Archive for February, 2014

Death warning as MPs slam Atos

Death warning as MPs slam Atos

Thousands of terminally ill and disabled people across the UK have died following assessments by Atos, it has been revealed. Opening a debate in Parliament, former Labour minister Michael Meacher said that 1,300 people have died after being placed in the “work-related activity group”. He said: “I have been sent nearly 300 case histories, many of which make heart-rending reading.[Read More…]

Maha Rahim was denied custody of her son based purely on the country she is from

US judge denies custody to Puerto Rican mother after claiming the island is too dangerous

A Puerto Rican mother has spoken of her anguish after losing a custody battle, purely because of where she comes from. Maha Abdel Rahim, a former university professor was arrested in December after refusing to return her toddler to her ex-husband in mainland US under a court-ordered agreement. Puerto Rican police were acting on a court order issued by authorities[Read More…]

The screenshot of the video-taped incident shoes a handcuffed, half-naked Nguyen with one of the straps on her top missing

Woman thrown from cop car alleges sexual assault by police

A woman who was seen tumbling out of an LAPD cop car has claimed that she was sexually assaulted by police officers, while she was handcuffed in the back. 27-year-old pharmacist Kim Nguyen was hospitalized for two weeks, had her jaw wired shut, and lost several teeth after a security camera captured her falling out of a moving police car.[Read More…]

Charges dropped against men accused of ‘stealing’ Iceland’s discarded food

Charges dropped against men accused of ‘stealing’ Iceland’s discarded food

Three men who were caught taking food out of a Iceland’s litter bin have had charges dropped against them following a public outcry. The Crown Prosecution Service said it would drop its case despite having previously said there was “significant public interest” in prosecuting the men. They were caught last year taking tomatoes, mushrooms, cheese and Mr Kipling cakes from[Read More…]

Police dished out a brutal beating to 84 year old Kang Wong for jaywalking

US cops brutalise 84 year old pensioner for crossing the road

An 84 year old man was beaten black and blue by police officers for crossing the road before the green man came on. In America, it is illegal to cross the road before you are told to. And Kang Wong was strolling north on Broadway and crossing 96th Street at around 5pm, before a cop told him to halt. Wong[Read More…]