June 21, 2021 NYC business owner doubts criminals who looted her store will be punished: 'The system has failed us' Jessica Betancourt, the owner of Bronx Optical Center, claimed on “Fox & Friends” on Monday that “no efforts were made” by New York City to find and arrest the looters who targeted her business during last year’s demonstrations that became a nearly nightly occurrence in the weeks after George Floyd’s death.
June 21, 2021 Michael Goodwin: NYC mayoral election – here's why you must vote as if your life depended on it It is fashionable to say that every election is the most consequential in a generation. When it comes to the mayoral race, that’s not an exaggeration.
June 20, 2021 Portland Police Association leader explains why all members of Portland police riot squad resigned Portland Police Association Executive Director Daryl Turner argued on "ӣƵ Live" Sunday that elected officials "encouraged and enabled some of the violence'" that was taking place over the more than 150 nights of riots in Portland, explaining part of the reason why all 50 members of the Portland police riot squad known as the Rapid Response Team (RRT) resigned.
June 20, 2021 St. Louis couple touts new AR-15 after guns seized over BLM encounter Despite having their weapons seized and pleading guilty to charges in connection with pointing guns at Black Lives Matter protesters on their private property last summer, the McCloskeys appeared defiant Saturday, posting a picture of a new AR-15 rifle the couple intends to buy.
June 20, 2021 NYC DA drops most looting cases from summer 2020 riots, prioritizing Trump probe: report New York City district attorneys in Manhattan and the Bronx have dropped looting charges against hundreds of people arrested and charged during last summer’s demonstrations that became a nearly nightly occurrence in the weeks after George Floyd’s death, according to a report.
June 20, 2021 Portland police union rails against 'defund police' commissioner after riot squad resignations The head of the police union in Portland shot back against new criticism from City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty – who has spearheaded the local defund police movement – over the recent resignation of all 50 members of the police riot squad, arguing her self-serving agenda endorses violence, “instead of defending our communities and the business owners whose livelihoods were destroyed by the riots.”
June 19, 2021 Nonprofit tied to BLM co-founder Patrisse Cullors failed to disclose significant donations: report A nonprofit organization started by Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors reportedly brought in hundreds of thousands of dollars in 2016 claimed not to have made more than $50,000 that year.
June 19, 2021 Greg Gutfeld: The only thing progressives do is make things progressively worse A decorated officer was doing the best job he could, but since our politicized criminal justice system has replaced an actual justice system, he's the villain. He pays. Not the criminals.
June 18, 2021 Atlanta's proposed police training facility ignites protests, activists go to city council member’s house A new training facility proposal for the Atlanta Police Department has ignited controversy in the city, pitting environmental activists and defund the police protesters against law enforcement and their supporters.
June 18, 2021 New Jersey city unveils 700-pound statue of George Floyd A 700-pound bronze statue of George Floyd was unveiled this week outside of Newark's city hall.