Pageant fans tweet racist insults, and more
Viewers disappointed by the outcome of the Miss America pageant took to Twitter to hurl racist insults at Miss New York.
Pageant fans tweet racist insults
Viewers disappointed by the outcome of this week’s Miss America pageant took to Twitter to hurl racist insults at Miss New York, its newly crowned winner. A deluge of tweets called Nina Davuluri, who is an Indian-American born in the U.S., “an Arab,” “Miss 9/11,” and “a terrorist,” and complained that her coronation was anti-American.
Florida man arrested for protesting red-light cameras
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A Florida man was arrested and jailed for protesting his town’s red-light cameras. Police in Apopka demanded Mark E. Schmidter’s identification, handcuffed him, and charged him with a “pedestrian violation” for handing out pamphlets calling for a public vote on the cameras, which he says are a scam to raise money. “I asked him if he had a permit to protest the red-light cameras, and he said no,” said the arresting officer.
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