Outrage as homeowner is jailed after calling
cops on squatter... and is told to 'think
about it from their point of view'
Posted By: sunset, 12/22/2024 2:44:28 AM
A Georgia homeowner was arrested and charged with criminal trespass after attempting to move back into her home, which was being occupied by an alleged squatter. 'I spent the night on a mat on a concrete floor in deplorable conditions. While this woman, this squatter slept in my home,' Loletha Hale told WSB-TV Atlanta. On December 9, Clayton County police and Sheriff's deputies were called to the home on Livingston Drive after Hale tried to regain access. A deputy, captured on body camera footage, advised Hale to consider the alleged squatter's perspective. 'Just think of it from this perspective, though. Everybody isn't as fortunate as you
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A Georgia homeowner was arrested and charged with criminal trespass after attempting to move back into her home, which was being occupied by an alleged squatter.
'I spent the night on a mat on a concrete floor in deplorable conditions. While this woman, this squatter slept in my home,' Loletha Hale told WSB-TV Atlanta.
On December 9, Clayton County police and Sheriff's deputies were called to the home on Livingston Drive after Hale tried to regain access. A deputy, captured on body camera footage, advised Hale to consider the alleged squatter's perspective.
'Just think of it from this perspective, though. Everybody isn't as fortunate as you
Donald Trump issued a statement on Truth Social criticizing Panama's management of the Panama Canal, claiming excessive fees unfairly burden U.S. commerce and the Navy. He argued the canal, originally gifted during Jimmy Carter's presidency, was intended solely for Panama's management and not for exploitation by others. Trump warned Panama's officials to align with the U.S.'s expectations or face demands for the canal's return. The Panama Canal is indeed a critical cornerstone of global maritime transportation. It serves as a vital link between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, enabling ships to avoid the lengthy and hazardous voyage around Cape Horn at the southern tip of South America.
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Tanks Reach Taiwan; Chinese Media Calls
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killers and mass murderers 2 days before Christmas 24 replies
killers and mass murderers 2 days before Christmas 24 replies
They weren’t run over by a reindeer.
President Biden on Monday commuted the sentences of 37 of 40 men on federal death row — a list that includes at least five child killers and several mass murderers — in a stunning act of clemency just two days before Christmas.
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Someone acting for the president just made a decision that only a president can make and commuted the sentences of 37 of the 40 murderers on federal death row out of a sense of someone's moral imperative.
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It begs the question of how consciously Joe Biden does anything these days
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