Lee Merritt
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A 36-year-old man from Texas flew to Bogotá, Colombia and allegedly sexually abused a 7-year-old boy on a balcony in broad daylight. Neighbors heard the screams. They filmed. They called police. Because of them, three children ages 4, 7, and 15 are now safe. Sources indicate he may have adopted all three of those children. Let that sink in. This is not an isolated incident. Colombia has already turned away 100 foreigners for sex tourism in just the first half of 2026. American passports are being used to exploit the most vulnerable children in the world. Colombia’s president is now calling for visas to stop predators from entering the country. 🎥: CBS News / Lilia Luciano
Lee Merritt948,906 görüntüleme • 19 gün önce
The gag order lifted. And the mask came off with it. After sentencing, Austin Metcalf’s father Jeff Metcalf went live on TikTok and was caught on a racist rant about Karmelo Anthony, including calling him a “watermelon felon,” saying Black people get “all the free sh*t we give you,” claiming “400 years ago someone sold you to us,” and attacking Black fathers for not being involved in their children’s lives. This is the same man who stood in that courtroom and said “this was never about race.” The prosecution struck every qualified Black juror from the panel. A gag order silenced public response for nearly a year. And the moment the muzzle came off, this is who he showed us he was. Karmelo Anthony did not get a fair trial. And now the victim’s own father has confirmed in his own words what this community has known from the beginning. 🎥: Secret Service Sam
Lee Merritt563,534 görüntüleme • 22 gün önce
At the Costa Maya pier in Mexico, Myron was on a Carnival cruise with his wife for their anniversary when an elderly passenger fell from the pier into the ocean. Before anyone could fully react, he jumped in — no life jacket, no safety net, just instinct and courage to save a stranger’s life. Salute to this king. The world needs more people who move like this when it matters most. 🎥 TT: Amy nelson
Lee Merritt895,849 görüntüleme • 1 ay önce
What you’re watching is not “just a disagreement.” It is open Islamophobia in the middle of an H‑E‑B aisle in Conroe, Texas. A woman in scrubs allegedly walks up to two Muslim shoppers and tells them they’re “not welcome” in this state or this country, simply because of their faith. We’re not blurring this out or brushing it off. In no way is hate speech in public spaces ever acceptable to do to anyone, of any race, any culture, or any faith. Always document incidents like this so we can keep sharing and amplifying them until people are held accountable and forced to face serious consequences, and until this kind of hate is impossible to ignore. 🎥: @aijazchaudary
Lee Merritt184,411 görüntüleme • 14 gün önce
On August 26, 2025, 19-year-old Black autistic college student Victoria Lang was locked out of her dorm in Wichita Falls, Texas and went to a downtown McDonald’s to change her clothes while she waited for housing to be sorted out. A manager called 911, claiming she’d been in the restroom too long and assuming she was homeless. Wichita Falls police officers Daniel Wilson and Douglas Gulley responded; body cam footage shows Wilson choking, dragging, and hogtying Lang as they force her out of the restroom, into the restaurant, and into a patrol car — force the department later labeled “unnecessary and excessive”. Both officers left the Wichita Falls Police Department, with Wilson fired in November 2025 and Gulley resigning afterward. On May 6, 2026, the city finally released five angles of body cam and cruiser video from the arrest, and days later a grand jury indicted former officer Daniel Wilson over his actions in that McDonald’s bathroom. 🎥: Texoma's Homepage
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This mother was traveling through Hurst with her 15-year-old son in the passenger seat when she was pulled over and accused of speeding. She planned to contest the claim in court but still provided her license, as required by law. She declined to take the paper receipt of the citation, protesting what she believed was racial profiling. The officer insisted—tossing the ticket toward her when she refused to take it from his hand. She instinctively tossed the paper out of the window. What happened next is an example of everything that is wrong with American policing. This officer had three clear options: 1.Issue a second citation for littering using the information he already had. 2.Walk away—the citation had already been issued. 3.Instead, he chose to snatch this mother out of her vehicle in front of her child, slam her to the ground, seriously injure her, and take her to jail… where she was ultimately issued a citation and then released to the hospital for treatment of the injuries caused during the arrest.
Lee Merritt1,338,275 görüntüleme • 3 ay önce
On June 14, 2026, 16 year old Jeremiah Spearman was stopped and detained by Battle Creek police while walking home. Officers claimed his behavior was “not normal.” He wasn’t running. He wasn’t threatening anyone. He wasn’t committing a crime. He was walking home. This is the reality many Black families live with. These kinds of “mistakes” have already cost too many of our young people their lives, when law enforcement or those who see themselves as enforcers act on suspicion while a Black child is simply walking through their own neighborhood. We saw it with Trayvon Martin. One question worth asking is how often this happens to minors who aren’t Black or Brown? His name is Jeremiah Spearman. He was just walking home.
Lee Merritt105,854 görüntüleme • 11 gün önce
Mother Fletcher survived Tulsa at 7. Died at 111 without justice. “I live through the massacre every day.”
Lee Merritt1,405,229 görüntüleme • 7 ay önce
Another day, another Black driver in handcuffs over a traffic stop. Under Texas law, a standard speeding stop is supposed to end with a citation once you sign the ticket—not with weapons drawn and an officer forcing the back of his neck into the car. Compliance may reduce the danger, but it should never be the price of surviving a routine stop without a broken neck or a lost life. 🎥: Kirk Suede
Lee Merritt15,183 görüntüleme • 3 gün önce
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Makayla Rene Settles was 18 years old with a dream. She moved to California to live with her biological father and attend college. Two days later, he got her drunk and sexually assaulted her for four hours. She did everything right. She called for help. She went to the hospital that same night. She gave her statement to police. A rape kit was performed and his DNA was found inside of his own daughter. He was arrested that same night. Five months later, Makayla died by suicide. She could not carry the weight of what he did to her. Stephen Vincent Chavez is out on bail. His next court date is April 21st at the Ventura County Courthouse, Courtroom 14 at 8:30 AM. The Ventura County DA has signaled this case may not move forward because Makayla is no longer here to testify. Her statements are on record. The DNA is on record. Her family is demanding justice. Show up for Makayla. Contact the Ventura County DA Eric Nasarenko and demand this case goes to trial. 📍 Ventura County Courthouse 📅 April 21, 2026 | 8:30 AM | Courtroom 14 🎥: FOX 11 Los Angeles
Lee Merritt328,561 görüntüleme • 2 ay önce
A mom took her children on a simple hotel stay. Instead of rest, she was confronted and treated like a trespasser by a couple who decided she didn’t belong there. She had a right to be on that property. Her children had a right to feel safe seeing their mother respected, not interrogated. This isn’t a “misunderstanding.” This is the everyday reality of racial profiling: ordinary moments with our families turned into scenes of humiliation, fear, and public accusation. We document these incidents because accountability starts with visibility. No one should have to prove they belong in the spaces they have already paid for. 🎥: @chelseadawnrose
Lee Merritt224,354 görüntüleme • 2 ay önce
The military admits they made a “mistake” brutally arresting my client Kareem El—a Black former Marine captain targeted. We don’t accept “mistake” as closure. We demand full accountability, policy changes to prevent this from happening to another innocent person. The Washington Post
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Florida correctional officer Mario Grier was captured on home surveillance video in Sanford violently grabbing and slamming his 9‑year‑old stepdaughter onto a car hood in front of other children. In the footage, the child’s aunt, Leondra Chapman, sees what happened and immediately confronted him upon her arrival. Sanford Police say they took a report, interviewed the family, and turned the case over to the State Attorney’s Office, which is now reviewing the video and other evidence to determine possible charges. This man should be arrested immediately, fired from any correctional or law‑enforcement position, and kept away from this 9‑year‑old girl and her siblings.
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A police sergeant claimed a teen pointed a gun at her — then her own bodycam proved she lied. This young man was arrested, jailed, and had his life upended based on a story the evidence does not support. In the end, prosecutors dropped the charge, but only after he had already been dragged through the system and branded a threat. That is not a “misunderstanding.” That is a violation of his rights and a breach of the public trust. Body-worn cameras were introduced to bring transparency and accountability to policing. They only work when we are willing to confront what they show us, even when it exposes misconduct by those in uniform. False statements by law enforcement must be treated with the same gravity as the accusations they level against our communities. When an officer’s words can put a child in a cage, any abuse of that power has to be investigated, documented, and answered with real consequences.
Lee Merritt112,068 görüntüleme • 1 ay önce
Police claim her car “matched the description” of an armed robbery suspect, yet the vehicle type, race, and gender didn’t match at all—under the Fourth Amendment, you cannot be detained without reasonable suspicion specific to you, and under Terry v. Ohio officers must be able to clearly articulate that suspicion, not hide behind vague, inaccurate descriptions. When stops like this escalate, they often end in deadly force; even when no one is killed, an unlawful seizure and the threat of guns around children can inflict lifelong psychological trauma that still requires accountability, policy change, and legal action. 🎥: @thekathleenbooker (IG)
Lee Merritt194,767 görüntüleme • 2 ay önce
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation issued a statewide Blue Alert naming an innocent 19-year-old as a wanted suspect in connection with a Covington County deputy shooting. They were wrong. This young man never left his city. He had nothing to do with this incident. Yet his name and description were sent to every phone across the state, branding him a dangerous criminal before a single fact was verified. After he explained his whereabouts and provided his alibi, investigators cleared him and he was released. The Covington County Sheriff’s department confirmed this was a case of mistaken identity. But the damage to his name, his reputation, and his family’s peace of mind cannot be undone with a simple retraction. This is not a minor administrative error. When law enforcement moves this recklessly, innocent people get hurt. Or worse, they don’t make it home. Accountability is not optional. It is owed. 🎥: WLBT 3 On Your Side
Lee Merritt52,194 görüntüleme • 21 gün önce