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INQUIRER.net stock photo A couple of teenagers decided to prank the mother of one of them by staging an armed robbery, and it did not really go exactly as they have planned. A 17-year-old thought it would be good content for his YouTube channel, so he got three of his friends to put on ski masks and “rob” the 40-year-old mother who was in her driveway in Ohio, United States, as per Fox-affiliate WJW on Jan. 10. The teen’s friends ordered the mother to go inside her house, held an airsoft gun against her head and demanded money, as per report. As part of the prank, the 17-year-old got into a fake fight against the “robbers,” prompting his mother to flee the house. The mother running away was not part of the plan, however, which is why the teenager himself called the police about the situation. “I just did a fake robbery prank on my mom and she ran. I know she called the police. She’s nowhere to be found,” he was quoted as saying to the 911 dispatcher. The teen reportedly ... » Learn More about YouTube prank gone wrong: Teens arrested after fake armed robbery on mother

Former Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin betrayed his badge by "grinding" his knee into George Floyd's neck during a deadly arrest last May, a prosecutor said on Monday at a murder trial that is widely seen as a test of the US justice system. Chauvin's lawyers responded by saying that the former officer was simply following training from his 19 years on the force, even as they acknowledged that the arrest, caught in videos from multiple angles, was distressing to watch. "The use of force is not attractive but it is a necessary component of policing," Eric Nelson, Chauvin's lead lawyer, said in his opening statement, referring to the videos that show Floyd, a 46-year-old handcuffed Black man, pleading for his life. The footage sparked worldwide protests against police brutality against Black people. But in his opening arguments, Jerry Blackwell, a prosecutor with the Minnesota Attorney General's Office, told the racially diverse jury that officers who wear the Minneapolis police ... » Learn More about Former Minneapolis officer goes on trial on charge of murdering George Floyd

Angelo Quinto (left) was the latest victim of police violence. Other victims (not necessarily in order): Laudemer Arboleda, Warren Ragudo, Bernie Villegas, AJ Devillena, Marlhoun Verdejo Saycon, Gkenn David, Mylene Deleon Scott, Dennis Carolino. On Saturday February 20, 2021, as the night was winding down, we came across a news story about Angelo Quinto, a 30-year-old Filipino American man from Antioch, California. The article states that on December 23, 2020, Mr. Quinto experienced what seems like a mental health-related episode. Not knowing how to handle the situation, his sister and mother called 911 for help. Police officers and emergency medical technicians were dispatched to the scene, but police officers arrived first. His mother and sister reported that Mr. Quinto had already calmed down when the police arrived and that he laid on the floor in his mother’s embrace. Nevertheless, the police still grabbed him off his mother, pinned him face down to the floor, and ... » Learn More about On police violence, race-based trauma, mental health among Fil-Ams

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota: The stomach-churning video of George Floyd's death under the knee of a Minneapolis policeman took centre stage as arguments in the politically charged murder trial opened on Monday (Mar 29). Prosecutors sought to demonstrate that white former police officer Derek Chauvin had no justification for using the dangerous move for some nine minutes on Floyd, an African American man, last May during an arrest on a minor charge. But Chauvin's attorney countered that he would prove that Floyd was on drugs, forcing officers to take tough action, and that his death was caused by the drugs and a medical condition rather than asphyxiation. "Nine minutes and 29 seconds. That's how long that went on," Minnesota state prosecutor Jerry Blackwell said of the amount of time Chauvin knelt on Floyd's neck as he lay handcuffed on a Minneapolis street. READ: George Floyd's family take a knee in Minneapolis "I CAN'T BREATHE" Floyd was originally arrested on May 25, ... » Learn More about Jury in George Floyd murder trial shown harrowing video of his death