Finally some good news about police. A photo uploaded to Facebook on Tuesday has gone viral for all the right reasons. The image shows Mike Huffman, a Washington State sheriff’s deputy, pulled over on the side of the road sharing a sandwich with a local homeless man. The photo has been shared by more than 26,000 people — but despite fame, the officer continues to make the right decisions.
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Horrifying video shows LA police shooting a homeless man to death
A video has been posted to Facebook depicting officers from the Los Angeles Police Department shooting and killing a homeless man around 11:30 a.m. Sunday in a downtown LA area known as Skid Row. The video was first posted publicly Sunday evening and amassed almost 5 million views in a few hours.
An investigation will be held to determine whether the officers on the scene used excessive force.
Joan Cheever, a San Antonio woman, accused police of infringing on her
religious liberty after authorities issued her a citation Tuesday for
feeding the homeless. She may now face a penalty of up to $2,000.
“I have a legal right to do this,” Cheever told police officer Mike Marrota, Texas Public Radio reported. When Marrota asked what she meant, Cheever dropped none other than the one law that’s been causing a lot of controversy recently.
A few numbers to know after LA police killed a homeless man yesterday:
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles City Council voted to give preliminary approval to two ordinances that will make life for the city’s growing homeless population considerably more difficult. They’re effectively criminalizing the lifestyle many need just to survive on its streets
That viral photo? It’s not real
If you’ve been on Facebook, Twitter or Reddit, chances are pretty high that you’ve seen this heart-breaking image of a young Syrian child sleeping between his parents. It’s a wrenching testament to the devastating horrors of war and the pointless death occuring across Syria in the battle against President Bashar al-Assad’s authoritarian government. Or it would be … if it were real.
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The Sergeants Benevolent Association, a New York police labor union, has launched an initiative encouraging off-duty officers to submit photos of so-called “quality-of-life scofflaws,” which will then be shared publicly on the SBA’s Flickr page. They’re saying it’s to “raise awareness” — but is this really the best way to help them?
How did they house half of all homeless vets? With unprecedented attention from policymakers. Bipartisan support for smart policy in Congress and extraordinary coordination between the federal government and state and local governments has produced some shocking yet welcome news in the past year. One state even ended veteran homelessness altogether.
Brendan Glenn was 29 and homeless when police officer Clifford Proctor killed him in the street. The on-duty shooting was so egregious that even Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck recommends that the officer involved should face charges.
