when-did-this-become-difficult:

the text of the bill here

al jazeera article explaining what happened here (article published 11/14/18)

KEY QUOTE FROM THE ARTICLE:

If Congress does not pass legislation protecting the tribe and the legal challenge fails, the Mashpee would be stripped of their right to exercise sovereign jurisdiction over their land.

Jessie Little Doe Baird, the tribe’s vice-chairwoman, told Al Jazeera that loss of jurisdiction would prevent the tribe from running indigenous language schools, tribal courts, and housing projects, as well as its own police.

“We have our own police force, which is important because they’re tribal citizens and since we’ve had our own police force, none of our men have been beaten or shot, which we’ve had before with non-tribal police,” she said.

Source: doesthendnlive

mrdsc1010:

mooseblogtimes:

Mother of Navy Vet Shot at 30 Times by Police Begs For Justice

This video was posted by the mother of India Kager, who was shot 30 times by the police. One more unheard story of a black woman executed by the police for nothing. Moreover, for a really long time Mass Media didn’t have any information about this case. 

In September  India Kager, a 27-year-old Navy veteran from College Park, Maryland, was sitting with her boyfriend and 4-month-old son, Roman.

Perry was a “person of interest” in a  homicide, according to the police. They additionally claim that they had “confidential information” that he “was going to” commit a “violent crime.” But that’s about all they’re willing to say at this time to justify the incident.

Kager had nothing to do with her boyfriends crimes – past or future.


However,  officers began firing rounds that killed both Perry and Kager, indiscriminately. The baby, however, managed to survive – no thanks to the police who sprayed bullets wildly a the car.

Police didn’t explain anything and no justice for her daughter happened, so she is begging for it.

God Help you.

This took place in 2015. India Kager’s baby survived. Two of the 4 officers were held responsible for her death, but no criminal charges were issued. All four officers are still employed by the Virginia Beach Police.

https://pilotonline.com/news/local/crime/article_3e3719fa-aa2d-11e8-8ba0-27cf6a43763b.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/with-6-month-old-baby-in-car-both-parents-killed-by-virginia-beach-police/2015/09/08/2e64a83c-565a-11e5-8bb1-b488d231bba2_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.f30e4c518965

https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/local/mycity/virginia-beach/jury-awards-india-kagers-family-800k-in-wrongful-death-lawsuit/291-587952997