The Weiner Amendment to HR 3200 would replace some of the bill with Conyors HR626 bill, the single payer bill and it would transform HR3200 into a single payer plan. Pelosi is not allowing the Weiner to even be voted on and this is what the Pelosi 12 arrested Monday November 3rd were protesting ewith their sit-in inside of Pelosi's San Francisco office, for which they were arrested by Homeland Security on federal charges.
The San Jose Police Department will be the first law enforcement agency in the country to use new ear-mounted video and audio recorders on the job this month, and police say they will provide a new window into arrests and other situations.
The portable AXON cameras, made by Taser International, are expected to be given to 72 San Jose officers in late November or early December, police said. The cameras can record an officer's point of view for up to 10 1/2 hours, and police say the devices will help officers write more accurate reports and aid officers if their actions are called in to question.
Over 200 people have risked arrest in 20 cities so far, 132 of them jailed. 13 are still in jail right now, and one of them, Judy Esber, a 24 year-old Philadelphia union organizer, is committed to stay in until 100 more of us rise to meet the challenge of this moment. http://mobilizeforhealthcare.org/2009/10/31/we-cannot-rest/Over 200 people have risked arrest in 20 cities so far, 132 of them jailed. 13 are... more
115 arrested in 18 cities this week despite Pelosi's announcement on a public option bill. Hey Nance, public option ain't near good enough. Arrests included Matt Hendrickson, MD, a California doctor calling for real health care reform, and
Margaret Flowers, MD, arrested at CareFirst insurance in Baltimore, Maryland and remains in custody vowing to stay there until she gets an appointment with CareFirst.
Dr. Flowers left this statement:
"We must stop this abuse by private insurers. We are the only industrialized nation that allows health insurance companies to profit at the expense of human lives. There are at least 45,000 adults who die each year because they don't have health insurance and an estimated 110,000 preventable deaths each year in the US (the worst of any industrialized nation). We have a simple solution that will end this - expanded and improved Medicare for all. Our legislators know this but they lack the political will. We can create this political will through our actions.
I am planning to risk arrest, which may have serious consequences for me – up to six months in jail. But it won't be as serious as the suffering and needless deaths that too many face each day in this nation. I hope you will join me in our action in Baltimore on Thursday. If you can't risk arrest, at least you can stand in solidarity with us during the legal picket."
At least in one state they have started charging people with possession of marijuana by sampling left over bong water... This is an obvious attempt at stacking more charges onto people already apprehended for the or a crime. What's next arresting people for cocaine residue on ALL OF THEIR MONEY!!!???At least in one state they have started charging people with possession of marijuana... more
so many people's cries for help were unheeded!
money have the power to shut down the truth
money has the power to make people do
crazy things. money has the power to
change the truth.
some people tried to speak the truth
until their voices were sore, until
their fingers were numb from typing
but when money fills their eyes & ears
no one wants to hear it.
hard to fight against money. people
will only see the money backed side.
not the real situation or the reality of
what is going on.
sometimes money gives freedom
to do evil to do harm
and that's not really ok
wonder what other orgs, companies,
accepted sponsor, advertising money
etc from them!
the person raj rajarathnam was said to be
working with ltte tamil tiger terrorists
who were extorting money from
regular tamil people around the world
so maybe this was a laundering base too
as well as bribing place. dirty lobbying!
should be tried for war crimes too
for helping kill thousands of people.Now can the world go on to be a better place?
so many people's cries for help were... more
A six-month anti-gang sweep has resulted in 1,472 arrests nationwide of foreign-born people suspected of criminal acts in the United States, officials announced Thursday.
The arrests were part of "Operation Community Shield" -- a four-year effort battling "transnational" crimes -- meaning the crimes are organized across national borders.
Ninety-one people were arrested in North Texas, including 30 in Fort Worth, 47 in Dallas and seven in Arlington, according to a news release from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Targeted gangs included MS-13, Surenos-13, 18th Street Gang, Latin Kings, Bloods, Crips and Vatos Locos, according to ICE.A six-month anti-gang sweep has resulted in 1,472 arrests nationwide of foreign-born... more
A group of civilly-disobedient hemp farmers and business leaders were arrested Tuesday morning while digging up the lawn to plant industrial hemp seeds at the headquarters of the Drug Enforcement Administration.
David Bronner, the president of Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps, a more than 60-year-old company that does tens of millions of dollars of business annually, was among those arrested.
Bronner buys the hemp used in his soaps from Canadian farmers. He was arrested outside the DEA museum, which shares space with the headquarters.
"Our kids are going to come to this museum and say, 'My God. Your generation was crazy. What the hell is wrong with you people?'" he said as Arlington County Police handcuffed him and walked him to a waiting car.
The group was arrested for trespassing.A group of civilly-disobedient hemp farmers and business leaders were arrested Tuesday... more
Police arrested an Oregon man Tuesday night at San Francisco International Airport.
Mark Todd Field, 46, didn't have a bomb, but he made the threat at about 9:54 p.m. in the International Terminal because he was angry about a problem with a plane ticket, said Detective Sgt. Wesley Matsuura of the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office.
An employee from Philippine Airlines told the man he would have to buy a round-trip ticket if he wanted to get on the plane. Matsuura said said Field, of Gold Beach, Ore., lost his temper and pointed to a cell phone he was holding and said, "I'm going to press this and blow up the plane."
The airline employee took the threat seriously and called police. Authorities searched Field's bags and the airplane but didn't find any explosives, Matsuura said. The terminal was not evacuated. Matsuura was not sure if the flight was delayed.
Field was arrested on suspicion of making a false bomb threat and making criminal threats.
He is in custody in lieu of $50,000 bail.Police arrested an Oregon man Tuesday night at San Francisco International Airport.... more
A new report by Berkeley Law’s Chief Justice Earl Warren Institute on Race, Ethnicity and Diversity reveals that Hispanics in Irving, Texas were unjustly targeted as part of an effort to enforce federal immigration laws.
From January 2006 through November 2007, Irving’s police department worked with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents as part of the federal Criminal Alien Program to deport serious criminal offenders. During the program’s most intense phase, the number of Hispanic arrests for minor crimes increased by nearly 150 percent.
The report, from data first obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, provides the first analysis of the effect of local police involvement in immigration enforcement—historically a federal function. More information about the report is available here.
Although the Criminal Alien Program purportedly sought to target serious criminals for deportation, just 2 percent of those detained by immigration authorities over a 14-month period were charged with felonies. Irving police arrested Hispanics for misdemeanors in far greater numbers than Whites and African-Americans, and in July 2007 the number of Hispanic traffic arrests went up 223 percent compared to just three months earlier.
The Criminal Alien Program in Irving was scaled back in November 2007 amid complaints of racial profiling—and that Hispanics were being arrested for minor charges as a pretext to examining their citizenship and immigration status.
The Warren Institute’s report issued several recommendations to improve the program before it expands nationwide: examine the impact of local partnerships with immigration enforcement, bar criminal alien screenings of individuals arrested for petty offenses, and mandate that local police partnering with federal immigration authorities record arrest data by race, ethnicity, and level of offense.
A Goldman Sachs Group Inc. compliance lawyer was formally charged in New York state court after being arrested for allegedly soliciting what he thought was a 15-year- old girl, prosecutors said.
Todd Genger, 33, is accused of attempted dissemination of indecent material to a minor, Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore said in a statement today after Genger’s court appearance. Prosecutors identified Genger as a Goldman attorney. Goldman spokeswoman Andrea Raphael, who declined to comment on the arrest, said he worked in the compliance unit and didn’t have legal duties.
From April until June, an investigator from DiFiore’s office posed online as a 15-year-old girl and chatted with Genger, DiFiore said.
“The defendant discussed specific sexual acts in which he would engage the underage ‘girl,’” DiFiore said. “The defendant admitted to having the online conversations.”
Genger, a vice president in the compliance division who worked at Goldman since 2006, was released on his own recognizance and must return to court on Aug. 11. He faces a maximum of four years in state prison if convicted, the prosecutor said.
Compliance Professionals
Goldman’s global compliance unit has more than 500 professionals including lawyers, accountants, financial analysts, information technology specialists, regulators, management consultants, sales professionals and traders, according to Goldman’s Web site.
The unit “advises and assists the firm’s businesses to ensure compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations” and includes groups that manage regulatory affairs, services and resources related to all businesses and employees of the firm globally. They advise, test, survey and manage the firm’s activities, according to the Web site.
Defense attorney Stephen Pittari, of the Legal Aid Society of Westchester County, didn’t immediately return a call. Genger’s phone number wasn’t listed.
Raphael declined to disclose Genger’s salary.A Goldman Sachs Group Inc. compliance lawyer was formally charged in New York state... more
Police have charged Frenchman Alain Robert, who climbed 41 floors of the Royal Bank of Scotland tower in the Sydney CBD without a safety harness today.
A police spokesman said "a man with sticky fingers" was on the RBS tower on the corner of Bent and Phillip streets.
Police said the French "spiderman" was arrested after he climbed back down the building and was taken to The Rocks police station, where he was interviewed.
He was later charged, with police saying he not only put his life in danger, but those of onlookers and emergency services personnel.
They cheered Roberts when he reached the top of the building and again when he was arrested on his descent.
A female office worker who stopped to watch after a morning meeting said it was thrilling to see someone climb the building.
"I think it's really important for people to push the limit,'' she said after taking photos on her mobile phone.
"I think it's an important part of life going out and doing crazy things. It's absolutely ridiculous. It's great. I love it.''
Robert is world-renowned for climbing the world's tallest building without safety equipment. He previously climbed the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Chicago's Sears Tower, Canary Wharf in London and The New York Times building in New York.Police have charged Frenchman Alain Robert, who climbed 41 floors of the Royal Bank of... more
Four men due in court Thursday to face charges of plotting to bomb Jewish sites and shoot down military planes were arrested after planting what they thought were explosive devices near a synagogue and community center, authorities say.Four men due in court Thursday to face charges of plotting to bomb Jewish sites and... more
Through a process that guarantees a wanted man will not be arrested unless he is guilty of murder, shaykhs and other local leaders convinced friends and family who have warrants out for their arrests to come to FOB Bernstein in Tuz to reconcile their differences with the Government of Iraq.
“This reconciliation is a great opportunity for those people who are wanted but innocent; some are wanted for real crimes, but some of these men never did anything wrong,” said Shaykh Sami Husayn Abdulla al-Bayati. Shaykh Sami is the tribal leader... read full storyThrough a process that guarantees a wanted man will not be arrested unless he is... more
Chelsea and England footballer Ashley Cole has been arrested on suspicion of being drunk and disorderly, according to UK media reports.
Cole, 28, who plays leftback for club and country, was arrested in London's upscale south Kensington district, London, shortly after 2am GMT Thursday morning, the UK's Press Association reported.
He was then taken to a police station in Central London, where he was given a fixed penalty notice -- a one-off fine -- for being drunk and disorderly, according to agencies.
"We can confirm a 28-year-old man was arrested at approximately 2.15am in Brompton Road on suspicion of being drunk and disorderly," a Scotland Yard spokesman said in comments reported by PA.
"He was taken to a central London police station where he was issued with a fixed penalty notice for being drunk and disorderly and released shortly after 5.30am."Chelsea and England footballer Ashley Cole has been arrested on suspicion of being... more
Family members of Oscar Grant, the unarmed BART rider shot to death by a transit agency police officer early New Year's Day, filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Monday that seeks $50 million from the agency, its chief of police and three officers.
John Burris, an attorney for the family, had asked for $25 million in a legal claim against BART after Officer Johannes Mehserle shot Grant on the platform of the Fruitvale Station in Oakland.
Grant, 22, of Hayward, and several other young men had been pulled off a Dublin-Pleasanton train by police investigating reports of a fight. He was face-down on the station platform when he was shot, an incident that several passengers recorded on cell-phone cameras.
Mehserle, 27, quit the BART force Jan. 7 and was subsequently charged with murder. His attorney said Mehserle had meant to fire his Taser when he fired a single shot with his pistol.
Burris said Monday that the actions by Mehserle and by BART Officer Tony Pirone, who first detained Grant and five of his friends in the aftermath of the fight, were "more egregious than I initially thought."
The lawsuit Burris filed in U.S. District Court in Oakland on the Grant family's behalf also named Pirone's partner, Marysol Domenici, and Police Chief Gary Gee. The attorney suggested that racism had played a role in Grant's detention and death, an accusation that a lawyer for BART said is not supported by evidence.
Burris wrote that an unidentified officer "directed a racial slur at one of the young men" after they were detained. Grant was African American, and the other detained men were black and Latino, Burris said in the suit.
Dale Allen, an attorney representing BART and the officers in civil court, said Monday that Grant's death was "a tragic accident," citing Mehserle's explanation about trying to fire his Taser.
"BART has been discussing mediation with Mr. Burris in an attempt to bring closure to the Grant family, and will continue to do so," Allen said.
Allen said evidence in the case will show that Grant and his friends "had been identified as having been involved in an altercation on the train" and that officers had properly detained them. He said racism was not a factor in the case and that officers had uttered "absolutely no racial slurs."
Burris said Pirone struck Grant without good reason minutes before Grant was shot, and that Domenici threatened to "tase" the young men in the face. Pirone's attorney, Bill Rapoport, has said Grant provoked Pirone's blow by trying to knee the officer in the groin.
Burris filed the lawsuit on behalf of Grant's mother, Wanda Johnson, as well as Sophina Mesa, who was Grant's girlfriend and is raising the couple's 4-year-old daughter.
BART spokesman Linton Johnson said Monday that a criminal investigation into the actions of Pirone and the other officers on the platform will soon be turned over to Alameda County prosecutors for a decision on possible charges.Family members of Oscar Grant, the unarmed BART rider shot to death by a transit... more
Attorney General Eric Holder (r) accompanied by DEA Acting Administrator Michele Leonhart, speaks during news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, 25 Feb 2009. The U.S. Justice Department has announced the arrests of 755 people on drug charges in a crackdown on the Mexico-based Sinaloa Cartel that began in 2007.
From homicides to gun battles on the streets, ruthless Mexican drug lords are using increasingly violent tactics against government crackdowns on the deadly drug trade. 2008 was the most violent year in Mexico with around 6,000 drug-related murders. 2009 looks like it could get even worse. Please join Laura Ling for tonight’s hour-long episode of Vanguard: Narco War Next Door. She'll also be chatting LIVE online at current.com/vanguard during both east and west coast airings.
Vanguard: Narco War Next Door
Wednesday, February 25 @ 10p e/pAttorney General Eric Holder (r) accompanied by DEA Acting Administrator Michele... more
Police say two dozen arrests for underage drinking have been made at the home of Miss Connecticut's Outstanding Teen.Police say two dozen arrests for underage drinking have been made at the home of Miss... more
Medical stores in western India are being searched for bogus drugs and recycled syringes after 32 people in the region died of hepatitis B. Five medical practitioners have been arrested.Medical stores in western India are being searched for bogus drugs and recycled... more
Not content with outperforming their male counterparts in academia and breast-feeding for years, females are now apparently making a play to out do men in crime too.
According to newly-released government figures, youth offending police teams handled 22% more crimes committed by girls aged 10 - 17 last year. Over 250,000 teenage girls and women were held by the police, meaning the gap between male and female crime stats is closing.
Over the last five years, the number of personal violent attacks by girls dealt with by youth offending teams rose by 48%, from 10,412 in 2003 to 15,413 in 2008. Public order offences increased by 37% and racially aggravated crimes leapt up by a massive 113%.
The number of males committing crimes remains high (26% of guys under 25 admitted they were involved in anti-social behaviour in the previous 12 months), the figures for them is basically unchanged.Not content with outperforming their male counterparts in academia and breast-feeding... more
