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  • New Florida ‘Black History’ Curriculum Teaches Slavery Had ‘Personal Benefits’

    New Florida ‘Black History’ Curriculum Teaches Slavery Had ‘Personal Benefits’

    A new curriculum for African American history certified by the Florida Board of Education includes a lesson that teaches slavery had

    “personal benefits”

    because it taught slaves

    “useful skills,”

    according to the NY Post. 

    The Florida State Board of Education’s new standards will teach students how

    “slaves developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their personal benefit,”

    according to a 216-page document posted by the Florida Department of Education.

    Tallahassee Democrat and board member Ben Gibson said he received letters from 11 organizations, including the NAACP and the Florida Education Association, accusing the state of exploiting

    “key historical facts about the Black experience.”

    However, according to Andrew Spar, president of the union, the curriculum is meant to do the opposite.

    “How can our students ever be equipped for the future if they don’t have a full, honest picture of where we’ve come from? Florida’s students deserve a world-class education that equips them to be successful adults who can help heal our nation’s divisions rather than deepen them,”

    Spar said in a statement. 

    The news comes after Gov. Ron DeSantis’

    “Stop WOKE Act”

    in 2022, which oversees the content educators teach in schools and workplaces.

    “Gov. DeSantis is pursuing a political agenda guaranteed to set good people against one another, and in the process, he’s cheating our kids,”

    Spar said.

    “They deserve the full truth of American history, the good and the bad.”

    #Clique, what are your thoughts? 

  • Mother Charged With Murder After Confining Toddler Son To Booster Seat For 15 Hours As Punishment, Reports Say She Watched Him ‘Perish’

    Mother Charged With Murder After Confining Toddler Son To Booster Seat For 15 Hours As Punishment, Reports Say She Watched Him ‘Perish’

    A Florida mother, Rebecca Gussage-Johnston, 24, has been charged with first-degree murder while engaged in aggravated child abuse after restricting her 2-year-old son to a booster seat for fifteen hours in an attempt to punish him for

    “acting out,”

    reports FOX. 

    A criminal report says,

    “The victim was unlawfully caged/restrained in a table booster seat for approximately fifteen hours before the defendant released him… The defendant failed to supervise and provide the medical services needed to properly render aid to the victim.”

    Prosecutors claim that on May 18, 2023, the 24-year-old mother confessed to confining the toddler to the seat at the kitchen table in an effort to punish him. The woman said the child was

    “acting out”

    and screaming. Officials say although her son later became unresponsive and she had access to a phone, Gussage-Johnston, didn’t contact medical support for almost 24 hours. A relative later contacted HCSO to investigate. 

    The affidavit states that officials went to a

    “white/tan 1992 mobile RV parked in a truck lot located in Thonotosassa, Florida.”

    When they arrived, they discovered the young boy in terrible condition as he was in a bassinet under a blanket. 

    “Upon arrival, Deputies encountered the victim to be deceased and suffering from trauma to [his] head, a wound to [his] right thigh, and bruising throughout [his] extremity area,”

    said the affidavit. 

    The toddler was discovered drenched in vomit and feces. The woman also admitted to observing her toddler die. The affidavit added,

    “The defendant admitted to watching the victim suffer from seizures and shaking uncontrollably… The defendant described having watched the victim take their last breath and perish in her arms.”

    Sheriff Chad Chronister said,

    “The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has unrelenting fervor in our pursuit of justice for innocent children hurt by criminals… It is truly heart-wrenching to witness such senseless and preventable acts of violence targeting our youth. The tenacity of our detectives has allowed us to ensure this woman faces the consequences of her disgusting actions.”

  • Lawyer Deported Back To The U.S. On Charges of Sexually Abusing Underage Girls In Cambodia

    Lawyer Deported Back To The U.S. On Charges of Sexually Abusing Underage Girls In Cambodia

    A U.S. attorney who spent two and a half years in a Cambodian prison on charges of sexually abusing minors is now facing five federal counts in America after his deportation back to the States, per Newsweek.

    Rugh James Cline, 40, of Tampa, FL was released back onto United States soil earlier this month. He served two and a half years in Cambodian prison for reportedly raping 4 minors under the age of 15 during five separate encounters, according to the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida. Along with his prison time, Cline was ordered to pay a $200 fine and $3,750 in compensation to each of the victims, local media outlet WFLA reports.

    Cline pleaded not guilty to the charges of

    “five counts of engaging in illicit sexual conduct in a foreign place and one count of possessing child sex abuse materials,”

    on Monday reports reveal.

    Cline has since been released on a $100,000 bond and was mandated to house arrest with GPS monitoring. He was also ordered to not have access to the internet or minors, court documents show.

    According to the indictment, Cline visited Cambodia in February 2019 and May 2019, and while there, he paid to have sex with four different minors

    “multiple times.”

    He faces a maximum sentence of 30 years in federal prison for each of the five counts of

    “engaging in illicit sexual conduct in a foreign place,”

    and up to 20 years for

    “possessing child sex abuse materials.” 

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?

  • Man Sexually Assaulted Woman In His Lover’s Car After Victim Mistook Him For Uber Driver

    Man Sexually Assaulted Woman In His Lover’s Car After Victim Mistook Him For Uber Driver

    A man has been arrested after he allegedly used his lover’s car to sexually assault a woman who mistook him for an Uber driver, Law & Crime reported. 

    St. Petersburg police arrested Kenneth Levelle Streeter, 32, on charges of attempted sexual battery and kidnapping. According to arrest affidavits obtained by the outlet, the woman called an Uber and mistakenly jumped into a blue Ford Explorer. The woman was reportedly tipsy and had not been paying attention to the direction of the suspect’s SUV which was going the wrong direction. 

    “The defendant parked the vehicle behind an apartment complex and entered the back seat where the victim was seated,”

    documents stated.

    “The defendant then began kissing the victim’s body and when she refuted his advance[s] and tried to exit the vehicle, the defendant forcibly pulled her back into the vehicle, ripping a white shirt off the victim and leaving her shoes outside the vehicle, and then closed the right rear passenger door. The defendant put his hands down the victim’s pants and touched her vagina.”

    The victim managed to take out a pocket knife and was able to escape the driver’s side back door, according to the affidavits.

    “This is all captured on video,”

    police wrote.

    “The defendant was positively identified by the registered owner of the vehicle, whom he had been dating for several months.”

    Streeter is being held for ICE at the Pinellas County jail on a $200,000 bond. He is from the island of Turks and Caicos, police documents reveal. 

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?

  • 13-Year-Old Says He Survived An Alligator Attack By Repeatedly Punching The Reptile In The Head

    13-Year-Old Says He Survived An Alligator Attack By Repeatedly Punching The Reptile In The Head

    A 13-year-old claimed he was attacked by an alligator while swimming in a Florida creek and fought the reptile off by repeatedly punching it in the head, Insider reported. 

    Gabriel Klimis, told the Today Show that he often visits Howell Creek in Winter Springs, Florida, to go swimming with his brothers. However, on this particular trip, he found himself in a life-or-death situation with an alligator. 

    Klimis said after using the rope swing to jump into the water, an alligator bit down on his right leg. Springing into action Klimis fought off the giant reptile, punching it multiple times

    “on its head,”

    he told Today. 

    “I fell in the water, and the gator just kind of grabbed me from there,”

    Klimis told the Today Show.

    “Once he wrapped his jaws on me I knew there was no getting out.”

    Klimis’s quick thinking strategy saved his life. The alligator released the boy from its jaws and he was able to swim to shore. Klimis reportedly went to a nearby house where he contacted his mom and 911. 

    He was transported to the hospital where he received stitches for his wounds, Today reported. 

    Florida Fish and Wildlife captured an eight-foot alligator in the same area of the attack, just days later. They say they are confident it’s the same reptile however,

    “there’s no way to be certain,”

    reports state. 

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?

  • Mother Charged With Child Neglect After Her Baby Loses 5 Fingers In Pitbull Puppy Attack

    Mother Charged With Child Neglect After Her Baby Loses 5 Fingers In Pitbull Puppy Attack

    A young Florida mother has been arrested for child neglect after her baby lost five fingers in a pitbull puppy attack, NY Post reported. 

    The mother, 21-year-old Chloe Wisniewski, was arrested Friday in connection to the Feb. 14 attack on her baby who she had left alone with a 3-month-old puppy, according to NBC. Wisniewski told police that she left the baby in the bassinet to go take a

    “quick shower.”

    She recalled hearing screaming and found the pitbull

    “chewing”

    on the infant’s hand, reports reveal. The pup had just been brought into the home 24 hours earlier, according to the Miami Herald. 

    The baby was transported to Tampa General Hospital, where doctors

    “amputated three fingers from her left hand and partially amputated two fingers from her right,”

    according to the affidavit per The Post. 

    Police say Wisniewski tested positive for THC, the active ingredient in marijuana. 

    The mom has since posted a $7,500 bond and was granted supervised visitation, reports note. The dog was taken to Charlotte County Animal Control, according to NBC 2. Brian Jones, division manager for Charlotte County Animal Control told the outlet,

    “There are no laws that require an aggressive dog to be euthanized after biting someone,”

    reports state. 

    The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office found probable cause that Wisniewski

    “did, by culpable negligence, fail to provide the baby with the care and supervision and services necessary to maintain physical health,”

    causing

    “permanent disfigurement”

    to the child, according to the paper.

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?

  • Father Arrested After Telling 13-Year-Old Daughter To ‘Go Kill Yourself’ Causing Suicide Attempt

    Father Arrested After Telling 13-Year-Old Daughter To ‘Go Kill Yourself’ Causing Suicide Attempt

    A Florida man was arrested after allegedly telling his teenage daughter to kill herself, leading to the victim’s attempted suicide, Law & Crime reported. 

    Flagler County Sheriff’s Office in Florida announced the apprehension of suspect Gared Wayne Canales, 33. Gared was found in Massachusetts after he went on the run from police, according to authorities. The suspect is accused of verbally abusing his 13-year-old daughter and urging her to commit suicide. 

    Canales reportedly told the young girl over the phone,

    “You kill yourself.”

    The phone conversation which took place on April 7, concluded with Gared telling the child,

    “You’re not worth it. I choose my girlfriend over you anyway, and go kill yourself,”

    according to court records obtained by the outlet. Gared also called his daughter derogatory names like,

    “b-tch, slut, and whore”

    during their phone call. 

    On April 10, the victim attempted to take her life, consuming 14 pills of Benadryl, reports state. The child’s name has not been disclosed but has been identified as the suspect’s daughter according to court records. The girl had also been cutting herself on the arm several nights before the attempted suicide. 

    Gared, who is reportedly on probation for a prior domestic violence charge, faces a charge of

    “child abuse without great bodily injury,”

    reports note. He is being held without bond. 

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?

  • Woman Arrested After Fatally Shooting Boyfriend, Reportedly Said She Was Going To Gut Him Like ‘A Deer’

    Woman Arrested After Fatally Shooting Boyfriend, Reportedly Said She Was Going To Gut Him Like ‘A Deer’

    A woman from Florida, Brittany Holbrook, is being accused of murdering her boyfriend after allegedly threatening to slice him up like a deer, officials say, according to RadarOnline.com. 

    Fox reported that the 33-year-old was apprehended after the fatal shooting of her boyfriend, Tyler Nulisch, 33. The shooting occurred in Key West, Florida. 

    An arrest affidavit said that Holbrook went out with Nulisch’s friend, Jessica Stiegel, on June 15, just two days before the shooting. Stiegel says that Holbrook had multiple drinks and informed her that

    “I’m going to kill him and take a knife into his stomach and rip upward to his throat like I’m gutting a deer.” 

    Stiegel said that the pair

    “seemed like the perfect couple”

    and Holbrook was

    “in love”

    with Nulisch. Stiegel added that Nulisch’s personality altered after she would drink. 

    Stiegel said,

    “She seemed so normal most of the time but when she drank, she’d become a monster and a switch would flip, and she’d start screaming and throwing things and hitting Tyler.” 

    On June 17, close to 3 a.m., the couple’s roommate was woken up by screams from Holbrook asking for help. The unnamed roommate later discovered Nulisch laying in blood. According to a police report, Nulisch said

    “That b—- shot me in the back.” 

    He later passed away from his wounds.

    #Clique, what at your thoughts?  

  • Florida Sheriff’s Office Arrests 12 Family Members Who Are Allegedly Connected To A Local Drug Trafficking Operation

    Florida Sheriff’s Office Arrests 12 Family Members Who Are Allegedly Connected To A Local Drug Trafficking Operation

    Last week, Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested 12 family members across three generations in the Winter Haven area. Fox News reports the suspects have supposed involvement in a local family-run drug trafficking operation.

    The joint investigation with Highlands County Sheriff’s Office looked into the infamous Rogers family because of their long connection to narcotics sales. This investigation ended with the multi-generational arrest of nine adults and three juveniles from the Rogers clan. In the raid, police seized 1,366 grams of methamphetamine, 980 grams of cocaine, 900 grams of MDMA (ecstasy), 224 grams of fentanyl, 158 grams of marijuana, 9 grams of Oxycodone, 202 prescription pills, and a firearm.

    According to PCSO, the recovered drugs’ street value is around $139,000. Additionally, they recovered enough fentanyl to kill about 96,000 people.

    Last Thursday, the sheriff’s office simultaneously carried out search warrants for the family’s three locations in Inwood. Investigators uncovered drugs at each spot.

    At the first location, deputies arrested Odia Rogers (69), his girlfriend, Theresa Prince (59), and his daughter, Tameka Rogers (31). All suspects face drug-related charges.

    Odia’s son, Rafel Rogers (39), was arrested at the second location. He faces drug and gun-related charges.

    Lastly, officials arrested Odia’s grandson, Jordan Rogers (21), two unnamed 16-year-old females, and an unnamed 15-year-old male. They also face drug-related charges. However, one of the 16-year-olds faces an additional drug trafficking charge.

    Investigators connected the last three suspects – Gerard Hall (32), Alpavin Tucker (36), and Dominique Rogers (28) – to the operation earlier this year. These individuals are already behind bars just like Kenneth “Pop” Rogers, who is head of the family-run operation.

    “Members of the Rogers family are very well known to law enforcement and have been arrested many times over the years. They have been a cancer in the Inwood community for a long time, exposing families there to unwanted drug activity, gangs, violence, and more. We want these families to know that we’re doing everything in our power to put a stop to it,”

    said Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd.

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?

  • Mother Outraged After School Ignored Bully Who Threatened To Shoot Her Daughter In TikTok Video

    Mother Outraged After School Ignored Bully Who Threatened To Shoot Her Daughter In TikTok Video

    A mother from Florida, Trisha Brown, is battling her child’s old school after she claims that the school failed to remove a pupil who threatened to shoot her daughter in a TikTok video. Brown said that the student was allowed to stay in the Blake Academy classroom and her child was scared to return to class. According to the New York Post, school officials

    “threatened the mom with trespassing charges when she continued to complain.” 

    The TikTok video that was created last month showed photos of Brown’s 11-year-old daughter, the alleged taunter, and two other students placed on an image of a school’s hallway. Utilizing subtitles and generated voices, the daughter is shown mandating money from the taunter, who says  

    “I said I ain’t giving up nothing,”

    shortly before a picture of a water gun emerges under her face. After words were swapped, gunshot sounds began to ring as children were heard screaming. A skull emoji then appeared on Brown’s daughter’s face as her photo then overturned. 

    The antagonizing student also told Brown’s daughter that she would target her mom and

    “beat her a-s,”

    Brown said. The mother said she was made aware of the video and requested for the student to be removed from the class; however, her demand was declined. Brown expressed what occurred at the Polk County School Board meeting last week informing people that the alleged antagonist was allowed to remain in class as her daughter stayed home scared. 

    Brown said,

    “No mother should have to fight this hard to have her child protected. And I hope with all the noise I’m making that no mom has to fight this hard again.”

    The district later released a statement insinuating that they couldn’t discipline the other student because the incident occurred off school grounds. School officials investigated the encounter and later determined that they didn’t discover any bullying history between the students. 

    The mother contacted authorities and the State Attorney’s Office is investigating the case. Brown’s daughter won’t be returning to the school next year. 

    #Clique, what are your thoughts?