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A young black boy has made an impassioned speech about racism at an Oregon city council meeting after he experienced discrimination at school. Gavin Alston, 10, bravely spoke up in the room full of adults and told council members how unfair it was that kids called him a 'monkey' and the N-word in his fourth grade class.
(Claudia Aoraha, Daily Mail, June 16, 2023)
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Police in Indiana are reportedly suspending the search for a teen they previously said was in “extreme danger” who went missing hours after being pictured in a bizarre T-shirt with handwritten messages reading “I’m a liar,” “I hurt my lil brother” and “cheat”.
(Olivia Land, New York Post, March 21, 2023)
UPDATE
Eaton police reported late Friday night that Scottie Morris has been found. The department says medics are checking him out but that he’s “safe.” No other details were immediately released.
(Jenny Porter, Tilley, Douglas Walker, Jake Allen, Indianapolis Star, March 24, 2023)
Five Proud Boys, armed with a semi-automatic rifle and a handgun, intimidated children and parents attending a monthly all-ages drag event inside a wine and tea shop in Salt Lake City, Utah on January 20. The event’s organizers have temporarily paused all future performances to plan a response and ways to ensure attendees’ safety.
( Daniel Villarreal, LGBTQ Nation, Febuary 1, 2023)
Long before QAnon and Pizzagate reared their heads, another element supposedly dedicated to protecting children has been doing more harm than good. Namely, vigilante outfits that take the law into their own hands to track down suspected pedophiles. More often than not, their tactics cross the line into cyberbullying or worse. In the process, these vigilantes make prosecuting their targets difficult, if not impossible—even when there is clear evidence of wrongdoing.
(Darrell Lucus, 2022 ,Daily Kos, July 6, 2022 )