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May 6, 2021

Family grateful for Texas City PD's handling of 911 call made over kids playing with Nerf guns

Source: abc13

"They were running around the yard and they had Nerf wars," said Adriana Reyna. "They were wrestling and just enjoying family time."

However, panic quickly set in when they saw police lights and Texas City officers walking toward their home. It was then that the children's demeanor changed.

"They were very frightened," Adriana said. "All of us were. We did not have a clue what was going on."

It turned out someone called 911 on the family, stating there were gunshots and people fighting, according to Adriana.

Read more: https://abc13.com/texas-city-police-respond-to-family-party-called-for-alleged-shooting-call-of-kids-with-nerf-guns/10586505/



the person who made that 911 call was trying to get those kids killed and should be charged
May 6, 2021

Asian American Attacks: San Francisco Police Identify Suspect in Market Street Stabbing of 2 Women

Source: kpix

Police in San Francisco on Wednesday identified the man arrested for stabbing two older Asian women in the city’s Mid-Market area Tuesday afternoon.
Police said during the course of their investigation into the stabbing, officers obtained an image of the suspect. Officers from the Tenderloin Station recognized the suspect from prior contact and identified him as 54-year-old San Francisco resident Patrick Thompson.

Read more: https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2021/05/05/asian-american-attacks-san-francisco-police-identify-suspect-market-street-stabbing-2-women/



would really like a better picture of this attacker. you'd think the media would have a picture already with the guy's name and address
May 3, 2021

Chinese Communist party wing mocks India's Covid crisis on social media

Source: Hindustan Times

A controversial Weibo post, which has been taken off, was made a day after Chinese President Xi Jinping told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that he was concerned about the pandemic situation in India, and had conveyed his condolences

Read more: https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/chinese-communist-party-wing-mocks-india-s-covid-crisis-on-social-media-101619947677206.html



The account belongs to The Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China, a screen shot:


Translation at top: Chinese ignition (rocket launch) VS India ignition (burning bodies)

Translation at bottom: how Chinese send people to heaven vs how India send people to heaven.
April 22, 2021

Teen charged with fatally stabbing 13-year-old girl in Winton Hills

https://local12.com/news/local/13-year-old-girl-stabbed-to-death-in-winton-hills-cincinnati-nyaira-givens-page

Cincinnati police reported Tuesday about a horrific murder of a 13-year-old girl who was stabbed to death by another 13-year-old girl during an argument in their Winton Hills neighborhood. The deadly stabbing occurred Monday, the night before Black teen girl Ma’Khia Bryant was shot to death by police in Columbus, Ohio as she tried to stab another teen girl. Unfortunately for the girl in Cincinnati, there were no police officers present to save her life as happened in Columbus.

The Victim:
April 17, 2021

'Karen people fleeing Myanmar told to return'

"About 3,000 villagers from territory in eastern Myanmar controlled by the Karen ethnic minority fled across the border to Thailand on Sunday after Myanmar military aircraft dropped bombs on a Karen guerrilla position, according to workers for two humanitarian relief agencies."

https://news.yahoo.com/karen-people-fleeing-myanmar-told-132726241.html

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I'm a progressive american, was born in Taiwan. But have been in the states longer than my native country. I'm fluent in English, Chinese, and knows a little of Japanese. Good enough to translate Manga.
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