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04/18/2025

The man was charged with disorderly conduct but a judge dismissed the charge.

05/16/2023

Choose love over hate.

Celestine Chaney was one of 10 people shot and killed by Payton Gendron on May 14, 2022. On February 15, 2023, Gendron was sentenced to life in prison withou...

06/16/2022

Justice delayed is justice denied.

On this day in 1944, 14-year-old George Stinney Jr. became the youngest person ever executed after being convicted of first-degree murder in the case of two young white girls found beaten to death in Alcolu, South Carolina. George and his brother Johnny, were arrested by Clarendon County officers, and according to the arresting deputy, young George admitted to the crimes, although no written statement by him exists.

George later said he was starved until he was bribed with food to confess. It took an all-white jury 10-minutes to find the youngster guilty after hearing the closing arguments of his trial. On June 16, 1944, George was placed in the electric chair. He was so small, at 5'1 and 90 pounds, the ex*****oner had to use a Bible as a booster seat for him. Even the mask used to cover his face was too big and came off during the ex*****on, revealing the tears streaming down George's face.

In 2004, the case was re-opened and compelling evidence was brought forth showing a different suspect who reportedly confessed on his deathbed. And that young George was in fact with his brothers and sisters when the girls were murdered. In 2014, George's guilty plea was vacated.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/12/18/the-rush-job-conviction-of-14-year-old-george-stinney-exonerated-70-years-after-ex*****on/

05/24/2022

With Mayor Brown in Buffalo.

05/19/2022

Prayers for Buffalo and our Nation. There’s no place for hate.

03/23/2022

Nearly 8 years.

Nearly eight years after he sued the city, it will pay Alonzo Grant and his wife Stephanie Grant $1.7 million.

01/17/2022

“Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon, which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it. It is a sword that heals.” MLK

12/08/2021

“Justice delayed is justice denied.” Martin Luther King Jr.

Despite a federal appeals court ruling a lower court made several mishaps, it upheld a previous verdict in the case.

12/03/2021

11/29/2021

What the future of policing looks like in America.

A Syracuse family has a lot to be thankful for this holiday season thanks to a police officer who continually goes above and beyond the call of duty.

10/06/2021

Great article by Douglas Dowty at Syracuse.com

Syracuse police lied to a suspect and missed key evidence, producing a false confession that left an innocent man jailed for more than 8 months.

08/25/2021

The United States Constitution protects our citizens from excessive force by our public servants and we must stand together against it.

The death of Ronald Greene following his violent arrest by Louisiana troopers in 2019 has prompted state police to convene a secret panel to determine if off...