Tanya Free & Friends Talk Show – Cleveland’s victim blaming of 12 yr-old Tamir Rice

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This week’s topics include:

• The city of Cleveland on Friday responded to a lawsuit filed by the family of Tamir Rice with several defenses, including that the 12-year-old died and his family members suffered because of their own actions.
• President Obama commemorated the third anniversary of the death of Trayvon Martin last week. Earlier last week, officials announced that the Justice Department would not file civil rights charges against George Zimmerman in the fatal 2012 shooting of Martin, saying it did not find sufficient evidence. Attorney General Eric Holder said he believes there needs to “be a change with regard to required standard of proof” in federal civil rights cases .
• March Madness is upon us again and so is the conversation of compensation for student athletics.
• Mistrial declared in rape trial of former W&M football recruit.
• Republican Mississippi State Rep. Gene Alday, told The Clarion-Ledger he was against increased funding for education, in particular funding to improve literacy. During his explanation, Alday said he comes “from a town where all the blacks are getting food stamps and what I call ‘welfare crazy checks.’ They don’t work’
• Did you know about a little-known provision of Virginia state law that allows private citizens to petition the courts for the authority to carry a gun display a badge and make arrests
• LAPD kills Unarmed Homeless Man
• Mistrial declared in rape trial of former W&M football recruit.

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