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Cruz Sherman: Posted on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 7:56 AM
First, our thoughts and prayers for the victims of the Boston Marathon Bombing. Our hearts are heavy and we pray for strenght for everyone...thanks to the many First Responders, Police, Fire, Doctors, Nurses and citizens who risk their lives to save others. As we deal with these and other horrific events, the question will loom large... WHY? Share your thoughts, feelings or comments... |
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Posted on Monday, November 12, 2012 12:43 PM
Our Blog Question Of The Day... Do you think Patreus should have resigned? |
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Cruz Inc: Posted on Monday, October 22, 2012 8:47 AM
Beachwood Police department filed disorderly conduct charges against bus rider Shidea Lane. In conjunction, Lane has filed assault charges against Artis Hughes with the Cleveland police department. Lane was floored by a powerful uppercut from, bus driver Artis Hughes. Multiple witnesses reported Lane hit the driver while at the wheel. One other witness reported Lane spit and hit the driver. Tom Breckenridge, journalist for " The Plain Dealer" reports, during a press release William Nix heading the union representing RTA bus and train operators, Nix had this to say: "She got in his face and spit on him." Nix said. "He has a right to defend himself." There was no mention as to whether guidelines define limits in defense. Another passenger had been video taping the incident when Hughes stopped the bus, returned a short fury of verbal assault before delivering the blow that caused another video viral sensation. The incident was the topic of numerous debates nationwide on the subject of "men hitting women." Many men and women both agree there should be an inherent moral ethic that men should not hit/fight women due to their physical advantages in most cases. However, many also concede that men have a right to defend themselves. Our question that we would like to pose to our readers: Do men have the right to defend themselves against women? When is it appropriated; or is there is an appropriated time? What do we teach our boys to do, if they are assaulted by a girl? |
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Cruz Inc Media : Posted on Monday, October 22, 2012 8:19 AM
Domestic violence continues to rise. Over the last three weeks, we have seen 2 national shooting sprees where there people killed or injuried as a result of domestic violence. In both cases there were court order restraining order in place or being sought. Here is another cause where a restraining order failured: Brookfield police identified 45-year-old Radcliffe Franklin Haughton, of Brown Deer, as the suspect on Sunday afternoon.Haughton is reportedly the estranged husband of one of the hair stylists who works at the spa. Online court records showed a temporary restraining order was issued against Haughton in Milwaukee County Circuit Court on Oct. 8 because of a domestic abuse complaint. We would like to pose this question to the readers of this blog. Why do you feel or think the reason is that restraining orders aren't working in many cases? |
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Staff: Posted on Thursday, September 20, 2012 7:31 AM
You tell that times are tough when Memphis Police Officer is arrested for "pimping". Yes, that's right...the very person who took an oath to serve and protect; is serving up sex!  A 30-year-old Memphis police officer had been arrested and charged by the FBI for allegedly transporting five women across the Mississippi state line in interstate commerce for purposes of prostitution, the US Attorney General's office said Monday.Sean McWhirter is a five-year veteran of the Memphis Police Department and was serving as a patrolman at the time of his arrest.According to the US Attorney's Office and the FBI, Patrolman McWhirter had agreed to transport three women across the Tennessee-Mississippi state line to Tunica on Sept. 13 for the purposes of prostitution.Three days later on Sept. 16, while off duty McWhirter transported two more women from Memphis to a Tunica hotel, but upon entering the hotel room he was taken into custody by FBI special agents and task force officers, the US Attorney's office said. According to an affidavit, Patrolman McWhirter had been under investigation by the FBI since May 2011."Human sex trafficking is a horrific crime that has a devastating impact on its victims and the community," said U.S. Attorney Edward L. Stanton III. "What makes this case worse is that the alleged perpetrator is a law enforcement official who was sworn to protect and serve. Those who betray the public trust insult the integrity and honor of all law enforcement officials who risk their lives upholding the law."Patrolman McWhirter made an initial appearance Monday before Magistrate Judge Charmaine G. Claxton. "You would think the message would be loud and clear by now," said Police Director Toney Armstrong. "We will do this as often as needed in order to rid this department of those who can't make up their minds as to whether they want to be a police officer or a thug."McWhirter, who is assigned to the Union Station precinct as a patrol officer, is facing up to 10 years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine. |
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Cruz: Posted on Friday, July 13, 2012 9:33 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Washington Post says a police officer who worked as a motorcycle escort for the White House and other officials has been moved to administrative duty after he allegedly made threatening comments about Michelle Obama.
The Post says the officer was overheard making the comments Wednesday as several officers from the Special Operations Division discussed threats against the Obamas. The officer allegedly said he would shoot the first lady and then used his phone to retrieve a picture of the firearm he said he would use.
Asked about the report, D.C. police spokeswoman Gwendolyn Crump said the department received an allegation "inappropriate comments" were made" and police are investigating.
Secret Service spokesman Edwin Donovan says the agency is aware of the report and will follow up. OUR EDITORIAL: We all know politics can be a nasty, no holds-barred event. Politicians often go for the kill , ensuring that they destroy the credibility of their opponents. This presidential continues to take turns for the worst day by day in that area. It is no longer politics, but personal when you involve the families of those running for public offices. The growing hatred from the Obamas are becoming increasingly obvious. When you have an officer, who is sworn to protect lives; now threats to take a life. Not only does he make a threat, but allegedly shows off his weapon of choice. While we have freedom of speech; this would appear to have gone from idle thoughts to perhaps serious contemplation of this sinister act. I believe it is time for Mitt Romney and President Obama to take the lead and publicly come together in the same place at the same time...to say to America; we may not agree on how to run this country; but we do agree that hatred, violence and racism is will not be tolerated by either party! There are times when you have to put politics aside for the great good of this country. This could turn out to be the most divisive presidential race in the history of America, if both candidates and their camps don't come together to calm the storms, before someone gets hurt. That is my take, what's your? Cruz, Founder and CEO Cruz Inc |
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Cruz Sherman: Posted on Tuesday, July 03, 2012 11:49 AM
Most people would admit that they have done somethings they wish they had never did. I would be in that number myself; however what went on inside of Club Elements in South East Memphis would make Hugh Hefner close his eyes. I am originally from Memphis and what happened at this club is not indicative of the "Bluff City". A video has gone viral on the Internet and on Worldstar Hip Hop and has over 1.2 million hits. After one of my relatives from Memphis contacted me and asked had I heard about or seen the video...my response was no to both. since I author a blog and host a talk show, I generally don't miss many breaking news events or hot topics. Well, after viewing the video, this is one I wish I hadn't heard about or seen. I have witness a number of things in my lifetime; however this one ranks in the top if not number one of the most disturbing things. Action News 5 in Memphis broke this news...see their report on this public display of Romanesque behavior that would make Roman orgies of earlier times seem tame! MEMPHIS, TN - (WMC-TV) – An obscene video made in Memphis is going viral. In less than 24 hours, it caught the attention of angry residents, the mayor, and district attorney general. The video, which was shot at a Memphis club, is very graphic. It is so graphic that we cannot show all of it. The graphic nature of what is going on inside the club prompted the district attorney to investigate. "That video is horrible. It really is. I mean young girls," stated Samantha Brown, who was shocked by the video. The video shows sex acts shot in Club Elements on Winchester. The video is making its way all over the Internet and Twitter. "I have watched the video. We are well aware of it and we are looking into it," said District Attorney Amy Weirich. Weirich said the video shows lewd behavior that falls under the nuisance statute. The party was organized by Team Taboo, who rented Club Elements. Action News 5 learned the parties are held in different locations around Memphis. Club Elements is in a strip mall on Winchester. It shares the lot with Big Lots and other businesses. And it is just east of the World Overcomers Church. No one who works in the strip mall wanted to talk with Action News 5 on camera, however, one man came up to our crew and said the next party is this weekend down the street. He also said if we gave him $60, he would tell us where. We did not give him the $60. No one came to the locked door when our crews knocked. We called Team Taboo's CEO Datrin Delaney. He said he had some engagements and would call back. Memphis Films shot the video. Toria Davidson who owns that company said he shoots club and music videos. The Club Elements party was his first encounter with Team Taboo. "We were just shocked," Davidson said. He also said he is done with Team Taboo. "I just think I'm just going to stick with music videos and stay away from this point blank period." Memphis Mayor A.C. Wharton knows about the video. He said it will be investigated. The CEO of Team Taboo never returned our calls. Editorial Continued: In addition to viewing the video, I read through the comments posted on www.worldstarhiphop.com , it was surprising at the number comments that supported this type of OPEN behavior. Many people were giving "kudos" to the City of Memphis for being a source of inspiration for the activity that went on inside Club Elements. What is NOT surprising is why STD's among African American between the age of 16-30 is so high and increasing daily. With total disregard for safety for themselves as well as others, youth and young adults are increasing their changes of receiving the "special package" (HIV/AIDS). While sexual freedom is one thing, sexual stupidity is another. This is the most clear case of sexual stupidity I have ever heard about or seen. WAKE UP YOUNG PEOPLE...YOU ARE PLAYING RUSSIAN ROULETTE WITH YOUR LIVES...THE NEXT PULL OF THE SEXUAL TRIGGER COULD BE THE ONE THAT ENDS YOUR LIFE!! This is my thoughts on this event, what's yours...please response with your thoughts and views. |
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Cruz Inc Media: Posted on Wednesday, June 20, 2012 2:04 PM
THIS SCHOOL TARGETS AND USES DECEPTION PRACTICES AGAINST MINORITIES AND LOW-INCOME SINGLE MOTHERS... Relman, Dane & Colfax represents a plaintiff class in a lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against Richmond School of Health and Technology, Inc. ("RSHT"), which owns and operates a for-profit vocational college on campuses in Chester and Richmond, Virginia. In the amended complaint filed on August 3, 2011, seven named Plaintiffs allege that RSHT uses a variety of deceptive practices to encourage students to take out large federal student loans for an education that the school knows is inadequate, and that RSHT targets African Americans and residents of low-income neighborhoods for enrollment. The amended complaint is supported by forty declarations by additional students making similar allegations. The class alleges violations of the federal Equal Credit Opportunity Act, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Virginia Consumer Protection Act, breach of contract, and fraudulent inducement to contract. RSHT charges $10,000 to $28,000 for its programs, which it claims prepare students to become licensed and/or certified for positions in the medical field such as a surgical technician, medical assistant, massage therapist, and others. Yet the school does not prepare students for certification or licensing tests, fails to offer externships to students who need them for certification or licensing, and does not provide basic resources such as training equipment, up-to-date textbooks, or even teachers in its classrooms. RSHT applies for and obtains more than $5 million a year in federal financial aid on behalf of its students to keep the school operating, chiefly in the form of federal student loans. The lawsuit alleges that RSHT commits fraudulent and dishonest acts to secure these funds, such as cutting and pasting student signatures onto financial aid forms and altering records in anticipation of regulatory audits. RSHT fails to explain the loans to students and misrepresents how much they will have to pay every month when the loans come due. As a result of these practices, students graduate from RSHT saddled with large debts but without improved employment opportunities. Unable to pay back their loans, many RSHT students will be left with impaired credit, making it difficult for them to obtain loans and jobs in the future. RSHT does well in earning money off of its students but earns an “F” in serving their educational interests. The school is concerned only with profit, not education. RSHT engages in "reverse redlining" by using various marketing strategies to target African Americans and low-income neighborhoods in the Richmond area. This includes advertising on BET and hip hop radio stations. RSHT's student body is 75% African American even though the area population is only 30% African American. Relman, Dane & Colfax believes this is the first reverse redlining case ever filed against a for-profit college in the country. Plaintiffs Mary Morgan and Sade Battle were enrolled in RSHT’s nine-month, $10,000 Community Home Health program at the school’s Richmond campus. RSHT told them that the program would make students eligible for a community home health license, teach students to run their own home health care business, and give students a higher credential than the Certified Nurse Aide (“CNA”) license that Morgan previously held. However, Morgan and Battle later learned there is no community home health license in Virginia. RSHT did not prepare either Morgan or Battle to take any certification examination or operate their own home health businesses, and eventually offered to pay $900 for students to take a CNA class at another school. While Morgan graduated from RSHT, completed the CNA course, and passed the CNA exam, all she received for RSHT’s $10,000 program was a $900 course at another school that provided her with a license she previously held. Battle, however, was not able to graduate due to RSHT’s failure to arrange an externship that would align with her work schedule and childcare obligations, even though it had promised otherwise. When faced with a choice of quitting the job that her family relied on and completing the RSHT externship, Battle had no choice but to leave RSHT. Both Morgan and Battle face significant student loan debts for an education that provided no career advancement opportunities. Plaintiffs Amanda Smith and Loretta Towns graduated from RSHT’s Surgical Technology program at the school’s Richmond Campus, and Plaintiff Kyra Franklin graduated from the same program at RSHT’s Chester campus. Smith, Towns, and Franklin paid over $20,000, mostly through federal student loans, for a program that RSHT represented would provide all the knowledge and prerequisites they needed to become certified surgical technicians. RSHT’s curriculum, however, did not prepare them for the surgical technician exam. RSHT also failed to give Smith, Towns, and Franklin the promised externships to provide them with the surgical experience required for certification. As a result, Smith, Towns, and Franklin cannot become certified surgical technicians and cannot find jobs in their field of study. Plaintiff La-Deva Dabney was a student in RSHT’s Medical Billing and Coding Program at RSHT’s Chester campus, and financed her education largely through federal student loans. She was promised a high paying job upon completion of the program, help with job placement, and an externship that would provide valuable hands-on experience. RSHT’s classes failed to prepare Dabney for the medical billing and coding exam and assigned her to an “externship” that consisted of sitting in the library with a set of practice exercises. While Dabney passed the certification exam by engaging in her own intensive study program after graduation, she was not able to obtain a job in the field. Despite repeated requests, RSHT has not provided any job placement assistance. Plaintiff Ashley Thomas graduated from RSHT’s Pharmacy Technician program at RSHT’s Chester campus. RSHT led Thomas to believe that her education would be financed through federal grants that she would not have to repay. Over a month into the program, Thomas realized RSHT had taken out thousands in federal students loans on her behalf. RSHT’s classes did not provide Thomas with the knowledge she needed to pass the Virginia pharmacy technician licensing exam, and thus she cannot find work as a licensed pharmacy technician. RSHT has not provided any career assistance and Thomas is currently unemployed. In addition to the seven named Plaintiffs described above, the amended complaint is supported by forty declarations of current and former RSHT students in the Community Home Health, Licensed Practical Nursing, Massage Therapy, Medical Assistant, Medical Billing and Coding, Pharmacy Technician, and Surgical Technology programs. These declarations provide an extraordinary amount of detailed evidence related to RSHT’s intentional, fraudulent, and discriminatory practices WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU. DON'T LET THEM GET AWAY WITH THEIR UNFAIR PRACTICES! DON'T LET OTHERS BECOME VICTIMS OF THIS SCAM SCHOOL!!! BELOW ARE COMMENTS POSTED ON REVIEW PAGE FOR RSHT BY JAVON W. "this school is pathetic ....the owner and directors of the richmond campus should be ashamed of themselves ... they promise big dreams and the best one on one education... i wonder how in the world do they sleep at night ...they are no better than the common thieves out on the street... they are taking our money with a big smile on there faces... i myself attended and graduated with honors in october 2010 and passed my certification in november 2010 and still haevnt found a job in my field. tried to get assistance and the people that would help me because they said my school didn't exist ... doing the time i attended the school my class went through 4 or 5 different teachers and 3 deans...now tell me that isn't pathetic x10" |
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Cruz Inc Staff Writer: Posted on Friday, April 20, 2012 10:46 AM
Sanford, Fla. (WTVR/CNN) – A Florida judge has granted bond to George Zimmerman Friday morning. George Zimmerman is to be released on $150,000 bond. Also, the judge said Zimmerman will be monitored by GPS and will not be released today. He is also to have no contact with Martin’s family, can have no firearms and will be under a curfew. Additionally, Zimmerman will need to check in every three days with officials. George Zimmerman apologized to the family of Trayvon Martin prior to testifying in his bond hearing Friday. “I’m sorry for the loss of your son … I did not know if he was armed.” Investigator Dale Gilbreath testified Authorities have no evidence showing who started the altercation that led to Trayvon Martin’s death, Friday at George Zimmerman’s bond hearing. George Zimmerman is a caring, non-violent man who organized a campaign on behalf of a homeless man who had been beaten and mentored an African-American boy for two years, his mother testified Friday during his bond hearing. “I know that he is very protective of people, very protective of homeless people and also of children,” Gladys Zimmerman testified by telephone. WE WANT YOU TO WEIGHT IN ON THIS MATTER. DO YOU THINK ZIMMERMAN SHOULD HAVE BEEN GRANTED BOOND TO BE RELEASED? WHAT ABOUT THE CONDITIONS OF HIS RELEASE, DO YOU THINK THAT HIS FATHER'S POSITION AS A JUDGE INFLUENCED THE JUDGE TO APRROVE THE BOND STIPULATIONS? |
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