December 2, 2015
By Adam Lidgett
Houston’s police chief Charles McClelland (click here) will release video footage showing last year's fatal shooting of an unarmed man by a city police officer, Mayor Annise Parker said Wednesday, local media reported Wednesday. Jordan Baker, a 26-year-old black man, was shot in January 2014 by off-duty police officer Juventino Castro, who was cleared of any wrongdoing in the incident in December 2014.
A lawsuit filed Wednesday alleged Baker was fatally shot without “lawful jurisdiction,” the Houston Chronicle reported. The suit also alleges Castro thought Baker was a suspect in a robbery because Baker was black and wearing hoodie....
By Adam Lidgett
Houston’s police chief Charles McClelland (click here) will release video footage showing last year's fatal shooting of an unarmed man by a city police officer, Mayor Annise Parker said Wednesday, local media reported Wednesday. Jordan Baker, a 26-year-old black man, was shot in January 2014 by off-duty police officer Juventino Castro, who was cleared of any wrongdoing in the incident in December 2014.
A lawsuit filed Wednesday alleged Baker was fatally shot without “lawful jurisdiction,” the Houston Chronicle reported. The suit also alleges Castro thought Baker was a suspect in a robbery because Baker was black and wearing hoodie....
On days like today, it is important to remember the issues facing young African American men. There is no doubt the police of the USA face dangerous circumstances, but, that does not mean the entire time of a police officer's work is sanctioned to militarization.
When the shooting death of Jordan Baker occurred I thought Cenk Uygur of the "Young Turks" did an exceptionally good analysis.
TYT Network (click here) is a Multi-Channel Network of online video talk shows, consisting mostly of TYT owned-and-operated shows and a select group of outside partners.
The network generates over 150 million views per month. The flagship program in the network is The Young Turks, hosted by Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian, with over 2 billion views and 60 million views per month by itself.
The Young Turks is the largest online news show in the world, covering politics, economics, pop culture, social trends and lifestyle.
YTY Network (click here)
TYT Network (click here) is a Multi-Channel Network of online video talk shows, consisting mostly of TYT owned-and-operated shows and a select group of outside partners.
The network generates over 150 million views per month. The flagship program in the network is The Young Turks, hosted by Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian, with over 2 billion views and 60 million views per month by itself.
The Young Turks is the largest online news show in the world, covering politics, economics, pop culture, social trends and lifestyle.
YTY Network (click here)
