Ballistics Testing Proves Alabama Man On Death Row Is Innocent

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Bryan Stevenson, executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, said they never questioned Anthony Hinton’s innocence. Photo: AL.com

A man who has spent nearly 30 years on death row in an Alabama prison for two murders in 1985 will walk free Friday thanks, in part, to new ballistics testing, local media reported.

For three decades, Anthony Ray Hinton maintained his innocence in the shooting deaths of John Davidson and Thomas Vason. Davidson was shot twice in the head on Feb. 25, 1985 after being forced into the cooler at the restaurant where he worked. On July 2, 1985, Vason was killed in a similar incident in which he was forced into the freezer of a different restaurant and shot twice in the head. Hinton was convicted of both murders and sentenced to death for Davidson’s case. Continue reading “Ballistics Testing Proves Alabama Man On Death Row Is Innocent”

Fresno Deputy Police “Chief Keith” Foster Resigns After Federal Drug Trafficking Arrest With Other Officers

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Fresno Deputy Police Chief Keith Foster, 5 others arrested on drug charges.

Here’s another story spotted on Bossip.

Apparently ‘Chief Keef’ (the rapper) isn’t the only one allegedly “slanging them thangs” in them streets.

According news reports coming out of Fresno Cali, the Deputy of Police, who ironically shares the same moniker -different spelling, moonlights as a major drug dealer. Continue reading “Fresno Deputy Police “Chief Keith” Foster Resigns After Federal Drug Trafficking Arrest With Other Officers”

South Carolina Police Shoots Unarmed Black Man As He Runs Away

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Walter Scott killed while running away from police in South Carolina following a routine traffic stop. Photo: Reuters

Yet another case of cold blooded murder at the hands of the police. This has seemingly, terrifyingly and sadly become the everyday norm as law enforcement are killing young black men at an alarming rate across the US. Continue reading “South Carolina Police Shoots Unarmed Black Man As He Runs Away”