“A video of a police stop in the Bronx has gone viral on Facebook, eliciting hundreds of anti-NYPD comments and leading to a change.org petition to have the officers in the video investigated. The video shows two officers restraining and arresting a man who exited a Bx12 bus Sunday afternoon on Pelham Parkway near White Plains Rd. The footage …

  “A Florida woman who described herself as “horny” allegedly summoned a cop to her home and tried to have sex with him — pleading “I haven’t been penetrated in years!” Maria Montenez-Colon, 58, was arrested Friday night in the misuse of 911. The officer drove to her home in Punta Gorda after she reportedly told a dispatcher that she …

  *One third of young people who left organized religion did so because of anti-gay teachings or treatment within their churches, according to a new study. While not surprising—it’s no secret that younger Americans are more accepting of gay people—it puts a number on the cost anti-gay policies can have on organizations. A full 31% of young people (ages 18 …

  We already live in a society that punishes the poor in various ways. But does it make sense to throw someone behind bars if he or she owes money? Bankruptcy protection does not extend to all debt, and if you fail to pay certain people back, you could be facing a prison sentence. This video talks about specific people …

  “A corruption probe in a small California town has resulted in the arrests of four current and former police officers for stealing impounded cars belonging to mostly poor Latino drivers, prosecutors said on Wednesday. Those arrested on Tuesday in the agricultural town of King City included interim Police Chief Bruce Miller and his brother Brian Miller, who owns a …

  *If Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer decides to veto the anti-gay discrimination bill waiting on her desk, she’d have a lot of cover from a reliably Republican constituency to defy her GOP colleagues in the state legislature: the business community. Every major state business group, along with several major individual businesses, have urged Brewer, a Republican, to veto the “religious …

  “Actor and gay rights activist George Takei warned Arizona to expect a boycott campaign if the controversial so-called “turn away the gay” bill becomes law. In an open letter to residents beginning with “Dear Arizona,” the Star Trek actor sarcastically congratulated them for becoming the “first state actually to pass a bill permitting businesses–even those open to the public–to …