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Mr. Scorpio
Mr. Scorpio's Journal
Mr. Scorpio's Journal
June 30, 2019
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ACAB.
Hence why you should never trust the police...
Charges Dropped for 119 People After Cop Caught on Video Planting Meth on Innocent Grandma
A single cop framed dozens of innocent people and once a state attorney found the body camera footage from the arrests, the victims were vindicated.
By Matt Agorist - June 22, 2019
Jackson County, FL — Dozens of innocent people who were rotting in jail have been freed and their charges erased after the corrupt cop who put them there was caught on his own body camera planting meth on an innocent mother. Jackson County Sheriff’s Deputy Zachary Wester has since been fired and a slew of lawsuits are now rolling in.
Wester’s fall from law enforcement grace and the 119 people who were exonerated are due largely in part to the diligence of a single person, assistant state attorney at the 14th Judicial Circuit, Christina Pumphrey.
Pumphrey’s job as assistant state attorney included reviewing evidence before moving forward with charges against individuals. When she began reviewing cases, she found something very peculiar.
“This is an exaggeration, but it felt like his (Wester’s) name was on half the cases,” Pumphrey told The Appeal. “It was seriously disproportionate.”
When Pumphrey began watching the body camera footage from Wester’s arrests, she found something even more disturbing. Many times, Wester was seen conducting illegal searches. Also, his written affidavits did not match what she watched in the videos. But that wasn’t the most telling aspect of all these videos.
https://thefreethoughtproject.com/charges-dropped-for-119-people-after-cop-caught-on-video-planting-meth-on-innocent-grandma/
A single cop framed dozens of innocent people and once a state attorney found the body camera footage from the arrests, the victims were vindicated.
By Matt Agorist - June 22, 2019
Jackson County, FL — Dozens of innocent people who were rotting in jail have been freed and their charges erased after the corrupt cop who put them there was caught on his own body camera planting meth on an innocent mother. Jackson County Sheriff’s Deputy Zachary Wester has since been fired and a slew of lawsuits are now rolling in.
Wester’s fall from law enforcement grace and the 119 people who were exonerated are due largely in part to the diligence of a single person, assistant state attorney at the 14th Judicial Circuit, Christina Pumphrey.
Pumphrey’s job as assistant state attorney included reviewing evidence before moving forward with charges against individuals. When she began reviewing cases, she found something very peculiar.
“This is an exaggeration, but it felt like his (Wester’s) name was on half the cases,” Pumphrey told The Appeal. “It was seriously disproportionate.”
When Pumphrey began watching the body camera footage from Wester’s arrests, she found something even more disturbing. Many times, Wester was seen conducting illegal searches. Also, his written affidavits did not match what she watched in the videos. But that wasn’t the most telling aspect of all these videos.
https://thefreethoughtproject.com/charges-dropped-for-119-people-after-cop-caught-on-video-planting-meth-on-innocent-grandma/
Read the whole thing.
ACAB.
June 29, 2019
"A Face In The Crowd" is on TCM today at 4PM ET
It's always good to check it out again every time one can.
June 16, 2019
Marie Curie walks into a bar...
https://twitter.com/mr_scorpio/status/1140387068327190534M. Curie walks into a bar to celebrate discovering radium.
Bartender tells her that he can’t take her wine order because he doesn’t serve alcohol to pregnant women.
Curie says, “What makes you think I’m pregnant?”
Bartender tells her, “We can all see it, lady, you’re glowing.”
Bartender tells her that he can’t take her wine order because he doesn’t serve alcohol to pregnant women.
Curie says, “What makes you think I’m pregnant?”
Bartender tells her, “We can all see it, lady, you’re glowing.”
June 7, 2019
Thirty mins until a NEW HOUSE FIRE!
https://twitter.com/Mr_Scorpio/status/1137032074429423616?s=20
June 6, 2019
Subway Manager Fired After Turning Down Black Teen for a Job: 'I Don't Want Those People In My Store
By Tanasia Kenney - June 5, 2019
The manager of a Subway restaurant in Spring, Texas, was handed his pink slip this week after a damning text exchange revealed he denied a teenager a job because of her race.
Katelyn Simmons, a rising senior at Klein High School, applied for a job at the sandwich chain to earn some extra cash over the summer before school started up again, according to ABC13. Simmons was crushed, however, after viewing a text messaged from the manager to her friend, who works for the eatery.
“I picked Subway because my friends work there and it’s a really cool spot,” Simmons told Click2Houston. “I thought it would be fun and chill.”
Katelyn Simmons said the Subway regional manager wasn’t very apologetic about what had happened to her. (Photos: BC13 /video screenshot)
https://atlantablackstar.com/2019/06/05/subway-manager-fired-after-turning-down-black-teen-for-a-job-i-dont-want-those-people-in-my-store/
The manager of a Subway restaurant in Spring, Texas, was handed his pink slip this week after a damning text exchange revealed he denied a teenager a job because of her race.
Katelyn Simmons, a rising senior at Klein High School, applied for a job at the sandwich chain to earn some extra cash over the summer before school started up again, according to ABC13. Simmons was crushed, however, after viewing a text messaged from the manager to her friend, who works for the eatery.
“I picked Subway because my friends work there and it’s a really cool spot,” Simmons told Click2Houston. “I thought it would be fun and chill.”
Katelyn Simmons said the Subway regional manager wasn’t very apologetic about what had happened to her. (Photos: BC13 /video screenshot)
“It’s really discouraging for it to go down like that just because of the color of my skin,” she added.
The teen handed in her application Sunday, and asked her friend to check that the manager had received it. Later on, the friend sent her a screenshot of their conversation.
“Girl brought in her application. I’m leaving it on the table for you tomorrow,” the employee texted.
The manager replied: “Ok thanks. How she look?”
“Black girl long dark hair. Shortish,” the employee wrote.
“Oh, no thanks,” the manager said. “I don’t want those people in our store lol.”
The teen handed in her application Sunday, and asked her friend to check that the manager had received it. Later on, the friend sent her a screenshot of their conversation.
“Girl brought in her application. I’m leaving it on the table for you tomorrow,” the employee texted.
The manager replied: “Ok thanks. How she look?”
“Black girl long dark hair. Shortish,” the employee wrote.
“Oh, no thanks,” the manager said. “I don’t want those people in our store lol.”
https://atlantablackstar.com/2019/06/05/subway-manager-fired-after-turning-down-black-teen-for-a-job-i-dont-want-those-people-in-my-store/
