Ana joins Cenk for SCS. A botched police raid in 2010 near Detroit resulted in the shooting and killing of a sleeping 7 year old girl. After a few mistrials for manslaughter, the case was dropped, and the cop has been allowed to keep his job. A Texas elementary school is in hot water for rounding up 24 students to …
The Young Turks January 28, 2015 Hour 2
Ana joins Cenk for SCS. Update on the police officer that was busted for stealing risque pictures of a female DUI driver. He has been convicted and sentenced to probation and community service. When President Obama and the First Lady went to Saudi Arabia for King Abdullah’s funeral, Michelle was seen not wearing the headdress and robe that they hand …
The Young Turks January 27, 2015 Hour 2
Ana joins Cenk and Ben for SCS. The military’s man that oversaw the prosecutions of sexual assault cases in the service has been convicted of multiple instances of assault. There was a record number of exonerations in 2014, with Texas leading the way. A gay lawmaker in Alabama has threatened to out her fellow lawmakers that are cheating on spouses, …
The Young Turks January 26, 2015 Hour 2
Ana joins Cenk for SCS. Miss USA answered a question about terrorism at the Miss Universe pageant, causing an uproar since her answer was promoting love and peace to terrorists. NY Times columnist Charles Blow wrote about his son’s scary encounter with Yale police where a gun was pulled on him without explanation. After news broke of a Florida police …
The Young Turks January 23, 2015 Hour 2
Ana and Karamo Brown replace John and Shure for SCS. A San Diego rapper has been in jail for 8 months due to his rap lyrics that correlate with gang activity. A Stanford grad is developing a dating service that focuses on significantly successful or ambitious individuals. Ben and Karamo disagree about the usefulness of this service. Duke researchers have …
The Young Turks January 22, 2015 Hour 2
Facebook looks to combat scam stories and inaccurate news stories that mislead many users. The reporting of false news stories would be reported by other users, and after enough users have reported a story as fake, it would be eliminated. The potential problem with this new policy is that disagreeable users will just flag a story that is against their …
The Young Turks January 21, 2015 Hour 2
Ana and Rubin for SCS. Video shows NJ police shooting and killing an unarmed Black man on a routine stop. Video has surfaced of a Massachusetts woman throwing bacon and sausage through the police dept window at officers. She later said she was told by God to “feed the pigs.” A federal law overturned the rule that prohibits flipping off …