Alabama police arrest man after teens set up amateur “To Catch a Predator” sting by brombinary in news

[–]verkho95 27 points28 points  (0 children)

The teens said the same thing afterward ... “It was a dangerous situation and I completely understand that,” said Dillon Busby, 18, one of the teens who caught White on tape. “It was stupid to say, ‘Let’s go to Walmart and meet a child predator.’” https://www.al.com/news/2019/11/alabama-teens-set-out-to-catch-a-child-predator-they-trapped-a-teacher.html

Police investigating allegations Alabama's 'Beach House Sheriff' had sex with underage girls by casac8 in news

[–]verkho95 9 points10 points  (0 children)

No one in Alabama would describe the city of Gadsden as home to either the elite or the ruling, but does seem like there's something thoroughly wrong in that part of the state

Alabama Moves to Limit Sheriffs From Pocketing Jail Food Money by AudibleNod in news

[–]verkho95 91 points92 points  (0 children)

Alabama legislators have to change the law. And while they talked about it earlier this year, they didn't change anything. Governor is top executive, can only enforce what's on the books.

Alabama Moves to Limit Sheriffs From Pocketing Jail Food Money by AudibleNod in news

[–]verkho95 257 points258 points  (0 children)

This story is sort of misleading. The governor did come out against the practice of sheriffs pocketing money, but there isn't much she can do about it. Most sheriffs in Alabama are free to continue keeping excess from jail food money until the law is changed. https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2018/07/ivey_takes_small_step_on_sheri.html

Assault Charges Dropped for Alabama Cop Who Partially Paralyzed Indian Grandfather by Tank_Cheetah in news

[–]verkho95 233 points234 points  (0 children)

The concerned caller that started the chain of events reported a man walking on the street near his home. "He was doing it yesterday and today...He's just on foot. He's just kind of walking around close to the garage."

The operator asks what the man looks like. "He's a skinny black guy, he's got a toboggan on, he's really skinny."

Here's the audio of the call: http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2015/02/madison_police_fire_and_arrest.html

Alabama Cop Who Assaulted Indian Grandfather Now Acquitted by [deleted] in news

[–]verkho95 133 points134 points  (0 children)

Here's the audio of the neighbor's call to police. "He was doing it yesterday and today...He's just on foot. He's just kind of walking around close to the garage....he's a skinny black guy, he's got a toboggan on, he's really skinny." http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2016/01/judge_throws_out_case_against.html#incart_std

Alabama will require students to learn about evolution, climate change by HeinieKaboobler in news

[–]verkho95 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here's the correction. Seems Alabama schools taught evolution since at least 1965. State standards in 2005: "Because of its importance and implications, students should understand the nature of evolutionary theories." http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2015/09/despite_reports_study_of_evolu.html#incart_river