Crime
Gregory McMichael, Travis McMichael and William "Roddie" Bryan - the three white men involved in Ahmaud Arbery's killing - have been found guilty of murder in the vigilante shooting of the 25-year-old Black jogger they racially profiled in Brunswick, Georgia.
Whites who commit violent crimes with no consequences is a theme.
Maryland police officer Anthony Westerman is the second white person convicted of rape in as many weeks to enjoy the privilege of not receiving any jail or prison time for their violent felony offenses. Coincidence?
The person shown on video speeding through a holiday parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, and mowing down multiple people, killing at least five and injuring up to dozens of others, has reportedly been identified as a Black man named Darrell E. Brooks Jr.
According to WREG, as of Nov. 8, there have been 268 homicides in Memphis which is outpacing the cities record-breaking murder count from 2020
Large police settlements cannot replace the loss of loved ones and often do little to deter police behavior. A report from Five Thiry-Eight and The Marshall Project documented the millions paid out by cities annually and the difficulty with holding police departments accountable.
Kyle Rittenhouse, the white teenager accused of murdering two people and injuring another in Wisconsin at a protest last year stemming from the police shooting of a Black man, has been found not guilty in a high-profile trial that has repeatedly revolved around the topic of race.
Lawyers for William "Roddie" Bryan, one of the three white men charged with murdering Ahmaud Arbery, reportedly offered a plea deal to the prosecution, but it was immediately rejected, civil rights attorney Lee Merritt said.
What may have seemed like an open-and-shut case has been anything but that as Kyle Rittenhouse's jurors have taken more than 24 hours to deliberate. Legal experts explain how lengthy jury deliberations bode for defendants.
20-year-old New Yorker Christopher Belter was a teenager when he raped and sexually abused four teenage girls on separate occasions during parties at his parents' home. In 2019, he pleaded guilty to the crimes. On Tuesday, Niagara County Court Judge Matthew J. Murphy III sentenced him to eight years probation.
There was a growing number of social media reports linking the shooting death of rapper Young Dolph in Memphis to rap beef with rival local rapper Yo Gotti as the city mourned the loss of a talented, popular and successful member of its community.
Donald “Kirk” Hartle of Nevada, one of the states Trump falsely claimed he won, has agreed to plead guilty to a reduced charge of illegally voting twice, drawing attention to Crystal Mason's 5-year prison sentence for voting in Texas.