A month before anyone knew the name Dylann Roof there was another series of racist incidents, utilizing flags, that led to another racist manifesto.

The first manifesto was delivered to the media a month before Charleston.  This manifesto was similarly filled with anger, bitterness, hatred and open threats of violence.  However, no-one paid any attention to it. Why?

In May a racist named Eric Sheppard Jr wrote a 1,500+ word racist manifesto with promises of violence toward his community in Georgia.

[…]  “THIS IS INDEED A CALL TO ACTION FOR EVERY AFRIKAN REVOLUTIONARY ON THE PLANET TO KILL ALL WHITE DEVILS AND RECLAIM YOUR RIGHTFUL POSITION AS RIGHTEOUS RULERS”..  (link)

The Valdosta Daily Times even published the manifesto complete with video from Sheppard outlining his threats and intentions, but no-one seemed to care.

[…] Sheppard stated he will “annihilate” anyone who comes after him and issued what appears to be threats of violence at Saturday’s graduation ceremonies at Lowndes High School.

The comments were made in a rambling, profanity-laced “memorandum ultimatum” sent to The Valdosta Daily Times condemning white people and local police.

A brief video showing Sheppard wearing sun glasses and inside what appeared to be an SUV accompanied his statement. (link)

The national airwaves were not filled with outrage, disgust or broadcasted conversations about racism. Don Lemon, Anderson Cooper and Sonny Hostin didn’t fly to Georgia, even after the FBI and U.S. Marshal’s office substantiated the threats. (more…)

Last week the professionally aggrieved began a campaign against the Louisville Kentucky police department after a deranged man attacked a police officer with a flag pole, and was shot and killed.

The professional agitators began using the same antagonistic activist messaging, “F**k the Police”, as previously used in Ferguson, Saint Louis, Baltimore, Madison, New York, Charlottesville and McKinney, Texas. The Louisville Kentucky police had enough, and the Fraternal Order of Police penned an open letter to the public:

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Now that letter has put the FOP in the crosshairs of the Black Grievance Community and the professionally aggrieved, “Ferguson 2 Louisville”.

(Via WDRB) Many activists and community leaders are taking action after last week’s strongly worded letter from the president of the Fraternal Order of Police.

The letter written to the public by FOP President Dave Mutchler has sparked so much controversy that a protest, community meeting, and a public forum are all planned Monday. (more…)

Judge Williams prosecuted cases as an assistant state’s attorney for Baltimore City from 1989 until 1997. In 1997, he joined the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice where he served as a trial attorney until 2002, and as special litigation counsel from 2002 to 2005. (link)

Trial date Oct. 13, 2015, with motions hearings scheduled for Sept. 2nd.

(Via Baltimore Sun) Judge Barry G. Williams, a former city prosecutor and civil rights litigator with a no-nonsense reputation, will preside over the high-profile criminal cases against six Baltimore police officers indicted in the arrest and death of Freddie Gray..

Williams’ appointment Monday came as each of the officers asked for a jury trial and entered not-guilty pleas in writing — a legal maneuver that allows them to avoid appearing at court arraignments that had been scheduled for next week.

“We look forward to trying this case before Judge Williams,” Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby said in a statement. “The defendants have all entered not guilty pleas, which is their right. All defendants in this case are presumed innocent, until, or unless they are found guilty.” (more…)

This is one of those stories with multiple layers and angles for consideration embedded.

Summary:  Injured, innocuous (not black),  man wraps hand in towel and waves down a cop for help.  LAPD Cop gets out of vehicle shouting “put down the gun” (man never had gun) apparently anticipating a handgun under the towel.   Confused man unable to comply (man never had gun); without compliance cop draws weapon and shoots man four times, once in the head.  Now the man is really, really, injured – as the police roll him over in his blood (witness video) and handcuff him while waiting for ambulance.  Rushed to the hospital in critical condition – original hand injury now irrelevant to his bullet to head injury.

NBC Summary Here – Another Link HERE

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DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A hip hop concert at The House of Blues led to a massive brawl in downtown Dallas Sunday night.

We are responding to a large crowd disturbance. It is an ongoing situation.

— Dallas Police Dept (@DallasPD) June 21, 2015

This evening, the Dallas Police Department unleashed crowd control support after fights broke out over cheap tickets. Artist J. Cole had initially offered a surprise $1 concert during his “Dollar And A Dream”.

Dollar and A Dream Dallas. House of Blues. 2200 N Lamar St. $1. Be safe

— J. Cole (@JColeNC) June 21, 2015

Police say that over 600 took to the streets — a few involved in physical altercations — causing part of the area to shut down until further notice. Street closures include Lamar, Houston, and Victory streets (more…)

New York City two nights ago: The Police Become Punching Bags !!

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The latest example:

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — A Confederate monument at White Point Gardens was vandalized with graffiti.

The graffiti was discovered Sunday morning as thousands gathered downtown to honor the victims killed at Emanuel AME Church.

The words ‘Black Lives Matter’ and ‘This was the problem #racist’ is spray painted on the base. The vandals also called out Mayor Joe Riley and Governor Nikki Haley scrawling “Riley and Haley -Why defend this evil -This the root of our evil.”

A couple of local men moved quickly to cover the base with a tarp but it was just as quickly uncovered by other passers-by.

A lively debate soon followed, attracting Barry Tighe from the organization Code Pink. He wrote up his own sign that read “Take down racist statues” and it was followed by a local protester’s sign that read “All lives matter #CharlestonUnited.” (more…)

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Authorities are investigating after they say seven people were shot Saturday night in West Philadelphia.  This happened just before 10 p.m. on the 4100 block of Ogden Street in the Mantua section of the city.

Block party chaos; 7 shot and critically injured in West Philadelphia; youngest victim is 2. http://t.co/1dT2bEwIVr

— Chris May (@chrismay_501) June 21, 2015

Authorities say two children — ages two and ten, and five adults — ages 15-25 — were shot during a picnic. The two-year-old was shot in the neck. (more…)

DETROIT – Ten people were shot, one fatally at a block party on a basketball court at Webb and Dexter on Saturday night.

10 shot, one fatally, at block party in #Detroithttp://t.co/qENd1Veb1I

— WFAA (@wfaa) June 21, 2015

Police do not know the reason for the shooting, and are still investigating.

At least three of the victims who were shot were women, ages 30, 45, and 26.  Asst. Chief Steve Dolunt said it’s a miracle no kids were shot as many were present during the shooting. (more…)

Waco Police refuse to provide public any information about the Twin Peaks shooting citing, in general, “ongoing investigation”.  Video, autopsies, forensic and ballistic information will likely be withheld until the trials of the arrested, perhaps several years away.

(Excerpts Via Waco Tribune) One month after the deadly May 17 shootout at Twin Peaks prompted the unprecedented mass arrests of 177 bikers, officials are releasing limited information and say disclosure of certain evidence, including videos of the incident, would compromise their investigation.

[…] Residents have called for police to release all videos of the shooting to the public in order to clear up conflicting tales about the events that transpired before and during the bloody melee. Waco police have declined, citing concerns that doing so would adversely affect their investigation.

Local officials sent the videos to the FBI for analysis. Swanton said the videos include images from at least one squad car dash camera, Twin Peaks restaurant surveillance cameras and a surveillance camera from the neighboring Don Carlos Mexican restaurant.

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