By Janeth Jaimes |Staff Writer| Across the nation, many individuals from different demographics are being treated aggressively through unnecessary excessive force by police officers. African-Americans, Hispanics, and other minorities are more likely to be physically attacked by authorities, according to the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights. I believe the use of unnecessary force by police is unjustified. Recent cases of unnecessary violence by a police officer include Michael Brown, Ezell Ford, and Eric Garner. Micheal Brown, an 18 year old African-American, was pursued by officer Darren Wilson, and instructed to get on the sidewalk. Wilson held Brown … [Read more...] about Police aggression getting out of control
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Anti-Human Trafficking comes to CSUSB
By Ryan Libby |Staff Writer| Imagine you’re promised a fairy tale; yet thrust into a nightmare. Alone, vulnerable and with no foundational support, Amy Andrews was looking to escape her current life and told the story of how it all went wrong at the Anti-Human Trafficking awareness event last Tuesday, May 7 in the Santos Manuel Student Union. She described her encounter with human trafficking by being taken at a party when she was 12 years old. Two men approached her and asked if she wanted to come with them to Los Angeles. Since she believed there was nothing keeping her in Palm Springs, she went after the life she was promised by the two men. “[It] starts off with a fantasy … [Read more...] about Anti-Human Trafficking comes to CSUSB
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