crime, there's thousands of Black on Black crimes in America.
Well the Department of Justice revealed that many stops were driven by revenue. Most arrest were singling out Blacks. Most arrest and citations were given to Black residents and motorists. Most individuals with no criminal record were given tickets in perception not infraction.
While some of the evidence obtained shows a pattern of discrimination, the Department of Justice went easy on them.
The Ferguson city leaders and police have at least six months to get their act together. Or face lawsuits.
This is an ongoing situation, we will cover this here on Journal de la Reyna.
He would be the right wing troll who floods comment pages attacking those who don't agree with him.
The viral sensation CJ Pearson figured out the price of fame. The little agitator who became a hit with the racist right is now being threaten with death threats and banishment from some social media outlets.
Pearson made the viral video claiming that President Barack Obama doesn't love America. The little agitator was openly expressing that we should invade countries and annihilate terrorists.
Like all racist trolls, you may get into these debates with people who try to "shame" you for supporting President Barack Obama during his 2008 presidential or his 2012 reelection bid.
They will toss around insults, baseless conspiracies, overheated rhetoric and possible solutions to remedy the situation. Some will do the compassionate conservatism nonsense. They also try this concern trolling nonsense. They will figure out that Blacks are uninformed and basically support Obama because of his race. They will say that extremists like Ben Carson, Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) and Rep. Mia Love (R-UT) are the real Blacks.
The right wing trolls are never shy when saying things about Michael Brown, Trayvon Martin, Tamir Rice, or any unarmed Black victim of violence. They will conduct there investigation of the victim and conclude that its their fault. See a dead body can't tell a story so they'll believe the shooter (i.e. White guy).
And to hear the endless apples to oranges stories about criminal acts by Blacks is a waste of time.
They claim that the junk food media is bias. They believe it protects the president and doesn't promote conservative ideals. The media usually complies to the conservatives. Because most of the junk food media's nonsense helped Weeper John Boehner (R-OH) and Mitch The Turtle (R-KY) become the Congressional top dogs.
Since, I'm a Black man who is pretty much familiar with issues facing my community, the government and the junk food media, I am often subjected to attacks from those who seriously don't agree with my honest opinion.
I've heard that some of these trolls are being paid to attack perceived "liberal" YouTube stars.
I've know that most fake profiles are created by men. And of course, if you're underage, you're going to be a target for sexual predators and social media hate.
CJ Pearson is pissed that Facebook banned him after he revealed his age. He claims that his political views are the reason for his banishment.
The Georgia middle schooler told the station WTTG that Facebook's explanation was "complete malarkey" because "there are many, many people younger than me" on the site.
"The First Amendment is very clear," he told WTTG. "We have a right to express our opinions regardless of who might disagree. And to silence that voice is a violation of that amendment."
He added that would not be silenced and would "continue to make as many accounts as possible."
God's told me too... I'm considering it, Benjamin Carson.
The insurgency will have at least one enter the arena, former neurosurgeon Benjamin Carson formed a presidential exploratory committee. He is a Black Republican who gained fame by insulting President Barack Obama at the National Prayer Breakfast. He's been a fixture on Loserville. He had to quit when he was temped to form a presidential campaign.
Now that he's in the game, is Carson trying to avoid the "Shucky Ducky".
Herman Cain, a former Republican presidential candidate had to drop out after he was being accused by numerous women for sexual harassment and alleged affairs.
Carson, is almost as goofy as Cain.
Carson is a smart man. But why does he always say some dumb shit?
Of course, he's not a fan of the LGBT community. He's gotten a lot of flack comparing gay marriage to humans having sex with animals. He's gotten a lot of airplay on that annoying conservative agitator's program.
Now that's he's announced he's jumping into the clown car, what will the insurgent say that may jeopardize Republicans chances at winning the nomination.
Obviously the racist right hates this news.
They don't want another goofy "token" as their candidate. So I am saying that the conservatives who aren't keen to Black will find comfort in the Constitution Party. How about the Prohibition Party and America First Party? Maybe the Independent America Party?
So another Black Republican?
I bet Alan Keyes is jealous! Because he's going to make noise about it.
The clown princess calls President Barack Obama anti-Semitic.
Remember that agitator Glenn Beck once told the Loserville audience that Barack Obama in his opinion hates White people and boldly believes he's a racist. That led to a boycott of his 5pm show and eventual firing. He now runs The Blaze network.
Is there room for one more?
Andrea Tantaros, is a female version of insurgent radio host Laura Ingraham. Just a tad bit younger, prettier and just about as dumb as a box of rocks. Tantaros became the newest afternoon AM host after Mike Huckabee got axed.
When that old fart decides to retire from radio or croaks, they'll always be someone who may take the gold mic.
Tantaros is an example of the reactionary nonsense that gets airplay.
A disagreement with Benjamin Netanyahu over Iran and its nuclear program is diplomatic disagreements. But in the minds of conservative agitators, President Barack Obama is anti-Semitic.
Pathetic.
She boldly claimed that in her opinion, she believe "It's about time to ask the question, is the White House anti-Semitic?"
This is some of the vile crap that comes from the racist right?
Disgusting crap from the insurgency.
Just because the president believes that Netanyahu's speech was improper, he's anti-Semitic.
So you're calling every leader from the Six Party talks a bunch of anti-Semitics because they're working on a diplomatic way to ease tension between Iran and the West.
Russia, Britain, Germany, China and France are working with the United States to complete a grand bargain. A bargain that is considered appeasement according to Netanyahu and this crazy agitator.
Andrea Tantaros, why don't you renounce your citizenship?
If you're so far up a foreign leader's ass, why don't you just give up your American citizenship for the sake of all of us!
What bunch of idiots!
The racist right is stuck in the 20th Century. They can't see the future. It's unfortunate that the young will change the direction of Israel, Iran and even the United States.
We managed to get our first Black president. And look how they treat him....with utter disrespect.
The following report comes from Right Wing Watch, from the organization, People for the American Way:
WorldNetDaily commentator and fringe radio host Andrea Shea King wants to punish elected officials who plan to skip Benjamin Netanyahu’s controversial address to the U.S. Congress tomorrow…by putting them to death.
King said on her radio program last month that such officials shouldn’tW just “pay with their jobs” but should also “pay with their lives.”
That's extremely racist and genocidal. The Right Wing media is grasping at the straws to attack President Obama and if they couldn't directly attack the president, they cowardly attack any Black leader or celebrity. MrSuperboy has done a brilliant job in analyzing that no-good woman. What are your thoughts on that latest salvo?
Ferguson Police respond to DOJ's investigation of their department.
Revelations told a tale of racial profiling. The Department of Justice has uncovered a trove of controversy. The Ferguson Police Department has systematically pulled over and arrest Black residents than other groups.
Some of the officers had traded racial emails about President Barack Obama.
One from 2008 says that President Obama won't serve a full term because "what black man holds a steady job for four years."
Another from 2011: "An African-American woman in New Orleans was admitted into the hospital for a pregnancy termination. Two weeks later she received a check for $5,000. She phoned the hospital to ask who it was from. The hospital said, 'Crimestoppers.'"
The St. Louis suburb has been the focal point of racial unrest. In August, Ferg officer Darren Wilson shot and killed unarmed teen Michael Brown, sparking months of protest and partisan debate.
Eventually, Wilson was not indicted for the shooting. Some called for the Justice Department to charge him for violating his civil rights. The DOJ couldn't do really much to Wilson but they could do it to his police department.
The Justice Department will make the case that an atmosphere in which these kinds of jokes were circulated—the authors are not identified—is partly to blame for police bias. The big stat: African-Americans make up 67% of the population but account for 93% of arrests. Justice Department officials are trying to negotiate a settlement with the Ferguson department to force improvements and could sue if no agreement is reached, reports the Washington Post.
Truly a terrible scenario for many Black motorists and residents.
This whole ordeal may affect the U.S. and Israeli relations.
The controversial prime minister of Israel came for the Joint Session of Congress. He did the usual song and dance. He undermined the Six Party Talks and use the same rhetoric about Iran developing a nuclear bomb, and yawn!
Yawn. American lawmakers give multiple standing ovations.
The American junk food media, conservative agitators, Republican and Democratic lawmakers who support this guy should be reminded that our country comes first. The United States of America is the country that you declare allegiance to.
American lawmakers pledge the support to Israel despite it's history of war crimes, espionage and false accusations against other countries. The United Nations and Arab League have tried to push war crimes upon Benjamin Netanyahu but the United States continues to block them at ever whim.
President Barack Obama and his team were pissed. The president went on the offensive by saying that Netanyahu continues this assertion that Iran is still trying to wipe Israel off the map.
He went all out to compare the Iranian government to the Islamic State.
House Weeper John Boehner (R-OH) had went out his way to invite this asshole. Boehner didn't come forth to the White House. Basically thumbing the president in the eye with this.
"They just shot that motherfucking man right here....[Yeah], I'm going record this shit", says the person using his camera phone.
"Take a good look it's the Black motherfucking [cop] that killed this man....." said the person filming in the final minutes.
The social media and the price of fame. The filmmaker wanted to post this on the internet. Instead of holding evidence in the case of a trial, he clearly advocated the officer's side of the story. See reactionary brings nothing but trouble. Now this filmmaker will be harassed or subject to death threats.
The negative publicity. The Los Angeles Police Department is just like New York. With the power comes the respect. They are well respected by a majority. But the minority, ahem, hates the LAPD.
The LAPD has a controversial history. There's been many officer involved incidents where suspects of color were injured or killed. The controversial tactics used in an arrest are often mirrored in legal action.
All the mixture of tension brought to you by the folks who post on YouTube.
As reported, an officer has the legal right to lie in order to justify a traffic citation, an arrest, and a shooting.
The suspect is dead and the LAPD is doing damage control.
Today, I just saw this video that is extremely disturbing. The LAPD was apprehending two individuals and I guess after a brief confrontation, one of the many LAPD officers opened fired on the suspect.
According to the LAPD, the suspect was reaching for the arresting officer's gun. There were minor injuries for the two arresting officers. The Los Angeles Times reports that Cmdr. Andrew Smith said officers assigned to the LAPD's Central Division and Safer Cities Initiative — a task force focused on skid row — responded to the location about noon Sunday after receiving a 911 call reporting a possible robbery.
The possible robbery ended with a man being shot and a woman being arrested.
The LAPD doing damage control after a filmmaker records them opening fire on an unarmed suspect.
Did they obtain evidence of the suspect robbing someone of property?
The deceased is apparently homeless
What did the woman do?
The woman seen in the video recording picking up an officer's baton was detained and is expected to be arrested, Smith said. She had not been booked as of 9 p.m. Sunday, and it was unclear what charges she would face, but Smith said the arrest would stem from her picking up the baton.
Smith said that, based on the video recording, it was unclear what the officers told the man before they fired. He said investigators would use audio enhancement software to determine what exactly was said and when.
"Of course we're aware of the video," he said. "Any video that shows someone losing their life in an altercation with police is going to be disturbing. It's disturbing for police officers to watch."
Disturbing!
Hell, the police are pissed that a man filmed the officer killing an unarmed suspect. The person named Anthony Blackburn posted it on the social media. It's graphic so you will have to click on the link posted right below.
If there weren't people so frustrated with the police in the wake of high profile shootings such as the Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, John Crawford and Akai Gurley controversies, you wouldn't see camera phones being used.
And to make this clear, you are allowed to film police. They may try to "justify" an arrest by saying you're impeding on an arresting officer or disorderly conduct. You can lawyer up and tell the judge that you had a right to film public servants while on duty.
YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO FILM THE POLICE!
I think some in the LAPD will be humming "mean ol' Mike Brown". There will be some who probably high-five each other when they kill a suspect they accused of threatening the life of an officer.
The LAPD will place the shooting officer on administrative leave. The officer will contact his union boss, an attorney and a therapist. He will say that "that guy reached for his gun!"
LAPD stand in pose trying to keep the peace.
Remember an arresting officer can "stretch" the truth when writing a statement on the situation.
Evidence technicians and other officers will wrap the police tape over areas and other officers may "step" on evidence.
"It's always tragic when there's a loss of life in one of these situations," Smith continued. "It's not an incident taken lightly by any police officer. But we are committed to everyone involved and to the public to conduct a thorough and complete investigation."
Smith said investigators were looking for any other video that captured the incident, including footage from the body cameras some of the officers may have been wearing. Officers assigned to the Safer Cities Initiative were part of the LAPD's pilot program for the new technology and are equipped with the devices.
At least one officer involved in the incident was wearing a body camera, Smith said.
Well let's hope those body cameras were in use when this event happened. Maybe a camera worn by the arresting or assisting officer could provide a better look into how this shooting was justified.
The dramatic confrontation was caught on video, which was later posted on Facebook (the video contains foul language). It shows a group of officers getting into a scuffle with a man standing on a sidewalk littered with tents and other debris.
The man continues to scuffle with four of the officers, even after he's wrestled to the ground. What appears to be one of the officers is heard saying "Drop the gun. Drop the gun."
Then, at least one of the officers opens fire on the man, who remained on the ground with at least two officers near him.
Five gunshots are heard on the recording.
Police have not identified the dead man or said how many officers were involved, or how many shots were fired. The man was declared dead at a hospital shortly after the shooting, which occurred about noon, according to police spokesman Sgt. Barry Montgomery.
He said that at one point during the struggle a Taser had been deployed, but investigators did not know if it was used on the man who was subsequently shot.
Witnesses at the scene identified the victim by his street name, “Africa”, and gave conflicting accounts of what they saw.
Dennis Horne, 29, said Africa had been fighting with someone else in his tent when police arrived.
When Africa refused to comply with a police order to come out of the tent, officers used the Taser on him and dragged him out, Horne said. The officers tackled Africa to the ground, where he continued to fight, which led to the fatal shooting, according to Horne.
“It's sad,” Horne said. “There's no justification to take somebody's life.”
Another witness, Lonnie Franklin, 53, said five to six officers pulled up in three to four cars as Africa was lying face down on the sidewalk. The officers approached with guns drawn yelling, ”Down, down,” according to Franklin.
When Africa got up and started fighting, the officers “went straight to lethal force,” Franklin said.
But Jose Gil, 38 , said he saw the man swinging at the police and then heard one of the officers say, “Gun, gun, he's got my gun!” before police fired multiple shots.
Another witness, who asked not to be identified, said the man punched and kicked the officers and reached for one of their service weapons before the officers fired at least seven times.
An area resident, who identified himself as Booker T. Washington, said police had come by repeatedly to ask Africa to take down his tent. People are allowed to sleep on the streets from 9 p.m to 6 a.m., but they are supposed to remove their tents in the daytime under a court agreement.
“This man got shot over a tent,” Washington said.
Ina Murphy, who lives in an apartment nearby, said Africa had arrived in the area about four or five months ago. He told her he had recently been released after spending 10 years in a mental facility, Murphy said.
Police Commission President Steve Soboroff first saw the video of the shooting via social media. He was watching it again when reached by a Times reporter Sunday evening, trying to hear what exactly the officers had said to the man.
"My heart just started pounding just watching it," Soboroff said. "I feel the adrenaline. These situations are just so horrific."
He stressed that the LAPD, the independent inspector general and the district attorney's office would all investigate the shooting "very, very carefully."
"Of course I would encourage people not to rush to judgment. It's not fair to anybody. It's not fair to the family of the victim or the victim or the officers," he said. "We'll find out what happened."
Montgomery said Sunday evening that investigators were in the process of interviewing "loads of people" who were in the area at the time of the shooting. He said there would potentially be more video recordings of the incident, noting that he could see two surveillance cameras mounted on buildings at the scene.
It was still unclear how many officers fired their weapons or what was said to the man before he was shot, Montgomery said.
The LA Times noted the words rush to judgement.
This is what that annoying conservative agitator does.
Say if this event makes it to the cable news agitators.
Some agitator will find some reason to agitate it. He is the prime agitator of an event that involves race. Most would find it in Rev. Perm, but seriously that annoying conservative agitator is a defender of "white rights". He is often the guy who likes to side with the officer (or vigilante) because Black leaders or President Barack Obama address concerns.
Melissa Harris-Perry, Anderson Cooper, Don Lemon, Tom Joyner, Rev. Perm, that annoying conservative agitator, Crazy-ass Alex Jones, O'Loofus, the Craigslist of conservative agitation, Tavis Smiley and Breitfart are the agitators. They often exploit these controversies for ratings or click bait.
Who are you going to believe the officer or the dead suspect?
"The heavens are crying right now," said General Jeff Page, known around skid row as the "mayor" of the poverty-stricken neighborhood, as rains poured on the crowd gathered around him. He went over the events of the day that led to the fatal shooting of Africa, whom Page called "one of our loved ones."
In the crowd was Yannick Babou, 34, a street vendor who works in skid row. Babou said he came out to show his frustration and anger with law enforcement.
"I'm not anti-police. I think we need police in society," Babou said. "But I think we need to hold police accountable when they do something wrong."
We here at Journal de la Reyna send our condolences to "Africa", the unarmed man killed by police.
Fridays are for movies releases. Now you can add album releases to Friday.
Drake has proven to be the lion that roars in the 2015 with his surprise album. But now it seems like this is going to be a new norm. The music industry will now make an effort to release albums from major recording artists on Friday.
Agence France-Presse reports that the music industry has announced an agreement to release albums globally on Fridays, ending divergences among regions that have fueled piracy in an age of instant music.
Key groups representing music retailers, record companies and artists said that they would coordinate album releases to go out everywhere each Friday at one minute past midnight local time.
Thursday's decision, after nine months of consultation, is expected to go into effect by summer in the Northern Hemisphere, said Frances Moore, chief executive officer of the music industry's global body IFPI.
"What is absolutely clear is that there is nearly unanimous agreement that a global release date is a good thing," Moore told AFP.
Under longstanding traditions, albums are generally released on Monday in Britain and France, Tuesday in the United States, Wednesday in Japan and Friday in Australia and Germany.
The variations have looked increasingly anachronistic amid the rapid growth of digital downloading and more recently streaming, contributing to a black market for albums already out in one region.
Moore said that a global release date would help bring more excitement to the industry.
"Let's say Daft Punk, for example, makes an announcement saying that their album's out today, but it's in America and it's not until Friday in Germany. There is a three- or four-day gap.
The move according to AFP is going to shake up small business. You see that with Tuesday being a normal release date for most album releases, it's essential that the small business see the product move in the early. Digital releases are dominating everything. It is practically killing CDs, DVD, vinyls and the old cassette tapes.
Granted that a number of independent retailers in the United States, the world's largest music market, had opposed the Friday release date, arguing that weekends were already the busiest time and it made sense to encourage customers to come on an otherwise slow Tuesday.
In recent years, artists including Beyonce and Madonna have also suddenly released albums without warning, sometimes selling them first in digital format, either in response to leaks or sometimes to avoid them.
Moore said that the Friday plan enjoyed broad support but that there would be no legal ramifications for anyone who insists on another day.
"But there is a clear majority in favor of doing this, and I think eventually it will be aligned," she said.
Enjoy the music from Rae Sremmurd, a rap group that appears on Interscope Records and Ear Drummers Entertainment.
The racist right again worked up over a rumor and not a confirmed fact.
See the Craigslist of conservative agitation calls this a paper and not a website. That's the first misleading thing to read on that racist watering hole.
See they don't rely on the Associated Press, Reuters or the American media sources. Heck the agitators can get the Agence France-Presse as a reliable foreign source. They would believe a foreign website that got its sources from another foreign source. Obviously, you can't believe everything off the internet.
But the racist right regardless will believe it.
Like I seriously don't often go off on this stuff. But the lies and countless misinformation campaign led by conservative agitators is seriously graying the fact-checkers.
They're worked up over a report that President Barack Obama may order U.S. warships to down Israeli jets if they attempt to attack Iranian nuclear facilities.
But here's the kicker, it was in early 2014. So why hasn't this been mention in the American junk food media?
The Bethlehem-based news agency Ma’an has cited a Kuwaiti newspaper report Saturday, that US President Barack Obama thwarted an Israeli military attack against Iran's nuclear facilities in 2014 by threatening to shoot down Israeli jets before they could reach their targets in Iran.
Following Obama's threat, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was reportedly forced to abort the planned Iran attack.
According to Al-Jarida, the Netanyahu government took the decision to strike Iran some time in 2014 soon after Israel had discovered the United States and Iran had been involved in secret talks over Iran’s nuclear program and were about to sign an agreement in that regard behind Israel's back.
The report claimed that an unnamed Israeli minister who has good ties with the US administration revealed the attack plan to Secretary of State John Kerry, and that Obama then threatened to shoot down the Israeli jets before they could reach their targets in Iran.
Al-Jarida quoted "well-placed" sources as saying that Netanyahu, along with Minister of Defense Moshe Yaalon, and then-Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman, had decided to carry out airstrikes against Iran's nuclear program after consultations with top security commanders.
According to the report, “Netanyahu and his commanders agreed after four nights of deliberations to task the Israeli army's chief of staff, Benny Gantz, to prepare a qualitative operation against Iran's nuclear program. In addition, Netanyahu and his ministers decided to do whatever they could do to thwart a possible agreement between Iran and the White House because such an agreement is, allegedly, a threat to Israel's security.”
President Barack Obama with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The sources added that Gantz and his commanders prepared the requested plan and that Israeli fighter jets trained for several weeks in order to make sure the plans would work successfully. Israeli fighter jets reportedly even carried out experimental flights in Iran's airspace after they managed to break through radars.
So this is an alleged report of the president threatening American military action on Israeli jets.
Anyone who supports a foreign leader over an American president should renounce their American citizenship and declare their allegiance to that country.
No kidding. I don't care what political party our president represents. We are Americans, we declare our loyalty to the United States, not a foreign country.
You can go at the president on policy and every other outrage mustered up. But to just take the side of foreign leaders is just an example of the pot calling the kettle black.
I don't support foreign leaders regardless of who they are!
