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ONE WITNESS MURDERED AND THE OTHER’S LIFE THREATENED

A woman named Bunny, who was a neighbor of Botham Jean and filmed the aftermath of his murder has received numerous death threats.

Joshua Brown , the next door neighbor of botham Jean , who was a witness for the DA in their case against the racist and murderous cop Amber Guyger has been murdered.

For additional information use the link below:

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2019/10/05/man-fatally-shot-apartment-complex-near-dallas-medical-district-suspect-loose/?fbclid=IwAR3-UvFdfsbRkv_IGPGFIyRsYNNyVQCeIhkumvlg_xpSnPgpjyLvGblMsDo/

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SAY GOOD BYE TO THE 4TH AMENDMENT

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BY: LEON KWASI KUNTUO-ASARE

In a horrendous miscarriage of justice, the Supreme Court of the United States studied a criminal case from Utah, in which evidence was collected illegally by police officers to determine whether it was constitutional for police evidence collected unlawfully to be used in a court of law.

In a 5-3 ruling, the Supreme Court ruled that ” Evidence does not violate the Fourth Amendment because the evidence seized weakened the unlawful stop”

According to news one:

“Justice Sonia Sotomayor disagreed, and says stops like this are all too familiar for people of color. In her dissent, she uses James Baldwinβ€˜s The Fire Next Time, W.E.B. Du Boisβ€˜s The Souls of Black Folk, and Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Between the World and Me to support her argument.”

This decision will undoubtedly disproportionately affect the daily lives of ethnic minorities and their treatment by cops.

DISCUSSION ON THE GUTTING OF THE FOURTH AMENDMENT.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USE LINKS :

http://newsone.com/3466941/scotus-illegal-searches-ruling/

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JUDGE OLU STEVENS COULD BE RECUSED FOR CALLING OUT RACIAL BIAS IN JURY SELECTION!

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BY: LEON KWASI KUNTUO-ASARE

Olu Stevens a Louisville, Kentucky Judge could be removed from all criminal cases for calling out racial bias in the jury selection process.

The top prosecutor in Louisville, the Commonwealth Attorney Tom Wine asked Kentucky Chief Justice John D. Minton Jr. this week to recuse the judge from all criminal cases, because of the judge’s comments on Facebook criticizing the racially bias practices of the prosecutor’s office.

On friday about a hundred came out to give their support to the Jefferson Circuit Court Judge Olu Stevens, this past friday evening.

His supporters included 35 businesses, civil rights groups and neighborhood organizations. They held signs saying:

“Stop Jim Crow practices in jury selections ” and ” Don’t remove judge Olu.”

Judge Olu Stevens is only one of a meager amount of African-American Judges in Jefferson County.

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(Raymonda Stevens pictured with her husband )

The wife of Judge Olu , Raymonda Stevens stated:

“It is about justice, it is about equality, it is about inclusion!”

A spokesman in Wine’s office refused to comment on the situation.

Wine’s office said they expect to receive Chief Justice Minton’s decision on the future of judge Olu Stevens in the coming week.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USE LINK :

http://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2015/11/20/rally-planned-support-judge-olu-stevens/76102922/