On this day in 1985, Philadelphia Police Department dropped a bomb onto a residential home occupied by the MOVE Organization.
The Fire Department let the fire burn out of control, destroying 61 homes over two city blocks. 11 people died including 6 children
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i have no remorse for people that fumble me. i make it too easy. i’m so easy going, caring and genuine. but once you on the outside you gotta stay there
A 35-year-old man died inside of a filthy Georgia jail cell after being "eaten alive" by insects and bed bugs. He was held in this disgusting cell for 3 months.
Allegedly jail staffers noticed that he was "deteriorating" but did nothing to help him.
Two proposed Florida bills would make it ILLEGAL for individuals to get within 20 ft of a police officer or emergency medical personnel to film. Rather than criminalizing people who bravely document police behavior, why don’t our legislators focus on preventing police violence?!
“In Japan, the idea is that children are the collective responsibility of society to keep safe. It’s a choice that they made. For the life of me I can’t decide why we’ve chosen something different”
North Carolina black business owner Angel Pittman owns a mobile hair salon that was destroyed by racism. Her busses were vandalized and her neighbors threatened her by displaying Confederate flags, swastikas and KKK signs in their yard. The police also did nothing to help her.