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Eric Garner’s Family Settles With City for $5.9 Million

Ezra Grant — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 17:24:47 +0000

“No sum of money can make this family whole, but hopefully the Garner family can find some peace and finality from today’s settlement,” Mayor de Blasio said yesterday. “By reaching a resolution, family and other loved ones can move forward even though we know they will never forget this tragic incident.” Eric Garner’s death was […]

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NY Judge Rules – Eric Garner’s Grand Jury Documents Will Remain Secret

Ezra Grant — Fri, 20 Mar 2015 13:17:14 +0000

The ruling came Thursday from the New York Supreme Court after formal requests were made by civil rights groups, including the New York Civil Liberties Union, the Legal Aid Society the city’s public advocate, and the NAACP. “The failure to indict the officer responsible for the death of Eric Garner has left many wondering if […]

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Republican DA in Eric Garner’s Case will Run for Michael Grimm’s House Seat

Ezra Grant — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 17:54:04 +0000

And of course, the Republican delegation in New York supports his candidacy. The district attorney who oversaw the investigation into the police-involved death of Eric Garner in Staten Island, N.Y., announced Friday that he would run for the congressional seat vacated by Michael G. Grimm, who pleaded guilty to federal tax evasion. Richmond County District […]

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Awaiting Another Grand Jury Decision on Police Shooting of Unarmed Black Man

Ezra Grant — Tue, 23 Dec 2014 19:17:14 +0000

Another case, this time in Houston. The grand jury is out and a decision is expected anytime now. Jordan Baker, who was 26 years old, was shot and killed by HPD officer Juventino Castro on Jan. 16. He was shot in a northwest Houston strip center where a string of robberies had been reported. HPD […]

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Death Threats to Al Sharpton – “Hey n—-r, stop killing innocent people, I’m going to get you!”

Ezra Grant — Tue, 23 Dec 2014 01:35:37 +0000

Of course this is the natural progression to how a civilized people solve their differences – call each other names and of course, threaten to kill each other. In the wake of the shooting of two police officers on Saturday by a man who previously shot his girlfriend, Rev. Al Sharpton somehow became responsible, along […]

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Eric Garner’s Daughter offers Support to Families of Slain Police Officers

Ezra Grant — Mon, 22 Dec 2014 23:52:57 +0000

Earlier this year, her father was killed when a police officer applied an illegal chokehold, causing the suffocating man to say, “I can’t breathe” eleven times before he died. A grand jury later ruled that the officer did nothing wrong, sparking outrage and protests nationwide. But today, Emerald Garner came and spoke out in support […]

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Eric Garner’s Mother and Wife Denounced The Murder of NY Police Officers

Ezra Grant — Mon, 22 Dec 2014 00:05:31 +0000

Ignorant Rudy Giuliani and the New York police union were quick to cast blame for the murder of two New York police officers on President Obama, Al Sharpton, Mayor Bill DeBladio and even Eric Garner himself. But back in the land of reality, the family of the man police killed earlier this year denounced all […]

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Ignorant Rudy Giuliani Blames Obama and Sharpton for Cop Shooting in Brooklyn

Ezra Grant — Sun, 21 Dec 2014 21:01:48 +0000

Ignorance, thy name is Rudy Giuliani. Appearing on Fox News on Sunday, Rudy Giuliani did what he does best, divide people with his dumb, ignorant rhetoric. Giuliani was brought on Fox to talk about the recent unfortunate shooting of two police officers in Brooklyn New York on Saturday, when he chose instead to cast blame […]

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More Insanity – Two Police Officers Shot and Killed in Brooklyn New York

Ezra Grant — Sun, 21 Dec 2014 01:19:25 +0000

Like I couldn’t understand the murders of Mike Brown or Eric Garner or any other person killed by the people who were supposed to protect and serve them, I also cannot understand why anyone would kill a police officer or worse, two police officers who were doing nothing but sitting in their patrol car. My […]

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Indiana Cop Selling “Breathe Easy, Don’t Break The Law” T-Shirts

Ezra Grant — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 20:49:37 +0000

I guess it’s fitting that a police officer would be the one using insensitivity to profit from the unlawful deeds of another police officer. Given all that’s going on with these police officer you would think the goal would be to avoid more negative press. But you would be wrong to think that. NBC News […]

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President Obama Praises LeBron James for Wearing “I Can’t Breathe” T-Shirt

Ezra Grant — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 16:34:38 +0000

In an interview with People Magazine, the President of the United States said that LeBron did the right thing when he wore the t-shirt before a recent basketball game in Brooklyn. “You know, I think LeBron did the right thing,” the president said. “We forget the role that Muhammad Ali, Arthur Ashe and Bill Russell […]

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Hillary Clinton – “Yes, black lives matter”

Ezra Grant — Wed, 17 Dec 2014 21:16:06 +0000

I was getting worried there. The silence coming from the Hillary camp in regards to the nationwide protects going on these days, was deafening. But on Tuesday, Speaking to an audience after receiving an award from The Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice & Human Rights in New York, Hillary declared, “yes, black lives matter.” […]

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Watch Andrew Hawkins Exercise his First Amendment Rights – Justice for Tamir – Video

Ezra Grant — Tue, 16 Dec 2014 16:42:16 +0000

He made the news not because he chose to exercise his first Amendment rights to call for justice for Tamir Rice – the 12 year old who was killed by police for playing with a toy gun in a Cleveland park – Andrew Hawkins of the Cleveland Browns made news because he was attacked by […]

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Ice-Bucket Challenge? Samuel L Jackson Wants You To Do This Instead – Video

Ezra Grant — Tue, 16 Dec 2014 01:40:55 +0000

Sing. That’s right, Samuel L. Jackson wants you to sing this song instead of dumping ice water on your head. Samuel Jackson – “All you celebrities out there who poured ice water on your head, here’s a chance to do something else. I challenge all of you to sing the ‘We Ain’t Gonna Stop, Till […]

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Cleveland Browns Player Defends His Decision to Wear “Justice for Tamir” T-Shirt

Ezra Grant — Tue, 16 Dec 2014 01:13:47 +0000

(AP Photo/Bill Wippert) He used his constitutionally protected First Amendment right to speak his mind on the violence exhibited against blacks and other minorities by police, with his choice to wear a t-shirt calling for justice for Tamir. For this, Andrew Hawkins, the wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns, was slammed by the police union […]

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Usher in his “I Can’t Breathe” T-Shirt – PIC

Ezra Grant — Mon, 15 Dec 2014 19:21:54 +0000

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Cast of “Selma” Wears “I Can’t breathe” T-Shirt to Movie’s Premier

Ezra Grant — Mon, 15 Dec 2014 18:09:22 +0000

“Selma,” the movie about the famed march by Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights activists, opens in selected theaters on December 25th and nationwide on January 9th, but already the cast of the show is living up to expectations, following in the footsteps of the man and the movement the show is based […]

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Bill O’Reilly Takes the Ignorant “Blacks Kill Blacks” Argument to Russell Simmons – Video

Ezra Grant — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 17:02:31 +0000

It’s the argument of racists, or ignorant people who refuse to acknowledge the fact that blacks and other minorities suffer considerably more profiling and sometimes death from some police officers. And that argument, that blacks kill blacks was on full display last night on Fox’s O’Reilly Factor. Bill O’Reilly was interviewing Russell Simmons and the […]

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LeBron James Wears the “I Can’t Breathe” T-Shirt at Brooklyn Nets Game – PIC

Ezra Grant — Tue, 09 Dec 2014 01:32:17 +0000

Cleveland Cavaliers LeBron James made a statement tonight in Brooklyn by dawning an “I Can’t Breathe” T-Shirt before his team took on the Brooklyn Nets. James and other players were making their voices heard, showing their apparent displeasure at the grand jury that recently found no wrong doing when police officers applied an illegal choke-hold […]

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More Insanity – Bar Owner Offers “Mike Brown Shots”

Ezra Grant — Tue, 09 Dec 2014 01:08:32 +0000

But of course, the owner is now saying that he didn’t mean any harm by offering the “Mike Brown Shots!” Local TV station WDAF reported that Mug Shots, a bar in St. Joseph, Mo. whose motto is “where sarcasm is always free,” advertised a “Michael Brown” special of six shots for $10. Local residents protested […]

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High School Counselor Threatens to “Personally Shoot” All #ICantBreathe Protesters

Ezra Grant — Tue, 09 Dec 2014 00:32:25 +0000

On her Facebook post, Mary Kate Blankenburg, the Counselor at the Central Bucks West High School in Pennsylvania, threatened to kill all the protesters who were protesting the death of Eric Garner. Blankenburg wrote to “personally shoot every one of them!” Her Facebook post has since been deleted, but of course screenshots of it was captured […]

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Tamir Rice’s Mother Speaks Out – Says Her Son’s Killers Should be Convicted (Video)

Ezra Grant — Mon, 08 Dec 2014 23:03:19 +0000

At a news conference in Cleveland today, Samaria Rice, mother of the slain 12 year old boy shot to death by police a couple of weeks ago, called for justice for her son and revealed that her daughter was also handcuffed by police after they killed her son Tamir. Rice said that when she got to […]

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Fox News Concludes – Minorities Should be Retrained on How to Deal With Police – Video

Ezra Grant — Mon, 08 Dec 2014 15:25:46 +0000

A classic case of the blame the victim mentality. We will be foolish to expect anything more from Fox News. In light of all the protests going on these days with people speaking out against police brutality throughout this country, Fox has decided to take a different look at the reason minority communities are being victimized […]

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Is It Just Me?

Robert I. Grundfest — Sun, 07 Dec 2014 17:04:27 +0000

Is it just me, or does it still not feel like the holidays yet? Perhaps the warmish, wet weather we’ve had here in the Northeast is partly to blame, or maybe it’s that the calendar has jammed the buying season into one less week this year because of a late Thanksgiving. Yes, yes, Chanukah, for […]

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What LeBron James, Amar’e Stoudemire and Sheldon Richardson Said About Police Violence

Ezra Grant — Sat, 06 Dec 2014 16:25:26 +0000

“It’s the same statement I made before,” James said after the Cavaliers finished shootaround Thursday before a 90-87 win over the New York Knicks. “It’s a sensitive subject right now. Violence is not the answer and retaliation isn’t the solution. As a society we just have to do better. I pray for the families of […]

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BAD COPS AND USELESS GRAND JURIES

MIKE — Fri, 05 Dec 2014 03:54:26 +0000

As seen on America The Not So Beautiful By Mike Caccioppoli I’m so tired of writing about this crap. I’m sure you are tired of reading about it. None of us are surprised another grand jury didn’t indict a cop. Grand juries indict 99.9 percent of time. The .1 percent of the time they don’t […]

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Heartless Couple Mocks Eric Garner’s Death on Live TV – Video

Ezra Grant — Thu, 04 Dec 2014 23:09:55 +0000

While the family of Eric Garner and other decent human beings mourned Ericsson senseless loss and the grand jury’s decision, some people were rejoicing. This couple could not contain their excitement. Video

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This Republican Blamed Obesity for Eric Garner’s Death

Ezra Grant — Thu, 04 Dec 2014 21:33:53 +0000

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 […]

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

Ezra Grant — Thu, 04 Dec 2014 14:04:49 +0000

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 […]

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

Ezra Grant — Thu, 04 Dec 2014 12:18:05 +0000

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. […]

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