On Wednesday, former President Barack Obama held a Zoom town hall to call for police reform and legislative changes in the wake of the George Floyd protests. While it’s certainly commendable that Obama would use his significant platform to speak up on such an important issue, I’m left wondering why he didn’t make any of…
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Representative Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) recently introduced legislation to restrict the 1033 Program that allows the Pentagon to transfer surplus military equipment to local police departments. This bill arose in light of last year’s Ferguson controversy, which has raised many concerns on the militarization of police forces. The bill was originally introduced in the past congress, but it…
“In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility – I welcome it.” -JFK FERGUSON, MO – Members of the group Oath Keepers were spotted guarding rooftops in downtown Ferguson, Missouri last…
More ABC US news | ABC World News Officer Darren Wilson appeared on ABC News with George Stephanopolous to discuss the shooting death of Mike Brown. Wilson describes how he was attacked by Brown on the street and what he believes he had to do in order to protect himself. Wilson explains that Brown had…
Stepfather of Mike Brown in Ferguson, Missouri reacted to the grand jury’s verdict by screaming at the crowd to “burn this bitch down!” The New York Times just released all of the transcripts and testimonies from the case before the grand jury here. Officer Darren Wilson was not indicted by the grand jury, causing storms…
Paul Hampel is on the ground in Ferguson, Missouri and has released some of the most powerful videos of the events as they unfolded last night. The first vine we have is of a looter being captured by police. This video is of the owner of the Ferguson Marketplace, where Mike Brown was earlier spotted…
Bernard Kerik : You Can’t Let People Act Like ‘Savages’ and ‘Animals’ Former Commissioner of the NYPD Bernard Kerik appeared on CNN to discuss the events in wake of the release of the grand jury’s decision in Ferguson, Missouri not to indict Officer Darren Wilson. Kerik defended the actions of the officers in Ferguson, saying, “You cannot…
Officer Darren Wilson of Ferguson, Missouri offered a letter of thanks to his supporters after he was not indicted in the shooting death of Michael Brown. Wilson recalled his ordeal and issued gratitude to those people who believed him when he argued that he did not murder Brown, but acted in self defense. Transcript: To…
Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Governor of Missouri Jay Nixon has officially declared a state of emergency in advance of the upcoming grand jury decision related to the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson. Citing “the possibility of expanded unrest,” Nixon granted multiple police agencies such as the Highway Patrol,…