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In his first meeting back on the City Council, Mark Ridley-Thomas questions whether obscenities and slurs really have to be tolerated. (Amanda Haller/Patch)
LOS ANGELES, CA KKK hoods, drawings of nooses or lynchings, strings of obscenities, racist and sexist diatribes all have become the toll of public service at Los Angeles City Hall in recent years. The obscenities and slurs have become so common at City Council meetings of late, they are met with a banal Thank You from the dias before moving on to city business.
However, in his return to the City Council after serving on the County Board of Supervisors, newly elected Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas signaled his frustration with commenters who routinely test the First-Amendment. On Tuesday, Mark Ridley-Thomas Tuesday chastised racist and sexist remarks by public speakers, which he said the governing body has had to hear for years.
December 15th, 2020 by KRNB
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Megan Thee Stallion says the aftermath of her shooting incident this summer put her in a “dark place.”
In an interview with the
Los Angeles Times, the Houston rapper explained she was prohibited from discussing details of the incident that took place in July.
Not to mention, Megan dealt with internet trolls who questioned the validity of her story and others who created joking memes about her getting shot.
The 25-year-old said she’s learning to deal with the stress by “throw[ing her]self into work” surrounding herself with more positive happenings such as the rollout of her recently-released debut album,
STEFANIE DAZIO, Associated Press
Two Los Angeles police officers acted lawfully in 2018 when they opened fire outside a Trader Joe’s supermarket during a gunfight with a suspect and fatally shot the assistant store manager, prosecutors said Tuesday.
LAPD Officers Sinlen Tse and Sarah Winans will not face criminal charges in the death of Melyda “Mely” Corado, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said in a Nov. 30 report released on Tuesday.
The suspect, Gene Evin Atkins, took employees and shoppers hostage for three hours before surrendering, authorities said. He has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, court records show
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LAPD Officers In 2018 Trader Joe’s Shooting Will Not Be Charged In Employee’s Death
By Brakkton Booker
December 16, 2020
Two Los Angeles police officers will not face criminal charges in the 2018 shootout at a Trader Joe’s store that injured the armed suspect the officers were pursuing, and resulted in the death of the store’s assistant manager.
In a newly released memorandum from the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, prosecutors determined the officers were justified in using deadly force because they were trying to protect themselves and the public.
L.A. city councilman says he s had enough of racist, sexist remarks at meetings
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Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas speaks to the press after casting his vote at Hot and Cool Cafe in Leimert Park on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020 in Los Angeles, CA. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES - In his first City Council meeting since the 2000s, Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas Tuesday chastised racist and sexist remarks by public speakers, which he said the governing body has had to hear for years.
Ridley-Thomas was a councilman between 1991 and 2002, but legal disputes in recent years have ended decidedly in favor of the speakers, basically allowing them to say whatever they want under the protection of the First Amendment as long as they don t threaten anyone.