DAILY GRINDER: Woman Punched in Face by Philly Cop ‘Very Angry’
Aida Guzman of Chester was the woman punched by Highway Patrol Lt. Jonathan Josey. She was interviewed by Fox News about the ordeal. And though she speaks little English, she was quoted saying, “I’m angry, very angry.” Her daughter was quoted saying she’s “mad at the police of Philadelphia.” She’s not sure if she’ll press charges,...
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How Much Force Can Philly Police Officers Really Use?
There’s going to be a lot of debate over the next few weeks (or longer) as to whether Philadelphia Police Lt. Jonathan Josey II acted in the correct manner when he was caught on video punching a woman in the face at Sunday’s Puerto Rican and Latino Heritage Day celebrations. Our initial reaction: Um, no. But, some may think otherwise. After all, the woman...
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Watch This Video of a Philly Cop Punching a Woman in the Face [UPDATED]
You will probably be seeing the below clip all over the Internet today. Here’s a video shot at yesterday’s Puerto Rican and Latino Heritage Day, showing a Philly police officer punching a woman in the face, from behind, before proceeding to arrest her. The video was uploaded by YouTube user Gisela Valentin yesterday. The parade took place on the Ben...
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DAILY GRINDER: Judge Says He May Block Voter ID Law
Commonwealth Court Judge Robert E. Simpson “hints” he may block the Pennsylvania voter ID law this time around. And by hints, I of course mean he flat-out said it. “I’m giving you a heads-up,” he told lawyers after yesterday’s testimony, according to the Inquirer, “I think it’s a possibility there could be an injunction here.” Gov....
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Philadelphia Officer Kat Battle Remembered as Dedicated Servant, Neighbor
Officer Kat Battle “I was depressed all day Saturday when I got the page and they told me she passed away,” says Commissioner Charles Ramsey, on receiving the news that Officer Kathryn Battle, 57, had died of breast cancer. “When I first got [the news], I text messaged the head of Homicide. I didn’t want to put down the words ‘I heard she had passed.’...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: Polls Show Obama Way Up
A New AFL-CIO poll shows Obama leading Romney in the key swing states of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan and Florida—though losing by small margins in Wisconsin and Nevada. The most positive aspect of these polls: Obama gets more than 50 percent in those states where he’s winning. The AFL-CIO is a union organization which has already endorsed Obama in the election. An...
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DAILY GRINDER: City Council Passes Resolution Supporting ‘Clean Air Act’
"Global warming just never stopped!" Philadelphia City Council passed a resolution yesterday supporting the use of the Clean Air Act to reduce greenhouse gas pollution. We’re now the 24th city in the United States to call on the EPA to work to reduce greenhouse gas pollution. According to CommonDreams, “Climate change in Pennsylvania will cause...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: Philadelphia Man Arrested on Suspicion of Helping #OWS Dump Shit
A 25-year-old Philadelphia man was arrested on suspicion of helping Occupy Wall Street protesters drag and dump containers of human feces and urine in Lower Manhattan. According to the New York Police Department, OWS members dragged “large quantities of human urine and feces” into an open air plaza at the corner of Nassau and Cedar Streets, the dumped the...
Continue ReadingOccupy Philly Protesters Acquitted of Obstructing Highway
Ten members of Occupy Philly were on trial today on charges that they obstructed a highway on October 23, 2011. The demonstration on trial was meant to be a message against police brutality and lasted the better part of that weekend. On Sunday, around noon, 15 Occupiers were arrested and the pre-trial for 10 of them was held this morning. It would end in acquittal...
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