Articles for Self Defense

Opening Statements Set for Trial of Veteran Charged in Subway Chokehold Death
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Opening Statements Set for Trial of Veteran Charged in Subway Chokehold Death

Associated Press  

Opening statements are set for the trial of Daniel Penny, a white Marine veteran charged with the manslaughter of a Black subway rider. The case has sparked debate surrounding race, homelessness, perceptions of public safety, and bystanders' responsibility. Penny's defense argues that he acted in self-defense, while prosecutors maintain that he exceeded his duty and caused Neely's death through excessive …

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Japan punishes hundreds of defense officials for mishandling classified data and other misconduct
5 months, 1 week ago

Japan punishes hundreds of defense officials for mishandling classified data and other misconduct

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Japan’s defense ministry announced disciplinary action on Friday against more than 200 senior officials and service members over mishandling of classified materials and other misconduct, an embarrassment that could undermine Tokyo’s efforts to work more closely with United States and other partners in the face of China’s growing threat. Defense Minister Minoru Kihara apologized, saying the problems “significantly …

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Prosecutors say New York subway shooting may have been self defense
9 months, 1 week ago

Prosecutors say New York subway shooting may have been self defense

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A man who shot and critically wounded another passenger on a New York City subway train may have acted in self-defense and will not immediately be charged with any crime, prosecutors said Friday. Michael Kemper, the Police Department’s chief of transit, said at a briefing late Thursday that witnesses had reported that the man who was shot …

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Sylvester Stallone's eldest daughters reveal how overprotective movie star hired NAVY SEALs to train them in self defense before moving to crime-plagued NYC
10 months ago

Sylvester Stallone's eldest daughters reveal how overprotective movie star hired NAVY SEALs to train them in self defense before moving to crime-plagued NYC

Daily Mail  

Sylvester Stallone has taken the title of overprotective father to the next level by hiring Navy SEALs to provide self-defense training for his eldest daughters before they moved to the crime-plagued New York City. Sylvester Stallone is being an overprotective father by going to the extent of hiring Navy SEALs to provide self-defense training for his eldest daughters before they …

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Search presses on for earthquake survivors as Japan grieves the lives lost
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Search presses on for earthquake survivors as Japan grieves the lives lost

Associated Press  

SUZU, Japan — Rescuers searched the rubble of collapsed homes in western Japan on Wednesday in the hopes of finding survivors of this week’s earthquake, which killed dozens of people. In this photo provided by Japanese Ministry of Defense, Japanese Self Defense Force members carry an injured person out of a collapsed house, following strong earthquakes in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, …

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Mexico withdraws prison sentence against of who killed her rapist in self defense
1 year, 7 months ago

Mexico withdraws prison sentence against of who killed her rapist in self defense

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In a ruling last week that touched off a …

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Decades later, a new look at Black Panthers and their legacy
3 years, 1 month ago

Decades later, a new look at Black Panthers and their legacy

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Panthers, they say, were a harbinger of today’s identity politics, helped …

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Decades later, a new look at Black Panthers and their legacy
3 years, 1 month ago

Decades later, a new look at Black Panthers and their legacy

Associated Press  

OAKLAND, Calif. — It once would have been unthinkable for a city to erect a monument to Huey P. Newton. “You’re hearing more about the Black Panther Party, and Huey’s contributions to liberation as a thought leader, than you’ve ever heard before,” she said. We’re just on the precipice.” ___ After meeting at a community college in Oakland, Newton and …

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Revisiting the Fake Encounter Killing of CPI Spokesperson: Widow's Plea to Reconsider CBI Clean Chit
6 years, 10 months ago

Revisiting the Fake Encounter Killing of CPI Spokesperson: Widow's Plea to Reconsider CBI Clean Chit

Live Law  

A Sessions court in Adilabad has allowed revision petitions moved by widows of CPI (Maoist) spokesperson Cherukuri Raj Kumar alias Azad and freelance journalist Hemchandra Pandey challenging the clean chit given by the CBI to the accused policemen on the ground that they had fired in exercise of their right of self defense. The court noted that the CBI had …

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