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We cover art, design, tech, literature, and music. Presented by For Harriet\n"},"link":[{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/feeds\/posts\/default"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5675981418905103524\/posts\/default\/-\/police+misconduct?alt=json-in-script\u0026max-results=8"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/search\/label\/police%20misconduct"},{"rel":"hub","href":"http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/"},{"rel":"next","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5675981418905103524\/posts\/default\/-\/police+misconduct\/-\/police+misconduct?alt=json-in-script\u0026start-index=9\u0026max-results=8"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"For Harriet"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/09683917312535044896"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"generator":{"version":"7.00","uri":"http://www.blogger.com","$t":"Blogger"},"openSearch$totalResults":{"$t":"14"},"openSearch$startIndex":{"$t":"1"},"openSearch$itemsPerPage":{"$t":"8"},"entry":[{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675981418905103524.post-5497651933668919706"},"published":{"$t":"2018-02-17T10:01:00.000-06:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-02-17T10:05:57.668-06:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Korryn Gaines"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"police misconduct"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Korryn Gaines' Family Wins $37M Settlement in Wrongful Death Suit"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"841\" data-original-width=\"1495\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-C95oCPCqusg\/WohRcbpoOgI\/AAAAAAAAB2Q\/00CzE6uZBAw-M7xyb4k3YOfvJtzW60qwgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/korryn-gaines-e1517244786335.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EA jury awarded the family of \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/2016\/08\/korryn-gaines-shot-by-baltimore-police.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EKorryn Gaines\u003C\/a\u003E $37 million in a wrongful death lawsuit, according to the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.baltimoresun.com\/news\/maryland\/baltimore-county\/bs-md-co-korryn-gaines-civil-deliberate-20180216-story.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EBaltimore Sun\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGaines was killed by Baltimore County police officer Royce Ruby in 2016 after a six-hour-long standoff, much of which \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/2016\/08\/we-asked-facebook-why-they-took-down.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EGaines captured on social media\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ERuby shot the 23-year-old while she was holding her 5-year-old son, Kodi. The child was struck by bullets from police fire and required hospitalization.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAfter less than three hours, the jury determined that the officer's actions were not reasonable and violated Gaines' civil rights.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EKodi will receive $32 million, and her sister, Karsyn, will receive $4.5 million. Gaines' parents will receive a combined $607,000, and the Gaines estate will receive $300,000.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003C!-- Large --\u003E \u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9450107725766363\" data-ad-slot=\"6852641998\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 280px; width: 336px;\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E \u003Cscript\u003E(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/center\u003EGaines’ mother, Rhanda Dormeus, spoke briefly after the verdict was read.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-pR8cPXcV-ME\/WohQ4fae_sI\/AAAAAAAAB2I\/HN5TbQ72nckzV1v__SLUgma_Dfwh0M53wCLcBGAs\/s1600\/bal-photos-korryn-gaines-family-awarded-tens-o-004.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"619\" data-original-width=\"1100\" height=\"221\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-pR8cPXcV-ME\/WohQ4fae_sI\/AAAAAAAAB2I\/HN5TbQ72nckzV1v__SLUgma_Dfwh0M53wCLcBGAs\/s400\/bal-photos-korryn-gaines-family-awarded-tens-o-004.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;Barbara Haddock\/Baltimore Sun\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E“This win is for all of my sisters in the movement who have lost their children to police violence,” she said. “Some of them have never received justice, either criminally or civil. I just want to tell them that this win is for them.”\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ERuby \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/2016\/09\/no-criminal-charges-will-be-filed.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Edid not face\u003C\/a\u003E criminal charges for the shooting."},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/feeds\/5497651933668919706\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/2018\/02\/korryn-gaines-family-wins-37m.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5675981418905103524\/posts\/default\/5497651933668919706"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5675981418905103524\/posts\/default\/5497651933668919706"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/2018\/02\/korryn-gaines-family-wins-37m.html","title":"Korryn Gaines' Family Wins $37M Settlement in Wrongful Death Suit"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"For Harriet"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/09683917312535044896"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-C95oCPCqusg\/WohRcbpoOgI\/AAAAAAAAB2Q\/00CzE6uZBAw-M7xyb4k3YOfvJtzW60qwgCLcBGAs\/s72-c\/korryn-gaines-e1517244786335.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675981418905103524.post-4451033671050941432"},"published":{"$t":"2017-01-03T23:50:00.004-06:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-01-03T23:51:11.040-06:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Dajerria Becton"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"McKinney"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"police misconduct"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Teen Girl Slammed by Cop at McKinney Pool Party Files $5 Million Lawsuit"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cimg alt=\" photo 53d8dc28-50d9-4551-bdb7-f00d01036e00.jpg\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/i789.photobucket.com\/albums\/yy172\/thehlmn\/53d8dc28-50d9-4551-bdb7-f00d01036e00.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELast month Dajerria Becton and her legal guardian, Shashona Becton, filed a $5 million lawsuit in federal court against the city, the McKinney Police Department and former Corporal Eric Casebolt regarding an incident in 2015 in which Casebolt slammed Becton, then 15, to the ground at a neighborhood pool party.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAccording to the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/mckinney\/2017\/01\/03\/girl-pinned-mckinney-pool-party-sues-ex-cop-city-5-million\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EDallas Morning News\u003C\/a\u003E, the suit alleges Casebolt violated the girl's constitutional rights by using excessive force and holding her without probable cause. The family also claims that the city and the police department are to blame for her injuries for not training officers adequately.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EVideo of Casebolt kneeling on the teenager's back while she cried out for her \"mama\" quickly viral in June 2015.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003C!-- Large --\u003E \u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9450107725766363\" data-ad-slot=\"6852641998\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 280px; width: 336px;\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E \u003Cscript\u003E(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/center\u003ECasebolt resigned from the McKinney Police Department less than a week after the incident, and Police Chief Greg Conley called the officer's behavior \"indefensible.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAt a news conference Conley said, \"Our policies, our training and our practice do not support his actions.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHowever, the city disputes the claims in the lawsuit in a statement.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"The City of McKinney denies the claims alleged against it and the McKinney Police Department, and as such, will vigorously defend the recently filed lawsuit,\" the statement reads. \"McKinney prides itself in cultivating the highest standards of training and professionalism for our officers, and it strongly believes that its standards and training will withstand legal challenge.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EA grand jury chose not to indict Casebolt last summer. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ciframe allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R46-XTqXkzE\" width=\"100%\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/feeds\/4451033671050941432\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/2017\/01\/teen-girl-slammed-by-cop-at-mckinney.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5675981418905103524\/posts\/default\/4451033671050941432"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5675981418905103524\/posts\/default\/4451033671050941432"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/2017\/01\/teen-girl-slammed-by-cop-at-mckinney.html","title":"Teen Girl Slammed by Cop at McKinney Pool Party Files $5 Million Lawsuit"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"For Harriet"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/09683917312535044896"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/R46-XTqXkzE\/default.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675981418905103524.post-55658213549448838"},"published":{"$t":"2016-06-23T19:29:00.001-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-06-23T19:30:31.647-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Dajerria Becton"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"McKinney"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"police misconduct"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Officer Who Slammed Teen Girl to the Ground in McKinney, TX Cleared by Grand Jury"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cimg alt=\" photo bikini24n-2-web.jpg\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/i789.photobucket.com\/albums\/yy172\/thehlmn\/bikini24n-2-web.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOutrage and protests were not enough to secure an indictment of former McKinney, Texas police Cpl. Eric Casebolt.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EVideo of Casebolt slamming then 15-year-old Dajerria Becton to the ground at a pool party emerged last June, but he will not face charges from a grand gury.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i789.photobucket.com\/albums\/yy172\/thehlmn\/The%20Culture\/marching.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" \/\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EElroy Johnson IV\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe former officer resigned days after McKinney's chief called his actions “indefensible” and said Casebolt had been “out of control” on June 5, 2015.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAfter reviewing evidence from a Texas Rangers investigation incident that occurred in the affluent Craig Ranch neighborhood, a the grand jury of Collin County chose not to indict.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C!-- Large --\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9450107725766363\" data-ad-slot=\"6852641998\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 280px; width: 336px;\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cscript\u003E(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Ciframe allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R46-XTqXkzE\" width=\"100%\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMcKinney Police released a statement on Thursday afternoon. \"The McKinney Police Department's mission is to make the city a safe place to live, work, and visit for everyone,\" they said. \"In light of this, we seek to work in partnership with all who live and work in this great city.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EA community forum will be held on June 27.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWitnesses took cellphone video of Casebolt throwing Becton to the ground while she was wearing only a bikini and holding her down with his knees on her back. Casebolt was also seen pointing his gun as two teenage boys who attempted aid her. He put the weapon back in the holster after two other officers came to diffuse the situation. He and other officers were called to a community pool when residents claimed a group of teenagers, predominantly Black, were unruly.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-x9Bg6PMwkvU\/VXc6-lSxgeI\/AAAAAAAAATM\/HRcgXT4Fto0\/s1600\/GODwantsjustice.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" \/\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EElroy Johnson IV\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C!-- Large --\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9450107725766363\" data-ad-slot=\"6852641998\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 280px; width: 336px;\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cscript\u003E(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/center\u003ECasebolt’s attorneys deny charges of racism and have said he had been shaken by responding in the days leading up to the incident to a suicide and an attempted suicide.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECasebolt and several other suburban Dallas officers were called to the scene after residents reported an unruly pool party at the private community pool, police said.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBecton's lawyer says the family plans to sue.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E“We currently live in a time in which the public servants who are hired to protect and serve are not required to uphold the very law they are sworn to enforce,” attorney Kim T. Cole said in a prepared statement. “The message is clear. \u0026nbsp;Police are above the law. \u0026nbsp;This must change.”\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESource:\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/news\/crime\/texas-pool-party-police-officer-not-face-charges-article-1.2685816\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E New York Daily News\u003C\/a\u003E\/\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/thescoopblog.dallasnews.com\/2016\/06\/grand-jury-declines-to-indict-ex-cop-involved-in-mckinney-pool-party.html\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EDallas Morning News\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/feeds\/55658213549448838\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/2016\/06\/officer-who-slammed-teen-girl-to-ground.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5675981418905103524\/posts\/default\/55658213549448838"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5675981418905103524\/posts\/default\/55658213549448838"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/2016\/06\/officer-who-slammed-teen-girl-to-ground.html","title":"Officer Who Slammed Teen Girl to the Ground in McKinney, TX Cleared by Grand Jury"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"For Harriet"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/09683917312535044896"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/i789.photobucket.com\/albums\/yy172\/thehlmn\/The%20Culture\/th_marching.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675981418905103524.post-7760269587853333262"},"published":{"$t":"2016-03-03T09:41:00.000-06:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-03-03T09:41:39.488-06:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Brian Encinia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"police misconduct"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"sandra bland"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The Texas Trooper Who Stopped Sandra Bland Has Finally Been Fired"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cimg alt=\" photo enciniabland.jpg\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/i789.photobucket.com\/albums\/yy172\/thehlmn\/enciniabland.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBrian Encinia, the Texas state trooper who stopped and arrested Sandra Bland days before she was found hanged in her jail cell, was formally fired on Wednesday. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.txdps.state.tx.us\/director_staff\/media_and_communications\/pr\/2016\/0301c\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ETexas Department of Public Safety\u003C\/a\u003E confirmed his termination in a press release.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEncinia stopped Bland, 28, in June 2015 for failure to signal a lane change. The stop escalated quickly. Dashcam video from Encinia's car showed him holding a stun gun and threatening, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/shine.forharriet.com\/2015\/07\/dashcam-video-of-sandra-blands-arrest.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\"I will light you up!\" \u003C\/a\u003Eafter she refuses to get out of her car. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003C!-- Large --\u003E \u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9450107725766363\" data-ad-slot=\"6852641998\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 280px; width: 336px;\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E \u003Cscript\u003E(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EBland is heard on the video crying and in distress as she repeatedly tells officers that they were hurting her and that she couldn't hear after being slammed into the ground.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThe state Public Safety department moved to fire Encinia after his perjury indictment in January accused him of lying about the confrontation. Encinia had claimed in an affidavit that Bland was \"combative and uncooperative,\" which grand jurors determined to be untrue.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/feeds\/7760269587853333262\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/2016\/03\/the-texas-trooper-who-stopped-sandra.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5675981418905103524\/posts\/default\/7760269587853333262"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5675981418905103524\/posts\/default\/7760269587853333262"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/2016\/03\/the-texas-trooper-who-stopped-sandra.html","title":"The Texas Trooper Who Stopped Sandra Bland Has Finally Been Fired"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"For Harriet"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/09683917312535044896"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675981418905103524.post-7134445701477210330"},"published":{"$t":"2015-12-08T10:22:00.001-06:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-12-08T10:22:52.154-06:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Daniel Holtzclaw"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"police misconduct"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Deliberations Continue in the Trial of Accused Serial Rapist Daniel Holtzclaw"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i789.photobucket.com\/albums\/yy172\/thehlmn\/danielholtzclaw.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMonday marked closing arguments in the trial of Daniel Holtzclaw, a former Oklahoma City Police Department officer accused of sexually assaulting women while on duty.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E13 Black women have come forward and testified in the trial with all claiming former officer Daniel Holtzclaw sexually assaulted them while he was on duty. The case was handed over to the jury Monday after both the state and defense made their final cases.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003C!-- Large --\u003E \u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9450107725766363\" data-ad-slot=\"6852641998\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 280px; width: 336px;\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E \u003Cscript\u003E(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E[\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.forharriet.com\/2015\/11\/daniel-holtzclaw-police-sexual-assault.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDaniel Holtzclaw, Police Sexual Assault, and the Terror of Being Uncared for\u003C\/b\u003E \u003C\/a\u003E]\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe state began closing arguments saying the case boils down to an officer with a badge and gun who used his power to prey on women. The state also brought up the fact that they believe Holtzclaw deliberately targeted victims who he thought would believe him because he was an officer and the fact that there was DNA tying him to some of the women.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe jury deliberated for nine hours on Monday and reconvened at 10:30 this morning.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003C!-- Large --\u003E \u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9450107725766363\" data-ad-slot=\"6852641998\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 280px; width: 336px;\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E \u003Cscript\u003E(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ciframe frameborder=\"0\" height=\"100%\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/okcfox.com\/embed\/news\/local\/state-defense-rest-in-holtzclaw-trial-case-goes-to-the-jury\" width=\"640\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/feeds\/7134445701477210330\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/2015\/12\/deliberations-continue-in-trial-of.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5675981418905103524\/posts\/default\/7134445701477210330"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5675981418905103524\/posts\/default\/7134445701477210330"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/2015\/12\/deliberations-continue-in-trial-of.html","title":"Deliberations Continue in the Trial of Accused Serial Rapist Daniel Holtzclaw"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"For Harriet"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/09683917312535044896"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675981418905103524.post-416076620984547028"},"published":{"$t":"2015-11-25T08:48:00.003-06:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-11-25T08:51:10.203-06:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Chicago"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Chicago Police Department"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Dante Servin"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"police misconduct"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Rekia Boyd"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Chicago Police Head Moves to Fire the Officer Who Killed Rekia Boyd"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i789.photobucket.com\/albums\/yy172\/thehlmn\/f73d2f43-91b4-428b-bcae-3508c38804fc.png\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EChicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy is recommending the firing of the officer who shot and killed 22-year-old Rekia Boyd in 2012, according to the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/news\/local\/breaking\/ct-mccarthy-moves-to-fire-detective-dante-servin-after-fatal-off-duty-shooting-20151123-story.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EChicago Tribune\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn September, a board that reviews allegations of police misconduct recommended that Dante Servin be fired for killing Boyd, who was unarmed.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003C!-- Large --\u003E \u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9450107725766363\" data-ad-slot=\"6852641998\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 280px; width: 336px;\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E \u003Cscript\u003E(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/center\u003EMcCarthy said he agrees with the findings this week.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i789.photobucket.com\/albums\/yy172\/thehlmn\/Rekia-Boyd-Police-Killing-Say-Her-Name-1.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBoyd died after one of five of Servin's bullets from an unregistered handgun hit her in the head.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EServin was found not guilty during a \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.forharriet.com\/2015\/04\/chicago-police-officer-who-killed-rekia.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003Etrial in April\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMcCarthy has \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/news\/7\/71\/1128132\/mccarthy-said-nonsense-claim-firing-dante-servin-politically-timed\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003Ecome under fire\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E for the timing of announcement. On Tuesday, the city released video of the killing of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003C!-- Large --\u003E \u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9450107725766363\" data-ad-slot=\"6852641998\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 280px; width: 336px;\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E \u003Cscript\u003E(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/center\u003EMcCarthy's announcement comes after \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/shine.forharriet.com\/2015\/08\/chicago-activists-shut-down-police.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003Emonths of activism\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E from group's like Chicago-based BYP100.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EHeader Photo: John J. Kim\/Chicago Tribune\u003C\/i\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/feeds\/416076620984547028\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/2015\/11\/chicago-police-head-moves-to-fire.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5675981418905103524\/posts\/default\/416076620984547028"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5675981418905103524\/posts\/default\/416076620984547028"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/2015\/11\/chicago-police-head-moves-to-fire.html","title":"Chicago Police Head Moves to Fire the Officer Who Killed Rekia Boyd"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"For Harriet"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/09683917312535044896"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675981418905103524.post-4137357070745383460"},"published":{"$t":"2015-11-18T10:13:00.000-06:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-11-18T10:14:05.288-06:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"bail"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"police misconduct"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"sandra bland"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"waller county"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Waller County Places Blame on Sandra Bland’s Family for Her Suicide "},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-fNRa9dP5yEs\/VkZULJD3o3I\/AAAAAAAAEug\/EmRTK80zGsU\/s1600\/151113_CRIME_Sandra-Bland-Lawsuit.jpg.CROP.promo-xlarge2.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003EAfter Sandra Bland’s death, her mother filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit against Waller County, two screening officers at the jail, the Texas Department of Public Safety, and the officer who pulled Bland over.  \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.houstonchronicle.com\/news\/houston-texas\/houston\/article\/Waller-officials-seek-to-dismiss-suit-filed-by-6628698.php\"\u003EThe Houston Chronicle\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003Enow reports that Waller County  lawyers have filed a motion to dismiss the case.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EWaller County argues that the defendants “did not have any subjective knowledge of and were not deliberately indifferent to any alleged serious risk of suicide.” The motion also places blame on Bland's family for her death.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003C!-- Large --\u003E \u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9450107725766363\" data-ad-slot=\"6852641998\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 280px; width: 336px;\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E \u003Cscript\u003E(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E“Bland committed suicide by hanging herself in the jail cell, using a rolled\/twisted plastic trash bag as a ligature, and tying it around the support of a privacy partition in the cell,” the filing reads. “It is apparent now that Bland’s inability to secure her release from jail—and her family and friends’ refusal to bail her out of jail—led her to commit suicide.”\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBy placing blame on Bland's family, the filing blatantly ignores Bland's unjust arrest and the unjust bail system she was subjected too.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003EPhoto: Joshua Lott\/Getty Images\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/feeds\/4137357070745383460\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/2015\/11\/waller-county-places-blame-on-sandra.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5675981418905103524\/posts\/default\/4137357070745383460"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5675981418905103524\/posts\/default\/4137357070745383460"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/2015\/11\/waller-county-places-blame-on-sandra.html","title":"Waller County Places Blame on Sandra Bland’s Family for Her Suicide "}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/blank.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-fNRa9dP5yEs\/VkZULJD3o3I\/AAAAAAAAEug\/EmRTK80zGsU\/s72-c\/151113_CRIME_Sandra-Bland-Lawsuit.jpg.CROP.promo-xlarge2.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675981418905103524.post-5756942377040673885"},"published":{"$t":"2015-11-16T14:00:00.001-06:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-11-16T14:01:28.951-06:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"death"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"police misconduct"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ralkina Jones"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Death of Ralkina Jones in Ohio Ruled an Accident "},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-3DUoPtIkqZQ\/VkZLRUvbLXI\/AAAAAAAAEuQ\/s6ZVA4KvwkM\/s1600\/screen_shot_20150728_at_12.01.35_pm.png.crop.rtstoryvarlarge.01.35_pm.png.CROP.rtstoryvar-large.01.35_pm.png.crop.rtstoryvarlarge.01.35_pm.png\" width=\"100%\/\" \/\u003EIn July, 37-Year-Old Ralkina Jones was found dead at the Cleveland Heights City Jail. Last week a medical examiner ruled her death accidental and related to her medical conditions, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2015\/nov\/13\/ralkina-jones-death-ruled-accidental-cleveland\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThe Guardian reports\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECuyahoga County medical examiner, Thomas Gilson, reports that Jones suffered from a heart condition that causes changes in heart rate when a person stands up, obesity treated with a stimulant prescribed as appetite suppressant, and obstructive sleep apnea treated with prescribed sedatives.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003C!-- Large --\u003E \u003Cins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9450107725766363\" data-ad-slot=\"6852641998\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 280px; width: 336px;\"\u003E\u003C\/ins\u003E \u003Cscript\u003E(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/center\u003EJones told police about her health issues included fainting when standing up, seizures, anxiety, depression and a brain injury as a result of being assaulted by her ex-husband. Jones also told officers that other officers who she had encountered earlier had dismissed her words and yelled at her.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E“I’m not asking for an exception to any rules, but I will tell you this: I don’t want to die in your cell,\" Jones says in the video released by the Cleveland Heights Police Department.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EA review of the jail’s protocols is pending by the Ohio department of rehabilitation and correction.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003EPhoto: Jones family\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/feeds\/5756942377040673885\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/2015\/11\/death-of-ralkina-jones-in-ohio-ruled.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5675981418905103524\/posts\/default\/5756942377040673885"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5675981418905103524\/posts\/default\/5756942377040673885"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/theculture.forharriet.com\/2015\/11\/death-of-ralkina-jones-in-ohio-ruled.html","title":"Death of Ralkina Jones in Ohio Ruled an Accident "}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/blank.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-3DUoPtIkqZQ\/VkZLRUvbLXI\/AAAAAAAAEuQ\/s6ZVA4KvwkM\/s72-c\/screen_shot_20150728_at_12.01.35_pm.png.crop.rtstoryvarlarge.01.35_pm.png.CROP.rtstoryvar-large.01.35_pm.png.crop.rtstoryvarlarge.01.35_pm.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}}]}});