Tag Archives: criminal justice
The radical potential and great disappointment of school sexual misconduct boards
TweetIn a development that surprised exactly no one who has been following the recent stories of mishandled sexual violence reports at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights has agreed to investigate the school’s policies and practices. The investigation is prompted by a complaint filed in [...]
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George Zimmerman allegedly molested woman for 10 years
TweetGeorge Zimmerman is facing more disturbing allegations. The alleged shooter in the Trayvon Martin killing has now been accused of molesting his female relative for a period of 10 years. The woman identified in court documents as “Witness 9″ claims Zimmerman, who is two years older, began to molest her – in front of other [...]
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CeCe McDonald pleads guilty to manslaughter
TweetOn June 5th of last year, there was a fight outside a bar in Minneapolis. Several people were involved, a few were injured, one was killed. Only one was arrested. The person who was killed was a straight white cisgender man, and the person who was arrested was a young transgender woman of colour. Around [...]
Also tagged discrimination, LGBT issues, Transgender Issues Comments closed
A moment of silence
Tweet “Thank you for supporting me and my family I have been truly blessed by god through you all. Thank you for showing solidarity and continuing the good fight for humanity.” -Troy Davis, in an interview conducted just last weekend by Davis’ cousin E. Red. Last night, Troy Davis was executed by lethal injection at [...]
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