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Orlando Gay Club Shooting: Who Was Gunman Omar Mateen? [Photos]

An Orlando gay club shooting has left 50 people dead and over 50 others injured in what officials are saying was a planned domestic terror attack. Police shot and killed the gunman during a shootout, and details regarding the incident and suspected shooter, Omar Mateen, are still developing.  Continue

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Cincinnati Zoo Parents May Be Charged in Connection to Gorilla Shooting

The fallout from this weekend’s tragic shooting at the Cincinnati Zoo continues. As previously documented, and as depicted in the video below, a four-year old boy fell into the gorilla enclosure at this famous facility on Saturday, May 28. After the gigantic animals grabbed hold of the boy and started thrashing him about, officials were left with no choice but to have an employee fatally shoot the gorilla, who was 17 years old and named Harambe. Was the animal protecting the toddler? Hurting him? About to cause him real harm? Watch the surveillance footage and try to decipher for yourself: Cincinnati Zoo Gorilla Killed to Save Toddler’s Life: Who’s to Blame? Debate has raged all over the Internet in regard to the incident, with critics wondering why the zoo could not simply use a tranquilizer on the gorilla. The zoo has responded by saying the tranquilizer would have taken too long to go into effect. Others have placed the blame squarely at the feet of the boy’s parents, specifically his mother, Michelle Gregg. In response to the criticism she has received online, Gregg posted (and then deleted) a Facebook message that referred to the situation as an “accident” and which thanked God for keeping her son safe . Celebrities from all walks of entertainment life have also weighed in on the death of Harambe: View Slideshow: Harambe Mourned, Celebrated by Celebrities Everywhere Now, sources have confirmed that Cincinnati police are looking into Gregg and Deonne Dickerson, the boy’s father, even though the latter was not at the zoo when his son fell into the gorilla pit.  Authorities are reportedly reviewing “the actions of the parents/family that led up to the incident,” according to TMZ, implying they may be charged with the crime of negligence. Do you think they ought to be? Or was this just a very unfortunate accident that has taken on a life of its own due to the Internet? An insider also says the Zoo is NOT under investigation of any kind. It falls under the jurisdiction of the United States Department of Agriculture.

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Would Your Mom Save You From A Gorilla Pit?

Parents React To Gorilla Pit Incident You’ve probably heard the story by now: a four-year-old fell into a gorilla pit at a zoo exhibit and people were freaking out. This begged the question: what would your mom do if you fell in a pit? These people asked and the results were absolutely hilarious. What would YOUR mom say?

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Mom Of The 4-Year Old Cincinnati Boy Who Fell Into A Gorilla Enclosure Speaks Out

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A 4-year-old boy slipped into the gorilla enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo on Saturday which caused the gorilla to be shot and killed. Many people wondered where the boy’s mother was during the incident and how she let the boy fall into the pit. Michelle Gregg is now defending herself against online critics who are criticizing […]

Mom Of The 4-Year Old Cincinnati Boy Who Fell Into A Gorilla Enclosure Speaks Out

Gay Choir Accuses San Diego Padres of Homophobia

The San Diego Padres are currently 19-26, sitting in last place in National League West.  We know they are bad at baseball. But might the team also be homophobic?!? Allow us to explain… On Saturday afternoon at Petco Park, The San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus was brought in to sing “The Star Spangled Banner” prior to the team’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Simple enough, right? Something that has been done a million times, no? A recording of the choir was supposed to play over the loudspeakers, presumably so the actual choir could lip-sync on the field… but something went wrong. Instead, the recording was of a woman singing the anthem blared for all to hear. Was this a simple mistake? Or the sign of a much larger issue within the organization? “I really want to believe that it was an error,” Bob Lehman, the choir’s executive director, told the Union-Tribune of what happened. “But the first thought was, did they do this on purpose?” Oddly, the mistaken recording was never stopped; it played throughout the duration of the national anthem. The accusation would be that the team, or someone within the team, purposely tried to embarrass the all-male choir by making it seem like gay me sounded like women. The choir said the incident raised “serious questions about homophobia within the San Diego Padres organization and its relationship with the LGBT community.” It alleged that the mix-up followed “several days of troubling comments and behavior” from within the team, as it supposedly tried to prevent the singers from performing unless they each bought a ticket to the game. That decision was later overturned. In response to the incident, San Diego issued a lengthy statement. “The Padres organization is proud of our longstanding commitment to inclusion – within both our sport and our community,” the read in part. “We deeply regret that a mistake on our part has called this into question, but accept full responsibility.” It also said an investigation yielded “no evidence of malicious intent on the part of any individuals involved.” Watch the strange performance below to see what transpired on the field:

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Pure Bullsh*t: Appeals Court Rules Ex-Cop Who Beat Black Motorist Silly Serve Sentence At Bootcamp

Michigan Dept. Of Corrections Ex Inkster Cop William Melendez Get Sentence Overturned In Appeals Court An ex-cop who beat motorist Floyd Dent in the head and choked him during a traffic stop was convicted back in November, but this week an appeals court has overturned his sentence. Originally, William Melendez was serving 13 months to 10 years for beating Dent. The appeals court ruled this week that Melendez can now serve half of his sentence in a boot camp facility where he will train military style for 90 days then move into a halfway house. According to The Root , after 13 months, he is eligible for parole. Talk about adding insult to injury! Dent said he’s suffered memory loss from the incident and has fear for his life.

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OMG Get It Off Me: You Don’t Want To Eff With These African Spiders!

Some might seem cute…oh wait, they don’t, but if you ever come in contact with these African spiders, it’s best to run away!

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‘Stealing Isn’t In My Blood’ Seahawks Safety Kam Chancellor Blasts Gym That Mistook Him For A Robber

AP Photo/Mike McCarn The joys of being black…. Kam Chancellor Mistaken For Robber At Gym Super Bowl champ and four-time Pro Bowler  Kam Chancellor was disgusted this week when he went to a gym with hopes of purchasing it, and had the cops called on him. The Seattle Times reports: Redmond police on Wednesday night confirmed that Seahawks safety Kam Chancellor was involved in an incident that led to a 911 call at the Redmond Athletic Club. The incident first came to light when Chancellor tweeted Wednesday night that two women had reported him to police because he was checking out the gym, which closed for business Monday. He said he was interested in buying it. Becky Range, the public information officer for the Redmond Police Department, described the incident as a misunderstanding. Range confirmed that a 911 call from the club was made to Redmond police at 4:25 p., Range said Chancellor was among five adults who, according to the club employee, were outside, banging on the door and looking in the window. “The employees thought the five individuals were trying to gain entry into the facility,’’ Range said. Range said the employees “felt unsettled’’ and called the police. The club had lost its lease and closed Monday. Range said Redmond police officers arrived as Chancellor and four other individuals were leaving. “It was a positive interaction,’’ Range said. “They (the officers) said, ‘Hey, what’s going on?’ and that’s when the group said they were just here to check out the facility. They were really easy to talk to, and they said our officers were really nice and they left without incident and no police report was filed.’’ Chancellor has run fitness boot camps for women in past off-season. Kam is rightfully perturbed by the incident and added some more heated tweets to his account. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) Hit the flip to see them…

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BOSSIP Exclusive: RHOP’s Karen Huger Talks DUI Arrest

Reality Star Told BOSSIP That The DUI Experience Helped Make Her Who She Is Today Real Housewives of Potomac’s Karen Huger is speaking out about the time cops popped her for driving while intoxicated. Huger was arrested nearly 10 years ago for drunk driving after she said she’d had a celebratory dinner and was on her way back to her Potomac, Md. home. “I pulled over,” the mom of two exclusively told BOSSIP. “Technically I wasn’t driving, I was pulled over into a parked area where you should not park. I turned off the car and I called my husband. However, the teddy bear cops found me first, and I collected my DUI.” The reality show star later pled guilty to “Driving While Impaired By Alcohol” and received probation. But Huger – who has become infamous for her love of etiquette and proper manners – hasn’t let the incident get her down, and said the experience helped make her the woman she is today. “I said when I took this project, I own everything about me that makes me, me,” she said. “What makes me this woman people can look at. You have ups and downs, curves. The thing is, in life, you still stand, and I’m still standing.” Check out the rest of Huger’s interview below:

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White Georgia Cop Tells Black Driver “I Don’t Care About Your People… Go Back To Fulton County” [Video]

A white Georgia police officer named, Maurice Lawson, was caught on camera threatening a black driver. Maurice was not fired for this incident, but instead moved to a different precinct. This is not the first time Lawson has pulled this racist behavior. AJC : Lisa Cupid, who is African-American, was caught up in a firestorm this summer, after she complained about Lawson following her so aggressively that she thought he was going to ram her from behind. She said of that experience with Lawson that he “was not there to protect and serve. He was there to harass and intimidate.” Cupid was leaving a hotel during the early morning hours, after studying for the bar examination, when Lawson began following her in an undercover car, with tinted windows and only one working headlight. The commissioner, who has seen the Baker video, said she met with Lawson and his precinct commander earlier this week, and left that meeting with a “headache.” “The video at the very least demonstrates some question about this officer’s level of judgment,” Cupid said. “I could easily be jumping up and down and pointing the fingure right now. That’s not the action I want to take. I’m just being very watchful about how they respond.” Cupid said of her incident that the officer would not have followed a white driver in a more “affluent” part of the county. She was heavily criticized — by members of the public and by her fellow commissioners — and complained that county leadership didn’t adequately respond to her questions and concerns. Police investigation found that Lawson did not violate departmental policy in his encounter with Cupid. Commissioner Bob Weatherford said Cupid’s complaint “has created division that in my view may impede her ability to govern her district.” Weatherford said he hadn’t seen the dash board video of the Baker incident when contacted Thursday, and said he wouldn’t get involved in an ongoing police investigation. Why is this guy still on the job? They are letting him treat people of color badly in ANOTHER part of town now? WTF!? ajc.com

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