Los Angeles Joins Ferguson & Other Liberal Bastions

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Tuesday February 24, 2015 · 1:17 PM PST

2015/02/24 · 13:17

The Los Angeles Times reports today that the three cops who shot & killed an unarmed driver who led them on a long car chase, will NOT be prosecuted for anything. (latimes.com/california) This comes in the wake of a $5 million settlement to his family (using MY TAX $$$$) after the entire episode was caught on video, by one of the local TV stations.
This decision comes after Chief Charlie Beck found that the officers violated department policy for using deadly force when they shot Brian Beaird, 51, a National Guard veteran Dec. 13, 2013.
The biggest news is that Mr. Beaird was NOT BLACK.(my emphasis)
Join me after the orange chalk outline of another police shooting victim.

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Wednesday August 20, 2014 · 2:05 PM PDT

2014/08/20 · 14:05

In light of what has been happening to our country as exemplified in Ferguson, MO., the Los Angeles City Council, has just approved a $5 million payout to the family of a man the LAPD murdered. I have written comments about that tragedy, along with other examples of cops out of control, but this struck me as good news/bad news, but really not so good.

The Los Angeles City Council today approved a $5-million settlement with the family of a National Guard veteran who LAPD officers fatally shot at the end of a wild pursuit in downtown L.A. last year. The settlement comes in the case of Brian Newt Beaird, 51, the subject of the chase last December that was broadcast live on TV and went on to receive national attention.

Another White Look At Racism

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Tuesday January 21, 2014 · 9:39 AM PST

2014/01/21 · 09:39

After a day of remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the impact he’s had on America and African-Americans, I thought about what role, if any, did I play in furthering his dream. It was also an eye-opener to learn that for some, the movies The Help and 12 Yrs a Slave are the first real understanding of what this country was like for black people.
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