Why Is Google Helping To Bring Down R. Kelly?

 

A newly unsealed court document related to an alleged associate of singer R Kelly shows how Google can hand over data about what people search to the police.

The court filing was submitted in July but unsealed on Wednesday. It details a police investigation into an arson attack on a car outside of the home of a witness involved in the ongoing sexual racketeering case against R Kelly.

The court document showed that investigators linked Michael Williams — a family relation of R Kelly's former publicist — to the arson by sending something called a "keyword warrant" to Google. Specifically, police asked Google for any data on "users who had searched the address of the residence close in time to the arson."

How Society Sees Black Educated Men

 

It's an open secret among African-American men and boys that people are often afraid of them. For black Americans, experiences of racial discrimination vary by education level and gender.

A majority of black adults say they have been discriminated against because of their race, but this varies by education. Roughly eight-in-ten blacks with at least some college experience (81%) say they’ve experienced racial discrimination, at least from time to time, including 17% who say this happens regularly. Among blacks with a high school education or less, these shares are lower – 69% and 9%, respectively.

As of lately, even I have been running into altercation dealing with racism. Being educated and a employer in my city has come with many challenges. I have received backlash from both Whites and Blacks.

Elijah Cummings Talks Police Killings

Cummings, who is black, all but begged Comey to do something to help break the pattern of unarmed black people being killed by police. Just this week, Alton Sterling was shot dead in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, while selling CDs outside of a convenience store, and Philando Castile was shot and killed near St. Paul, Minnesota, after being pulled over for a busted tail light.

Representative Elijah Cummings, a Democrat from Maryland and ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, waits to begin a hearing with James Comey, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), not pictured, in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, July 7, 2016. Comey is appearing before the committee to explain his finding that no reasonable prosecutor would bring a criminal case against Hillary Clinton, the former secretary of state and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, even though she and her staff were extremely careless in their handling of highly classified information.

The Maryland Democrat said he woke up Thursday morning “to my wife literally crying” while watching a video of Sterling being shot. Then she watched the video of Castile bleeding out in his car. Cummings, who represents the majority of the mostly black neighborhoods of Baltimore, said he’s fortunate he’s never been harmed by police. Still, he said he’s been pulled over “50 million times” for no clear reason, and it’s all connected to people of color being targeted by law enforcement.

Atlanta Pimps Make Huge Profits

The survey revealed that 65 percent of the pimps in the Atlanta study group were black as well as 33 percent of the sex workers. This figure was second only to the Latino pimp population of 11 percent of the pimps and 10 percent being Latino sex workers. The report also stated that pimps are technologically savvy and use social networking to stay ahead of law enforcement.

An Urban Institute study of sex trafficking from 2003–2007 ranks Atlanta as the No. 1 city in the nation for sex trafficking. The study estimates that pimps in Atlanta make as much as $33,000 a week. The study examined sex trafficking in eight cities: Atlanta, Dallas, Denver, Kansas City, Miami, Seattle, San Diego, Calif., and Washington, D.C., to try to determine the size and scope of human trafficking and its economic impact. The results are startling and offer a dark view of Atlanta, the home of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Did Tekashi 6ix9ine Snitch On His Associates?

I guess you can't say no-one say this coming. According to TMZ, three people associated with Tekashi 6ix9ine were federally indicted for crimes related to the incarcerated rapper.

TMZ reports that Kooda B was indicted after Tekashi spoke with investigators and revealed Kooda to be the trigger man. Tekashi was pinned to the shooting after posting a video that seemingly showed him ordering the hit on Keef's cousin Tadoe, which was a key piece of evidence in the case.

Law enforcement sources told TMZ that Kooda B was paid $10,000 to shoot Chief Keef, who was left unharmed in the incident. McKenzie has yet to be arrested, while Ellison, who was arrested for kidnapping and assaulting Tekashi, and Butler are expected to appear in court on Wednesday (January 30) afternoon.

Paul Wall And Baby Bash Arrested In Drug Raid

Paul Wall and Baby Bash were arrested in a raid in Texas, according to TMZ. Houston law enforcement say they obtained a search warrant Friday [Dec. 23] and arrested them—along with eight others—after discovering drugs.

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Kodak Black Arrested

Kodak Black was arrested on Thursday (January 18) after police raided his house during an Instagram Live stream. The Florida rapper was booked on seven charges, including child neglect, marijuana possession, and probation violation.

Remy Ma Is Facing Four Alleged Assault Charges

Remy Ma is back in the eyes of law enforcement again. It's now being reported that prosecutors have now formally filed four charges against her for the alleged assault on L&HH star Brittney Taylor.

The Bronx emcee has been charged with 2 counts of assault in the third degree, 1 count of aggravated harassment in the second degree, and 1 count of harassment in the second degree, all of which are misdemeanors.

One new development in the case is that prosecutors have updated the time of which the alleged attack occurred, moving it up an hour to align with the time that Remy was in Irving Plaza for the benefit concert.

Remy has been offered a deal to plead guilty to the assault to have the other charges dropped, a plea that would also require her to enter a long-term anger management program.

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