N.O.S.- New old soul

Dude, what?

Thu, 16 May 2013 09:13:56 -0400

Dude, what?

covenesque: anarcho-queer: NYPD Illegally Raids House of Man...

Tue, 14 May 2013 20:46:26 -0400

anarcho-queer:

NYPD Illegally Raids House of Man They Brutalized For Throwing Gay Pride Party, Days Before Court Date (Please Read & Reblog)

A gay Brooklyn man is being targeted and harassed by the NYPD after filing a lawsuit against the officers who raided his home without a warrant and beat him unconscious.

It was early Sunday morning and Jabbar Campbell was hosting a gay pride party when two officers appeared at his house responding to a noise complaint. The officers told the party goers, some who were dressed in drag, to keep it down and left soon after.

10 minutes later, another group of police officers appeared. This time they tried to gain access to the building and began banging on the door with their flashlights.

One officer reached for the building’s surveillance camera (bottom gif.) and turned it towards the wall, blocking the view.

“I noticed them turning the security camera and I got scared,” Cambell said, according to the New York Post.

Campbell opened the door after a few moments only to be ‘bum-rushed’ by the cop. Two officers put Campbell in a shoulder lock while “5 to 7” cops beat him with their fists, flashlights and batons yelling “fag”, “homo” and “asshole” at him until he lost consciousness.

“They said, ‘Stop resisting arrest.’ I said, ‘I am not resisting.’”

But the cops beat him up anyway, he said.

“I blacked out. I was concerned for my life,” said Campbell.

The NYPD then arrested Jabbar and questioned the party goers who witnessed the beating, asking them if they were engaging in “gay orgies” and “screwing each other.” They told the officers they weren’t and they also denied that Campbell was resisting.

Police charged Jabbar with resisting arrest and possession of drugs, allegations that Campbell insists are lies, which must be so because the police later dropped the drug charges after the reported on the story.

The NYPD transported Campbell to Kings County Hospital where he received 9 stitches and was diagnosed with a concussion.

Since then, Campbell filed suit against police, but said more men armed wearing police jackets broke into his home without a warrant and their badges hidden from view just days before his court date. They harassed the guests who were at Jabbar’s house and wouldn’t give their names.

The men in blue allegedly asked if his security cameras were operational.

“I don’t know what they’re looking for, or if they were going to plant something,” Campbell said.

Campbell’s attorney said what happened to his client was a violation of the Fourth Amendment – illegal search and seizure. The NYPD’s Internal Affairs is investigating.

Campbell said he plans to sue the police department and at least nine officers for severe personal injuries.

I was able to get an interview with Jabbar Campbell who admitted to me that he believes the raid was intended to scare and frame him :

Anarcho-Queer: Before your attack, the officers blocked the view of a surveillance camera in front of your building by turning it towards the wall. Taking this into regard, do you believe your attack was premeditated?

Jabbar Campbell: Absolutely, the cops turning the camera, which would have been the best witness if not tampered with, shows ill intent.

AQ: During the attack, the NYPD yelled homophobic slurs. In your opinion, was the raid was motivated by hate against queer people and/or people of color?

JC: I strongly believe they (Cops) were targeting homosexuals. They were trying to portray me as some sort of disorderly, arm-flailing, drug influenced crazy homosexual. I also believe that they (Cops) didn’t expect so much brains inside of a dark skinned man in that neighborhood.

AQ: How many officers were involved in your attack?

JC: About 5-7 cops were beating me, approximately 20+ officers reported to the scene.

AQ: What weapons did the officers use to brutalize you?

JC: Fists, billy clubs, flash lights and things of such nature.

AQ: What physical injuries were sustained?

JC: Multiple injuries to my head, face, neck and back just to name a few.

AQ: After you filed a lawsuit against the NYPD, three police officers raided your home without a warrant and illegally detained your guests. Was this to intimidate you? If so, what message do you think they trying to send?

JC: I definitely think this it was an intimidation tactic and also a plot to frame me just to cover up their crimes. I think the message was that they don’t want people standing up to them.

AQ: What happened during the second raid?

JC: They broke in my home, searched my home and search my friends and colleagues taking their IDs and writing their names down. They had their badges turned around and would [not] give their names.

AQ: Are the officers who brutalized you still on the job?

JC: Yes, however, they are being investigated by IAB (internal affairs bureau) and the ADA.

not safe even in our own homes. ACAB

More often than not…

Fri, 03 May 2013 01:35:05 -0400

More often than not…

odditiesoflife: Glass Beach, Northern California From 1950 to...

Thu, 02 May 2013 19:38:47 -0400

odditiesoflife:

Glass Beach, Northern California

From 1950 to 1967, residents of Fort Bragg, California chose to dispose of their waste by hurling it off the cliffs above a beach. No object was too toxic or too large such as household appliances, automobiles, and all matter of trash were tossed into the crashing waves below, eventually earning it the name The Dumps. Then in 1967, city leaders closed and reclaimed the beach. Various cleanup programs were undertaken.

Over the next several decades, the pounding waves cleaned the beach by breaking down everything but glass turning the sand into a sparkling, multicolored bed of smooth glass stones. The California Department of Parks and Recreation purchased the land and incorporated it into MacKerricher State Park in 2002.

Photo

Thu, 02 May 2013 17:27:42 -0400

That’s kinda nice.

Thu, 02 May 2013 04:22:29 -0400

That’s kinda nice.

gunsngear: Deluxe DPMS Panther Model A-15 Semi-Automatic...

Thu, 02 May 2013 02:11:29 -0400

gunsngear:

Deluxe DPMS Panther Model A-15 Semi-Automatic Carbine

I want this for my DPMS AR-10!

Tired yet?

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 21:49:26 -0400

Tired yet?

Uptown.

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 19:38:28 -0400

Uptown.

losangelespast: Beams of light seem to shoot from the top of...

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 17:27:55 -0400

losangelespast:

Beams of light seem to shoot from the top of Los Angeles City Hall in this long exposure photo taken in 1936.

losangelespast: The Hollywoodland sign on Mt. Lee, with the San...

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 15:16:56 -0400

losangelespast:

The Hollywoodland sign on Mt. Lee, with the San Fernando Valley in the background, 1920’s.

The land…

decoarchitecture: At the same time great Deco buildings were...

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 13:05:56 -0400

decoarchitecture:

At the same time great Deco buildings were springing up in NYC, Central Park was a Hooverville.

great-depression29:

Hooverville, what looks like New York City.

Before…

The GREAT wall.

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 10:54:57 -0400

The GREAT wall.

losangelespast: The Pasadena Ralphs on Lake Avenue, night,...

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 08:43:57 -0400

losangelespast:

The Pasadena Ralphs on Lake Avenue, night, 1929. Yet another beautiful design by Morgan, Walls & Clements (Miracle Mile Ralphs, Chapman Market), this building was demolished in the 1970’s.

Is there a Ralph’s around here?

decoarchitecture: Early 30s Modern architecture. Background...

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 06:33:01 -0400

decoarchitecture:

Early 30s Modern architecture. Background here.

functionmag:

Villa Cavrois
Croix, France
Robert Mallet-Stevens, 1929–1932

Trend setters.

decoarchitecture: LA Sears. losangelespast: The nearly...

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 04:22:28 -0400

decoarchitecture:

LA Sears.

losangelespast:

The nearly completed Sears Building under construction in Boyle Heights, 1927.

Monumentous.

decoarchitecture: Griffith Observatory. losangelespast: The...

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 02:11:27 -0400

decoarchitecture:

Griffith Observatory.

losangelespast:

The central tower and dome of the Griffith Observatory, with the haze-shrouded Hollywood Hills in the background, 1935.

Observe…

losangelespast: The Brown Derby on Vine Street at night, 1944....

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 21:49:31 -0400

losangelespast:

The Brown Derby on Vine Street at night, 1944. Not quite a still life: the long exposure reveals the blurred spectral figure of a man to the left of the entrance awning.

Derby nights.

losangelespast: Tract housing stretches into the horizon on...

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 19:38:28 -0400

losangelespast:

Tract housing stretches into the horizon on Oxnard Street, North Hollywood,1930’s.

End of the war landscaping.

freshbesh: An Autumn forest in Germany, Aerial...

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 17:27:57 -0400

freshbesh:

An Autumn forest in Germany, Aerial Photography

Fruity pebbles.