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Castle Doctrine, Controversy, gun control, Law & Order, law and order, Stand Your Ground, Stand Your Ground Laws, The Brutal Reality of Stand Your Ground Laws
Controversy, Gun Control, Law & Order
We all remember the tragic Trayvon Martin shooting and other tragic examples of America’s “Stand Your Ground” laws in action. There are at least two sides to every story, and the unfortunate reality of “Stand Your Ground” cases is that the shooter, all too often, is never prosecuted as the other individual is deceased and […]
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Bigotry, Controversy, Scandals, Students, Videos, Weird News, Women's issues
Controversy, Scandals, Social Justice, Women's Issues
Students and staff of Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, are “outraged” after several vulgar signs directed at incoming female students and their mothers were draped from nearby off-campus houses. Fox 32 reported that “The bawdy banners were handwritten on what looked like large, white bed sheets and hung from porch ledges of private housing […]
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Controversy, Planned Parenthood, Reproductive Health Services, Reproductive Healthcare, Women's issues
Controversy, Women's Issues
An official statement by Planned Parenthood has been made regarding the highly edited and misleading viral video which emerged this week. The original video was recorded in 2014 with intent to smear the reputation of the healthcare organization. It shows a Planned Parenthood senior medical director having lunch with undercover anti-choice activists posing as potential […]
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Chuck Todd, Controversy, Facebook, Meet The Press, Social Media
Controversy, Crime, Facebook
Controversy is raging over the decision by Chuck Todd and his staff to air a segment featuring remorseful African-American murders in prison in the wake of the tragic shooting in a Charleston church last week by a white gunman who shot ten black parishioners, killing nine. The decision to run the segment, originally decided upon […]
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Controversy, Racial Issues, Racism, Scandals, Videos
Controversy, Human Interest, Racial Issues, Scandals, Videos
The daughter of a member of The Neville Brothers was given a receipt with a racial slur on it at a New Orleans restaurant on Friday and reports she “had a breakdown” after the incident. “I’ve never been through anything like this,” Liryca Neville-Branch told reporters Friday, alongside her attorney. “I like to consider myself […]