Author: Ezra Grant

I'm just tired of the lies and nonsense coming from the GOP, so this is my little contribution to combat the nonsense!

Report – 87 Chokehold Complaints Filed Against the NYPD This Year

According to an investigation from Vocativ, chokeholds are apparently a happening thing with the NYPD.  Even though the chokehold is prohibited by the NYPD, there were 87 chokehold complaints filed against the NYPD in 2014. Vocativ looked at the complaints filed against the NYPD through the Civilian Complaints Board and discovered that civilians filed hundreds… Continue reading Report – 87 Chokehold Complaints Filed Against the NYPD This Year

OMG – White South Caroline Cop Indicted in Shooting Death of Black Man – Video

Now this is something you probably haven’t heard in, like forever! On Wednesday, the same day a New York grand jury refused to hold police accountable in the choking death of Eric Garner, another grand jury in South Carolina brought charges against a white cop who shot and kill a black man in 2011! I… Continue reading OMG – White South Caroline Cop Indicted in Shooting Death of Black Man – Video

Still On The Right Track – 321,000 Jobs Added in November – #ThanksObama

(AP Photo/Matt Rourke) (AP) — U.S. employers added a whopping 321,000 jobs in November, the biggest burst of hiring in nearly three years and the latest sign that the United States is outperforming other economies throughout the developed world. The Labor Department also said Friday that 44,000 more jobs were added in September and October… Continue reading Still On The Right Track – 321,000 Jobs Added in November – #ThanksObama

Pastor Said To Cure Aids We Must Kill The Gays

And that was his sermon Sunday morning from the pulpit. He proudly uploaded the video to YouTube on Monday. Meet Pastor Steven Anderson of Tempe Arizona. “Turn to Leviticus 20:13,” he says in the video, “because I actually discovered the cure for AIDS.” “If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a… Continue reading Pastor Said To Cure Aids We Must Kill The Gays

Another Police Shooting – Unarmed Black Father of Four Shot Dead in Phoenix

According to Sgt. Trent Crump, spokesman for the Phoenix Police, the officer who has not been identified,  “was doing exactly what we want him to do” when he shot and killed 34-year-old Rumain Brisbon. Friends and family said Brisbon was simply delivering dinner to his children on Tuesday night when the deadly encounter with police… Continue reading Another Police Shooting – Unarmed Black Father of Four Shot Dead in Phoenix

Another Grand Jury Frees Two White Officers Who Beat a Black Woman Over a Traffic Ticket

And the beat goes on… Two former Jasper police officers won’t face criminal charges for assaulting a woman in their custody last year, the last chapter in an incident that became a flashpoint for racial tension in the East Texas town. The Beaumont Enterprise reported in November that a grand jury had cleared officers Ricky Grissom and Ryan… Continue reading Another Grand Jury Frees Two White Officers Who Beat a Black Woman Over a Traffic Ticket

This Republican Blamed Obesity for Eric Garner’s Death

Rep. Peter King has said some dumb things in the past, so who do you go to if you want to hear dumb things about the Eric Garner murder? You go to Peter King of course. After the grand jury decided not to indict any of the police officers involved in Garner’s murder, Peter King… Continue reading This Republican Blamed Obesity for Eric Garner’s Death

Jon Stewart Goes Off on Non – Indictment in Eric Garner’s Death – Video

Jon Stewart was at a loss of words last night as he too tried to cope with the non-indictment decision handed down by the grand jury in the Eric Garner case. “I don’t know,” Stewart confessed. “I honestly don’t know what to say. If comedy is tragedy plus time, I need more f*cking time. But… Continue reading Jon Stewart Goes Off on Non – Indictment in Eric Garner’s Death – Video

Yes, The Man Who Filmed Eric Garner’s Death Was Indicted

No, the man that killed Eric Garner was not indicted, but the man who videotaped the killing, was. And we call this “justice.” On Wednesday, a Staten Island grand jury decided not to return an indictment for the police officer who put Eric Garner, an unarmed black man, in a chokehold shortly before his death.… Continue reading Yes, The Man Who Filmed Eric Garner’s Death Was Indicted

Grand Jury – No One is Responsible For The Illegal Chokehold that Killed Eric Garner

Another police officer decided to take the law into his hands and appointed himself the prosecutioner, the star witness, the judge and the executioner. He applied an illegal chokehold, ignored the victim’s plea that he couldn’t breathe and held on to the man’s throat until the man stopped breathing. Today we learned that the police… Continue reading Grand Jury – No One is Responsible For The Illegal Chokehold that Killed Eric Garner

Another “No Indictment” For Police Who Choked Eric Garner to Death

The (AP) reports – A lawyer says a grand jury in New York City has declined to indict a white police officer on criminal charges in the chokehold death of an unarmed black man in July. Jonathon Moore, an attorney for the victim’s family, said Wednesday he was told there would be no indictment of… Continue reading Another “No Indictment” For Police Who Choked Eric Garner to Death