Actress Taraji P Henson had to own up to the Glendale Police after she accused them of rousing her son.
Taraji P Henson is on fire. Her breakout role as Cookie Lyon in the hit series Empire has made her a household name.
Henson's rise to fame came from the her feature role in Hustle & Flow, with fellow actor Terrance Howard. They both are the stars of the Lee Daniels' musical drama.
Henson is also a mother. Her son is always a top priority. Henson praises her son regardless.
But something came into the news this past week and it's sparked some major controversy.
Henson claimed that her 20 year old son (Marcel Johnson) had been racially profiled by police and that his car had been illegally searched during a traffic stop on October 18, 2014 in Glendale, California.
In the beginning, Henson felt the law was harassing her son for being Black. Her son dropped out of the University of Southern California to attend Howard in her hometown of Washington, DC.
Henson told the junk food media, that who could you trust in this world, if a young Black man minding his business is harassed by the police.
Well the folks over at the Los Angeles Times wanted to obtain proof of this incident. They got some proof and then some.
A video obtained by the Times showed that Johnson had driven through a lighted crosswalk while a pedestrian was crossing, that he had given verbal consent to search his vehicle, that he had admitted to smoking marijuana two hours before going behind the wheel, and that hash oil, marijuana, and a knife were found inside his car.
Henson immediately suspended her social media profiles. She went on to apologize for overreacting and for making unsubstantiated claims, Henson said in an Instagram message that, "A mother's job is not easy and neither is a police officer's. I would like to publicly apologize to the officer and the Glendale Police Department."
Henson's apology was heartfelt. But unfortunately to the racist right, they will continue to denounce the BlackLivesMatter movement. They will now attack her for sparking "racial outrage" over nothing.
The racist right will place her in the box where they often hold President Barack Obama, Attorney General Eric Holder, Rev. Perm and Cut His Nut Off Jackson in.
this edition of East Dayton Slumlords Live in Perfect Harmony is in the area where this video link was taken at and the spray painting on the window about No Copper was hilarious.
City of Boston praying for a speedy recovery of one its own. Boston officer John Monyihan was critically injured in gunfire after a suspect got the drop on him. He was praised by President Barack Obama for his heroism.
Boston is dealing with a tragic situation. An officer who gained national recognition was critically injured by a suspect after a police stop.
We here at Journal de la Reyna send our prayers to the Officer John Monyihan. We pray for a speedy recovery.
Monyihan is fighting for his life. He was a former Army Ranger who decided to live to public service. The officer is 34 years old and has a girlfriend and children. He served for six years as an officer for Boston. He was also an officer who aided in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and shooting event where Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev planted two explosives near the finish line. The bombs killed three and injured hundreds of people. Monyihan gained national recognition from President Barack Obama after he assisted a fellow officer who was injured in gunfire.
The brothers managed to kill a MIT officer before the law put Tamerlan down. Dzhokhar was eventually caught and now is in court. The young Tsarnaev will get the GAS if found guilty on federal mass murder charges.
The gunman shot him in the face and the bullet was lodged in the right side of his face by ear. They placed him into a medically induced coma.
President Barack Obama was notified of the situation. Of course, Boston residents are sending their prayers to him. Democratic mayor Marty Walsh and Republican governor Charlie Baker have both expressed their prayers as well.
The suspect is 41 year old Angelo West. West has a history as a criminal. He was apparently being stopped by the law for some infraction.
West was stopped by Monyihan. West would jump out of his vehicle raise his arm and put the Magnum .357 in position. He would fire it at point blank range hitting the officer.
West would eventually try to escape. The moment he flashed that firearm, the law put the lead salad in him. West would die of his injuries. The passengers in his vehicle were not injured but later arrest. They may face charges. Even though the passengers weren't the shooter, the law can make them accomplices in the firing on an officer.
A witness was grazed by gunfire from police. Those who shot the witness would be place on administrative leave. Standard procedure when an officer shoots his firearm.
Angelo West shot at Boston police. He paid the price with a lead salad.
Angelo West has given the racist right a reason to denounce the BlackLivesMatter movement. The movement was sparked by the anger bubbling in Ferguson, MO by the police shooting of unarmed resident Michael Brown. Brown's death led to national protests and international outcry for better policing. It also gave the opponents something to go after. The opponents slander the name of the Brown and called the protesters "misinformed" and even raised their anger at President Barack Obama for citing his experience being Black in America.
After all, since he's came into the White House, you've heard an influx of Black criminal stories coming from the racist right. The outlets such as Loserville, the conservative Craigslist, The Daily Nothing or even asshats like Colin Flaherty and Charles C. Johnson have flourished in this stuff.
They give White America a reason to hate Blacks. Even though criminal acts are colorless, the way these outlets magnify suspects causes Whites to always suspect Blacks, Latinos, illegal immigrants, Muslms and foreign nations as being the reasons for this country being fucked up.
There's blogs like Sissyirishman, DailyWhateverFuckKenn, and Angry White Wuss that are sites that give credence to Black on everyone crime. These extremists would make their blogs flourish in local stories that spin criminal acts by Blacks.
See Fred101 is an example of the extremism that flutters into our comment section. This anonymous commentator appears frequently in stories I've posted focusing the three key elements: race, politics and crime.
In my response to the anonymous trolling, I've posted the six things to attract them. Give them a topic that they seem to obsess over. Kind of like, if I said something about a product in negative way, expect the criticism from someone who spins it in a positive light.
No one seems to understand that we reserve the right to remove comments we deem offensive or unproductive. I mean it's not productive to read word vomit.
Blogging about politics is often regarded as controversial. I understand that some do not agree with the views of me, S. Baldwin and the other contributors post here. I mean we're no different.
We are often here to post and we're not going anywhere.
So if you're not comfortable with the opinions or stories posted here, you have a right to view a blog of your choosing. We're not holding a gun to your head telling you to read our blog.
Floyd Dent was taken down by three officers. He was beaten and tasered. He was charged with cocaine possession and resisting arrest. He denies that he done wrong. He says he was set up.
The Michigan Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Justice Department are going to look into the brutal police beating of Floyd Dent, of Detroit.
Dent was arrested in January in the suburb of Inkster. He was held on the charges of cocaine possession, resisting arrest, and assault on a police officer. All these charges could carry over 10 years in the iron college.
But the 57 year old Michigan man is denying that he's done such things. He believes that he was set up by the law and according to some, it seems like it may be the case.
Yeah, Dent was a motorist with a suspended license. That's a minor misdemeanor. Punishable act may results in fines and at least a year in the iron college.
This will be the first thing that our friends on the racist right will justify for the arrest and brutal beating.
According to the law, they observe him leaving an area that's known for drug activity. They saw him make an illegal stop and pulled him over. You have a right as a motorist to be in any area as you please. The law can't deny you a right to be in area because of assumption of drug activity.
The video shows Dent being stopped by the law. According to the law, Dent was struggling, shouting offensive language, and biting at the officers.
The law can liewhen they can justify a pull over, a citation, an arrest, or a discharge of their service weapon and use of physical restraint.
The Supreme Court has given them "pass" on lying.
Not truly being a pass, but say if the law was doing a sting operation in which vice cops pose as prostitutes or johns, they can lie. They can allow a suspect to enter a place or vehicle and coach them into committing an act of crime.
So what are you into tonight? If you're willing to party I got the cash. The suspect will say the questions? Are you a police officer. Say if the law says he's not a cop, trust me. That's a lie. They are allowed to make that case in order to arrest the suspect.
So why is this important in a court case?
Police can't enter a home without a judge issuing a warrant. They can enter if they smell the smoke of marijuana or notice an odor that appears suspicious. They can't not enter a vehicle without probable cause. Say if you're allegedly under the influence and they observe behavior of a motorist. The police have a right to justify a pull over to see if the motorist is under the influence of alcohol and narcotics. The police can enter a vehicle if they observe a solicitation of drugs or prostitution. That's in regards of public safety for suspicious odors or potential threats.
Inkster PVC Dodge Charger.
AGAIN: The law can lie to justify a pull over, a citation, an arrest or use of force by service weapon or physical restraint.
The law says that they've seen the suspect (Dent) leaving an area they've observed doing an illegal activity.
Yeah, but if the suspect is following all rules of the road, why observe? He could be hugging a friend, taking groceries into a home, dropping his child off.
To an arresting officer, they see you as the one who doesn't belong in this area. They see you as the guy who just shows up out of nowhere. They see you as a criminal act in the making. They will proceed to follow you to see if you're up to no good. They will pull you over.
Two scenarios.
1) If you believe that you're not doing anything wrong, you can waive your right to have your vehicle searched. Do not believe the officer when he says you may get a warning for the traffic infraction. Always believe that you can be cited for a ticket. If you allow a search and was given a ticket, it may not hold up in traffic court.
2) If you believe that you're not doing anything wrong, you can tell an officer you "I don't consent to my vehicle being searched". See the police do not tell you if you're pulled over, you have a right to not have them search your vehicle. They will let you make a mistake and force a probable search.
They will advocate other officers to monitor your movements, if the officer has no dog assistance.
They will tell you that you're being searched by the dog. They do a pat down of the motorist and may place the motorist into the back of a police vehicle. They warn the motorist if the dog detects a hit and they find something, you're going to county lock up. But stand firm and tell them that you do not consent to searches. And if you're feeling pressured, you can ask the officer, if you're free to leave the area.
If you're not hiding an arrestable offense, the officer will ticket you and tell you that you're "banned" from that area. Again, the officer can lie to make you fear they'll pull you over again. The judge is the only person who can ban you from an area. The officer is not a judge.
If you're allegedly hiding an arrestable offense, clam up and ask for a lawyer. Because if they done a probable search without your permission, you can use that in court as a defense.
The law and courts are aware of the Fourth Amendment and the right of search and seizure. They can't just take your vehicle if you're not allowing them to.
Floyd Dent got served a court charge of possession. He claims he was set up.
See the bombshell in this story is that one of the arresting officers got off the hook for a federal crime.
William Melendez comes to question. He was one of the eight officers who was fired from the Detroit Police. He and those seven others were on trial for civil right abuses. There are claims that Melendez plants evidence on motorists to justify an arrest. He was acquitted of charges. But he somehow lands back on the police force in nearby Inkster.
The officers that pulled Dent over where White. Dent was a Black motorist. He was unarmed.
The law says that Dent was struggling, shouting offensive language, and biting at the officers. The lawyer for Dent denies that occurred. Dent claimed that he stopped after the officers claimed that he ran a stop sign.
Dent was kicked in the head and thrown to the ground. He was placed in a chokehold by the arresting officer. He even had a service weapon shoved into his head.
Dent who was retired Ford worker has no serious criminal history.
Melendez and two other officers are placed on desk duty. The charges for assault on an officer were dismissed on Dent. But the charge of cocaine possession will land Dent in court.
Some may point out that one of the arresting officer Melendez claimed that cocaine was found under the passenger seat. He was dubbed "ROBOCOP" by some residents.
Now to the readers of Journal de la Reyna. If this case justifies a probable search and arrest of the subject, why was the physical restraint used on the suspect?
There are good police officers and not so good ones. See the ones who are not so good are defended by the likes of that annoying conservative agitator, FRED101, and the racist right. The law is given blaring support from White conservatives and their images splashed on the conservative Craigslist.
Out of the woodwork, asshats like Colin Flaherty and Charles C. Johnson will make the case for every police brutality on people of color, there's hundreds of Blacks committing acts on White people.
Dent would be smeared by the racist right. No question will be left unturned if the racist right observe even a sliver of incrimination. Say if Dent had a Facebook posting of him drinking a beer on the front porch with a middle finger. Automatic criminal in the minds of the racist right.
Obviously FRED101 will come up with some stupid reaction to this story by linking some bullshit in the comment section of this story.
Police brutality is an ongoing issue. Black and Latino men are often looked upon as natural born criminals in the minds of the racist right and the law. About 38% of Black men and 40% Hispanic men all aged 18 - 39 have been pulled over by the law.
Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) announced his retirement. He will finish his term as the Senate Minority Leader.
This latest development may have given the Republicans an opportunity to pick up a crucial swing.
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has announced he's pulling out. He declared his retirement.
This along with Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Sen. Dan Coats (R-IN), Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) and possibly Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) are exiting the stage.
Republicans are hoping to hold on to Indiana, Louisiana, and Florida. They hope that pickups in Nevada and Colorado could boost their majority.
Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) is the most vulnerable Democratic member of the Senate.
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) and Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) are the most vulnerable Republican members of the Senate.
Reid's exit may help the Democrats get more of a backbone. Reid may have fought for the majority, but he let the conservative agitators tear him apart and make him more evil than the devil. He and Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) were sent to the status of Minority Leader after Republicans swept to victory in 2010 and 2014.
Reid had suffered a serious eye injury in 2014 after falling on his exercise equipment. The injury could permanently blind him in the eye.
The race for the White House began when Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) announced his intentions to run.
He is the first declared clown running for the Republican nomination. The insurgent senator is off to a rocky start. He declared his intentions to repeal Obamacare despite him signing up for it. He caught a lot of flack after admitting that the "federal exchanges" were the only thing good about the law.
So some of his most staunchest supporters are scratching their heads and also quietly whispering.
They wondering what the fuck just happen? They were so excited, and now this!
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) another member of the insurgency is thinking about jumping into the clown car.
Reid's exit is good for America. We can't have a Koch sucker like him in the Senate. I rather let the stupid ass Republicans have it then let them spineless Democrats continue to protect it.
Indiana governor signs a law that may discriminate people based on religious grounds.
Holy Water, the state of Indiana passed a controversial law that can discriminate on religious grounds. The Republican governor Mike Pence signed it into law and its expected to be challenged in courts. This "religious freedom" law isn't telling you that religions are outlawed. It's a law that gives the business owners and they may have the right to deny a customer based on religious beliefs.
I can't figure out whether we're in America or them "evil" countries these cable news agitators bitch about.
C'mon friends. The United States Constitution (via The Bill Of Rights) advocated a section that devoted to all citizens the freedom of religious indoctrination.
That traitor and Black loving playboy Tommy Jefferson wrote the Establishment clause and the Free Exercise clause. "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof".
So why are the Republicans and possible clown running Mike Pence passing a law that goes squarely against the Constitution?
The Indianapolis Star reports that the measure, Senate Bill 101, could allow business owners to refuse services to same-sex couples and has set off a firestorm of controversy. Supporters say it's needed to protect those with strong religious beliefs from government overreach, but opponents say it would allow discrimination, particularly against gays and lesbians.
Pence has been under intense pressure from opponents. In the past two days, two major Indianapolis conventions have threatened to look elsewhere if Pence signed the bill, and a group of technology executives, including the CEO of Salesforce, have written to the governor to oppose the measure.
Mike Pence, the Republican governor of Indiana signed this bill despite threats of an economic boycott. Pence is talked about by the agitators as a possible candidate who might jump into the clown car.
Also Pence almost immediately began defending the law, saying at a news conference that the law was not a consolation prize for conservative groups who failed to pass a bill last year to add an amendment to the Indiana constitution banning same-sex marriage.
""I think there's a lot of misunderstanding," Pence said about the religious freedom law. "This has never undermined anti-discrimination laws."
When asked by one reporter whether sexual orientation should be a protected class, the governor answered that the matter was not on his agenda.
The governor spoke for about 30 minutes about the religious freedom bill during the news conference, which also addressed his temporary needle exchange program to stop an HIV epidemic in Scott County, before it came to an end.
"Today I signed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, because I support the freedom of religion for every Hoosier of every faith," he said in a statement. "The Constitution of the United States and the Indiana Constitution both provide strong recognition of the freedom of religion but today, many people of faith feel their religious liberty is under attack by government action."
He cited as an example the University of Notre Dame's objection to a provision of the Affordable Care Act requiring insurance coverage for contraceptives.
Pence took issue with accusations that the measure would allow discrimination.
"This bill is not about discrimination, and if I thought it legalized discrimination in any way in Indiana, I would have vetoed it," he said. "In fact, it does not even apply to disputes between private parties unless government action is involved. For more than twenty years, the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act has never undermined our nation's anti-discrimination laws, and it will not in Indiana."
Many believe that this law is backdoor discrimination. The governor can say that he doesn't support a bill that denies service. But why the hell would he sign it?
Now Pence is probably going to hear talk about boycotts from the non religious, Muslims, LGBT activists and atheist community. Even the NCAA which is hosting the National Basketball Championship in Indianapolis is concerned that the law could damage tourism and revenue.
Is this a gateway for him to take his leadership further?
I mean he was once a lawmaker in Washington, DC. He was the former House Majority Whip before he decided to run for governor. Then he became immediately presidential buzz. Pence and neighboring state governor John Kasich of Ohio both have acknowledge their interest in it.
Another thing. Pence is dealing with a crisis in his state. He's calling upon the federal government to assist him in treatment of residents in Scott County. There's a rise in HIV cases after reports of residents being infected by needle sharing. This is spread by heroin and prescription medication being shot through needles.
Scott County is 40 miles from Louisville, KY and 70 miles from Indianapolis.
The sickening poisoning of Black women needs to go especially with the events with the fraternities and the calling out of Mone' name by a "man" recently.
Lifetime greenlights movie based off the Cleveland kidnapping case.
In May 2013, Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight escaped the horrors of a West Cleveland home. The three women were kidnapped by Ariel Castro, a retired bus driver.
He held them captive for nearly 10 years and used them as his sexual fetishes. He would rape and physically abuse the young girls. He would bore a child with Amanda.
The day that Castro dropped his guard, Amanda broke out and warned the neighbors about him.
He was arrested and sentenced to LIFE in the iron college. A few months into his time he hung himself. This tragedy affected these three women. Now as they try to adjust to life, Lifetime is spotlighting this case in a movie.
The Lifetime Movie Network released the trailer for the TV movie Cleveland Abduction.
It's told through the prospective of Michelle Knight. Knight who would later write a memoir of her survival and Lifetime bought the rights to the novel.
The film stars Raymond Cruz ("Breaking Bad") as Ariel Castro and Taryn Manning ("8 Mile," "Orange Is the New Black") as Michelle Knight. The film also stars Pam Grier and Joe Morton.
The movie release will be on April 25.
Also, Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus will release their book in late April.
The Cleveland Police, the Cuyahoga County Sheriff and the FBI all are trying to sort out what mistakes were made. The Cleveland Police is already facing heavy scrutiny for the shooting of Tamir Rice, the Anthony Sowell situation and of course numerous accusations of police brutality.
This is a British documentary spotlighting the Cleveland kidnapping case.
Mo'ne Davis is willing to walk it off. A college baseball player said some offensive words about her.
Now here's a young woman willing to forgive the unrepentant ignorance of NCAA baseball player.
Joey Casselberry was benched after he called Little League World Series star Mo'ne Davis, a nasty word on the social media.
She is a 14 year old phenom and the news agitators are envisioning big prospects for her.
Casselberry, an attendee of Bloomberg University was kicked off the team and may face disciplinary actions if the school president finds anymore offensive themes.
Casselberry has since apologized and Mo'ne accepted it. But here's the real kicker, she and her coach asked the school president to put him back on the team.
“I know right now he’s really hurt,” Davis told ESPN of her forgiveness. “Everyone deserves a second chance.”
Big dummy got benched after he called a teenager a slut.
The fool went on a social media rant that got him removed from the team derisively referred to Davis as a “slut” and mocked her for losing to Nevada during the World Series. Casselberry apologized over the weekend a now-deleted message: “I please ask you to [f]orgive me and truly understand that I am in no way shape or form a sexist and I am a huge fan of Mo’ne. She was quite an inspiration.”
This school stands firm in this.
He is off the team and there's nothing else we can do about it. The player violated the social media policy, he must face the consequences.
We here at Journal de la Reyna wish Mo'ne well on her journey.
