Earlier today I was writing an article about Jaden Ramos, the 13-year-old son of Rafael Ramos, one of the two NYPD officers shot to death in their cruiser on Saturday, who had posted a heartbreaking goodbye to his father on Facebook. As the NYPD News reported this weekend, “While sitting in a marked NYPD police […]
NewsChannel 5, a local ABC News affiliate out of Cleveland, is reporting that the rookie officer and his partner refused to give first aid to a 12-year-old boy they shot for carrying a toy gun. Cleveland police officials confirmed with ABC News that it took nearly four minutes for Tamir Rice to receive first aid […]
Over 20 states have passed some version of Stand Your Ground laws authorizing individuals to use deadly force in self-defense. According to FindLaw.com, “Florida passed the first such law in 2005, generally allowing people to stand their ground instead of retreating if they reasonably believe doing so will “prevent death or great bodily harm.” However, […]