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  • Member of Biden's Gun Control Task Force Has a Son Convicted of Planning School Mass Murder

    01/07/2013 4:48:14 PM PST · by Kaslin · 50 replies
    Townhall.com ^ | January 7, 2013 | Katie Pavlich
    President of the National Assocation of Police Officers and Boston Police Officer Thomas Nee is a member of Vice President Joe Biden's gun control task force, which was created by President Obama in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Nee's son, Joseph Nee, was convicted in 2008 for planning to commit mass murder of students and teachers at Marshfield High School in Massachusetts, similar to that of Columbine in 1999. After spending nine months in prison, Nee's conviction was upheld by the Supreme Judicial Court. Nee told police the plan involved taking ammunition and explosive devices into...
  • Obama creates task force on policing, orders recommendations by March 2

    12/18/2014 4:23:46 PM PST · by jazusamo · 13 replies
    The Washington Times ^ | December 18, 2014 | Ben Wolfgang
    President Obama on Thursday signed an executive order officially creating a “Task Force on 21st Century Policing,” a high-level group that will report directly to the president with recommendations on how to strengthen ties between law enforcement and the communities they serve. Mr. Obama first announced the task earlier this month on the heels of unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, and New York City, where the deaths of black men at the hands of police officers further fractured ties between police departments and citizens. The task force will be chaired by Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey and Laurie Robinson, a professor...
  • Fans Give Hero Charles Ramsey $14K Check; 14 Restaurants Award Him Burgers for Life

    05/24/2013 11:26:33 AM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 28 replies
    Christian Post ^ | 05/24/2013 | By Leonardo Blair
    Although Cleveland hero Charles Ramsey publicly refused a monetary reward for helping to rescue three women and a girl from alleged sexual miscreant Ariel Castro this month, just over 600 fans recently sent him a check for nearly $14,000 for his bravery. The money was raised by a thankful fan from Portland, Ore., Robby Russell, through crowd-funding website, gofundme.com. Russell initially started the campaign to raise $10,000 for Ramsey on May 6, the same day Ramsey helped Amanda Berry, 27, her 6-year-old daughter Jocelyn; Gina DeJesus, 23; and Michelle Knight, 32, escape from Castro's house where they were being held...
  • I took down a post about Charles Ramsey's past

    05/21/2013 5:33:10 AM PDT · by Pauli67 · 10 replies
    Est Quod Est ^ | 05/21/13 | Pauli
    I took down the post about Charles Ramsey's past. The extension of the man's fifteen minutes is irritating to me, but I suppose I'm more irritated with the people who have tried to turn him into the next Antoine Dodson. One of the reasons that the Dodson bit and Bed Intruder is funny and entertaining is that nothing all that bad happened. There was a break-in, a failed rape attempt and a clumsy escape which left the Dodsons traumatized for a short time. The interview—which was with the actual victims, not a bystander—was the perfect example of what Nipsey Washington...
  • Did Hero Charles Ramsey Really Rescue Amanda Berry? (Dominican Neighbors Say He Was Lying)

    05/13/2013 11:12:23 PM PDT · by PJ-Comix · 18 replies
    CafeMom ^ | May 13, 2013 | Cafe Steph
    The astonishing story of the decade-long captivity of Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight has enthralled the country. The incredible tragedy, like all good narratives, has even had a touch of comedy. The neighbor who was credited with helping Amanda Berry escape, Charles Ramsey, became a media darling after a series of colorful interviews. In one, he famously said, "I knew something was wrong when a pretty little white girl ran into a black man's arms." But now there's doubt about Ramsey's true role in this story, and whether or not he's the hero everyone has made him out...
  • Charles Ramsey's turbulent 15 minutes of fame

    05/09/2013 7:59:36 PM PDT · by MaryLou1 · 41 replies
    AP ^ | 5/8/2013 | Charles Ramsey
    "Helping to free three women from nearly a decade in captivity would seem to be enough. Neighbor Charles Ramsey has also become a star, offering moments of levity in an unspeakably horrible story, free publicity for a restaurant chain and unexpected lessons in race relations. Ramsey lived next door to where Ariel Castro is alleged to have kept the women in a makeshift prison until Monday afternoon. Or let him tell it: "I got the day off from work, so naturally you're doing nothing." Actually, he was "eating my McDonald's," a fact he trumpeted so frequently that the grateful food...
  • CHARLES RAMSEY: Take That Reward And Give It To The Kidnap Victims

    05/09/2013 8:56:20 AM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 27 replies
    Business Insider ^ | 05/09/2013 | David Edwards, The Raw Story
    The man who is being hailed as a hero for rescuing the lives of three women kidnapped for a decade says that he would like any reward money to be turned over to the victims. Charles Ramsey became an instant Internet sensation on Monday when he helped free Amanda Berry, Georgina DeJesus and Michele Knight from the house next to his where they had been trapped for around 10 years. “Bro, I knew something was wrong when a little, pretty white girl ran into a black man’s arms,” he told WEWS following the rescue. “Something is wrong here. Dead giveaway.”...
  • Hero Charles Ramsey -- Media Delete His 'Pretty White Girl' Comment

    05/09/2013 6:29:52 AM PDT · by Kaslin · 115 replies
    Townhall.com ^ | May 9, 2013 | Larry Elder
    Three young Cleveland girls missing and presumed dead turned up alive and in good health. A hero of the story is a neighbor, Charles Ramsey, a black man who helped free the girls from the home in which they were apparently imprisoned for some 10 years. Among other things, Ramsey said: "I knew something was wrong when a little pretty white girl ran into a black man's arms. Something is wrong here. Dead giveaway. Dead giveaway. Dead giveaway. Either she homeless or she got problems. That's the only reason she run to a black man." Presumably the black man the...
  • Cleveland Hero Was A Repeat Domestic Abuser

    05/09/2013 4:31:05 AM PDT · by Daffynition · 46 replies
    TSG.com ^ | May 8, 2013 | staff reporter
    MAY 8--The Cleveland man credited with helping free female captives from a house of horrors is a convicted felon whose rap sheet includes three separate domestic violence convictions that resulted in prison terms, court records show. Charles Ramsey, whose 911 call and subsequent TV interviews have made him a microcelebrity, was once a repeat spousal abuser whose marriage ended in divorce following a 2003 felony conviction for battering his wife. Ramsey, 43, has said that when he heard captive Amanda Berry screaming and trying to escape from neighbor Ariel Castro’s home on Monday, "I figured it’s a domestic violence dispute.”...
  • Charles Ramsey's turbulent 15 minutes of fame

    05/09/2013 4:35:50 AM PDT · by rightwingintelligentsia · 28 replies
    AP via WPXI ^ | May 8, 2013 | DAVID BAUDER
    NEW YORK — Helping to free three women from nearly a decade in captivity would seem to be enough. Neighbor Charles Ramsey has also become a star, offering moments of levity in an unspeakably horrible story, free publicity for a restaurant chain and unexpected lessons in race relations. Ramsey lived next door to where Ariel Castro is alleged to have kept the women in a makeshift prison until Monday afternoon, when Ramsey happened to be home and heard Amanda Berry's scream.
  • Charles Ramsey: The Man Who Inadvertently Rescued Amanda Berry

    05/07/2013 3:54:42 PM PDT · by Morgana · 91 replies
    Michael Berry | Michael Berry
    He kind of looks like the barber from 'Coming To America':
  • Obama calls meeting on immigration overhaul (Bloomy's onboard!)

    04/19/2011 1:58:45 PM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 17 replies · 1+ views
    Yahoo ^ | 4/19/11 | AFP
    WASHINGTON (AFP) – President Barack Obama will hold talks Tuesday with former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg on US immigration reform, the White House said. The meeting comes as legislative efforts to enact an overhaul stalled in the polarized US Congress, amid worries about violence along the US border with Mexico and concerns over stubbornly high US unemployment. Obama "will meet with a broad group of business, law enforcement, faith, and leaders from across the political spectrum on the importance of fixing our nation's broken immigration system," said spokesman Nick Shapiro. The president, who recently...
  • Phila. police to be permitted larger-caliber handguns

    12/08/2008 8:11:45 AM PST · by Born Conservative · 41 replies · 1,110+ views
    The Philadelphia Inquirer ^ | 12/6/08 | Andrew Maykuth
    Philadelphia police officers will be permitted to carry larger-caliber handguns next year, part of a wide-ranging effort that Police Commissioner Charles H. Ramsey is making to upgrade the department's weaponry to match adversaries carrying bigger guns. Ramsey announced yesterday that officers will have the option to replace their 9mm pistols with more powerful .40- and .45-caliber semiautomatic handguns. The sidearms are produced by Austrian gunmaker Glock. Though two of four Philadelphia officers killed in the line of duty this year were shot by fugitives carrying powerful guns - one fired an assault rifle - Ramsey was careful not to characterize...
  • Former D.C. police chief shifts stance on gun ban

    12/11/2007 3:07:30 PM PST · by george76 · 33 replies · 953+ views
    WTOP-FM ^ | December 10, 2007
    Former D.C. Police Chief Charles Ramsey is shifting his position on Washington's 31-year ban on handgun ownership as the Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments on the issue. Ramsey says there needs to be reasonable control over guns, but he says handgun registration can provide that control. The former chief, who is set to take over Philadelphia's police department in January, says the nation is not going to ban handguns and he's taking a realistic approach to the issue.
  • IN THE BALANCE..Legal and Health and Safety Implications of Terrorist Threats (TOO RICH!!)

    08/10/2005 11:10:40 PM PDT · by STARWISE · 12 replies · 538+ views
    Fred Friendly Seminars Presents IN THE BALANCE, a Provocative Look at the Social, Political, Economic, Legal and Health and Safety Implications of Terrorist Threats - Wednesday August 3, 12:42 pm ET Programs To Air During National Preparedness Month In September Presented on PBS by Thirteen/WNET New York NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 3, 2005-- A videotape claiming that a terrorist attack will happen at a shopping mall in the next few days is sent to a major national news organization. How does the organization respond? On the one hand, this is an exclusive news event; on the other, it's a potential national...