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  • #31
    Source: https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york...jri-story.html



    ?We have to break the cycle?: Violence across city, sparked by gang retribution, continues to rise
    By Thomas Tracy
    New York Daily News |
    Mar 27, 2021 at 11:00 PM

    Shootings continue to rise in New York City, and the cloud of gun smoke blanketing the five boroughs won?t part until the brutal cycle of gang violence is finally cracked, experts say.

    ?The shootings we are seeing are mostly gang shootings, which means they?re fueled by retribution,? said Richard Aborn, president of the Citizens Crime Commission of New York City, a non-profit group that studies public safety and criminal justice. ?One shooting begets another shooting begets another shooting.

    ?We have to break the cycle,? Aborn said. ?The surge in gun violence is the second biggest threat to public health in this city after COVID.?

    After suffering through a 97% surge of shootings last year, cops are already combating a 44% jump in gun play this year, according to NYPD statistics. Murders across the city are also up, by nearly 14%, cops said.

    As of Friday, 260 people have been wounded in 231 shootings ? and spring has just begun.

    This time last year, there were 71 fewer shootings ? 160 incidents in which 181 people were hit by bullets, police data shows...

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    • #32
      Originally posted by sharon sanders View Post
      Some estimate 50k homeless in Los Angeles. The CDC rent moratorium is due to expire in a week.

      One of many areas in LA....these homeless have apparently been offered hotel rooms....



      Protesters, police face off at Echo Park Lake before clearing of homeless encampment



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      added video:

      Apparently there will be some kind of forced removal tomorrow....

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      • #33
        Capitol lockdown: 1 officer dead, 1 injured after car rams into barrier; suspect killed by police

        Published 2 hours ago
        Last Update 1 hour ago
        By Tyler Olson, Morgan Phillips

        The United States Capitol was locked down on Friday due to an "exterior security threat" after a car rammed into a barrier on the Senate side of the complex. One officer died and another was injured, according to United States Capitol Police (USCP), who said the suspect was killed by police after he exited his Navy Sedan and attacked them with a knife.

        The United States Capitol was locked down on Friday due to an "exterior security threat," as the United States Capitol Police (USCP) said two officers were injured after a car rammed into them and sources said officers shot a suspect. 

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        • #34
          Source: https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/loca...c-das/3114714/


          Most Riot, Looting Cases From Last Year Dropped by NYC DAs
          By Jonathan Dienst and Courtney Copenhagen • Published June 18, 2021 • Updated on June 18, 2021 at 6:25 pm

          One year ago, parts of New York City felt out of control as crowds of looters were seen smashing storefront after storefront.

          The mayhem continued night after night from late May into June. At one point, there was even a so-called “looting dance party” on the streets of SoHo.

          The mobs seemingly pillaged at will. Many were caught on tape, some with their faces visible. Others even posted on social their own videos of their actions those nights.


          “We got the Rolex store,” some in the crowd can be heard screaming in one video.

          Police were far outnumbered and seemingly unprepared.

          Hundreds of arrests were made during the looting and riots. Many of those arrests took place in Manhattan and along some commercial streets in the Bronx where the problems were widespread.

          Surveillance videos show looters breaking into many locally owned Bronx stores, stores that were left ransacked.

          NYPD data reviewed by the NBC New York I-Team shows 118 arrests were made in the Bronx during the worst of the looting in early June.

          Since then, the NYPD says the Bronx DA and the courts have dismissed most of those cases – 73 in all. Eighteen cases remain open and there have been 19 convictions for mostly lesser counts like trespassing, counts which carry no jail time.

          Jessica Betancourt owns an eyeglass shop that was looted and destroyed along Burnside Avenue in the Bronx last June.

          “Those numbers, to be honest with you, is disgusting,” Betancourt said when told of the few cases being prosecuted.

          Betancourt is also vice president of a local merchants association. She says local business leaders are upset few are being held accountable for the destruction they caused.

          “I was in total shock that everything is being brushed off to the side.”...

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          • #35

            From Chicago to NYC, cities grapple with rise in shootings, murders: 'It's been a very bloody year'

            Crystal Hill 6 days ago

            As the U.S. enters a new post-pandemic reality, cities across the country are dealing with a surge in homicides and other violent crimes — including a rash of mass shootings — with some officials fearing that the worst is yet to come.

            “The spike in homicides and nonfatal shootings is extremely alarming,” said Miami Police Chief Art Acevedo, who recently left the Houston Police Department and leads the Major Cities Chiefs Association, an organization of law enforcement executives. “One of the reasons we talk about a bloody summer ahead for our country is because it’s already been a very bloody year, a very deadly year for Americans.”

            Recent crime data shows that relatively few cities have been spared from a rise in homicides this year. While experts have some hope that this summer won’t be as deadly as 2020, which saw the biggest one-year spike in homicides in more than a generation, they cautioned that the U.S. may be on a troubling trajectory.


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            • #36
              Source: https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/5...-crowd-control


              Sheriff's riot squad likely to step back from crowd control [Oregon]
              Nick Budnick
              June 22 2021
              Mass defections from Portland's rapid response unit cited as sheriff's unit curbed.

              Multnomah County will rein in use of its crowd control unit to police protests in the wake of the mass resignation of Portland Police Bureau's Rapid Response Team, a top union official says.

              The informal commitment was made in response to concerns voiced by the county's 15-member unit, which bears the same name as the Portland RRT, said Sgt. Matt Ferguson, president of the Multnomah County Deputy Sheriffs Association, which represents the unit's members.

              Ferguson said the concerns driving the informal change echoed those voiced by the Portland unit when its 50 members resigned from their controversial assignment on Wednesday, June 16: lack of support by Portland's leaders, and a feeling that District Attorney Mike Schmidt was more tolerant of rioters attacking police than of police who use force as trained and directed by management. (See story, Page A1; editorial, Page A6.)

              Ferguson said the message came from managers that his members would only be deployed with great caution.

              "We're probably going to greatly restrict our activities. ... I don't think it's in our members' best interest to go clear rioters from the streets," he said.

              "The perception is violence directed at police is sanctioned in our community now: It is OK to throw rocks and bottles and stones at the police," he added. "One of our deputies had a mortar round explode in his face and knocked him unconscious. He lost his hearing for two or three days. He was in the hospital, and he resigned."

              Asked about the change described by Ferguson, a spokesman for Sheriff Mike Reese provided a general comment. Communications Director Chris Liedle said the priorities of the office have not changed, but declined to say whether the office would continue to provide support for Portland police crowd control efforts as it has in the past...

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              • #37
                Source: https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/...chaos-80613763

                'Lawless city?' Worry after Portland police don't stop chaos
                A crowd of 100 people wreaked havoc in downtown Portland, Oregon, this week, smashing storefront windows, lighting dumpsters on fire and causing at least $500,000 in damage
                By By SARA CLINE Associated Press
                16 October 2021, 12:30

                PORTLAND, Ore. -- A crowd of 100 people wreaked havoc in downtown Portland, Oregon, this week – smashing storefront windows, lighting dumpsters on fire and causing at least $500,000 in damage – but police officers didn't stop them.

                Portland Police Bureau officials say that's because of legislation passed by Oregon lawmakers this year, which restricts the tools they can use to confront people vandalizing buildings and causing mayhem.

                “The reason that we did not intervene goes back to what we talked about last month with House Bill 2928 and the restrictions placed on us in a crowd control environment,” KOIN reports that Portland Police Lt. Jake Jensen said in a neighborhood meeting Thursday.

                Residents frustrated by the latest round of destructive demonstrations Tuesday questioned whether that meant anything goes now in Portland.

                “Does that mean we are now like a lawless city?” Linda Witt asked during the meeting with police. Jensen replied saying people can still face consequences later.

                The legislation in question is House Bill 2928, which prohibits the use of things like pepper spray and rubber bullets for crowd control. However there is an exception – when the circumstances constitute a riot and if the officer using the chemical incapacitant reasonably believes its use is necessary to stop and prevent more destructive behavior.

                “The law clearly allows Portland Police to use effective tools necessary to control violent crowds,” House Minority Leader Christine Drazan told The Associated Press on Friday. “However, activist attorneys are deliberately misinterpreting legislation to prevent police from intervening. They have no business putting law enforcement and community safety at risk.”...


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                • #38
                  Source: https://apnews.com/article/portland-...63774c2fed48ac

                  ‘A dangerous time’: Portland, Oregon, sees record homicides
                  By SARA CLINE15 minutes ago

                  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — It was nearly last call on a Friday when Jacob Eli Knight Vasquez went to get a drink across the street from the tavern where he worked in northwest Portland — an area with a thriving dining scene, where citygoers enjoy laid-back eateries, international cuisines and cozy cafés.

                  The 34-year-old had been at the pizza bar only a short time when shots rang out. Vasquez was struck by a stray bullet and died at the scene.

                  His killing in late September was one of the 67 homicides this year in Portland, which has surpassed its previous full-year record of 66 in 1987. And with more than two months remaining in the year Portland will likely well exceed its previous high mark.

                  Fear and frustration with gang violence have settled over the metropolis, as stories like Vasquez’s make some wary to go out at night. Unlike previous years, more bystanders are being caught in the crossfire — from people mourning at vigils and sitting in cars to children playing in a park...

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                  • #39
                    Source: https://abc7ny.com/11140772/?ex_cid=...source=twitter


                    Surge in New York City subway crime fueled by robberies, muggings
                    Monday, October 18, 2021 11:27PM

                    NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- NYPD's new crime statistics show an alarming jump in violence in New York City's subway system, and robberies are fueling that trend.

                    New Yorkers are returning to the city transit system. Now, more than three million people ride the subways every day. Double what it was last year when the pandemic drove ridership to historic lows.

                    But with the increase in riders there is an increase in crime. While overall crime in the system is down for the year, over the past few weeks, it's surging...

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                    • #40
                      WA state:

                      Some Tacoma residents feel crime is ‘taking over.’ They demand change from the city
                      By Allison Needles
                      October 19, 2021 5:00 AM

                      “I run a housing complex for vulnerable women (and) their children working hard to escape poverty and, in many cases, domestic violence. When there are threats to my residents, I call 911. At times I have been told that no police will come, ‘you will just have to protect yourself,’” Patterson said in a press release.

                      As part of the Tacoma Safe effort, Connelly and other members of Tacoma Safe traveled Thursday to O’Reilly Auto Parts on Sixth Avenue to clean graffiti off the building.

                      Store manager Sarah Burton told The News Tribune that one of the business’ truck windows was smashed Wednesday evening by thieves who stole a battery.

                      “I’ve been here 4-1/2 years, and this is the most crime I’ve seen,” Burton said. “The staff is leery. Society is going downhill fast.
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                      • #41


                        UK - Psychosis cases soar in England as pandemic hits mental health


                        75% rise in referrals for first suspected episode of psychosis between April 2019 and April 2021
                        The charity is urging the government to invest more in early intervention for psychosis to prevent further deterioration in people’s mental health from which it could take them years to recover.

                        It says the statistics provide some of the first concrete evidence to indicate the significant levels of distress experienced across the population during the pandemic.
                        Condition can cause serious, but temporary, psychotic episodes Ben Price, 48, from Morris, Illinois, was a loving husband, father, and a dedicated business owner and farmer. In February 2021, Ben contracted Covid-19. His symptoms landed him in the hospital for five days, during which he received the antiviral medication remdesivir and supplemental oxygen. Two days after


                        Covid Psychosis

                        Condition can cause serious, but temporary, psychotic episodes


                        Ben Price, 48, from Morris, Illinois, was a loving husband, father, and a dedicated business owner and farmer.

                        In February 2021, Ben contracted Covid-19. His symptoms landed him in the hospital for five days, during which he received the antiviral medication remdesivir and supplemental oxygen. Two days after returning home, he began acting unusual, anxiously pacing around the house.

                        “He was very worried and panicked about getting farm field work done, even though it was February and not even a possibility. You could not rationalize with him. He would stand and stare out the window,” his wife Jennifer Price says.

                        With no pre-existing mental health conditions, Ben’s behavior worried her. Doctors prescribed him antianxiety medication, and Price assumed he was experiencing Covid brain fog.

                        However, 16 days after his diagnosis, Ben died by suicide.

                        Price now believes her husband was experiencing Covid-19-induced psychosis — a condition that involves severe psychotic symptoms, such as losing a grip on reality.



                        "The only security we have is our ability to adapt."

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                        • #42
                          Source: https://denver.cbslocal.com/2021/10/...n-hold-caller/


                          911 Calls In Denver On Hold: ‘It Was Frightening’ Says Caller
                          By Brian Maass
                          October 18, 2021 at 11:59 pm

                          DENVER (CBS4) – Denver’s 911 system is out of compliance with nationally recognized standards for answering calls as thousands of callers are finding themselves on hold when they call in to report an emergency.

                          Andrew Dameron, Denver’s Director of Emergency Communications, said “Obviously no one in the Department of Safety wants anyone to end up on hold when they call 911.”

                          A CBS4 investigation found it’s happening frequently.

                          In September, the average 911 caller in Denver was put on hold for 23 seconds and more than 1,000 emergency callers, or 2.5% of actual emergency calls, were put on hold for at least two minutes...

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                          • #43
                            Source: https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/10...nt-mile-crime/


                            Magnificent Mile: More Trouble For Area That Was Once A Crown Jewel Of American Retail
                            By Tara Molina
                            October 20, 2021 at 8:47 am

                            CHICAGO (CBS) — Chicago Police have issued a formal warning after continued robberies on and around the city’s Magnificent Mile, at a time when stores continue to leave while others fight to stay in business after big pandemic hits.

                            CBS 2’s Tara Molina reports that retail leaders say the problem is so bad, that new business is hesitant to move in. That hesitation stems not only from the continued retail theft and robbery issue here, and across the city, but the perception that the city isn’t a safe place to be right now.

                            A stretch of North Michigan Avenue remains vacant and locked up–telling of the struggle on the city’s Mag Mile. Former tenants like Macy’s and Disney are gone, and there are no plans for a new tenant for the old Macy’s space at the Water Tower Place anytime soon.

                            “I think it does not help in terms of the recovery for downtown Chicago,” said Robb Karr, president and CEO of the Illinois Retail Merchants Association. “The impression around the nation is that Chicago is not a very safe place to be. And the incidents we saw this morning, over the weekend, the episodes before that, only feed that.”...

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                            • #44

                              3 dead, Fort Smith Police officer recovering following Sunday morning incident
                              Fort Smith Times Record Oct. 17
                              ...
                              In an afternoon press conference, Fort Smith Police Chief Danny Baker said officers were dispatched to a report of a disturbance fight with weapons at 6:20 a.m.

                              Upon arrival, the unidentified officer found a man hitting another individual, identified as a 15-year-old boy, in the face and head with a brick.

                              When told by the officer to stop, 40-year-old Christofer Conner appeared to comply but Baker said when the officer attempted to put Conner in restraints, he produced an edged weapon and sliced the police officer in the throat and neck.

                              The officer then fired two shots, killing Conner.

                              The boy, identified as Conner's son, was pronounced dead at the hospital. He had sustained multiple stab wounds and blunt force trauma.

                              Inside the home, police saw evidence of a violent attack and located the body of Julia Marie Moore who had suffered multiple stab wounds. A 5-year-old child, also found inside the house, was placed with relatives...
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                              i love myself. the quietest. simplest. most powerful. revolution ever. ---- nayyirah waheed

                              "...there’s an obvious contest that’s happening between different sectors of the colonial ruling class in this country. And they would, if they could, lump us into their beef, their struggle." ---- Omali Yeshitela, African People’s Socialist Party

                              (My posts are not intended as advice or professional assessments of any kind.)
                              Never forget Excalibur.

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                              • #45
                                Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hate-cr...0-fbi-highest/


                                2020 saw highest number of reported hate crimes in two decades, updated FBI data shows
                                By Nicole Sganga
                                October 25, 2021 / 12:30 PM / CBS News

                                The number of hate crimes reported in 2020 was the highest recorded in two decades, according to updated FBI data released Monday. The FBI revealed its amended hate crime statistics for fiscal year 2020 following a technical submission error that had excluded some data from Ohio in the agency's original release in August. The FBI has since addressed the technical challenge in the state's reporting system.

                                Law enforcement agencies submitted reports for 8,263 criminal incidents and 11,129 related offenses motivated by biases toward race, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sexual orientation, disability, gender, and gender identity. The updated release reflects an increase in more than 500 hate crime incidents with the inclusion of the new data.

                                The total number of criminal incidents represents a 16% increase from 2019 and the highest number of hate crime incidents recorded since 2001, a year that documented 9,730 incidents and a sharp rise in hate crimes directed toward perceived Muslim Americans in the wake of the September 11 attacks...

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