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Milwaukee Police Officer Shot And Killed, Suspect Arrested

Melanoid Nation — Thu, 26 Jul 2018 09:30:42 +0000

MILWAUKEE — A police officer named Michael Michalski was shot and killed Wednesday evening in Milwaukee.

Milwaukee Police Department Chief Alfonso Morales said police were checking for a suspect wanted on drug and gun violations, and when officers approached the suspect fired on police. Morales said one officer, a friend and 17-year veteran of the department, died as a result of his injuries.

“I’m saddened to inform you the officer injured did not make it today. This is a difficult time for us. He was well loved by the department and a friend of mine,” Morales said.

Chief Morales confirmed the suspect was taken into custody and a weapon was recovered. The identity of the suspect will be released later today.

White Supremacist US Rep. Steve Scalise Was Shot

Melanoid Nation — Wed, 14 Jun 2017 20:26:14 +0000

Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.), the House majority whip with ties to white supremacist organizations, was shot and wounded in Alexandria Va. this morning.

A gunman, identified as 66 year old white male James Hodgkinson, opened fire on a Republican congressional baseball team practicing on a suburban Virginia field Wednesday, wounding Louisiana congressman Steve Scalise and at least three others as horrified legislators and staffers scrambled for cover amid a hail of bullets.

Many mainstream media outlets are trying to shift this incident into a political spin, by pointing out that the gunman, who was killed by police, has “radical” ties to the Democratic party. Many of these same media outlets are reporting on the background of Steve Scalise, who is in critical condition as of now.

Some people on social media have pointed out that Black shooting victims will have their entire background exposed and reported on by the mainstream media. People are saying is a common policy for the media to find the most negative aspect of a Black shooting victim’s background and report it-even if it’s something minor like child support payments, or accumulating parking tickets.

But the media is reporting on the background of Steve Scales, and surprisingly, they are ignoring his ties to white extremist groups. The Washington Post published an article in 2014 where Steve Scalise confirmed that he spoke at a white supremacist rally in 2002.

This article here confirms that members of the white supremacist website Stormfront actually celebrated the fact that Scalise was the honored guest and speaker at this white nationalist convention.

Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa), who has come out as a full fledged white supremacist, said in an interview that he stood by Scalise and believed that many conservatives in the House’s hard-right bloc would do the same. Steve King even compared Scalise to “Jesus”:

“Jesus dined with tax collectors and sinners,” King said. “It’s not the healthy who need a doctor, it’s the sick. Given that piece of Scripture, and understanding that Scalise probably wasn’t staffed thoroughly, I could understand how something like this happened. But I know his heart, I’ve painted houses with him post-Katrina, and I know he is a good man.”

Steve King has also thrown out dogwhistles to other white supremacists by openly endorsing books like Camp Of The Saints-a racist novel about committing genocide against non-whites. These are the types of people who endorse Steve Scalise.

Reporter for the Advocate Stephanie Grace reported that Steve Scales compared himself to Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke.

“This is what I remember about the first time I met Steve Scalise nearly 20 years ago: He told me he was like David Duke without the baggage”, Grace reported.

Even so-called “conservative” media outlets confirmed this.

So it is important to be fair and report the backgrounds of all shooting victims-good or bad- regardless of race.

White Hispanic Gunman Charged With 3 Federal Crimes For Florida Shooting

Melanoid Nation — Sun, 08 Jan 2017 06:57:35 +0000

White Hispanic shooting suspect Esteban Santiago of Anchorage Alaska was arrested this week for a mass shooting spree that occurred in Ft. Lauderdale Fl. Federal prosecutors charged Santiago, 26, with three federal crimes on Jan. 7. He faces two firearms offenses, and committing an act of violence at an international airport: a crime that could carry the death penalty, according to ABC News. If he’s found guilty, he will face sentencing for the deaths of five innocent people, and critical injury of eight more, after he went on a violent shooting rampage at the Fort Lauderdale Airport. If convicted, he could also face life in federal prison.

Santiago allegedly opened fire with a handgun at a baggage claim at the airport, killing five people and wounding eight others. After he ran out of bullets, witnesses reportedly said Santiago threw his gun to the ground and laid face down while he waited for officers.

Esteban’s next court date is set for Jan. 9, at 11 a.m. in Fort Lauderdale’s federal court

Is There Something Suspicious About This Shooting In Chicago Caught On Dashcam?

Melanoid Nation — Fri, 29 May 2015 03:45:58 +0000

Chicago, IL – Video from a dash cam in a nearby automobile captured a shootout in the Albany Park neighborhood on Saturday afternoon.

The video shows a man firing a gun over the top of a passing car in the 4400 block of West Gunnison Street, near North Kenneth Avenue.

It is unclear who the gunman was targeting, but he appears to be using the car as a shield. He later gets into the car and it speeds away.

Chicago Police say officers responded to the call of shots fired in the area. According to police, two male suspects exchanged gunfire. No injuries were reported, and no arrests have been made.
Many people who have watched this video suspect that shooter -who appears to be a white male- could possibly be an undercover police officer. Some viewers of the video (posted below) have pointed out that the way the suspect is dressed and the manner in which he shoots his gun, could possibly lead people to suspect that he could be a police officer.

If this is the case, this would definitely give more credibility to the theory that many of the so-called “gang shootings” in Chicago are really carried out by corrupt law enforcement officers in that city, allegedly.

White Supremacist George Zimmerman Involved in Yet Another Controversy

Melanoid Nation — Mon, 11 May 2015 18:36:15 +0000

The now infamous George Zimmerman, the murderer of Trayvon Martin back in February of 2012, has immersed himself in hot water, yet again.

Apparently, he has been involved in another shooting, this time him being the victim. He was shot in the face after a confrontation with a driver during a road rage incident. Here is a tweet that was sent out by the Lake Mary (Florida) Police Department’s Twitter account that broke the news:

#zimmerman LMPD has responding to a shooting involving George Zimmerman. More information to follow

— Lake Mary PD (@LakeMaryPD) May 11, 2015

Zimmerman, who has proven on several occasions that he is a violent and belligerent menace to society–particularly Black Society–seems to be attracted to situations such as these. Stay tuned for developing details.

by B. Clark

Another Unarmed Black Man With Hands Up Shot By White Police Officer In Florida

Melanoid Nation — Tue, 09 Dec 2014 06:09:44 +0000

A deputy said he was forced to shoot 28-year-old Cedric Bartee inside an alleged stolen vehicle at an apartment complex in southwest Orange County just after midnight Monday.

But witnesses said they saw Bartee, who is black, with his hands up as the three shots were fired by the deputy, who is white.

Orange County Police held a press conference where they strategically made African American Sheriff Jerry Demings the spokesperson to “ask for patience” as authorities investigate the shooting.Bartee was in critical but stable condition Monday evening, Demings said.

“His hands went down after the first shot,” said Natasha Hall, a resident at Timber Sound Apartments east of MetroWest.

Hours after the shooting, Demings said detectives were aware of the differing accounts and asked that the public trust the investigative process to find the truth.

More details developing.

Why Are Media Outlets Posting The Mug Shot of an Innocent Police Shooting Victim?

Melanoid Nation — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 21:50:13 +0000

BROOKLYN NEW YORK — A rookie police officer fatally shot an innocent unarmed Melanoid man, Akai Gurley late Thursday in a “pitch black” Pink Houses stairwell as his girlfriend, whom he had been visiting, watched in horror, officials and a witness said.

Officer Peter Liang, who had been working in the field since graduating the police academy in January, had his flashlight and gun out when the weapon “accidentally discharged,” hitting Akai Gurley who was “a total innocent,” NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton said.

In a common effort to criminalize the Black victim in cases involving police misconduct, the New York Post included a photograph of Akai Gurley’s mug shot when they ran a story about the incident.

What other reason would there be to use his mug shot, when there are several more images of Gurley available,other than to criminalize his image.

The message that media outlets send when they consistently publish photographs of Black murder victim’s mugshots or photographs of them holding their hands in ways that can be misinterpreted as gang signs, is that these victims somehow deserved to get killed and they do not deserve justice.