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A small Georgia town has passed a law in which they will fine men who wear “saggy pants” $50 for their first offense.
The amounts that come with repeated offenses are what have many critics up in arms.
The Georgia town of Hampton will fine repeat offenders $100, and third-time offenders $200.
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GEORGIA — Raquel Nelson, the Georgia mother who was convicted with a misdemeanor after her son was struck and killed by a truck, will not serve jail time, according to CNN.
Nelson, 30, pleaded for sympathy after she broke a state law when jaywalking with her three children. Her story attracted national attention from media agencies, the NAACP and transportation advocates, who all said the charges were unfairly pursued.
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A Georgia mother could face up to 3 years in prison for jaywalking with her son moments before he was struck by a drunk driver and killed.
Raquel Nelson, 30, was convicted on July 12 of second-degree vehicular homicide, reckless conduct, and failure to use a crosswalk during the incident in April 2010.
The drunk driver, Jerry Guy, spent 6 months in prison after pleading guilty to two hit-and-runs. Nelson will
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SAN DIEGO— Georgia state Congresswoman Simone Bell, the first Black lesbian to serve in the U.S. state legislature, will speak at the 11th annual San Diego Women’s Pride Brunch, Saturday July 16.
Bell has spent her entire career fighting for equality as a community organizer, including working for affordable housing, elderly issues and youth empowerment.
The San Diego Women’s Pride Brunch will kick off the Pride Parade for 150 guests at Saigon
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GEORGIA — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is the target of an ethics examination, investigated by The NY Times, as to whether he misused his “prestige of office” to persuade his friend Harlan Crow to fund a museum in Pin Point, Georgia.
Thomas, who is from Pin Point, introduced residents to Crow, who the Times confirmed is the anonymous donor behind $1.3 million to the museum project set to open this fall.
According
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The Georgia Supreme Court stood by an earlier decision which deemed the Georgia Charter Schools Commission unconstitutional, a move which could potentially close the doors of at least 16 of the state’s charter schools.
Read MoreSupporters say charter schools provide more choices to families that feel underserved by local schools. Critics assert that charter schools sap local districts’ resources, outsource education into
GEORGIA– Coleman Eaton, a 60-year-old substitute teacher, is accused of exposing himself to 30 students as he allegedly urinated in a classroom trash bin at Riverdale Elementary School.
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CONYERS, Ga. — Funeral services were held for North Carolina teen Phylicia Barnes, who went missing while visiting a relative in Baltimore. Her body was found unclothed in a Maryland river on April 20, over three months after she vanished from a relative’s apartment.
Read MoreBarnes’ funeral was held at Springfield Baptist Church in Conyers, Ga., where her mother moved in order to have more family
Georgia– A 21-year-old Georgia man was arrested after he allegedly fondled himself inside a Chuck E. Cheese restaurant Monday afternoon.
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Reports are coming out of Georgia that prison guards have retaliated with violence in response to the Georgia Prison strike that took place last month. According to Georgia State NAACP President Edward Dubose, inmates have been beaten with hammers and other foreign objects allegedly in retaliation for their participation in the strike. President Dubose says that one inmate has been beaten beyond recognition and another has suffered significant brain damage.
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