Boston Police Officer Suspended Without Pay for Making ‘Black People Have Met Their Match’ Video

A Boston police officer will be suspended for six months without pay after making a racially charged video that featured the tagline, “This summer, black people have met their match,” police officials confirmed Thursday.

According to the Boston Globe, Officer Joseph DeAngelo Jr. recorded the video like a trailer. The footage featured Officer Dennis Leahy—who police say did not know he was part of the video. The trailer opened with the words, “In a fight between good and evil comes an unlikely pair,” showing the image of Leahy and a dog wearing a cast. The footage described the pair as an “inept cop” and “a dog with a limp” before the words, “Black people have met their match” ran over the image of a black woman.

Boston Police Commissioner William B. Evans said that he struggled with determining an appropriate discipline for DeAngelo, who has been with the department for four years. Evans said that DeAngelo told investigators that the video was meant to be a spoof on Leahy.

“It’s a disservice when some of our officers behave like this,” Evans said. “We’ve built a lot of trust and respect in the community, and we want that to continue.”

 

DeAngelo ended up sending the video via text to three other police officers, a civilian employee and at least six others friends. He was placed on leave on June 15 after he admitted he’d shot the video.

“He caused some harm not only to his reputation, but the department’s reputation,” Evans said, adding that DeAngelo is sorry about his actions.

“I regret the embarrassment this has caused for the Police Department and regret that my actions may very well make our jobs as police officers more difficult,” DeAngelo wrote in an open letter of apology that was released. “We all make mistakes in life, and some are bigger than others. I made a big one and ask for your forgiveness.”

DeAngelo is expected to remain on probation for an additional six months after returning to work, the Globe notes.

Thug beats his pregnant girlfriend on crutches so violently her SKULL is exposed in horrific footage caught on convenience store CCTV

Horrific CCTV footage shown to a court reveals the moment a thug exposed his pregnant girlfriend's skull when he viciously beat her up at a convenience store.

Jamar Bernard Woody, 35, launched the brutal attack on Shatory Irving in Roanoke, Virginia, in June last year.

The 26-year-old victim was three months pregnant at the time and dependent on crutches because of a broken ankle.

 In the awful clip, which was shown to jurors during the trial, Woody can be seen punching Ms Irving and continuing when she falls to the floor.

Doctors testified that Ms Irving's skull was exposed after the vicious beating caused an inch-long split in her forehead.

Her child was born premature but healthy last year.

Local attorney David Billingsley told the Roanoke Times: 'She really is fortunate that she wasn't hurt more than she actually was.'

Woody was convicted in January of malicious wounding. The jury recommended a sentence of eight years in prison - two more than the maximum guidelines.

The punishment was confirmed this week despite efforts on his behalf by witnesses including his victim.

Ms Irving admitted to giving testimony during Woody’s trial as part of an attempt to keep him out of jail.

She described how she violated a protective order he had taken out against her in 2014 and broke windows during disagreement.

“You have to understand, it is a volatile, toxic relationship,” defense attorney Melvin Hill told the Roanoke Times.

Judge Chris Clemens said he would include an order for psychiatric treatment in Woody's sentence.

Mr Hill revealed during the sentencing that Woody had a history of mental health problems.

People were shocked when they noticed racist tweets being posted on a Florida school district’s Twitter page

Federal and local law enforcement officials are trying to figure out who sent racially charged tweets from the St. Lucie County School District’s Twitter account in what they're investigating as a hate crime.
The early Friday morning hacking was one of many Twitter accounts compromised across the nation in recent days, said Superintendent Wayne Gent at a Friday afternoon news conference at the School District’s main office.

“It was highly offensive and doesn’t represent anything that our School District represents, our values or our mission,” Gent said. “It was a sickening display from somebody.”

The tweets began just before 4 a.m.: “After heavy consideration, our district has decided to ban all African Americans from our School District.”

A second tweet just after 4 a.m. was a reply to a Palm Beach County School District tweet about school grades: “Removal of African Americans will boost grades by 200%!”

The third tweet, sent about 4:05 a.m., was a black-and-white photograph of a lynching.

“It’s reprehensible,” said Deputy Superintendent Dr. Jon Prince about 11 a.m. “I just can’t describe how disgusting it is to wake up to that and see that. You never want anybody to see anything like that.”

After nearly nine hours of silence from the account, more tweets were sent about 12:45 p.m., linking to what appeared to be other hacked accounts on Twitter.

“This was an outside group,” Gent said. “It was not internal from any employees within the school district.”

St. Lucie County school officials worked from when the first tweets were sent for more than nine hours Friday to take back control of the School District’s Twitter account.

Gent said they immediately contacted Twitter through the abuse notification process online. However, Prince said, they were working through the internet and not through live people.

Then, they waited.

“It’s quite a process to get through to Twitter,” Gent said. “There’s no hotline that you call. It’s done through emails. It’s done through texting.”

He said they didn’t get a response from the organization. The next thing he knew, the tweets had been removed by about 1:20 p.m.

“It took way too long,” Gent said. “It should’ve been done immediately.”

School officials also notified the Fort Pierce Police Department and Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Gent said. The Police Department is leading the investigation with support from FDLE, said Angela Starke, a spokeswoman for FDLE.

Law enforcement officials will subpoena records from Twitter accounts, Gent said. In addition to figuring out who caused the hacking, he also plans on reviewing security protocols at the district to see what can be done to prevent this from happening again.

“That’s something with technology today,” Gent said. “Everybody’s vulnerable — federal government, military, government agencies, school districts.”

The hacking is being investigated as a hate crime, said Ed Cunningham, spokesman for the Police Department.

Gent said it should be.

“The very nature of the postings themselves are just horrific and very offensive,” Gent said. “It has no place in our society.”

A police detective and others in the department who are skilled in social media are working the case with FDLE officials to figure out who sent the tweets, Cunningham said.

“We take this very seriously,” Cunningham said. “It’s very offensive to our whole community.”

Police officials advised every account, whether it’s an individual or an organization, to check their security settings on their social media accounts.

Prince said he doesn’t know why anyone would want to hack the Twitter account of a local school district.

“Who knows why people do the sometimes awful things that they do,” Prince said.

About 30 percent of the St. Lucie County School District's slightly more than 40,000 students are African American, according to the district's website and statistics from the state Department of Education.

The School District posted the following message about 8:15 a.m. on its Facebook page:

“The St. Lucie Public Schools' Twitter Account has been compromised by individuals not associated with or representing the organization in any manner,” according to the post. “The district is working earnestly to remove inappropriate postings and remedy this matter as quickly as possible.”

Vicki Rodriguez, president of St. Lucie County Classroom Teachers Association, said didn’t blame the hack on the School District, which worked to fix the problem.

“It’s very frustrating,” Rodriguez said. “It’s appalling to me, and it’s appalling to the folks at the district that I talked to.”

Twitter account security tips

Fort Pierce police officials advised following Twitter’s best practices to help keep accounts secure.

Use a strong password that you don’t reuse on other websites.
Use login verification.
Require email and phone number to request a reset password link or code.
Be cautious of suspicious links and always make sure you’re on twitter.com before you enter your login information.
Never give your username and password out to third parties, especially those promising to get you followers, make you money or verify you.
Make sure your computer software, including your browser, is up-to-date with the most recent upgrades and anti-virus software.
If you think your account has been compromised, visit Twitter’s troubleshooting article online.

Try Not To Giggle Reading About Florida's Butt Graffiti Problem

You could call it a derrière dilemma, a keister caper, or even a rump riddle. Ah, yes. It is sixth-grade humor at its finest with endless comical posterior possibilities.

At the end of the day, however, what’s now being called “butt graffiti” is ultimately illegal.

The design is popping up all over the place in St. Petersburg, in places near the old YMCA and the Morean Arts Center.

At least twenty cases have surfaced in the last several months. The silhouette of three “cheeks,” so to speak, is the featured signature of the anonymous artist.

“The bottom line is whoever is doing this is destroying property,” St. Petersburg Assistant Police Chief Jim Previterra said. “They are marking up the beautiful downtown area of St. Petersburg.”

Indeed, St. Pete is a city known for its beautiful art and stunning murals. Many people are upset by this new graffiti involving a tush trend. They don’t like the fact that the bold buttocks are suddenly everywhere.

“This is not art. At all,” said one woman. “It’s vandalism.”

“There should be consequences. You can’t just take it upon yourself to do whatever you want to do,” another man said.

The assistant police chief describes it as an “eyesore.”

“It’s causing the city to have to go around behind who this is and clean up,” he said. “And, we have to dedicate more resources to it.”

In the end, the mystery man or woman who is showcasing these backsides will most likely get a front row seat in a court room

“It’s illegal,” Assistant Chief Previterra said. “In the end, everyone gets their day.”

Mother-of-three 'executed' inside family home just hours after Facebook post celebrating her journey from homelessness to earning six figures

A Florida woman was in awe at where her hard work had taken her, and so she made a post on Facebook, recalling how she went from being homeless to raking in six figures. Hours later, she was shot to death.

According to the Palm Beach Post, Makeva Jenkins worked her way from homelessness to being a success in just two years. So on Wednesday evening, she penned a message on her Facebook page, perhaps to encourage those around her to work hard.

“I’m in awe of how far I’ve come,” the post read. “Fast forward to now: We overcame being homeless in 2013/2014 to reaching my six figure mark in 2015 to now making multi six figures. No matter what the road looked like, I followed my heart and stuck with it growing my business. I’m saying this to say, anyone can do it. It takes determination and consistency.”

However, mere hours after making the post, a masked man knocked on the door of her home in Lake Worth, Fla., walked in and was met by those inside. An altercation started, and the man ended up shooting and killing Jenkins. It is unknown who the target was.

 

Jenkins’ family members are left to wonder if maybe her Facebook posts resulted in her death.

“Regretfully, the news reports are true,” someone posted on Jenkins’ Facebook page before noon on Thursday. “The family of Makeva Jenkins asks that their privacy be respected at this most trying time. All of your love, condolences, and well wishes are appreciated; however, please refrain from calling or texting concerning the events. Please keep the family in your prayers.”

The shooting happened just after 2 a.m. on Thursday. The man fled in the family’s vehicle before leaving it nearby. Jenkins, a 33-year-old married mother of three, died in the hospital.

She managed a business consulting company, the Prime Enterprise Group, which creates business plans and marketing strategies for entrepreneurs and small businesses, the Post notes.

“She was a very loving person. She loved her kids and loved her family and loved her husband,” Patricia Clarke, an assistant coach of Jenkins’ daughter’s travel basketball team, told the Post.

Ms Jenkins death came two hours after she uploaded this post to Facebook, celebrating her journey from homelessness to earning six figures

The post was accompanied by this old conversation in which Ms Jenkins discussed taking a financial course that would transform her life

Woman responds to unsolicited explicit pictures from man by sending them to his mom

 Rebecca McGregor had grown frustrated with the number of unwanted x-rated pictures of men that were sent to her on a daily basis. Earlier this month the 21-year-old lingerie model and photographer decided to do something about it and found one of the perpetrator's mothers on Facebook, forwarding the picture.

Along with the explicit picture of her son, McGregor sent a curt message: "I think you need to have a chat with your son on how to approach women." 

She subsequently posted her revenge on Facebook. 

 The model from the Aberdeen, Scotland then posted a longer response to the unsolicited explicit pictures.  

"It's great people are supposed to just accept this just because it's online," she started the post which was posted June 21. "And if you don't agree with being sexually harassed by strangers you've never spoken to you're a 'man hater' 'deserve it' or just have to 'block them' 'like everyone else' and let them know it's 'acceptable' to start on the next stranger," she continued.

"No one is 'ASKING FOR IT," she stressed before lamenting the expectations set by the social media environment. 

"I was told 'what do you expect' 'you shouldn't have Snapchat' 'you're on social media' by people, weather you're on social media or your accounts are PRIVATE or PUBLIC it does NOT 'give the right' to someone to expose themselves to you unwanted," she said.

 In an interview with the Irish Mirror June 23, she said that she receives unwanted photos multiple times a day without any conversation.

"I receive them at least three times a day unsolicited and mostly, they will just send them and not even try to say hi," she said. "Some might try and make conversation, but generally they just send them out of the blue and they appear in my inbox."

"It's not like they are getting to know me first and think 'she might like this,'" she added.

This is not the first time that McGregor has stood up about the differences between posting nude pictures and pornography. In May she posted a post on Facebook where she argued that nudity is "not synonymous with pornography." 

"Over the last few weeks I've had so much trouble with Instagram, (before anyone starts with the "1st world problems" no I'm not just a 'teenage social media addict', I use Instagram as a means of income, be it advertising for brands or exposure of my photography to get further business/shoots done)," she posted.

"Celebrities/brands that are supposed to be role models to young girls etc (Kim Kardashian, Beyoncé, Nicki Minaj, kylie/Kendal Jenner, Calvin Klein, Victoria's Secret, Ann Summers, just some of the celebs/brands that post more NUDE images/sexually explicit/sexually suggestive images but some how their accounts get kept up?" she wrote.

"I do not objectify the females I take pictures of, so why should my accounts be taken down?" she questioned.  

‘F*cking Cambodian n*gger’: Watch a despicable Silicon Valley bro harass a cyclist and her 9-year-old daughter

In a video clip posted to Facebook, a California woman filmed a run-in she had with a motorist while she was riding on her bike accompanied by her 9-year-old daughter, that ended with the man calling her a “f*cking Cambodian n*gger.”

According to Paula Nuguid she was on her bike in Sunnyvale – and was attempting to make a legal left turn — when the man began to lean on his horn and then called her a “b*tch.”

“This happened to me today at 4:33pm as I was traveling south on Frances St in the downtown area of Sunnyvale, California, which is part of Silicon Valley. I was trying to make a legal left into a parking lot where Frances St and Olsen St intersect. His claim I made an illegal right is absurd. I was traveling east in the bike lane on Evelyn Ave and the light was green as I turned right,” she wrote.  “I was signaling left and waiting for oncoming traffic to pass when this man began incessantly honking at me, calling me a b*tch, and telling me to get out of his way. I was attempting to make a left the way the California DMV recommends .”

In the video Nuguid asked the man why he was honking at her and calling her a bitch while explaining to him that she was making a legal turn.

Rolling up to his window, she said, “How f*cking dare you, you entitled white prick?”

“Oh, shut the f*ck up,” he smirked.

Nuguid noted, “I can tell you’re not from California,” to which the man responded, “You f*cking Cambodian n*gger, get out of here.”

“Excuse me, this is going to be on Facebook,” Nuguid replied.

The man — sporting a big grin — sarcastically responded “Awesome,” over and over again before driving off.

Speaking with Raw Story, Ms. Nuguid said that this is not the first time that she has been racially harassed by a white man while riding on her bike – but that “Cambodian n*gger”was a new one to her.

She also explained that she and her daughter cried a bit after the encounter and that she has already had to talk with her children about the racism that they will encounter. She also pointed out that she was surprised at the vitriol some are already spewing at her online  — some of which she reposted (see below).

You can read her original post right here.

Watch the video below