Hate Crimes Drop Nationwide in 2011, But More Attacks Against Gays, Lesbians

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  Fewer people reported hate crimes in 2011, but those based on sexual orientation rose, the FBI said Monday. Reported hate crimes dropped 6%, to about 6,200, according to the recently released Hate Crime Statistics. About half the hate crimes were racially motivated and predominately targeted African Americans. In a press release, the…

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Husband Kills TSA Baggage Inspector in Murder Suicide at Cleveland Airport Parking Lot

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A bagage inspector for the Transportation Security Administration was fatally shot by her husband Sunday morning in a murder-suicide at the Cleveland airport, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported. The shooting took place in the employee parking lot of the Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, the paper reported. The paper identified the TSA…

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Investigation: Border Patrol Investigations of Agent-Involved Shootings are shoddy

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  U.S. Border Patrol agents rarely are held accountable over shootings, and investigations are done in the dark, an Arizona Daily Star investigation has found. In one case, the newspaper wrote that one agent-involved shooting has remained secret and ongoing for three years Scrutiny on the federal agency is increasing after several well-publicized…

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Justice Department Probes School District Over Alleged School-to-Prison Pipeline

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Justice Department is investigating a Mississippi school district that is accused of sending predominately black and disabled children to jail without probable cause for minor offenses, the Associated Press reports. A suit filed by the Justice Department said jail is used as “a medium for school discipline,” the AP reported. The…

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