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A Florida deputy used a taser that was doused in gasoline on a man at a Wawa gas station, which had the man 'cooked alive' and left with devastating burns. John Iadarola and Francesca Fiorentini break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: Florida man 'cooked alive' after deputy's stun gun ignites gasoline at Wawa station, lawyers say - https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/florida-man-cooked-alive-deputys-stun-gun-ignites-gasoline-wawa-statio-rcna29414?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma "Lawyers for a Florida man say he continues to fight for his life after he was “cooked alive” earlier this year, when a sheriff’s deputy is alleged to have shot him with a stun gun while the man was covered in gasoline from having fueled his dirt bike. Jean Barreto, 26, suffered third-degree burns over 75 percent of his body during the incident Feb. 27 at a Wawa gas station in Orlando, the NeJame Law group said in a statement Wednesday. An Osceola County sheriff’s deputy is accused of tackling Barreto from behind, knocking him and his dirt bike to the ground and spilling gas, the statement said." Watch Francesca on The Bitchuation Room Sundays at 5/8EST http://www.youtube.com/franifio Follow Francesca: http://www.twitter.com/franifio Become a TDR YouTube Member: http://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport/join Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedamagereport?lang=en Follow The Damage Report on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thedamagereport/ Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurksMay 23

Notorious white supremacist and murderer, Casey White breaks free from prison with the help of a prison guard accomplice, Vicky White, after the two fall in love. John Iadarola and Jayar Jackson break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: New photos of Alabama corrections officer Vicky White and escaped inmate Casey White released - https://news.yahoo.com/photos-vicky-white-casey-white-tattoos-alabama-manhunt-update-160953836.html "The U.S. Marshals Service has released new images of Casey White and Vicky White as the nationwide manhunt continues for the capital murder suspect and the veteran Alabama corrections officer who authorities believe helped him escape. The vehicle that they were traveling in was found abandoned in Tennessee a week ago, officials said Friday. Police in Williamson County, Tenn., announced that the 2007 Ford Edge was discovered locked on the side of a rural road in Bethesda, Tenn., about 30 miles south of Nashville and about 100 miles northeast of Florence, Ala., where they were last seen." ** Become a TDR YouTube Member: http://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport/join Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedamagereport?lang=en Follow The Damage Report on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thedamagereport/ Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurksMay 6

Former secretary of defense for Donald Trump, Mark Esper, reveals Trump's calls for violence against Black Lives Matter protests in his new memoir. John Iadarola and Francesca Fiorentini break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: New book says Trump wanted troops to open fire on BLM protesters: ‘Can’t you just shoot them?’ - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-shoot-blm-protesters-mark-esper-b2069920.html "As Black Lives Matter protesters swarmed outside the White House in 2020, then-president Donald Trump reportedly proposed a solution: “Just shoot them.” That’s according to Mr Trump’s secretary of defense at the time, Mark Esper, in his upcoming memoir, A Sacred Oath: Memoirs of a Secretary of Defense During Extraordinary Times, which comes out on 10 May. In the spring of 2020, as protests over the brutal police murder of George Floyd convulsed the country, Mr Esper says the former president grew increasingly furious at the demonstrators flooding the streets of the capital.“Can’t you just shoot them? Just shoot them in the legs or something?” Mr Trump allegedly asked, according to an excerpt obtained by Axios." Watch Francesca on The Bitchuation Room Sundays at 5/8EST http://www.youtube.com/franifio Follow Francesca: http://www.twitter.com/franifio Become a TDR YouTube Member: http://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport/join Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedamagereport?lang=en Follow The Damage Report on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thedamagereport/ Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurksMay 2

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva has launched an investigation into Los Angeles Times reporter Alene Tchekmedyian for publishing an article about Villanueva allegedly covering up a case of inmate abuse. In the article, Tchekmedyian implicated Villanueva as leading the cover-up effort and published security footage of the incident obtained from a whistleblower. April 27

Here are the top 10 changes we would make to the criminal justice system. John Iadarola and Francesca Fiorentini break it down on The Damage Report. Watch Francesca on The Bitchuation Room Sundays at 5/8EST http://www.youtube.com/franifio Follow Francesca: http://www.twitter.com/franifio Become a TDR YouTube Member: http://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport/join Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedamagereport?lang=en Follow The Damage Report on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thedamagereport/ Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurksApril 25

Texas mother Melissa Lucio is set to be executed by the state for allegedly killing her two-year-old child in 2007 despite mountains of evidence that suggest otherwise.April 22

Syracuse, New York cops were recorded handcuffing a literal 8-year-old Black child after he allegedly stole a bag of chips from a store. The boy is audibly sobbing and crying as the cops forced him into the back of their car as bystanders were threatened for recording the incident. April 20

Cops in Syracuse, New York caught on video terrorizing a black child by manhandling and detaining him over a bag of chips. John Iadarola and Adrienne Lawrence break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: ‘They traumatized that little boy over a bag of chips?’: Police accused of ‘terrorizing’ Black child over bag of chips in viral video - https://www.dailydot.com/irl/syracuse-police-black-child-chips/ "The person who recorded the video appeared to have just happened upon the scene, which involved at least three Syracuse Police Department (SPD) officers putting a boy into a squad car, as another child stood by. The boy screams, cries, and tries to get away, as the man recording asks what is going on and tells the officers to stop. “He look like a baby to me,” the man says. “He’s stealing stuff,” a cop says. “Keep walking, dude. You don’t even know what you’re talking about.”" ** Become a TDR YouTube Member: http://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport/join Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedamagereport?lang=en Follow The Damage Report on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thedamagereport/ Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurksApril 20

Grand Rapids police fatally shot an unarmed Black man named Patrick Lyoya in the back of the head during a traffic stop that happened earlier this month. The police officer tried to tase Lyoya twice during a brief physical fight before being held down on the ground before firing the fatal shot. April 14

A Grand Rapids cop fatally shot Patrick Lyoya, a black man pulled over for a traffic stop, while kneeling on his back. The shooting video recently surfaced, sparking protests in Michigan demanding more information and justice. John Iadarola and Nelini Stamp break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: Videos Show Police Officer Fatally Shooting Black Man in Michigan - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/13/us/grand-rapids-police-shooting-michigan-patrick-lyoya.html "The police in Grand Rapids, Mich., released videos on Wednesday showing a white officer fatally shooting Patrick Lyoya, a 26-year-old Black man, after a struggle during a traffic stop last week. The officer, who has not been named, was lying on the back of Mr. Lyoya before he appeared to shoot him in the head. In the seconds before the shooting, Mr. Lyoya and the officer wrestled on the ground and seemed to be fighting for control of the officer’s Taser." ** Become a TDR YouTube Member: http://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport/join Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedamagereport?lang=en Follow The Damage Report on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thedamagereport/ Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurksApril 14

Over a dozen Los Angeles gangs are reportedly going after the city’s elite by stalking and attacking people flaunting their wealth in public or leaving high-end boutiques, restaurants etc. The crews often make off with designer handbags, jewelry, watches, and other swanky accessories which are then resold to black market dealers for a profit.April 13

The Supreme Court allows the public to sue cops if they frame a civilian on false charges, stirred after the 2014 Larry Thompson arrest based on lies by police officers. John Iadarola and Francesca Fiorentini break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: The Supreme Court Says You Can Sue Cops Who Frame You on False Charges - https://reason.com/2022/04/05/supreme-court-sue-police-false-charges-malicious-prosecution-brett-kavanaugh/ "Police officers could frame people, file bogus charges, conjure evidence out of thin air—and, in most of the U.S., they would still be immune from facing any sort of civil accountability for that malicious prosecution. Until yesterday. In January 2014, Larry Thompson's sister-in-law called 911 after noticing his baby had a rash. That call resulted in several police officers showing up at Thompson's Brooklyn apartment, entering without a warrant, arresting him when he objected to that, jailing him for two days, and charging him with obstructing governmental administration and resisting arrest after they allegedly lied about what happened." ** Watch Francesca on The Bitchuation Room Sundays at 5/8EST http://www.youtube.com/franifio Follow Francesca: http://www.twitter.com/franifio Become a TDR YouTube Member: http://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport/join Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedamagereport?lang=en Follow The Damage Report on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thedamagereport/ Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurksApril 12

The FBI is under fire for treating wealthy people better when arresting them compared to people in low income neighborhoods. John Iadarola and Francesca Fiorentini break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: 'Outrageous': Judges slam FBI for not breaking down rich suspect's front door to preserve 'aesthetics' - https://www.rawstory.com/fbi-rich-suspect/ "On Thursday, Mark Joseph Stern of Slate reported that a three-judge panel for the Federal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia slammed the FBI's decision not to break down a door of a wealthy suspect for whom they knew that forced entry was necessary — instead going out of their way to enter through the back door. The FBI's stated reason for this? The suspect lived in an "affluent neighborhood" — and the agents did not want to do anything to interfere with the "aesthetics" of his community."" ** Watch Francesca on The Bitchuation Room Sundays at 5/8EST http://www.youtube.com/franifio Follow Francesca: http://www.twitter.com/franifio Become a TDR YouTube Member: http://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport/join Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedamagereport?lang=en Follow The Damage Report on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thedamagereport/ Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurksApril 11

Santa Ana police officers thought it’d be a great idea to blast popular Disney songs in order to prevent a YouTuber from uploading his footage to the platform due to copyright claims. Not only did the cops ruin the YouTuber’s video, they also woke up the entire neighborhood during the vehicle theft investigation.April 8

LA County Sheriff Villanueva is under investigation for deputy gangs and inappropriate activity. John Iadarola and Viviana Vigil break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: LA County Sheriff Villanueva must testify under oath about 'deputy gangs,' judge rules - https://abc7.com/villanueva-sheriff-deputy-gangs-lasd/11711628/ "Sheriff Alex Villanueva will have to appear before the Office of Inspector General and answer questions about so-called deputy gangs while under oath and with his testimony transcribed by a court reporter, a judge ruled Monday. "He should testify under oath and I'm ordering him to do so,'' Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Malcolm Mackey said in denying a motion by Villanueva's attorney, Linda C. Miller Savitt, to quash the subpoena." ** Become a TDR YouTube Member: http://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport/join Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedamagereport?lang=en Follow The Damage Report on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thedamagereport/ Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurksApril 8

A potential juror in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz's sentencing trial excused herself from the court for apparently having “too many commitments”. Her commitments included celebrating her and her two sons’ birthdays in July as well as visiting her sugar daddy every day, which was apparently too much to work around.April 7

Illinois cop resigns after being investigated for shockingly racist and violent posts found online under different accounts. John Iadarola and Brett Erlich break it down on The Damage Report. Read more here: Illinois Police Officer Resigns After White Supremacist Posts Surface Online - https://www.huffpost.com/entry/illinois-cop-resigns-after-white-supremacist-posts-surface-online_n_624b0e7ee4b068157f7a8e81 "A veteran police officer in Illinois resigned Tuesday after researchers connected him to a deluge of violent and bigoted social media posts that glorified Adolf Hitler and hate crimes. The resignation of Springfield Police Department Officer Aaron Paul Nichols, 46, came shortly after his department announced an investigation into the posts, first surfaced by Anonymous Comrades Collective (ACC), a group of anti-fascist researchers." ** Become a TDR YouTube Member: http://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport/join Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedamagereport?lang=en Follow The Damage Report on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thedamagereport/ Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurksApril 6

The House of Representatives has just passed a bill that would decriminalize marijuana nationwide in a 220-204 vote. The legislation now moves on to the Senate and would eliminate criminal charges for manufacturing, distributing, and possessing marijuana and cannabis products.April 1

In the two years since the Black Lives Matter protests and movement against police brutality, reports show not much has changed. John Iadarola and Jordan Uhl break it down on The Damage Report. Become a TDR YouTube Member: http://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport/join Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedamagereport?lang=en Follow The Damage Report on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thedamagereport/ Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport Read more here: ‘No progress’ since George Floyd: US police killing three people a day - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/30/us-police-killing-people-high-rates "Police officers in America continue to kill people at an alarming rate, according to a data analysis that has raised concerns about the Biden administration’s push to expand police investments amid growing concerns about crime. Law enforcement in the US have killed 249 people this year as of 24 March, averaging about three deaths a day and mirroring the deadly force trends of recent years, according to Mapping Police Violence, a non-profit research group. The data, experts say, suggests in the nearly two years since George Floyd’s murder, the US has made little progress in preventing deaths at the hands of law enforcement, and that the 2020 promises of systemic reforms have fallen short." #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurksMarch 30

Trump verdict of no indictment proves so disturbing to the prosecutor on the case, Mark F. Pomerantz, that he resigned in protest to D.A., Alvin Bragg's, actions. Francesca Fiorentini and David Shuster break it down on The Damage Report. Watch Francesca on The Bitchuation Room Sundays at 5/8EST http://www.youtube.com/franifio Follow Francesca: http://www.twitter.com/franifio Become a TDR YouTube Member: http://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport/join Follow The Damage Report on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDamageReportTYT/ Help build the Home of the Progressives http://tyt.com/JOIN Subscribe to The Damage Report YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Damage Report on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedamagereport?lang=en Follow The Damage Report on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thedamagereport/ Follow The Damage Report on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDamageReport Read more here: Trump Is Guilty of ‘Numerous’ Felonies, Prosecutor Who Resigned Says - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/23/nyregion/trump-investigation-felony-resignation-pomerantz.html "One of the senior Manhattan prosecutors who investigated Donald J. Trump believed that the former president was “guilty of numerous felony violations” and that it was “a grave failure of justice” not to hold him accountable, according to a copy of his resignation letter. The prosecutor, Mark F. Pomerantz, submitted his resignation last month after the Manhattan district attorney, Alvin Bragg, abruptly stopped pursuing an indictment of Mr. Trump. Mr. Pomerantz, 70, a prominent former federal prosecutor and white-collar defense lawyer who came out of retirement to work on the Trump investigation, resigned on the same day as Carey R. Dunne, another senior prosecutor leading the inquiry." #TheDamageReport #JohnIadarola #TheYoungTurksMarch 24

San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin joins TYT to discuss his criminal justice reforms and the impending recall election that could unseat Boudin as District Attorney.March 16

San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin joins TYT to discuss drug addiction in San Francisco and how to remedy the problems associated with it.March 16

San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin joins TYT to defend why eliminating cash bail for some criminals is the best thing for the criminals and the general public as a whole. March 16

A cop who broke the arm of a dementia patient gets a plea deal. Dr. Rashad Richey discusses on Indisputable. Tell us what you think in the comments below. Read more HERE: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ex-colorado-officer-takes-plea-deal-arrest-injured-elderly-woman-demen-rcna18532 "A former Colorado police officer shown on body camera video roughly arresting a 73-year-old woman with dementia and later seen joking about it with colleagues pleaded guilty to assault Wednesday in a plea deal opposed by the woman’s family." Hosts: Adrienne Lawrence, Kyla Frank Cast: Adrienne Lawrence, Kyla FrankMarch 4

An ex-cop involved in the Breonna Taylor raid is cleared of charges. Dr. Rashad Richey discusses on Indisputable. Tell us what you think in the comments below. Read more HERE: https://apnews.com/article/ahmaud-arbery-shootings-breonna-taylor-louisville-3b18d983eea06cdabcf0981c0e421e26 "A former Kentucky police officer was found not guilty Thursday on charges he endangered neighbors the night he fired into Breonna Taylor’s apartment during a botched drug raid that resulted in Taylor’s death." Hosts: Adrienne Lawrence, Kyla Frank Cast: Adrienne Lawrence, Kyla Frank *** Indisputable, features Dr. Richey talking about the top news stories of the day, reading viewer comments, and engaging in debates and conversations with guests. Help support our mission and get perks. Membership protects TYT's independence from corporate ownership and allows us to provide free live shows that speak truth to power for people around the world. See Perks: ▶ https://www.youtube.com/TheYoungTurks/join SUBSCRIBE on YOUTUBE: ☞ http://www.youtube.com/IndisputableTYT FACEBOOK: ☞ http://www.facebook.com/IndisputableTYT TWITTER: ☞ http://www.twitter.com/IndisputableTYT INSTAGRAM: ☞ http://www.instagram.com/IndisputableTYT TWITCH: ☞ http://www.twitch.com/tyt 👕 Merch: http://shoptyt.com ❤ Donate: http://www.tyt.com/go 🔗 Website: https://www.tyt.com 📱App: http://www.tyt.com/app 📬 Newsletters: https://www.tyt.com/newsletters/ If you want to watch more videos from TYT, consider subscribing to other channels in our network: The Young Turks ▶ https://www.youtube.com/theyoungturks The Damage Report ▶ https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport TYT Sports ▶ https://www.youtube.com/tytsports The Conversation ▶ https://www.youtube.com/tytconversation Rebel HQ ▶ https://www.youtube.com/rebelhq TYT Investigates ▶ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwNJt9PYyN1uyw2XhNIQMMA #TYT #IndisputableTYT #News 220304__ID01March 4

One of the former cops involved in the shooting death of Breonna Taylor has been cleared of charges after firing shots that entered a neighbors apartment from the complex’s parking lot. None of the cops involved in Taylor’s killing have been held responsible for her death.March 3