By MG StaffStartling revelations have come forward regarding the insurrection at the Capitol. Among those who have been arrested have been retired military veterans, retired and/or firefighters and police officers, a school therapist, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, and a realtor who flew to D.C. on a private jet. Two on-duty Capitol police officers are suspended and…
By Zeina JhaishIn June 2018, the police authorities of the town of Brummana in the main district of Mount Lebanon in Lebanon issued a new uniform that caused controversy on social media. The policewomen of the town are now wearing summer uniforms consisting of black shorts and a T-shirt. They are also wearing a red barrette with Lebanon’s national symbol on it, the Lebanese Cedar tree. The reason for this decision was explicated by their mayor,…
By Sahra MaganA teenager has been stabbed in Huntington Beach, CA for “speaking Arabic.” The incident is not being investigated as an alleged Islamophobic hate crime, despite displaying some glaring hallmarks of a hate crime. Karam Jarrah, 17, was walking home with his brother-in-law, when the three suspects began verbally abusing them. Jarrah recounted to KABC that the three…
By RowidaOn Oct. 20, 2014, 17-year-old Laquan McDonald was fatally shot 16 times by Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke. McDonald was a ward of the state who had been removed from his mother’s care when he was three due to neglect — and again when he was five because his mother’s boyfriend had beaten him….
By Salma ElkhaoudiResidents of New York have three core nicknames with which to identify New York’s most vicious gang, the NYPD: “Pigs,” “The Boys,” and “Officer, what are you talking about I’m not resisting.” While to anyone else these may seem rude and anti-police, the names make sense when you look at the statistics and videos confirming…
