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🚨 TWO FORMER COUNTY LAW-ENFORCEMENT LEADERS ARRESTED ON FELONY CHARGES 🚨 The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has arrested two former high-ranking officials from a rural Georgia sheriff’s office in separate, unrelated felony cases — both tied to alleged misconduct while in uniform. According to investigators, one former command-level officer is accused of lying on official records and abusing his position, while another former supervisor is charged with stealing department property and violating his oath of office. Authorities say the cases are not connected, but both stem from internal investigations that uncovered serious violations of trust. Both men were fired from their positions before their arrests. Prosecutors say the investigations remain active. This isn’t a paperwork error. This is law enforcement policing its own — and finding rot. 🎥 Source: FOX 5 Atlanta / CBS News Atlanta #BreakingNews #GBI #PoliceAccountability #PublicTrust #WLNN

🚨 ACCOUNTABILITY ALERT 🚨 December 26, 2025 DeSoto County, Florida RESTRAINED INMATE PUNCHED BY CORRECTIONS SERGEANT Officer Fired • Arrested • Federal Review Requested 📍 Location: DeSoto County, Florida 📅 Date of Incident: December 17, 2025 Body camera and jail surveillance footage show former corrections sergeant Luis Tovar repeatedly punching 22-year-old detainee Darion Hawkins while he was fully restrained in a chair with his hands strapped down. The detainee posed no visible threat. ⚖️ WHAT HAPPENED • Inmate was restrained and under full custodial control • Officer struck the inmate multiple times in the face and head • Force appeared punitive, not defensive • Incident was captured on video 🚔 OUTCOME ✔️ Officer terminated ✔️ Officer arrested ✔️ Two counts of battery filed 🛑 WHY THIS MATTERS This incident raises serious constitutional concerns, including: • Excessive force • Abuse under color of law • Deprivation of civil rights Advocates are calling for federal review under 18 U.S.C. § 242, which addresses civil rights violations by law enforcement officials. 📢 PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY Agency: DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office 📞 Main Phone: (863) 993-4700 🌐 Website: https://www.desotosheriff.org U.S. Department of Justice – Civil Rights Division 🌐 https://www.justice.gov/crt ❗ REMEMBER Accountability should not depend on whether a camera is turned on. 🔗 HASHTAGS #DeSotoCounty #FloridaNews #CivilRights #JailAbuse #UseOfForce #PoliceAccountability #DOJCivilRights #ConstitutionalRights #Justice

December 22, 1969 arrived with anger that refused to sit still. Weeks after Fred Hampton was killed in his sleep, the shock had worn off. What remained was clarity. The Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party understood exactly what had happened, and they weren’t willing to let it be buried under official lies. On that day, organizers met, spoke to the press, and forced the issue into public view. No theatrics. No panic. Just deliberate pressure. They rejected police accounts that didn’t hold up and refused to let authorities control the narrative through silence and delay. December 22 marked the turn from mourning to method. What they named was concrete: police violence, coordinated surveillance, and the familiar machinery of repression later exposed as COINTELPRO. They didn’t need leaked files to recognize the pattern. Instead of retreating, they widened the frame and demanded the country look straight at it. This date matters because it shows how resistance often works in real time. Not as spectacle, but as persistence. Showing up again. Speaking clearly. Refusing to let a political killing be quietly filed away. That kind of action doesn’t fade. It leaves a record. #December22 #1969 #FredHampton #ChicagoHistory #PoliticalOrganizing #PoliceAccountability #HistoricalMemory #CivilRightsEra #MovementHistory #TruthOnRecord