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Support For HR 3695, The Help Find The Missing Act (Billy's Law) ! TAKE ACTION !
Society & Culture  (tags: humans, missing, burials, rights, laws, unidentified, Billy's Law )

Cher
- 8 hours ago - change.org
Every year tens of thousands of Americans go missing, never to be seen by their loved ones again. Additionally, there are also an estimated 40,000 sets of unidentified human remains that are being held or disposed of across the country.
10 comments
Authorities Probing Use of Deadly Force in Fatal Shooting
Society & Culture  (tags: sadness, women, violence, children, police, murder, news )

Lone
- 10 hours ago - zanesvilletimesrecorder.com
LANCASTER -- A 29-year-old mother of two died after being shot by a police officer, and some of those close to her question whether her death was necessary
4 comments
New Charges Against Mohler Men Allege Bestiality With Horse
Society & Culture  (tags: scums, crime, children rape, bestality, suffering, investigation )

Simone
- 15 hours ago - fox4kc.com
More charges were filed on Thursday against three of the six Mohler men who are already in custody and charged with sexual abusing their young relatives. The new charges include more accusations of sexual abuse and bestiality involving a horse.
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Sergeant Accused of Stealing More Than $600,000
Society & Culture  (tags: police, robbed, police associationcrime, law )

Lone
- 21 hours ago - chicagobreakingnews.com
The head of the Chicago Police Sergeants Association was arrested this morning and charged with stealing more than $600,000 from the organization for gambling trips to Las Vegas, stays at Chicago hotels and work on his home.
9 comments
Slideshow: Cherokee Nation Citizen Opens Historic Watts Hotel
Society & Culture  (tags: women, restoration, interesting, news, GoodNews )

Lone
- 23 hours ago - cherokeephoenix.org
WATTS, Okla. - The Howard Hotel, a historic hotel in this Adair County town, is slated to re-open on Nov. 21 as a bed and breakfast in restored fashion
11 comments
Holder: DOJ Wants 'Lasting Change' In Indian Country
Society & Culture  (tags: interesting, GoodNews, Native Americans, government )

Lone
- 23 hours ago - mainjustice.com
The Justice Department is working to bring "lasting change" in how it handles American Indian issues, according to written testimony from Attorney General Eric Holder submitted to the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday.
8 comments
Lawsuit: Florida Is Failing Its Children
Society & Culture  (tags: children, education, family, Lawsuit, Florida, legislators )

Kelli
- 1 day ago - tallahassee.com
Parents, advocates file suit that challenges legislators, officials to fix education system
4 comments
Today Is Universal Children's Day--November 20--U.N.
Society & Culture  (tags: children, rights, family, world, politics, U.N.culture, education, child, GoodNews, humans )

Cal
- 1 day ago - un.org
Celebrated since 1954, it is a day of worldwide fraternity and understanding between children The Day was to be observed also as a day of activity devoted to promoting the ideals and objectives of the Charter and the welfare of the world's children
3 comments
Senate Bill Would Allow "Mentally Incapacitated" Vets to Buy Guns
Society & Culture  (tags: rights, military, veterans, violence, safety, guns, gun control, society, culture, crime, americans, ethics, politics, children, death )

Cal
- 1 day ago - motherjones.com
Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) says his "Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act" will protect veterans' gun rights. But the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence calls it a "dangerous" proposal that could allow "over 100,000 mentally incapacitated or incompet
7 comments
Take Action ~ Demand Investigation Into Killing of Indigenous Guatemalan Lawyer Fausto OtzíN
Society & Culture  (tags: violence, women, HumanRights, crime, death, murder )

Kelli
- 1 day ago - actions.humanrightsfirst.org
On October 18, 2009, Fausto Otzín, a Guatemalan indigenous human rights lawyer, was found badly injured in a ditch. He suffered multiple machete and stab wounds and passed away shortly after being found. He was only 32 years old and leaves behind a wife
11 comments
Child's Rights Law... Too Much Talk, Little Implementation
Society & Culture  (tags: children, abuse, crime, corruption, death, culture, education, ethics, family, freedoms, government, law, society, safety, violence, sadness, rights )

Kelli
- 1 day ago - childwitches.blogspot.com
Tomorrow November 20, the world will celebrate 20 years of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. For many in Nigeria, it is an opportunity to look at the states that have passed the law protecting children and the level of implementation of the act.
4 comments
Sen. Lugar's Wife Charged With DUI, Hit-and-Run
Society & Culture  (tags: senator, wife, DUI offender, Hit and Run )

Lone
- 1 day ago - washingtonpost.com
The wife of Sen. Richard G. Lugar (R-Ind.) was arrested in McLean on Wednesday night after crashing into a parked car, and she was charged with drunk driving and hit-and-run, Fairfax County police said Thursday
11 comments
Tinley Park Woman Charged With Hate Crime for Tugging on Woman's Head Scarf
Society & Culture  (tags: hate crime, culture, police, religion, rights, women, humans, crime, law )

Lone
- 1 day ago - chicagotribune.com
A suburban Chicago woman has been charged with a hate crime for allegedly yanking the head scarf of a Muslim woman in Tinley Park two days after the shootings at Fort Hood, Texas.
16 comments
40th Alcatraz Occupation Anniversary Events!
Society & Culture  (tags: thanksgiving, Alcatraz occupation, Native Americans, interesting, culture )

Lone
- 1 day ago - indybay.org
Friday, November 20, 11 am - 3 pm, A new Native American Mural Dedication and Unveiling, Cesar Chavez Student Center ~ West Plaza, SFSU, 1650 Holloway Ave. The Mural depicts community activism, self determination, resistance and survivance of Native
5 comments
Girl, 10, Hit With Taser By Arkansas Police Officer
Society & Culture  (tags: police, tasered, 10 year old child, wrong doings )

Lone
- 1 day ago - chicagotribune.com
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - -- A police officer in a small Arkansas town used a stun gun on an unruly 10-year-old girl after he said her mother gave him permission to do so. Now the town's mayor is calling for an investigation
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