[CRIME NEWS] NYC: Attacker of Yao Pan Ma arrested & charged w/Felony Assault as a HATE CRIME"

By artappraiser on Wed, 04/28/2021 - 12:28am |

PREVIOUS Crime news & discussion thread HERE, April 15-27

⚠️The individual who attacked a 61-year-old Asian male, kicking him multiple times in the head, on Friday, April 23rd, at the corner of 3rd Ave and E.125th St., has been arrested and charged with Felony Assault as a HATE CRIME. pic.twitter.com/j6C9b0XnIx
— NYPD Hate Crimes (@NYPDHateCrimes) April 27, 2021

Addenda tweeted 1/2 hr. later: Powell, Jarrod 49-year-old male New York, NY. Charges: Murder (Attempted). Assault- Hate Crime (2 Counts). Previous regarding the crime in first comment.

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https://twitter.com/NYPDHateCrimes/status/1387123279513722886

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Photos & video on crime related to arrest above:

61-year-old Yao Pan Ma fighting for his life. Ma's niece says he immigrated to New York 2 years ago, moved to Harlem after their Chinatown apartment burned down, recently lost his job to COVID. Collecting cans was how he helped support his family. #StopAsianHate https://t.co/s83uNRlkhD pic.twitter.com/tCyMdMtPXp
— CeFaan Kim (@CeFaanKim) April 25, 2021

More on last CRIME NEWS thread.

by artappraiser on Wed, 04/28/2021 - 12:34am

Chicago Weekend Shootings: 4 Killed, 21 Wounded

By CNSNews.com Staff Writer | April 27, 2021 | 11:32am EDT

In another violent weekend in Chicago, 4 people were killed and 21 wounded in shootings. The majority of the homicides in Chicago are the result of gun volence, according to the Chicago Tribune, and the "majority of the victims of homicide in Chicago are young, black men."

The Chicago Sun-Times reported on Monday, 27-year-old Bryone Dupart was found dead in the street on Chicago's South Side on Friday evening. "He had suffered gunshot wounds to the abdomen and leg and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said."

On Sunday, a 36-year-old man, Duante Manuel, was shot to death in Humboldt Park on the Northwest Side, reported The Sun-Times. He was sitting in a car "when the gunman approached him on foot and fired shots," hitting him in the head and body.

Late on Saturday, a 30-year-old woman sitting in a car was shot in the head and body; she was pronounced dead at the Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn.

Sixty-two-year-old Benjamin Barber was shot and killed while standing on the sidewalk Saturday morning. He died at Mount Sinai Hospital.

A 16-year-old boy was wounded in a shooting early Monday morning on the South Side.

"Also Saturday, another 16-year-old boy was shot in Little Village on the Southwest Side," reported The Sun-Times. "About 5:10 p.m., he was standing in the 3300 block of West 28th Street, when a vehicle approached, two people got out and fired shots, police said. He was struck in both legs, the hand, and rushed to Mt. Sinai Hospital in good condition."

At least 19 other people were wounded in shootings, said The Sun-Times and, last weekend, 27 people were shot, five fatally.

chart follows

Chicago transgender women murdered in latest spate of shootings @IllinoisEagle https://t.co/9EgjZjiKn0
— Illinois Eagle (@IllinoisEagle) April 27, 2021

There were 14 shootings yesterday in Chicago. I am scared for today’s numbers. https://t.co/KkMTsmVYgt
— chandler (@drypopeyesbisc) April 27, 2021

from April 4

Chicago shootings in March are at their highest level in 4 years, police data show - CNN ⁦@cspanwj⁩ https://t.co/VsB24kSNP2
— Tillman 40 (@Tillman_40) April 27, 2021

by artappraiser on Wed, 04/28/2021 - 12:45am

New York City Passes Chicago For Number Of Weekend Shootings https://t.co/WZQ4BXeCx9
— anicet12 (@anicet124) April 27, 2021

by artappraiser on Wed, 04/28/2021 - 12:48am

Suspect detained after deadly shooting in NW Atlanta
https://t.co/TkAtfPO9ID
— Atlanta Journal-Constitution (@ajc) April 27, 2021

Suspects in St. Louis County shooting, carjacking arrested after Atlanta police chase
https://t.co/o4x6zYowPw
— KMOX St. Louis News (@kmoxnews) April 26, 2021

Officials: Man shot in DeKalb County Waffle House parking lot https://t.co/qsvyPCP9lt
— Metro Atlanta Homicide (@ATLhomicides) April 27, 2021

One dead in shooting at convenience store beside busy DeKalb intersection https://t.co/5e7DNx6SyL via @11AliveNews
— Metro Atlanta Homicide (@ATLhomicides) April 26, 2021

Frequent customer of Peachtree Corners convenience store killed in parking lot, police say https://t.co/8gmh8QqivF via @11AliveNews
— Metro Atlanta Homicide (@ATLhomicides) April 26, 2021

Man walking from car is shot twice in downtown Atlanta, police say https://t.co/sbos4ECDuQ via @11AliveNews
— Metro Atlanta Homicide (@ATLhomicides) April 25, 2021

Man shot, killed in NW Atlanta neighborhood https://t.co/bayJ9LaWT5
— Metro Atlanta Homicide (@ATLhomicides) April 24, 2021

Shits gotten pretty crazy here in Atlanta. Apparently we had the highest homocide uptick of any major city last year 63%. I used to live right next to Lenox Mall in Buckhead a very upscale area. A shooting there was unheard of 15 years ago now there's like one a month at the mall
— Jeremiah Just Pay People 2 get Vaxxed (@JeremyM72014840) April 28, 2021

Sanjena Sathian: After the Atlanta shooting, all I see is the fragility of our belonging https://t.co/vPHEClRY9y
— Notorious E M-R (@ebonyabsolutely) April 28, 2021

NEW: The life and love of Suncha Kim, one of the least-known victims of last month’s Atlanta shooting. In their first extended interview, her family shared Kim’s life of sacrifice and grit as a 1st generation immigrant. From me: https://t.co/6pGaHDmYNn
— Michelle Ye Hee Lee (@myhlee) April 20, 2021

Kim arrived in Texas in 1980 with her 1-yr-old. The first thing she ate was a corn dog at Dallas-Fort Worth airport. She had never tasted anything like it before.
For the next 41 yrs, she worked 2-3 labor intensive jobs at a time to provide for her family. https://t.co/6pGaHDmYNn pic.twitter.com/y5rrhENvpx
— Michelle Ye Hee Lee (@myhlee) April 20, 2021

Unlike other mass shootings, it took several days for the victims of Atlanta shooting to be verified. In that void, media coverage of the attacks was dominated by stories about the alleged shooter.

For Suncha Kim’s family, that delay was agonizing. https://t.co/6pGaHDmYNn pic.twitter.com/aXCxWNIlX2
— Michelle Ye Hee Lee (@myhlee) April 20, 2021

by artappraiser on Wed, 04/28/2021 - 1:04am

Young Man Killed, 6 Others Hurt in 6 Separate Shootings During 2-Hour Span in Philly

As of Monday night, there have been 161 homicides in Philadelphia, up 34% from the same time last year which ended up being one of the deadliest years in the city’s history.

By David Chang • Updated 1 hour ago @ NBC Philadelphia VIDEO at link

A young man was killed while six others, including a teen boy, were hurt during six separate shootings in a less than two-hour span in Philadelphia Tuesday night as gun violence continues to devastate the city.

The first shooting occurred at 8:36 p.m. in North Philadelphia. A 36-year-old man was on the 1000 block of West Huntingdon Street when he was shot eight times in the stomach. He was taken to Temple University Hospital where he is currently in critical condition.

The second shooting occurred at 9:08 p.m. A 52-year-old man was inside a laundromat on the 5800 block of Market Street when a gunman opened fire. The man was shot once in the head and twice in the left leg. He was taken to Presbyterian Hospital by police and is currently in critical condition.

The third shooting occurred at 9:18 p.m. A young man in his late teens to early 20’s was on the 6200 block of Ogontz Avenue when a gunman opened fire. The man was shot once in the face, once in the right shoulder and once in the left arm. He was taken by police to Einstein Hospital where he was later pronounced dead. [....]

Shooting near 2225 Patriot Dr in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, with no injuries https://t.co/yOHgHqvf83
— Gun Violence Archive updates (@GunVAupdates) April 28, 2021

shot in the chest, in serious condition

1 injured in a shooting near 1595 Mary St in Sandston, Virginia https://t.co/0Kovbw4rUN
— Gun Violence Archive updates (@GunVAupdates) April 28, 2021

18-yr old shot in the chest, in the hospital

1 injured in a shooting near 1007 Langston Park Dr in Hopewell, Virginia https://t.co/dDLlBjrghs
— Gun Violence Archive updates (@GunVAupdates) April 28, 2021

Murder-suicide in northern GA:

2 killed in a shooting near 3563 Thompson Bridge Rd in Gainesville, Georgia https://t.co/l1fzLPjHlA
— Gun Violence Archive updates (@GunVAupdates) April 28, 2021

1 injured in a shooting near 1017 Richmond Hwy in Richmond, Virginia https://t.co/EpiURSAgxh
— Gun Violence Archive updates (@GunVAupdates) April 28, 2021

1 killed in a shooting near Merchants Dr and Brice Rd in Reynoldsburg, Ohio https://t.co/G0x9iVMQi9
— Gun Violence Archive updates (@GunVAupdates) April 28, 2021

1 injured in a shooting near Alexandria Dr in Lexington, Kentucky https://t.co/QPFT21rGPy
— Gun Violence Archive updates (@GunVAupdates) April 28, 2021

1 killed and 1 injured in a shooting near 1519 Matilda St in Baton Rouge, Louisiana https://t.co/Ri0NO7MN8a
— Gun Violence Archive updates (@GunVAupdates) April 28, 2021

1 killed and 4 injured in a shooting near 4000 Midlothian Turnpike in Richmond, Virginia https://t.co/zMrpwWtc8v
— Gun Violence Archive updates (@GunVAupdates) April 28, 2021

1 injured in a shooting near the 50 block of W 27th St in Wilmington, Delaware https://t.co/sSPNLnUTTG
— Gun Violence Archive updates (@GunVAupdates) April 28, 2021

goes on and on, hour after hour...

by artappraiser on Wed, 04/28/2021 - 1:21am

Fed indictment of looters in Oct:

Apparently some looters during the riots last year set off bombs in Philadelphia Targets and Wawas? https://t.co/V6OPMhk3G5
— Zaid Jilani (@ZaidJilani) April 26, 2021

Two of them even commuted in from the suburbs it sounds like
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) April 26, 2021

Something this indictment (via @ZaidJilani) captures is the extent to which looters last year were genuinely just out to steal stuff at a time they thought they could get away with it, not engaging in any kind of political action at all.https://t.co/RWtBInPsI6 pic.twitter.com/eKsl5FWbZd
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) April 26, 2021

Kinda unfair but also brutal. https://t.co/ai6O1E7mAM
— Andrew Sullivan (@sullydish) April 27, 2021

by artappraiser on Wed, 04/28/2021 - 2:05am

One Year After George Floyd, Minneapolis Is “Murderapolis” Again https://t.co/UQhODEHk3v
— Michael Tracey (@mtracey) April 27, 2021

by artappraiser on Wed, 04/28/2021 - 2:14am

Feds have moved in to help police in Portland area! They can't handle the number of shootings and other violent crime!

7 people injured by gunfire at Gresham vigil for shooting victim (Gresham is a Portland, OR suburb)

By Ryan Haas @OPB.org, Updated: April 27, 2021 7:08 p.m.

Officers with the Gresham Police Department have arrested a man in connection with a killing after seven people were injured Monday night in a related shooting.

Police said Omar Alejandro Cibrian-Gongora, 21, is being held on a second degree murder charge connected to the killing of Alejandro Barajas. Barajas, 22, was killed near the intersection of Southeast 174th Avenue and Southeast Stark Street in Gresham on Sunday, according to police.

A crowd gathered for a vigil honoring Barajas Monday night. Around 11:30 p.m., police said a dark-colored SUV drove past the event.

“At this point, gunfire was exchanged between the occupants of the dark SUV and members of the crowd,” Gresham police stated in a press release Tuesday.

Seven people were reported injured, and are expected to survive, according to police. No suspects have been arrested in the Monday shootings.

Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt issued a plea for violence intervention measures, and said the outcome of the shooting “could have been much different.”

“The gun violence that unfolded in Gresham on Monday shows the urgent need for more community-based programs that work to prevent gun violence and that respond to the emotional trauma left behind,” Schmidt wrote. “Locally, law enforcement is pulling resources together to investigate gun crimes and to prevent the next shooting from happening, but we need the community’s help.” [....]

Spike in Portland-area shootings, homicides prompts fresh collaboration among local, federal police

As many as 20 Portland police officers could be federally deputized under the partnership.

By Conrad Wilson and Jonathan Levinson @OPB.com, Updated: April 13, 2021 6:35 p.m.

The U.S. Department of Justice is backing a new task force aimed at addressing a spike in shootings and homicides across Multnomah County.

The new partnership will bring together local police agencies across the county and federal law enforcement like the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

As many as 24 police officers from Gresham, Portland and the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office will be deputized as federal officers. The vast majority — as many as 20 officers — will come from the Portland Police Bureau. They’ll work alongside five FBI agents and five ATF agents assigned to the task force. Oregon’s U.S. Attorney’s Office and the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office will provide consultation for the officers working cases.

“These agreements bring resources to the city to bring overtime costs, equipment costs that will be really helpful in terms of us investigating as many of these cases as possible,” Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt told OPB.

Schmidt said there currently aren’t enough Portland police detectives to investigate all the shootings happening in the city [....]

by artappraiser on Wed, 04/28/2021 - 4:16am

BREAKING: Justice Dept. indicts Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael, and William “Roddie” Bryan with federal hate crimes and attempted kidnapping charges in connection to the death of Ahmaud Arbery. pic.twitter.com/AphZQDC6pS
— NBC News (@NBCNews) April 28, 2021

BREAKING: The three men charged in Georgia for the killing of #AhmaudArbery have been indicted by a federal grand jury and charged with hate crimes and attempted kidnapping.

25-year-old Arbery was killed while jogging last year. The three men chased and fatally shot him. pic.twitter.com/meIctRVvZr
— AJ+ (@ajplus) April 28, 2021

by artappraiser on Wed, 04/28/2021 - 5:48pm

#JusticeForAhmad #AhmadArbery https://t.co/1ifVFlRmvp
— WEAR A F*NG MASK (@Thesangcafe) April 29, 2021

by artappraiser on Thu, 04/29/2021 - 7:07pm

Philadelphia Teen Faces 32 Separate Criminal Counts in Four Separate Murders and Two Attempted Murdershttps://t.co/TFb4ypQj7X
— Law & Crime (@lawcrimenews) April 29, 2021

by artappraiser on Thu, 04/29/2021 - 6:50pm

^ Apparently and unfortunately, these days police cannot assume every 16-yr.-old is just basically an innocent child who has gone a little wayward.

by artappraiser on Thu, 04/29/2021 - 7:04pm

Two Sheriff’s Deputies, One Gunman, and Two Relatives Dead in 13-Hour North Carolina Standoff following "welfare check"

By Aaron Keller @ LawandCrime.com, Apr 29th

Two North Carolina sheriff’s deputies were killed in the line of duty Wednesday during a thirteen-hour standoff, the Watauga County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday morning.A suspected gunman killed two others before he is believed to have killed himself. A local police officer was also shot in the head during an attempt to rescue the fallen sheriff’s deputies, but a helmet saved his life; the police officer was reportedly uninjured.

The events unfolded Wednesday in Boone, N.C., about an hour and a half west of Winston-Salem and near the Tennessee border. According to The Associated Press:

The Watauga County Sheriff’s [O]ffice said Sgt. Chris Ward and K-9 Deputy Logan Fox were dispatched to a home in Boone at 9:44 a.m. Wednesday after the homeowner and his family didn’t report to work or answer telephone calls. Both were hit by gunfire. Other officers were able to pull out Ward, who later died at a hospital. Fox died at the scene.

Fifteen separate law enforcement agencies reportedly responded to the scene. Images showed a massive law enforcement response [....]

by artappraiser on Thu, 04/29/2021 - 7:39pm

‘I’m a State Rep!’: Democratic Lawmaker Charged with Drunk Driving, Resisting Arrest After Authorities Catch Him with His Pants Down (VIDEO)

By Aaron Keller @ LawandCrime.com, Apr 29th, 2021, 1:19 pm

This is absurd!

I watched half this thing and would not like the idea if I were a taxpayer there paying for them to spend so much time on this guy's bullshit, having to call in reinforcements, etc.

I give my license and registration immediately when stopped and asked, why can't he?

Driving is a privilege, not a right!

by artappraiser on Thu, 04/29/2021 - 8:06pm

From NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force, recent tweets

The HCTF is investigating this crime in ⁦@NYPDstatenIslnd⁩. Call ⁦@NYPDTips⁩ 1-800-577-TIPS(8477) with any information. Shattered glass, shaken members: Act of vandalism strikes historic Black church in Rossville - https://t.co/RucjXi3CMV https://t.co/sc0nBKCiKX
— NYPD Hate Crimes (@NYPDHateCrimes) April 29, 2021

⚠️In connection to an ongoing investigation of vandalism of synagogues in @NYPD50Pct,
we need help to identify the individual seen in video on W. 235th St., by Henry Hudson Pkwy, Sat., April 17th at 7:45PM. 1-800-577-8477@NYPDShea @NYPDDetectives @TheCSSorg @JCRCNY @ADL_NYNJ pic.twitter.com/LBVPhZXl0T
— NYPD Hate Crimes (@NYPDHateCrimes) April 29, 2021

(this is the same synagogue that was involved in a complex and bizarre case of terror plots and entrapment in 2009. But they've also been a target of just a lot of incidents of hate vandalism over the years.)

Saturday, April 24th at approx. 7 PM inside of CVS at 5 Pennsylvania Plaza, a male, 24, was entering the store when he was punched in the back of the head and neck by a male making anti-sexual orientation remarks. Info? Please 1-800-577-TIPS @NYPDShea @NYPDDetectives @NYPDMTS pic.twitter.com/nYrarp3043
— NYPD Hate Crimes (@NYPDHateCrimes) April 28, 2021

Our entire NYPD family mourns the loss of P.O. Anastasios Tsakos, who died this morning after being struck by a car, while protecting New Yorkers on the Long Island Expressway. A 14 year NYPD veteran, he leaves behind a wife and two young children. @NYPDHighway #FidelisAdMortem pic.twitter.com/QX68zn2aow
— NYPD Hate Crimes (@NYPDHateCrimes) April 27, 2021

by artappraiser on Thu, 04/29/2021 - 8:41pm

Five people arrested and charged with attempted murder in connection with the shooting of Lady Gaga's dog walker, LAPD says 4 are gang members

Five people have been arrested and charged with attempted murder in connection with the shooting of Lady Gaga's dog walker, police say. https://t.co/7hssEsQnuk
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) April 30, 2021

5 people have been arrested in connection with the shooting of Lady Gaga's dog walker and the theft of her French bulldogs in February. Police said 4 of the suspects are documented gang members in LA.https://t.co/Cu9TICrMRS
— NPR (@NPR) April 30, 2021

by artappraiser on Thu, 04/29/2021 - 9:11pm

Colorado lawmakers have unveiled a package of legislation in response to last month's mass shooting in Boulder, Colorado, saying "we are transforming the country." https://t.co/ownHJxnQfQ axios
— Dr. Joseph Frusci (@JFrusci) April 29, 2021

by artappraiser on Thu, 04/29/2021 - 9:14pm

We stand in love and solidarity with the community, the people and the families impacted by Tuesday’s devastating mass shooting in Richmond. pic.twitter.com/qVJ0lubcCd
— Princess Blanding (@PrinBlandingVA) April 29, 2021

Blanding is Candidate for Governor of Virginia. Veteran educator, grassroots activist, and mother of three.

Police have arrested three men in connection with a shooting outside an apartment complex in Richmond, Virginia, that left a mother and her 3-month-old baby dead and three other women wounded, authorities say. https://t.co/lmKc9eG3u3
— ABC News (@ABC) April 28, 2021

by artappraiser on Thu, 04/29/2021 - 9:20pm

Miami-Dade Police Learn 5 People Shot After 2 Found At Scene, 3 Show Up At Hospital https://t.co/MIJ6WG1Kqm
— CBS4 Miami (@CBSMiami) April 29, 2021

One dead, four injured in apparent drive-by shooting in Fairfield https://t.co/9QJX6TAxxO
— #WVTM13 (@WVTM13) April 28, 2021

Gunman kills 2 men in Los Angeles car-to-car shootings, killed by police after standoff on 91 in Fullerton https://t.co/S5DTpYSgti
— Mercury News (@mercnews) April 28, 2021

5 shootings, 2 deaths in LA tied to gunman later killed in freeway shootout, police say

By Faith E. Pinho and Kevin Rector - Los Angeles Times, April 27

LOS ANGELES — After a series of five drive-by shootings that killed two people in Los Angeles early Tuesday, the suspected gunman — who led police on a three-hour pursuit — died in a shootout with officers on an Orange County freeway, authorities said.

Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore told the civilian Police Commission on Tuesday morning that an LAPD SWAT officer fatally shot the gunman after police used their vehicles to pin the suspect’s vehicle on the 91 Freeway and he opened fire on them through his windshield.

That exchange of gunfire followed a series of shootings in which the man killed two people, wounded two others and struck the vehicle of a fifth, Moore said.

“It’s a disturbing incident of a shooting spree,” Moore said.

Moore said two of the shooting victims were Asian men, and the department is investigating whether the shootings were hate crimes amid a nationwide uptick in anti-Asian violence.

“We are very mindful of the potentiality for that, and leaning into that very actively,” Moore said [....]

The man charged in a mass shooting in the Gaslamp Quarter could not legally obtain a firearm because of a previous criminal conviction and a restriction in place, but he still managed to get one.

NBC 7 Investigates looks into "ghost guns" in San Diego. https://t.co/hYvYVJhAZX pic.twitter.com/kqoUZskX9X
— NBC 7 San Diego (@nbcsandiego) April 30, 2021

by artappraiser on Thu, 04/29/2021 - 9:39pm

well... Atlanta not unique among cities

1 dead in shooting outside barbershop https://t.co/zM4OfFacdb

Polar Rock Terrace shooting: 1 dead, 5 wounded, police say https://t.co/tV5kKOLnGG

Clayton County authorities searching for another escaped inmate https://t.co/uxcg1gF9nh
— ugh... maybe (@michaelallenmar) April 30, 2021

more on the Polar Rock neighborhood shooting last night:

America's gun psychopathy continues. There have been 198 mass shootings (with 4 or more people shot) in the US so far in 2021. At least 67 involved domestic violence or juvenile victims.

The latest in Atlanta, Georgia:https://t.co/KHoRyUzzJm
— MassShootingTracker (@massshootingtrk) April 30, 2021

by artappraiser on Fri, 04/30/2021 - 6:02pm

Question of the day: #MedTwitter how many of you have cared for a child with bullet holes in them? https://t.co/vkSfs0e4e5
— NYC EMS Watch (@NYCEMSwatch) April 30, 2021

It was surreal bringing shooting victims into Hasbro Children's Hospital in Providence. Didn't happen every day but it was far from uncommon.
— Michael Morse (@mmorsepfd) April 30, 2021

by artappraiser on Fri, 04/30/2021 - 6:04pm

Do you know where Rahmel Hurt is? He’s wanted in connection to a homicide that occurred on 12/6/2020 at 3:25 pm, in front of 2175 7 Avenue in Manhattan where a 32-year-old male was shot in the head and killed. If you have information contact @NYPDTips at 800-577-TIPS. pic.twitter.com/gpIjkYGJXJ
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) April 30, 2021

fuel for Republicans:

Just another day in @NYCMayor's safest city!!

NYPD detective attacked while investigating a crime. pic.twitter.com/4Tcaxu1SGM
— Brooklyn Republicans (@KingsCountyGOP) April 27, 2021

by artappraiser on Fri, 04/30/2021 - 6:15pm

Man making fun of another man's vehicle ends in fatal shooting, charges say https://t.co/j9mXKFHjun via @KSLcom keep your mouthes shut! Ya never know who you mess with .. don’t mess with ppl . It could cost you your life!
— proud latino (@Tomasgo88452617) April 30, 2021

is Utah, more from there

Authorities are looking for a gunman after 2 men were shot during an argument in Salt Lake City overnight. https://t.co/GFMC4E3t1J
— KSL (@KSLcom) April 30, 2021

by artappraiser on Fri, 04/30/2021 - 6:26pm

Twelve-year-old critically injured in Minneapolis neighborhood shooting; police investigatinghttps://t.co/XEyeGOuqKd
— KSTP (@KSTP) April 30, 2021

on same earlier

#Minneapolis #shooting #child https://t.co/GpiBLLnEb0
— MisterTee (@MergeRight123) April 30, 2021

Eden Prairie PD seeks info about hit/run of pedestrian Friday April 23, at the intersection of Valley View Rd. and Prairie Center. Call EPPD with info at 952-949-6200 and reference case #21-012734. pic.twitter.com/2lG1QsbLXQ
— CrimeWatchMpls (@CrimeWatchMpls) April 30, 2021

Grant and Nicollet Mall, assault on one by a group of ten.
PD and EMS
10:10 #DTMpls https://t.co/4BxcnxL743 pic.twitter.com/cjcdaBeLlc
— CrimeWatchMpls (@CrimeWatchMpls) April 30, 2021

About 5:30 a.m., attempted carjacking at gunpoint, the victim fought off the suspect. Sounded like the victim was female.
26xx Upton Ave N
Suspect: BM, black hoodie, fled westbound.
Squad 411 421 431https://t.co/gN8mBK6gIo
— CrimeWatchMpls (@CrimeWatchMpls) April 30, 2021

Mainstream #MNmedia still ignoring this story.

.https://t.co/2MBZrKXaQ7
— CrimeWatchMpls (@CrimeWatchMpls) April 30, 2021

At 7:30 a.m., robbery of business, gas station. Suspect pulled gun on employee.
2900 University Ave SE
Suspect: BM, gray sweater, missing one shoe, w/another BM in all gray jogging suit, possibly had a gun also. Possibly drives a gray Jeep Grand Cherokee. https://t.co/n6QhntNiPE
— CrimeWatchMpls (@CrimeWatchMpls) April 30, 2021

About 7:40 a.m., carjacking at gunpoint while pumping gas.
5601 Xerxes Ave S
Loss: silver 4Runner
Squad 530 https://t.co/glfbP8crG9 pic.twitter.com/BNyvSx0lYV
— CrimeWatchMpls (@CrimeWatchMpls) April 30, 2021

Minneapolis City Council member Phillipe Cunningham @MplsWard4 claims his leadership is directly responsible for the removal of "thousands of guns" from #Mpls streets & over 500 gang members getting "out of the life."

Uh, you have any documentation?https://t.co/7oW0lcpFJa
— CrimeWatchMpls (@CrimeWatchMpls) April 30, 2021

And he's so confident of his "leadership" on these accomplishments that he had to read it off a teleprompter.

Get real, dude.
— CrimeWatchMpls (@CrimeWatchMpls) April 30, 2021

Robbery at gunpoint.
8th St SE and 11th Ave SE
3-4 BM suspects got into a black SUV, plate EBR24*
Squad 211
23:52 #SEMPLS https://t.co/FwUXiqrEJH pic.twitter.com/1XCrdIWgRx
— CrimeWatchMpls (@CrimeWatchMpls) April 30, 2021

by artappraiser on Fri, 04/30/2021 - 6:38pm

Since we tweeted this 24 hours ago:

+64 gun deaths
+118 gun injuries
+3 mass shootings
+2 children shot
+13 teenagers shot
+2 defensive use incidents
+5 unintentional shootings
+2 murder-suicides https://t.co/R0T1ZKaeBW
— Gun Violence Archive (@GunDeaths) April 30, 2021

by artappraiser on Fri, 04/30/2021 - 6:50pm

Bullet through 27-yr. old woman's nose after shoots fired, Chicago

1 injured in a shooting near the 4600 block of N Central Park Ave in Chicago, Illinois https://t.co/DPDinpOaAf
— Gun Violence Archive updates (@GunVAupdates) April 30, 2021

17 yr old boy shot, Chicago

1 injured in a shooting near the 2700 block of S Drake Ave in Chicago, Illinois https://t.co/eRCx6f4pV5
— Gun Violence Archive updates (@GunVAupdates) April 30, 2021

3 men injured in shooting in Louisville, KY

3 injured in a shooting near the 1700 block of South 36th St in Louisville, Kentucky https://t.co/wbyTqNIEjN
— Gun Violence Archive updates (@GunVAupdates) April 30, 2021

17 yr. old boy shot dead near Brooklyn charter school;

32 yr. old Bronx man suffered hail of bullets to torso;

21 yr. old Bronx man shot in both legs;

17 yr. old boy shot in the thigh in Harlem:

Gun violence claimed two more victims in #Brooklyn and the #Bronx on Thursday as the surge in shootings across the five boroughs continues. @NYPDnews https://t.co/wIW2HSeJzz
— amNewYork (@amNewYork) April 30, 2021

by artappraiser on Fri, 04/30/2021 - 7:10pm

doh, only 20 years late!

Milwaukee-area law enforcement create new workspace for task force on violent crime https://t.co/idKo3V6PWy
— Journal Sentinel (@journalsentinel) April 30, 2021

by artappraiser on Fri, 04/30/2021 - 7:24pm

no I am not including international; this Palestine is in Texas:

America's gun psychopathy continues. There have been 199 mass shootings (with 4 or more people shot) in the US so far in 2021. At least 67 involved domestic violence or juvenile victims.

The latest in Palestine, Texas:https://t.co/1hqhxDSedR
— MassShootingTracker (@massshootingtrk) April 30, 2021

by artappraiser on Fri, 04/30/2021 - 7:27pm

6 Bronx-area synagogue attacks in 3 days, they now think most of them may have been by this one guy:

'Simply unacceptable': New York police investigate 6 synagogue attacks in 3 days as possible hate crimes https://t.co/xnDBn37sT1 via @usatoday
— Brian Levin (@proflevin) April 26, 2021

by artappraiser on Fri, 04/30/2021 - 8:42pm

Bronx Synagogue attacker has been arrested (in and by my very own precinct)

Great work by our SOL LT Soriano and NCO Officer Giordani in apprehending wanted individual who terrorized our neighborhood. Thank you for the collaborative efforts of the NYPD. @NYPDHateCrimes https://t.co/vGbpP3Occ4
— NYPD 50th Precinct (@NYPD50Pct) May 2, 2021

Great work by our SOL LT Soriano and NCO Officer Giordani in apprehending wanted individual who terrorized our neighborhood. Thank you for the collaborative efforts of the NYPD. @NYPDHateCrimes https://t.co/DYMh1dTB1U
— NYPD 50th Precinct (@NYPD50Pct) May 2, 2021

.@NYPDHateCrimes investigators want to talk to this guy about a pattern of destructive acts (throwing rocks & breaking windows) to several synagogues & unoccupied cars in & around the Riverdale section of the Bronx.

Anyone with info please @NYPDTips 800-577-TIPS pic.twitter.com/i5upVtChZc
— Commissioner Shea (@NYPDShea) April 26, 2021

by artappraiser on Sat, 05/01/2021 - 9:41pm

Chicago Cops Credited with Saving 13-Year-Old Shooting Victim by Hoisting Him into Squad Car and Speeding Him to Hospitalhttps://t.co/eJRXNYFOF2
— Law & Crime (@lawcrimenews) May 2, 2021

by artappraiser on Sat, 05/01/2021 - 10:40pm

Mom Murdered Her 6-Year-Old Son, Then Called 911 and Blamed It on Someone Else: Policehttps://t.co/2byq2CuYCN
— Law & Crime (@lawcrimenews) May 1, 2021

Atlanta TV News Crew Spots Escaped Murder Suspect and Records Arresthttps://t.co/EALtoUIDZ9
— Law & Crime (@lawcrimenews) May 1, 2021

‘Dancing His Way into Jail’: Police Need Help Busting a Man Who Busted a Move After Allegedly Pawning Stolen Jewelry (VIDEO)https://t.co/2cnLjwZbfJ
— Law & Crime (@lawcrimenews) May 1, 2021

Michigan State University Dumps Football Recruit Charged with Sexual Extortion of Juvenile Girlhttps://t.co/fnC5jpAbzN
— Law & Crime (@lawcrimenews) May 1, 2021

‘Pent Up Rage’: Police Say Man Admitted to Attacking Father, Mother, and Sister with Samurai Swordhttps://t.co/zx6nteWKqD
— Law & Crime (@lawcrimenews) April 30, 2021

by artappraiser on Sat, 05/01/2021 - 10:47pm

Police Suspect Human Smuggling After Finding More Than 90 People Inside Houston Home. They Fear Some Have COVID-19.https://t.co/WOzTuCDHoB
— Law & Crime (@lawcrimenews) May 1, 2021

by artappraiser on Sat, 05/01/2021 - 10:51pm

This is the situation right now at the Oneida Casino in Green Bay. Reports of an active shooter. Avoid the area. (Video via @anneluty) pic.twitter.com/iMtnnYVyWK
— Kyle Malzhan (@KyleMalzhan) May 2, 2021

JUST IN - Active shooter at Oneida Casino in Green Bay, Wisconsin (NBC)pic.twitter.com/CJyz8GZLm0
— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) May 2, 2021

Multiple people injured / suspect in custody /casualties unconfirmed. Spokesperson for #Oneida Nation said the #shooting happened at the #Radisson Inn, which is connected to the #OneidaCasino.
https://t.co/JASb6aDCkJ
— Rabbi Menachem Creditor (he/him) (@rabbicreditor) May 2, 2021

@AIVMI Active shooter incident at Oneida Casino in Green Bay now under control. Police scanner was calling for numerous ambulances all over the neighboring cities and counties. https://t.co/si1dOOk9AT
— Cindy M (@CMcCafferty3) May 2, 2021

"A shooter killed one person and wounded five others at the Oneida casino in Wisconsin, near Austin Straubel Airport, before police killed them."https://t.co/WpNx6DSXF1
— Dr. K (@rdknowles2010) May 2, 2021

thread:

At the casino for the 1st time in 2 years and there is an active shooter here. Somewhere. Don’t know where .
— Stacey (@nursegalmom) May 2, 2021

I’m in a back room , I can hear shooting. Please check Oneida casino Green Bay I can’t get on any other website to check
— Stacey (@nursegalmom) May 2, 2021

Overhead announcements keep saying shelter in place ~ have a chair against door . Old lady in room with me
— Stacey (@nursegalmom) May 2, 2021

I can hear helicopters.
— Stacey (@nursegalmom) May 2, 2021

I’m admitting I am scared fucking shitless.
— Stacey (@nursegalmom) May 2, 2021

CONTINUES....

by artappraiser on Sun, 05/02/2021 - 12:39am

im sad to hear about the shooting tonight. But 7 teens in Milwaukee were shot in a week, crickets. We marched today for peace & calling to end gun violence...only one elected official showed up. I do not wanna see any remarks from them about Oneida Casino shooting w/o action.
— Tatiana (@TatiMonet) May 2, 2021

she is executive director n@50milesmore, which is a "radical black feminist" organization and also a policy associate @amarch4ourlives

I note that she seems much more interested organizing against gun violence to serve the "black lives matter" meme rather than police reform PROBABLY BECAUSE SHE IS A RATIONAL PERSON, not delusionary, WHO SEES THE FORMER IS WHERE MOST BLACK LIVES ARE BEING LOST, not the latter.

by artappraiser on Sun, 05/02/2021 - 1:47am

Also, black violence is where the black community can help real time, whereas most times police are showing up after the fact. Also it might be easier to get buy-in from the black community rather than police unions, departments, etc al - and largely thats a single message all across the US, not as much local negotiations with the local police force, but that may be a faulty assumption - one size may not fit all.

by PeraclesPlease on Sun, 05/02/2021 - 5:52am

three people dead, including the gunman, and a fourth victim in serious condition.

'Now it's hit home.' Mass shooting at hotel and casino leaves Oneida Nation, Green Bay in mourning https://t.co/Ng85yA2bej
— Journal Sentinel (@journalsentinel) May 2, 2021

by artappraiser on Sun, 05/02/2021 - 6:36pm

^ A reminder that when a gunman in a public mass shooting is shot ded by police, that will add one to the tally of people shot annually by police. I don't foresee anyone protesting this police shooting, though.

by artappraiser on Sun, 05/02/2021 - 6:40pm

Nashville cops release bodycam, 911 calls of fatal police shooting https://t.co/Dox2G2PiNX pic.twitter.com/TNntSi5mNt
— New York Post (@nypost) May 2, 2021

by artappraiser on Sun, 05/02/2021 - 6:28pm

Shooting at St. Paul house party leaves 4 injured https://t.co/Q1cF4ywzp5
— FOX 9 (@FOX9) May 2, 2021

by artappraiser on Sun, 05/02/2021 - 6:43pm

Girl dead, 2 teens injured in shooting near Maynard Jackson High School (and Waffle House) in Atlanta

The Fulton County Medical Examiner said the girl who died was just 15 years old.

Author: Christopher Buchanan. 11Alive.com Updated: 3:54 PM EDT May 2, 2021

ATLANTA — Atlanta Police are investigating a shooting where they believe at least three teens were shot on Saturday night.

Major D'Andrea Price said at the scene on Saturday that units responded to the area of shots fired in the area of Glenwood Road near Maynard Jackson High School. They arrived to find 15-year-old Diamond Johnson dead of gunshot wounds. The Fulton County Medical Examiner identified the girl Sunday afternoon.

Price said the shooting stemmed from multiple fights between juveniles that police had been breaking up repeatedly in the hours before it happened.

"Extra job units that were out here working in this complex actually broke up the fights," Price said.

It was after the last of some of those fights were broken up, when the teens were walking toward the nearby Waffle House, that gunfire erupted, killing one girl, injuring two others, and also injuring one boy. The conditions of the surviving teens weren't released. However, Price said they were stable

On Sunday afternoon, investigators with the Atlanta Police Department said there were only three victims, correcting the information from the scene on Saturday night.

Price said that the gunfire also damaged the glass of the Waffle House restaurant nearby where people were eating inside.

The major added that there is no evidence, at least at this point, that the shooting was gang-related and said, instead, that it appears to be an escalation of previous fights into deadly gunfire.

There are also questions about whether the altercations and gunfire near Maynard Jackson High School may have been related to other reports of violence near Grant Park that had happened previously.

"We are still investigating those facts to find out if that's true," Price said.

Police are still interviewing other juveniles and witnesses to piece together exactly what happened. In the meantime, Price described the night's events as "gutwrenching" and "sad."

"I wish that people would put the guns down," she said. "I wish that there was some type of conflict resolution other than guns."

VIDEOS AT LINK

by artappraiser on Sun, 05/02/2021 - 6:54pm

bunch more "mass" shootings everywhere:

20-year-old Lee County woman killed, 3 injured, in shooting at Clewiston’s ‘Brown Sugar Festival’

by Olivia Hyde 10:02 AM EDT, Sun May 02, 2021

CLEWISTON, Fla. – A local woman has died and three others were injured in a shooting at the Brown Sugar Festival in Clewiston Saturday night, according to the Hendry County Sheriff’s Office.

HCSO confirmed 20-year-old Evereonna Sankey of Lee County died in the shooting that happened around 9:30 p.m. in the Harlem Community of Clewiston. Deputies said they were in the area of Harlem Academy and 12th Street when they heard multiple gunshots.

Deputies responded and began life-saving procedures to Sankey, but she passed away a short time later.

“Our Investigators are following up on all leads and we are determined to bring about closure for this family,” said Hendry County Sheriff Steve Whidden. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of Evereonna Sankey.”

The Hendry County Sheriff’s Office has not yet released information on the suspected shooter or the victims’ conditions.

The Brown Sugar Festival is put on by a non-profit organization annually the first week of May, according to the event’s website. The popular gathering designed as an appreciation of Black Heritage raises money to award scholarships to kids in the community.

“Why would you come to a festival bringing your gun? You don’t need a gun at a festival,” said Rev. Gwen Patrick-Griffiths, Founder of the Brown Sugar Festival.

She said the festival was a great time for everyone, until it was time to leave.

“We couldn’t push them along and get them to go home. Get in your cars and go home it’s over with. We just couldn’t get them to do that,” said Griffiths.

Board members said over 3,000 people were in attendance at the festival.

“This is distressing to me to know someone lost their life because we were trying to give [....]

Five people injured in Holyoke shooting Saturday morning

by: Sofía Hernández Carrillo WWLP.com. Posted: May 2, 2021 Updated: May 2, 2021 / 06:42 PM EDT

HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) – Holyoke Police reported that five people were injured in a shooting on South Street Saturday morning.

According to Lieutenant Isaias Cruz, five people were shot outside the Clubhouse Bar on South Street around 2:00 a.m.

Three of the victims were taken to Baystate Medical Center and two were taken to Holyoke Medical Center [....]

One person has been killed and six people have been injured in a shooting close to the famous French Quarter in New Orleans.

Investigators are currently in the process of gathering evidence and information to identify both the suspect and the motive. https://t.co/00tII9abSO
— ABC News (@ABC) May 2, 2021

Man Dead, Four Hurt in New Rochelle Shooting

video report by Jonathan Deist from NBCnewyork.com. 9 hrs. ago

A Brooklyn man died and four other people were injured in a late-night shooting Saturday in New Rochelle, police confirmed.

Delaware isn’t immune.

4 people shot Saturday in Wilmington's East Side neighborhood https://t.co/a9H1wjv0yO via @delawareonline
— iVoteDelaware™ (@iVoteDelaware) May 2, 2021

by artappraiser on Sun, 05/02/2021 - 7:21pm

LOTS MORE --

1 killed in a shooting near 4852 W Ferdinand St in Chicago, Illinois https://t.co/QqvQrNpw2J
— Gun Violence Archive updates (@GunVAupdates) May 2, 2021

1 killed in a shooting near 9125 E RL Thornton Service Rd in Dallas, Texas https://t.co/LFrPwTPtxn
— Gun Violence Archive updates (@GunVAupdates) May 2, 2021

1 killed in a shooting near Davis St in Eufaula, Alabama https://t.co/b20W8emlSW
— Gun Violence Archive updates (@GunVAupdates) May 2, 2021

1 killed in a shooting near N 16th St and Louden St in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania https://t.co/tSSvAndQOp
— Gun Violence Archive updates (@GunVAupdates) May 2, 2021

1 injured in a shooting near the 4200 block of N Broad St in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania https://t.co/jHueruTaA5
— Gun Violence Archive updates (@GunVAupdates) May 2, 2021

3 injured in a shooting near the 3500 block of Wheeler Rd SE in Washington, District of Columbia https://t.co/YPjFl4FQJx
— Gun Violence Archive updates (@GunVAupdates) May 2, 2021

1 injured in a shooting near the 3000 block of Paulowna St in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania https://t.co/P9kTKkgNjN
— Gun Violence Archive updates (@GunVAupdates) May 2, 2021

1 injured in a shooting near the 6900 block of Kelly St in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania https://t.co/eVwWQe3tPT
— Gun Violence Archive updates (@GunVAupdates) May 2, 2021

Shooting near 815 W 5th St in Roswell, New Mexico, with no injuries http://74.50.159.52/dailybulletin.aspx
— Gun Violence Archive updates (@GunVAupdates) May 2, 2021

1 injured in a shooting near 3320 W Belmont Ave in Chicago, Illinois https://t.co/L3urJHOpHY
— Gun Violence Archive updates (@GunVAupdates) May 2, 2021

Shooting near the 11600 block of Lansdowne St in Detroit, Michigan, with no injuries https://t.co/ryTzs2fuCT
— Gun Violence Archive updates (@GunVAupdates) May 2, 2021

Shooting near E Center St and N Water St in Decatur, Illinois, with no injuries https://t.co/YAnQL9WQ2a
— Gun Violence Archive updates (@GunVAupdates) May 2, 2021

1 injured in a shooting near Gratiot Ave and Mt Elliott St in Detroit, Michigan https://t.co/ryTzs2fuCT
— Gun Violence Archive updates (@GunVAupdates) May 2, 2021

1 injured in a shooting near 63 Mary St in Charleston, South Carolina https://t.co/xeT0SKgEAl
— Gun Violence Archive updates (@GunVAupdates) May 2, 2021

Shooting near 48th Ave in Allendale, Michigan, with no injuries https://t.co/Z0oNs1iK9T
— Gun Violence Archive updates (@GunVAupdates) May 2, 2021

Shooting near 1819 N Fulton Ave in Evansville, Indiana, with no injuries https://t.co/uJyx4AwmFN
— Gun Violence Archive updates (@GunVAupdates) May 2, 2021

1 injured in a shooting near the 300 block of 10th St NE in Washington, District of Columbia https://t.co/swr3tpvhos
— Gun Violence Archive updates (@GunVAupdates) May 2, 2021

CONTINUES....

by artappraiser on Sun, 05/02/2021 - 7:34pm

“New York, it should be noted, is a city where Democratic voters put coming back from Covid-19 as their top issue, and they consistently say they’re more worried about crime than racial injustice.” https://t.co/VRcmILt6Vt
— Paul Demko (@pauldemko) May 3, 2021

I've never quite been able to nail down what "racial justice" is supposed to mean, specifically, but to those who insist on using the phrase: would it not include reducing shootings where >95 percent of the victims are African American or Latino? https://t.co/J7V88Tixje
— Zaid Jilani (@ZaidJilani) May 3, 2021

(I think many New Yorkers of all colors and ethnicities mainly think along the lines of Scarlett O'Hara: we worry about surviving every fucking day, stuff like racial justice is to worry about "tomorrow". Except for woke twenty-somethings who are being supported by out-of-town parents or spouses working on "Wall St.")

by artappraiser on Mon, 05/03/2021 - 3:07am

Looking back with nostalgia at that safe period in NYC, the 1980's...

by PeraclesPlease on Mon, 05/03/2021 - 7:43am

mark May 17 on your calendars, pack your handgun and be there or be square; should be way more action than in Bernard Goetz days:

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has announced that subway service in NYC will return to a 24/7 schedule on May 17 as the state and neighbors NJ and CT open up their economies by lifting most curfews and capacity restrictions at restaurants and other businesses https://t.co/1XNVc804K9
— CNN (@CNN) May 3, 2021

oh and don't forget to charge that cell phone, you'll be taking videos for sure...

by artappraiser on Mon, 05/03/2021 - 7:37pm

funny on topic:

To be fair I would also be terrified once I realized I was alone with Andrew Cuomo in a subway car
— Joelle (@joelliefish) May 3, 2021

by artappraiser on Mon, 05/03/2021 - 7:39pm

That's 12 U.S. mass shootings this weekend alone (including a 2 am shooting early Monday morning):https://t.co/2Cx8AXE3Tj
— MassShootingTracker (@massshootingtrk) May 3, 2021

by artappraiser on Mon, 05/03/2021 - 7:25pm

oops wrong paste

by artappraiser on Mon, 05/03/2021 - 7:44pm

NYPD Hate Crimes with further suggestion of elephant in room--another black on Asian attack:

Sunday, May 2nd at approx 8:40 PM, at 411 W 42 St, Two Asian females, 31 and 29, were walking on the sidewalk when an unknown individual demanded they remove their masks and then struck the 31-year-old female in the head with a hammer causing a laceration. Info? 1-800-577-TIPS pic.twitter.com/FyWWAPhJyY
— NYPD Hate Crimes (@NYPDHateCrimes) May 3, 2021

Video from Sunday, May 2nd attack on two Asian females, 31 and 29, who were walking on the sidewalk when an unknown individual demanded they remove their masks and then struck the 31-year-old in the head with a hammer causing a laceration. Info? 1-800-577-TIPS pic.twitter.com/9YMaQfUhzm
— NYPD Hate Crimes (@NYPDHateCrimes) May 3, 2021

by artappraiser on Mon, 05/03/2021 - 7:51pm

Peter Moskos retweeted this lady challenging the narrative NYPD is creating with the Hate Crimes unit amplied by journalism like in The Daily News. Note that she's not exactly an outsider to this trade: Law enforcement social media consultant. @Kennedy_school alum. Ran digital at @NYPDnews Have lifetime approval to pet the K9s. RTs = Power of Attorney.

What an incredibly divisive and misleading headline.
If you've been anywhere near 42nd/9th Ave you know It's currently full of people with mental issues and substance abuse problems, who are the vast majority of those committing random acts of violence.https://t.co/B9Lc82xDz2
— Yael Bar tur (@yaelbt) May 3, 2021

These men need support from the city and other systems (yes, including police to deter them from violence) but it's much more fun to focus on hate crimes and anti-masking than it is to talk about violent mentally ill people, many with long criminal records.
— Yael Bar tur (@yaelbt) May 3, 2021

this reply to her and another commenter does have some merit to it:

Most of them are non-residents, they come to NY on a way bus ticket and many are in homeless shelters, taking money and resources that should go to NYCHA and homeless NY’s that are struggling.
— commonsenseny (@boostuup) May 3, 2021

we have less of a problem with that than the big cities in CA because we don't have the same weather that's a particular draw for homeless, but we do still have a signifcant problem. (You can tell the out-of-towners, they stay in midtown where they came in, have no clue that there are many other much more pleasant neighborhoods they could impose their homeless and mentally ill situation upon. The local homeless are smart enough not to hang around there, know much better places to go...)

by artappraiser on Mon, 05/03/2021 - 9:06pm

Baltimore police report and complaint:

5 homicides and 7 failed homicides (shootings) over our 1st wknd in May. 105 homicides for the year, 14 more than this time last year. At one point there were no medics left to send to a mass homicide/shooting scene! #500copsshort #cityincrisis @BaltimorePolice @GLFOP @BCFDL734
— Baltimore City FOP (@FOP3) May 3, 2021

by artappraiser on Mon, 05/03/2021 - 8:12pm

Yes, this happened. Seems important. Seems like it should be big news. Seems like it should be a clarion call for reform. Seems like we need to care more. Seems like it shouldn't be dismissed as "just another shooting in Baltimore." https://t.co/RNsgmVqRlB https://t.co/Cw7sFRDkJ8
— Peter Moskos (@PeterMoskos) May 3, 2021

by artappraiser on Mon, 05/03/2021 - 8:47pm

extremely important point about the rise in crime rates and the covid link; that we may be seeing how well "defunding" works right now:

When people talk about "COVID" causing a rise in crime, do they not know that the COVID emergency crippled the criminal justice system? Police were ordered not to make stops and arrests... jails released loads of people, etc. Official COVID policy *was* depolicing and no bail https://t.co/LTtWw5yDa0
— Dr. Phil Atiba Graham, PhD, MA, JD Policing Expert (@Graham_Factor) May 3, 2021

by artappraiser on Mon, 05/03/2021 - 8:50pm

taking a big picture look at the rest of the hemisphere:

@CCSPJP has published its 2020 rankings of the world’s most violent cities, and the results point to hotspots where criminal groups are contesting control.@InSightCrime has analyzed the violent cities index since 2014. Here’s what we’ve found:
#CriminalThread pic.twitter.com/1iRgsARw41
— InSight Crime (@InSightCrime) May 4, 2021

In 2014, 43 of the the top 50 most violent cities were in Latin America. What were the factors driving violence in the region? https://t.co/ijhkRQ4ROc
— InSight Crime (@InSightCrime) May 4, 2021

In 2015, the Honduran city of San Pedro Sula ceased to be the world’s most dangerous city. https://t.co/i6j9lljy79
— InSight Crime (@InSightCrime) May 4, 2021

In 2015, the homicide rate in Caracas rose to 120 killings per 100,000 residents (3,946 murders in a city of almost 3.3 million residents). How did the changes in the rankings reflect what was going on in the region that year?https://t.co/WdlgonzdbU
— InSight Crime (@InSightCrime) May 4, 2021

In 2017, the rankings for the top 10 most violent cities in the world consisted entirely of Latin American cities, with 4 in Venezuela. Still, that particular year, Brazil had
the greatest number of cities on the list. https://t.co/p6aM14SnVc
— InSight Crime (@InSightCrime) May 4, 2021

Despite a decline in the homicide rate in Caracas, the Venezuelan capital continued to top the list in 2019. Read our Homicide Round-up for more details on the violence in capital cities in Latin America: https://t.co/BzLe5qS5wd
— InSight Crime (@InSightCrime) May 4, 2021

In 2020, we also took a look at the homicide rates in the region’s capitals. While it is not clear whether coronavirus restrictions might have impacted violence levels, several countries experienced significant reductions. To find out more: https://t.co/YlQdwjmjGz
— InSight Crime (@InSightCrime) May 4, 2021

Small cities in Mexico shot up in the 2020 rankings of the 50 most violent cities in the world published by @CCSPJP. Why? Find out here: https://t.co/lMEfUsyb9N
— InSight Crime (@InSightCrime) May 4, 2021

by artappraiser on Tue, 05/04/2021 - 4:22pm

Sunday, April 18th, at approx. 1:30 PM, an unidentified male approached a 22-year-old Asian male from behind at the Queens Plaza subway station, near Jackson Ave and Queens Blvd, and punched him in the back and chest. Info1-800-577-TIPS(8477).@NYPDShea @NYPDDetectives pic.twitter.com/xohRLK5qNL
— NYPD Hate Crimes (@NYPDHateCrimes) May 5, 2021

by artappraiser on Thu, 05/06/2021 - 2:12am

BREAKING: two Asian women stabbed on Market in SF. One has serious bleeding — the other still has knife in her arm. #StopAsianHate #StopAAPIHate
— Dion Lim (@DionLimTV) May 5, 2021

Meanwhile the man who murdered my mom is up for an early hearing to be released on Thursday. I don’t think she was attacked because she was Japanese, but do know that she was attacked because she was older and vulnerable. He must not be released because he will attack again.
— Michele C (@mcheno) May 5, 2021

Oh my God I can’t even imagine what you’re going through. I’ve spoken to a couple people recently who are going through similar situations right now and praying their loved ones’ killers are not released.
— Dion Lim (@DionLimTV) May 5, 2021

It’s very frustrating. I fear for others if he is released. He is in on the three strikes law so he has a history of attacks. Luckily (I guess) my mom was the only one that passed away from his evilness.
— Michele C (@mcheno) May 5, 2021

@chesaboudin should hear your story
— AapiGo (@Aapigunowners) May 5, 2021

That really sucks because i feel people like that should never have the opportunity for parole.
— go ahead, make me laugh (@dodgerphil624) May 5, 2021

Nope shouldn’t but here we are.
— Michele C (@mcheno) May 5, 2021

Distressing to read this, even as a stranger.

Can't imagine what I'd feel if the murderer of one of my family members got an early release.
— ViDevi (@ViDevi2) May 5, 2021

Why release possibly ?
— Asian Crime Report (@activeasian) May 5, 2021

Because we have a shitty DA, Chelsea Boudoir @chesaboudin
— Ann Marie (@angrytweetr) May 5, 2021

Many more comments follow, including this one

@chesaboudin
— Yuka Ioroi (@yukaioroi) May 5, 2021

though most are of the condolence variety

by artappraiser on Thu, 05/06/2021 - 2:18am

The infant was trapped in the car with the child’s father, who police identified as 30-year-old Eric Derell Smith. Smith was killed when gunfire was exchanged between the suspect and officers. The baby was also shot. https://t.co/KUjDYAguMG
— WLBT 3 On Your Side (@WLBT) May 4, 2021

The Columbus Division of Police has released surveillance video from inside Park Street Cantina after shots were fired Sunday. https://t.co/7BR2qeyOUN #10TV
— 10TV (@10TV) May 4, 2021

1 killed, 4 hurt – including baby – in Michigan shooting, Flint police say https://t.co/m12z8ZgeKY
— FOX13 Memphis (@FOX13Memphis) January 29, 2021

different shooting in different place, same headline!

Michigan shooting: 1 killed, 4 hurt after shots fired in Saginaw, police say https://t.co/0qWZTSdnxt
— All Things WSB-TV (@AllThingsWSB) May 3, 2021

A 34-year-old man was shot and killed, and a woman and two other men are recovering from graze wounds. https://t.co/XVRAUV8jnO
— CBS Philly (@CBSPhilly) May 3, 2021

Matthew Lugo is sentenced to 12 years in prison for sexually assaulting girl at gunpoint in The Bronx. https://t.co/4xsau09W2H
— The Tornado News (@TheTornadoNews) May 6, 2021

#BREAKING; 1 woman injured, 2 others grazed in shooting on Hillside Avenue in Newark. https://t.co/TcavhcBfae
— The Tornado News (@TheTornadoNews) May 5, 2021

2 hurt, 1 critically, in shooting at Austin https://t.co/IjXqPkwpP7
— Sun-Times Breaking (@CSTbreaking) May 6, 2021

4 hurt in South Shore shootinghttps://t.co/mH9zLx01eY
— Sun-Times Breaking (@CSTbreaking) May 6, 2021

2 shot, 1 fatally, in West Garfield Park drive-by: policehttps://t.co/DyBqgV2Yyb
— Sun-Times Breaking (@CSTbreaking) May 6, 2021

Man shot, carjacked in Mattesonhttps://t.co/9nbsrlo56o
— Sun-Times Breaking (@CSTbreaking) May 6, 2021

UPDATE: Second man charged in West Pullman shooting https://t.co/juxxEHtRvX
— Sun-Times Breaking (@CSTbreaking) May 5, 2021

Man found dead in Douglass Park lagoon ‘would do anything for anybody,’ family says https://t.co/jeJlbPwDDh
— Sun-Times Breaking (@CSTbreaking) May 5, 2021

‘She was just doing her job and they started shooting.’ Security guard, mother of 5, shot at Park Manor apartment building https://t.co/0oAhSl9JJN
— Sun-Times Breaking (@CSTbreaking) May 5, 2021

Man found fatally shot in Bridgeport: police https://t.co/cZcJg51vu9
— Sun-Times Breaking (@CSTbreaking) May 5, 2021

7 shot Tuesday in Chicago https://t.co/9mD0NHpHht
— Sun-Times Breaking (@CSTbreaking) May 5, 2021

by artappraiser on Thu, 05/06/2021 - 2:37am

Missing 13-Year-Old Was Found Shot in the Mouth in Philadelphia. Her Family Wants Answers.https://t.co/IdpmqHnbEL
— Law & Crime (@lawcrimenews) May 6, 2021

3-Month-Old Baby Shot Dead After as Many as 50 Police Cars Chased Double-Murder Suspect Father Across State Lineshttps://t.co/g30UX6tG8N
— Law & Crime (@lawcrimenews) May 5, 2021

Iowa Sex Offender Charged with Murdering His Son’s 10-Year-Old Half-Sisterhttps://t.co/OkRlWW4DJ2
— Law & Crime (@lawcrimenews) May 5, 2021

Florida Father Allegedly Murders Two Sons, Kills Himself, and Burns Down Family’s Vacation Househttps://t.co/U4oXGnmWhR
— Law & Crime (@lawcrimenews) May 5, 2021

by artappraiser on Thu, 05/06/2021 - 2:50am

a selection from last few hours of Gun Violence archive -

juvenile female caught in crossfire

1 injured in a shooting near 1837 S 5th St in Columbus, Ohio https://t.co/7wW7F3UpET
— Gun Violence Archive updates (@GunVAupdates) May 6, 2021

different shooting

1 killed and 1 injured in a shooting near 1799 E Hudson St in Columbus, Ohio https://t.co/nu1ijoWbnG
— Gun Violence Archive updates (@GunVAupdates) May 6, 2021

two separate shootings in Virginia (quite a few more reports out of VA!)

1 injured in a shooting near the 13000 block of Aqueduct Dr in Newport News, Virginia https://t.co/Ej2UQ6tbET
— Gun Violence Archive updates (@GunVAupdates) May 6, 2021

1 injured in a shooting near the 700 block of 1st St S in Birmingham, Alabama https://t.co/92iwZj4KJp
— Gun Violence Archive updates (@GunVAupdates) May 6, 2021

1 killed and 1 injured in a shooting near 1799 E Hudson St in Columbus, Ohio https://t.co/me9sDzj4U2
— Gun Violence Archive updates (@GunVAupdates) May 6, 2021

14 yr. old boy killed

1 killed in a shooting near 2001 W Main St in Mobile (Prichard), Alabama https://t.co/Y5Bubz6jXK
— Gun Violence Archive updates (@GunVAupdates) May 6, 2021

by artappraiser on Thu, 05/06/2021 - 2:59am

Is this a felony?

Florida woman hits Burger King employee with sandwich, yells racial slurs over tomato slice https://t.co/s66MVcEQ4s
— Yong Khor (@YongKhor1) May 4, 2021

by PeraclesPlease on Thu, 05/06/2021 - 6:46am

thanks, as you may have noted, I've been emphasizing gun and other violent crime here but I've been mixing in minor hate crimes charges stories when I see them only because I think it's a interesting gnarly issue. But mostly I've only been checking what the NYPD unit is up to and then reporter Dion Lim in the Bay area. I note in yours

She was originally charged with misdemeanor classified as battery, but due to the racist language she used, the charge was enhanced to a felony under Florida state law.

One case or another is probably eventually going to go to the Supreme Court.

(What comes to mind right away here is my own stereotyping from reading about The Villages that there's probably a considerable percentage of residents that are used to hurling both obscenities and food at people that anger them.)

by artappraiser on Thu, 05/06/2021 - 1:07pm

p.s. one of the things I found interesting in that Twitter discussion with Dion Lim upthread is the woman complaining that her mother's murderer may get out on bail, she basically said she didn't think the murder was a hate crime against Asians, that he just was targeting old and vulnerable. Dion is pretty much exclusively doing the anti-Asian hate crime beat. Brings up the question: do we care more about trying to stop hate in human hearts, a dubious goal, or getting dangerous criminals off the streets, no matter what their motive?

by artappraiser on Thu, 05/06/2021 - 1:38pm

Didn't call the police. Not going to sue. Just tweeting. I do think about that:

Yea so someone just came up to me and spat in my face on my morning walk. Thank god I’m vaccinated and had my mask on. How’s your day going? #StopAsianHate
— Hiroko Tabuchi (@HirokoTabuchi) May 6, 2021

edit to add: noticed in her Twitter bio. that she states she lives in Harlem

by artappraiser on Thu, 05/06/2021 - 3:53pm

A man was arrested after he repeatedly attacked two Asian women, ages 66 and 67, with a cinder block at a Maryland liquor store early Tuesday, police say. https://t.co/A8G1T2JJOI
— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 6, 2021

Two Asian women repeatedly attacked with cinder block as they closed Baltimore store

"It was pretty hard to watch the two elderly women being smashed in the head with a brick," Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said of video of the attack.

By Wilson Wong @ NBCnews.com, May 5 WITH SURVEILLANCE VIDEO

A man was arrested after two Asian women, ages 66 and 67, were repeatedly attacked with a cinder block at a Maryland liquor store early Tuesday, police said.

Daryl Doles, 50, was charged with two counts of aggravated assault, police said. Authorities did not specify whether the incident was being treated as a hate crime.

The attack unfolded shortly after midnight at a liquor store in the 2000 block of Pennsylvania Avenue in Baltimore, police said. The women, who are store employees, were closing up shop when a man broke into the store, authorities said [....]

by artappraiser on Thu, 05/06/2021 - 8:41pm

While pushing a 1-year old in a baby stroller, an Asian dad was beaten randomly on the streets of San Francisco (Mission Bay).

SF police immediately arrested the 26 year old attacker. Crazier—no words were even exchanged. The attack was completely random.pic.twitter.com/c4YZrX4Zk9
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) May 5, 2021

6) What the hell is happening in SF?! https://t.co/8sluVU83Xq
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) May 5, 2021

What if we hit them back, a lot of ppl will scream BLM like fvck
— Firdaus Hidayatul I (@Firdaus_H_I) May 5, 2021

As a Black person, I do see a lot of these attacks on Asians by Black folks. Especially in NYC. Is there some kind of underlying tension between the groups in NYC that no one wants to talk about?
There are NO attacks happening like that here in the Mpls, MN area.
Any theories?
— Kevin D (@freekev22) May 5, 2021

@originalspin had a good thread about it earlier today
— Noah Smith (@Noahpinion) May 5, 2021

by artappraiser on Fri, 05/07/2021 - 1:09am

I think Noah Smith was referring to this (and "permissioned scapegoating" maybe happening to police in a different way?)

Yes. What we’re seeing now is something like “permissioned scapegoating.”

The early wave of Covid bigotry—fueled by racist rhetoric—framed Asians as a legitimate target of opportunity. These attacks now have nothing to do with covid.

Asians have simply become a rage outlet. https://t.co/tX7hh82vq4
— Jeff Yang (@originalspin) May 5, 2021

Accidentally broke the thread https://t.co/7OJ5U64UNh
— Jeff Yang (@originalspin) May 5, 2021

Sure, it’s not like perception of people of color being “armed and dangerous” has ever led to greater harm for people of color https://t.co/zaMFhgA8rD
— Jeff Yang (@originalspin) May 5, 2021

Absolutely great point on civic failure amplification. Lack of healthcare, lack of housing, lack of opportunity all directly contribute to the impulse to lash out—and, especially in a city that’s 2/3 Asian, in a time when Asians are seen as “OK to attack,” Asians are easy targets https://t.co/3qVQqO3Hn4
— Jeff Yang (@originalspin) May 5, 2021

It's probably copycat crime in the same way that many mass shootings are - ie potential criminals (and established criminals) see this as the thing that one simply does when they want to engage in illegal violence (especially in particular places where a lot of this is happening)
— Millennial Antimillenarian (@surcomplicated) May 5, 2021

there's a lot more on the thread

by artappraiser on Fri, 05/07/2021 - 1:25am

Not exactly a hamburger here:

This is the x-ray of the knife in 85-year old Mrs. Fong’s body.
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Like my previous Tweet of the video showing the stabbing— I sat on this photo & debated if showing it provided value & context. Here is why my team & I believe it can.

(1/3) #StopAAPIHate #AAPI pic.twitter.com/MhaScycPmW
— Dion Lim (@DionLimTV) May 6, 2021

The knife impaled Ms. Fong’s body with such force the handle broke off and it was left there for emergency crews to remove. This is why she has the punctured lung.

This was not some pocket knife like in this stabbing I covered recently. The blade is bigger than Mrs. Fong’s arm. pic.twitter.com/5zCOx2Z9H8
— Dion Lim (@DionLimTV) May 6, 2021

Mrs. Fong’s grandson and I have been talking & I showed him this x-ray & explained the decision to share it.

He said in part “...we need to put as much pressure as possible to get this guy prosecuted.”

This photo is part of the pressure.

(3/3) #StopAsianHate #aapi
— Dion Lim (@DionLimTV) May 6, 2021

after much discussion and debate, I am choosing to show you video I obtained from sources of the two Asian senior women were stabbed along Market Street this week.

This was not an easy decision.

Here is why:

(1/5) #StopAsianHate #AAPI pic.twitter.com/K6Q2ElTn6U
— Dion Lim (@DionLimTV) May 6, 2021

There always has to be a purpose to what is shown. To show context.

In this case my team and I felt like it was important to see what happened so you understand how serious this crime is— as you learn the previous criminal history of the suspect.#StopAAPIHate #AAPIHM
(2/5)
— Dion Lim (@DionLimTV) May 6, 2021

Takeaways f/the video:

You can see how calmly the suspect approaches
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There are others in the area but the women are the clear targets.
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A bystander rushed to help. More came shortly after.
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I spoke to one yesterday who cradled Mrs. Fong while SFPD arrived (3/5) #AAPI
— Dion Lim (@DionLimTV) May 6, 2021

The alleged perpetrator has a criminal history including assault w/deadly weapon in 2017. He was let out on mental health diversion last fall. He was supposed to be in jail 25 to life.
⠀
(4/4) #StopAsianHate #AAPIHM
— Dion Lim (@DionLimTV) May 6, 2021

Lastly: I have only watched this 3x b/c it makes me too upset & overwhelmed. I started shaking when I saw it the 1st time.
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The family knows why we made the decision to share.

I will channel the shock & anger into continuing the fight.
⠀
(5/5) #StopAsianHate #APIHM
— Dion Lim (@DionLimTV) May 6, 2021

Same old shit: criminally ill with record of violent behavior left out on the streets when they unfortunately need to be watched 24/7.

by artappraiser on Fri, 05/07/2021 - 1:53am

just another night in the Jackson Park Highlands hood of Chicago, where there clearly aren't enough social workers

Four men were wounded in a shooting Wednesday night in South Shore.

The men were on a porch in the 6900 block of South Cornell Avenue when three people walked up and fired around 10:20 p.m., Chicago police said.

A 39-year-old man was hit in the leg and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in fair condition, police said. A 37-year-old man was struck in the upper chest and taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, also in fair condition.

A 33-year-old man was struck in the chest, arm and brought to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition, police said. A 31-year-old man was struck in the leg and brought to the same hospital in fair condition.

No one was reported in custody.

by artappraiser on Thu, 05/06/2021 - 9:15pm

Sixth grade girl opens fire at middle school in Idaho, injuring 3

Two students and one adult were injured in the shooting, authorities said.

ByMark Osborne andMeredith Deliso @abcnews.go.com, May 6, 2021, 7:31 PM

A female middle school student opened fire on classmates in Rigby, Idaho, on Thursday, officials said.

Two students and one adult were injured, police said. The adult was treated and released from Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, while the two students -- one girl and one boy -- had non-life-threatening injuries, officials said.

Both will remain in the hospital overnight, and may require surgery, hospital officials said at a press conference.

The sixth grader removed a handgun from her backpack and began firing just after 9 a.m., the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said at the press conference. Two people were shot in a school hallway, before she moved outside and another person was shot, the sheriff's office said [....]

by artappraiser on Thu, 05/06/2021 - 9:23pm

I figure when they take Amarillo police off traffic duty and they aren't stopping cars anymore about lights being out, it will make gun rights fanatics real happy because shit like this won't happen anymore:

Amarillo police recovered a stolen handgun from a vehicle and arrested a teen after a traffic stop early this morning.#NC10 #Crime https://t.co/RKIrv7HHFN
— KFDA NewsChannel10 (@NewsChannel10) May 6, 2021

by artappraiser on Thu, 05/06/2021 - 9:35pm

Feds don't play games, he's going to get locked up:

Boxer Felix Verdejo faces federal charges stemming from the death of 27-year-old Keishla Rodriguez, who was pregnant when she died.

He is charged with kidnapping resulting in death, carjacking resulting in death & intentionally killing an unborn child. https://t.co/D2iTiMoNVK pic.twitter.com/MFZmmxkyK6
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) May 3, 2021

Way to go, DC gummint! What a way to show your concern about victims of crime. 73 yrs. old! Had a gun put to his head for the car!

Carjacking victims told to pay DC tickets racked up by the criminals who took their car.

MORE: https://t.co/Of2JRjJjq4
— ABC 13 News - WSET (@ABC13News) May 7, 2021

by artappraiser on Thu, 05/06/2021 - 9:48pm

Update: 4-Year-Old Girl Among Three People Shot In Broad Daylight In Times Squarehttps://t.co/HBPKbakAcf https://t.co/s8obqCKpz6 pic.twitter.com/361G4cdFpd
— Gothamist (@Gothamist) May 9, 2021

by artappraiser on Sat, 05/08/2021 - 9:08pm

NYPD video with close-up of wanted regarding today's Times Square shooting

WANTED in connection to shooting three people near West 44th Street and 7th Avenue in Manhattan on May 8, 2021. @NYPDDetectives need anyone with information about the identity or whereabouts of this individual to contact @NYPDTips at #800577TIPS. All calls are anonymous. pic.twitter.com/qciBGCR6AK
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) May 9, 2021

Right wing Twitter voice with 1.2 million followers says:

A toddler and her mother were just shot in Times Square in broad daylight

Get out of cities
— Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec) May 8, 2021

BREAKING: NYPD releases photo of Times Square shooting suspect pic.twitter.com/0MGmNAl1Wj
— Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec) May 8, 2021

and moderate Republican talking head says:

This afternoon, so far, there was a shooting in a mall in South Florida and another shooting in Times Square. In other words, just another Saturday in America.

The time for gun reform in now. Actually, it was decades ago, but some of our elected officials are too chicken shit.
— Ana Navarro-Cárdenas (@ananavarro) May 8, 2021

by artappraiser on Sat, 05/08/2021 - 9:23pm

.@NYPDShea shares details of the shooting in Times Square tonight that left 3 people injured, including a 4-year-old. pic.twitter.com/5iKkZXZGRW
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) May 9, 2021

by artappraiser on Sat, 05/08/2021 - 9:25pm

BREAKING: A shooting at an upscale South Florida shopping mall that began as a fight between two groups of people has left three people injured and sent mall patrons fleeing and ducking for cover, police and local news reports said. https://t.co/ccS0euDf6i
— The Associated Press (@AP) May 8, 2021

5 people have been taken to the hospital after gunfire broke out at the Aventura Mall near Miami, police say; 3 victims sustained non-life-threatening injuries; several people have been detained for questioning. https://t.co/AUyYcvi5mR
— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 8, 2021

I was in the mall (my office is 5 mins away) when this shooting occurred a few stores over. Heard the shot, training kicked in - herded everyone, dove for cover behind cabinets. On the floor behind cover when I made this video. Pure chaos. Just left.#aventura #aventuramall pic.twitter.com/4VoWgsm5ib
— Derek Smart (@dsmart) May 8, 2021

by artappraiser on Sat, 05/08/2021 - 9:16pm

Pop Smoke was gunned down by a baby-faced 15-year-old shooter who ambushed the Brooklyn rapper with a group of teens

They were bent on stealing the singer’s diamond-studded Rolex, a detective testifieshttps://t.co/xEWOG0vKur
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) May 7, 2021

by artappraiser on Sat, 05/08/2021 - 9:28pm

^ Correction to slogan: ~~BLACK LIVES~~ ROLEXES MATTER.

Edit to add: Seems to me that in the last year, "Black Lives Matter" is slogan promoted mostly by white lefty activists and black believers in anarchy who would like to abolish police.

by artappraiser on Sat, 05/08/2021 - 9:40pm

Sometimes it doesn't have to be a Rolex:

To bullies at his Brooklyn school, Romy Vilsaint’s life wasn’t worth $1.

Family of the 12-year-student, who collapsed and died after alleged two assaults by PS 361 classmates, in as many days, still demand answers in the shocking death.https://t.co/5Yxe7gjT5h
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) May 9, 2021

by artappraiser on Sat, 05/08/2021 - 11:18pm

San Francisco:: Four people hit by gunfire at Citrus Heights nightclub after fights break out, police say https://t.co/G57kUceahX
— SHH Social Media Services (@SHH_SMS) May 8, 2021

Four people were hit by gunfire early Saturday at a Citrus Heights bar after fighting broke out, according to police.

In a news release, the Citrus Heights Police Department said that officers were dispatched to a nightclub on the 7400 block of Auburn Boulevard around 1:25 a.m. on reports of a shooting.

Responding officers found several fights ongoing in and around the parking lot, and found four people suffering from gunshot wounds.

As of Saturday morning, officers were still at the scene investigating the shooting. Investigators are looking into possible gang ties as a motive in the shooting [....]

by artappraiser on Sat, 05/08/2021 - 9:48pm

Investigation underway: 7 people injured in Oakland shootings

by: Bay City News Updated: May 8, 2021 / 10:10 AM PDT

OAKLAND, Calif. (BCN) – Oakland police are investigating five shootings that injured eight people late Friday and early Saturday, including one near Lake Merritt that left four people wounded.

One woman and three men were injured about 3:22 a.m. Saturday in the 1400 block of Lakeshore Avenue, Oakland Police Department spokesperson Johnna A. Watson said in a statement.

The woman is in critical condition, and the men’s conditions are stable, according to Watson. The department and Crime Stoppers of Oakland are offering a reward up to $20,000 for information leading to an arrest related to this incident.

One man was wounded in each of the four earlier shootings, which took place at the following times and locations: 8:48 p.m. Friday in the 1400 block of 89th Avenue in East Oakland; 12:30 a.m. Saturday in the 2600 block of East 27th Street near Fruitvale Avenue; 1:17 a.m. near Howell Street in Lower Rockridge; and 3:08 a.m. near 17th Street and Broadway downtown.

Up to $5,000 is offered for information leading to an arrest in any of these incidents.

Police did not provide additional details, including whether any of the shootings are connected [....]

by artappraiser on Sat, 05/08/2021 - 9:55pm

4 dead, including suspect, in fire and shooting in Baltimore County https://t.co/X1pLFPXe4l
— Jayne Miller (@jemillerwbal) May 8, 2021

by artappraiser on Sat, 05/08/2021 - 9:58pm

Gunman Injures Four in Shooting on Detroit's Westside | MI Headlines https://t.co/Av6oQe01aH via @miheadlines #detroit #shooting #plymouthrd pic.twitter.com/XmKfn3OGKZ
— MI Headlines (@MIheadlines) May 8, 2021

by artappraiser on Sat, 05/08/2021 - 10:01pm

Monday, April 19th, at approx. 4:15PM, an Asian female, 50, was on a southbound D train, when an individual approached her and said, "Get off my train, you don't belong here" then slapped her in the back of her head with an open hand. Any info? @NYPDTips 1-800-577-TIPS(8477) pic.twitter.com/8N3YXeVvqJ
— NYPD Hate Crimes (@NYPDHateCrimes) May 7, 2021

Is a very good closeup of a black woman with braids. I have no idea what happens to these types of cases if they are arrested. But they have already been "doxed" with a good photo like this one.

by artappraiser on Sat, 05/08/2021 - 10:21pm

Baltimore City Councilwoman:"I know that my constituents, they're scared to come out of their house," said Porter as she requests more police temporarily.

Baltimore City is heading into a Ceasefire weekend, when communities call for no shootings.

One city councilwoman is asking for more police in her district, as others ask: How that will affect violence in other parts of the city? https://t.co/BCwRrNqPkD
— FOX Baltimore (@FOXBaltimore) May 8, 2021

"My goal is to enact long-term strategies but in the immediate, of course we are deploying officers, increased police presence in my district. That's not my first choice, however. I know that my constituents, they're scared to come out of their house," said Porter. https://t.co/itRYdigAeB
— Steve B 744 (@SteveBellow) May 8, 2021

by artappraiser on Sat, 05/08/2021 - 10:31pm

YES.

“Poverty leads to crime” is an insult to the vast, vast majority of poor people the world over who do not commit crimes.

Poverty is bad because it is bad. We do not need to “stack the deck” with falsehoods to rightly condemn poverty. https://t.co/uWBANG7mla
— The New Liberals (@NewLiberalsPod) May 9, 2021

by artappraiser on Sat, 05/08/2021 - 10:33pm

Times Square shooting victim, 23, tells how she collapsed to the ground as onlookers just filmed on their phones instead of helping https://t.co/ULuRrowaEC
— Daily Mail US (@DailyMail) May 9, 2021

by artappraiser on Sun, 05/09/2021 - 6:47pm

'Unspeakable acts': Gunman kills 6, then self, at birthday party in Colorado Springs, Colorado, police say https://t.co/L9jOIyo2Sv
— Journal Sentinel (@journalsentinel) May 9, 2021

by artappraiser on Sun, 05/09/2021 - 7:12pm

Domestic violence and femicide. The fact that he was the boyfriend of the victim should have been included in the tweet, as it is in the article which appropriately discusses the connection between domestic violence and gun violence. https://t.co/Wg8udjRr8O
— original cindy (@LkjonesSOC) May 9, 2021

It gets worse ... the state passed a red flag law recently - El Paso County (most of Colorado Springs) is one of the counties where the Sherriff rejected it. https://t.co/5Axv2TX01Q
— IlsatheSheWolf USA-VET/Anti-NAZI/she-her (@aviva1964) May 10, 2021

Colorado Springs birthday party shooting leaves seven dead, including gunmanhttps://t.co/sDL5bVjtFj
More shootings from asinine idiots but then alcohol and guns never did go together so I guess next time we need bullets we need to register our firearms and pass a mental check?
— Frankie (@Frankie24590782) May 10, 2021

by artappraiser on Sun, 05/09/2021 - 11:28pm

Quadruple Shooting in Newark; Police Apply Tourniquet to Save Woman

just happened a few hours ago (er POLICE THINK BLACK LIVES MATTER enough to apply a tourniquet before EMT arrives? who'd thunk that from a systemically racist profession?)

2 hrs. ago @ NBCNewYork.com

At least four people were shot in a Newark neighborhood Sunday afternoon, city officials confirmed to NBC New York.

Two men and two women were injured by gunfire in the 300 block of Chancellor Avenue sometime before 5 p.m., Public Safety Director Brian O'Hara said.

Two responding officers applied a tourniquet to one of the woman's legs to stop her from bleeding out, he said. She was originally listed in critical condition; all four victims are now stable [....]

by artappraiser on Sun, 05/09/2021 - 7:24pm

UPDATE: The man has been identified as Tyrell Antar Cohen. The 25-year-old is the twin brother to NFL Chicago Bears running back @TarikCohen from Bunn, NC. #ABC11 https://t.co/RaMvJXoYun
— Tim Pulliam (@TimABC11) May 9, 2021

by artappraiser on Sun, 05/09/2021 - 11:21pm

North Carolina police say Tyrell Antar Cohen was reported missing Saturday night after not returning home. His body was then found Sunday at the Duke Energy substation. He is the twin brother of Chicago Bears running back Tarik Cohen. https://t.co/W4PHPaLGOL
— ABC 7 Chicago (@ABC7Chicago) May 9, 2021

by artappraiser on Sun, 05/09/2021 - 11:37pm

Chicago Shootings: 24 shot, 5 fatally in weekend violence across city

Sun-Times Media Wire Sunday, May 9, 2021 10:59PM via abc 7

CHICAGO -- Five people were killed and at least 19 others were wounded in shootings across Chicago so far this weekend.

A 14-year-old boy was also killed in a West Garfield Park shooting Saturday night, according to police.

Police said the boy, later identified as Eddie Thigpen, was found shot in the abdomen near South Springfield and Madison around 9:30 p.m.

The boy was severely hurt and was not able to talk about what happened, according to police. He died at Mt. Sinai Hospital.

"How can you go and celebrate Mother's Day when within the last hour, three victims have succumbed to their injuries due to a gunshot wound?" said Andrew Holmes, a crisis responder.

Chicago police are still searching for the boy's killer. Officers said no one is in custody in this case.

In the weekend's earliest fatally shooting [.....]

by artappraiser on Sun, 05/09/2021 - 11:42pm

The shooting in Colorado Springs is the 12th mass shooting this week:

Detroit
Chicago
Phoenix
Oakland
St. Louis
Compton
Milwaukee
Saginaw, MI
Paterson, NJ
Gwynn Oak, MD
Colorado Springs
Citrus Heights, CA

It's the 192nd mass shooting of 2021.
Today is the 129th day of the year.
— Jake Lobin (@JakeLobin) May 9, 2021

by artappraiser on Sun, 05/09/2021 - 11:48pm

At least 8 injured in shootings, cuttings in New Orleans Saturday night

BY FAIMON A. ROBERTS III | STAFF WRITER MAY 9, 2021 - 3:20 PM

At least six people were wounded in shootings and another two were cut Saturday evening into Sunday morning, according to information from the New Orleans Police Department.

The incidents included:

Two people were shot at around 5:30 p.m. Saturday near the intersection of Louisa and Pleasure streets. The victims were approached by three suspects who opened fire. The victims returned fire and the three others fled. No information on either the victims or suspects was available.

A woman was carjacked just after 7 p.m. Saturday on the 2100 block of St. Claude Avenue. She was approached by two men, one of whom had a gun. She got out, they drove off. The car was later recovered, police said.

A 15-year old boy and a 15-year old girl were walking along the 900 block of Canal street when the suspect, with whom the victims had an "ongoing feud," according to NOPD, approached. Police were called and found both victims with lacerations. They were taken to University Medical Center. The 17-year old was arrested and the weapon was found at scene.

Just before 11 p.m. Saturday, two people got into a car wreck, and one of them shot. The victim was taken to a local hospital.

Two people, one of them a man, were shot after a fight at around midnight near the corner of Canal St. and Roosevelt Way, police said. During the fight, the suspect pulled a gun and shot both of them. They were taken to University Medical Center.

Just before 4 a.m. Sunday, a woman was shot after she argued with a man in the 4900 block of Pentland Drive. During the fight, the suspect picked up the victim's gun and attempted to hit her with it, according to police. The gun went off and the woman was hit. She was taken to the hospital.

At 1:44 p.m., the NOPD reported a man was shot in the 6000 block of Downman Road and was taken to the hospital and was in stable condition. No further information was available.

[....]

Suspect Wanted For Shooting Bouncer In Deep Ellum

By CBSDFW.com Staff at May 9, 2021 at 2:32 pm @ CBS channel 21 Dallas

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A search is underway for a suspect who shot a bouncer multiple times at a club in the Deep Ellum area of Dallas early Sunday, police said.

Police said the shooting happened in a parking lot at Elm Street and Crowdus Street and involved two men, the suspect and a bouncer, who got into an argument.

According to police at the scene, the suspect pulled out a handgun and shot the bouncer in the back three times as the bouncer was walking away. The suspect then ran away from the scene.

The victim was transported to a hospital in critical condition, police said [....]

Las Vegas police investigating fatal shooting northeast of downtown

by News 3 Staff, Sunday, May 9th 2021

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting just northeast of downtown Las Vegas Sunday evening.

At approximately 5:41 p.m. police responded to the 3200 block of Lava Ave, near Owens and N. Mojave after reports of an adult male suffering from a gunshot wound.

Responding officers and medical personnel located a black male adult suffering from a gunshot wound inside one of the residences and he was pronounced deceased on the scene.

Police believe this is an isolated incident and there is no threat to the public [.....]

Alert: Shooting Investigation at 2243 hrs in the 2600 block of 18th St SE. Lookout for an older model Ford Escape with no lights. DO NOT TAKE ACTION CALL 911
Have info? Call (202) 727-9099/text 50411
— DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) May 10, 2021

(uh oh, DC police mention car without lights! drivers without headlights are going to be stopped!)

Alert: Shooting in the1300 block of Alabama Avenue S.E.. Lookout for Suspect (1) black, male, 6'0" in height, wearing a red hooded sweatshirt, black pants. Suspect (2) black, male, 5'7" in height, wearing a black jacket and light blue jeans.
DO NOT TAKE ACTION CALL 911
— DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) May 10, 2021

(uh oh, DC police mentioned suspects' race! and red hoodie!)

House in south Lincoln struck by gunfire

By Jacob Elliott |Updated: 11 hours ago

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Lincoln police responded to gunshots near the 1600 block of Prospect Street Sunday morning.

According to officials, nearby individuals heard about six to seven gunshots at around 4 a.m. Upon arriving, LPD found that a nearby household had been struck several times by gunshots.

LPD said there were no injuries due to the incident. Investigation into the incident is still ongoing [....]

Officers are on the scene of a shooting at 1750 Boxtown. One juvenile was located and xported to LeBonheur in non-critical condition, and one male was pronounced dead at the scene.
No suspect info was given. Call 901-528-CASH with tips.
— Memphis Police Dept (@MEM_PoliceDept) May 9, 2021

2 injured in a shooting near the 400 block of N Lucerne St in Baltimore, Maryland https://t.co/eSHq3ekIkD
— Gun Violence Archive updates (@GunVAupdates) May 10, 2021

LOTS MORE FOR THE WEEKEND, that's just a sampling

by artappraiser on Mon, 05/10/2021 - 12:23am

Times Square stray bullet gunman who shot three was aiming for his brother: sources https://t.co/fGOrgZ8LJ3
— larry mcshane (@lmcshanenydn) May 9, 2021

by artappraiser on Mon, 05/10/2021 - 1:47am

The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office announced Friday that a grand jury indicted 20-year-old Daniel Mugisha for the murder of Michael Arthur, an employee at Cured Green cannabis dispensary in North Portland. https://t.co/MQzixAcMdk
— Willamette Week (@wweek) May 7, 2021

here's a glimpse of what anarchist heaven might look like with not enough police, kumbaya:

As WW reported in March, Arthur’s death occurred amid a spate of cannabis shop armed robberies in Portland. By the time Arthur was killed, Portland cannabis shops had already been robbed, burglarized or looted 95 times in 10 months, according to data from the Oregon Liquor Control Commission.

by artappraiser on Mon, 05/10/2021 - 3:35am

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Russia plays weak hand in Palestine
Russia plays weak hand in Palestine

submitted by PeraclesPlease 8 months ago

The intra-Palestinian meeting in Moscow has precedent

Russia's hosted such meetings in the past, most recently Feb 2019

Russia has long lamented the US' "monopolization" of the peace process & tried to carve out a niche for itself: mediating among the disunited Palestinians/2
— Hanna Notte (@HannaNotte) February 29, 2024

Read the article at https://twitter.com/HannaNotte/status/1763116222256701787

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Mother Jones is Reaching out to Alternative Party Voters
Mother Jones is Reaching out to Alternative Party Voters

submitted by HSG 8 months ago

Here's what I told them: https://halginsberg.com/vote-for-jill-stein-again/

Read the article at https://halginsberg.com/vote-for-jill-stein-again/

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Controversial Brazil law curbing Indigenous rights comes...
Controversial Brazil law curbing Indigenous rights comes into force

submitted by artappraiser 10 months ago

Controversial Brazil law curbing Indigenous rights comes into force https://t.co/pCoDg05irX
— Gareth Harris (@garethharr) December 28, 2023

Read the article at https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/28/brazil-law-indigenous-land-rights-claim-time-marker?CMP=share_btn_tw

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Security Alert: U.S. Embassy Port-au-Prince, Haiti (...
Security Alert: U.S. Embassy Port-au-Prince, Haiti (December 25, 2023)

submitted by artappraiser 10 months ago

Location: U.S. Embassy and residential compounds

Events: Heavy gunfire is occuring around the area of the U.S. Embassy and residential compounds adjacent to the Trutier area of Tabarre. All Embassy personnel have been instructed to remain indoors and shelter-in-place until further notice. All others should avoid the area.

Actions to take:

Avoid the area;

Avoid demonstrations and any large gatherings of people;

Do not attempt to drive through roadblocks; and

If you encounter a roadblock, turn around and get to a safe area.

Read the article at https://ht.usembassy.gov/security-alert-u-s-embassy-port-au-prince-haiti-december-25-2023/

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Pakistan Is Creating the World’s Next Refugee Crisis
Pakistan Is Creating the World’s Next Refugee Crisis

submitted by artappraiser 11 months ago

By The Editorial Board @ Bloomberg.com, December 8, 2023

A mass expulsion of Afghan migrants could destabilize the region and fuel radicalization. The West should pressure Islamabad to change course.

Read the article at https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-12-08/pakistan-s-expulsion-of-afghan-refugees-risks-another-crisis

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Internet shut down in Chad
Internet shut down in Chad

submitted by artappraiser 11 months ago

All eyes on #Chad right now
Chad has two internet trunks coming into the country: One from the Red Sea via Sudan; the other from Cameroon. Not possible for the totality of the country's internet network to be shut unless done centrally. A lot of rumors swirling; few facts. https://t.co/N6bDJZ2ixO

Read the article at https://x.com/_hudsonc/status/1732891968709992511?s=20

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[Economy] where Joe's success falls short
[Economy] where Joe's success falls short

submitted by PeraclesPlease 11 months ago

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[CRIME News] 3 loss-prevention employees in Macy’s across...
[CRIME News] 3 loss-prevention employees in Macy’s across the street from Philadelphia City Hall stabbed

submitted by artappraiser 11 months ago

BREAKING: Three loss prevention employees in Macy’s across the street from Philadelphia City Hall stabbed, one of them has died from stab wounds, @PhillyPolice sources tell me. Police converged on the store as the three workers were rushed to Jefferson Hospital. pic.twitter.com/4U1eKycL4W

Read the article at https://x.com/KeeleyFox29/status/1731713272942940365?s=20

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Former U.S. Ambassador Arrested, Charged With Working As...
Former U.S. Ambassador Arrested, Charged With Working As Secret Agent For Cuba

submitted by artappraiser 11 months ago

Former US Ambassador Arrested, Charged With Working As Secret Agent For Cuba https://t.co/LDwo4ZJI1K
— HuffPost (@HuffPost) December 4, 2023

Read the article at https://www.huffpost.com/entry/manuel-rocha-ambassador-arrested-cuba_n_656d1e2ae4b028b0f3d07478

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[War in Israel, Chapter II] UNRWA under scrutiny
[War in Israel, Chapter II] UNRWA under scrutiny

submitted by artappraiser 11 months ago

[Chapter I news is HERE, Oct. 7 til today]

You don’t get it.
It’s not about an UNRWA teacher who held an Israeli kid hostage in his house.
It’s all about how for 75 years you have destroyed the future of generations of Palestinians, including my family.
My cousins in Arab countries are still not citizens - not even the… https://t.co/nv6anubGhc
— George Deek (@GeorgeDeek) December 2, 2023

Note 'Community Notes' attached to UNWRA's statement.

Read the article at https://x.com/GeorgeDeek/status/1731020551328579863?s=20

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Maduro, Under Pressure, Holds Vote to Annex Territory From...
Maduro, Under Pressure, Holds Vote to Annex Territory From a Neighbor

submitted by artappraiser 11 months ago

Imperialism for me but not for thee?

It's wild that Venezuela is now holding a vote on whether 2/3 of Guyana actually belongs to them! Analysts suggest that Modoru may want military action to pump up his sinking popularity.

Could we have a war in South America?!?

"The people who live in Essequibo are largely… pic.twitter.com/QvMEjkkgwy

Read the article at https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/03/world/americas/maduro-vote-essequibo-guyana.html

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[Where is the GOP headed?] Divisions leave Florida’s House...
[Where is the GOP headed?] Divisions leave Florida’s House Republicans powerless

submitted by artappraiser 11 months ago

The lack of a cohesive delegation has allowed attention-seeking lawmakers to act on their own.

McCarthy: “You have [Rep. Matt] Gaetz, who belongs in jail…”

Gaetz: “Tough words from a guy who sucker punches people in the back. The only assault I committed was against Kevin’s fragile ego.”https://t.co/LctPuz6Pcf

Read the article at https://www.politico.com/news/2023/11/29/divisions-leave-floridas-house-republicans-powerless-00129200

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‘She got so mad at me’: book on the ‘Squad’ details AOC-...
‘She got so mad at me’: book on the ‘Squad’ details AOC-Pelosi clashes

submitted by artappraiser 11 months ago

By Martinn Pengelly in Washington DC for TheGuardian.com, Nov. 30

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tells Ryan Grim life in Congress ‘completely transformed’ after Democratic leader stepped down

Read the article at https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/nov/30/squad-book-aoc-nancy-pelosi?CMP=share_btn_tw

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US health insurers Humana, Cigna in talks to merge -source
US health insurers Humana, Cigna in talks to merge -source

submitted by artappraiser 11 months ago

@ Reuters, Nov. 29

Read the article at https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/us-health-insurers-humana-cigna-talks-merge-wsj-2023-11-29/

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Central Africa’s dinosaur regimes and the art of coup-...
Central Africa’s dinosaur regimes and the art of coup-proofing

submitted by artappraiser 11 months ago

"Both the AU and the intl community place more weight on whether elections are held than whether they are free and fair. Sanctions/expulsions occur when there is a coup but not necessarily when elections are rigged or if an “institutional coup” occurs." https://t.co/m9dNimJP0D
— Cameron Hudson (@_hudsonc) November 28, 2023

Read the article at https://africanarguments.org/2023/11/central-africas-dinosaur-regimes-and-the-art-of-coup-proofing/

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