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Chinese animators rip NYPD with video of cop crawling up a black man’s rear
If the racial disparities of New York City’s arrest statistics don’t shock you, maybe this will: Chinese animators known for creating bizarre parodies of U.S. news have released a new video ripping the NYPD’s “stop and frisk” policy that shows a cop literally crawling up a black man’s rear end.…
New Jersey cop caught punching woman in the face on video
Police in Elizabeth, New Jersey are investigating footage that has surfaced online of an officer hitting a woman in the face during an altercation outside a nightclub. Authorities told WNBC-TV on Wednesday that the unidentified officer seen in the video, which was posted on YouTube on March 3, is still…
Connecticut cops kicked and stomped on man downed by stun gun: video
The police chief in Bridgeport, Conn., the state’s largest city, moved three officers to desk duty after a video appeared on YouTube in which they stomped on and repeatedly kicked a man after a stun gun had already rendered him inert, reported the Associated Press. The video is from May…
No Doubt pulls video and apologizes for offending Native Americans
No Doubt Pulls Video and Issues Apology After Racist Claims (via NewsLook) No Doubt have axed the video for their latest single ‘Looking Hot’ after complaints that it was offensive to Native Americans. …
Watch live: New Yorkers scramble and brace as Hurricane Sandy heads for land
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Video shows drunk and stoned U.S. security contractors in Afghanistan
A video turned over to ABC News shows security workers hired by U.S. defense contractor Jorge Scientific Corporation drinking to the point of blacking out and taking illegal drugs while on duty. Two former employees filed complaints about the behavior in August, alleging that the contractor placed American lives in…
Canadian teen in viral anti-bullying video commits suicide
A Canadian teen who filmed a viral anti-bullying video about how she was cyber-stalked by an unknown person who’d obtained a topless photo of her was found dead in her home on Wednesday in an apparent suicide. Amanda Todd’s video, published September 7, features a heartbreaking description of vicious bullying…
New Mexico Republican official caught training polls challengers to suppress votes
A liberal group in New Mexico claims to have undercover video showing the vice chair of the Sandoval County Republican Party training poll challengers to use illegal tactics that could suppress voters’ rights. ProgressNow New Mexico on Wednesday published video of a September 26th official “Poll Challenger Training,” in which…
Bill Nye to creationists: ‘Question your beliefs’ if they conflict with evolution
Television “science guy” Bill Nye found himself at the epicenter of some controversy in the Christian blogosphere recently, but he’s sticking to his guns, telling The Associated Press on Monday: “If [evolution] conflicts with your beliefs, I strongly feel you should question your beliefs.” Nye, 56, gave the interview in…
Romney’s full ’47 percent’ speech goes public
Mother Jones magazine said Tuesday that it is “happy to oblige” Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s request that they release the full video of his remarks to a small group of wealthy supporters, in which Romney disparages “47 percent” of the electorate for living off the wealthy. Snippets of the…
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