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Poteau Police Officer Adopts Child After Investigating His Case Of Severe Child Abuse

POTEAU (KFSM) -- In 2015, Poteau Police Officer Jody Thompson said he was pulling into the parking lot of work when a call of child abuse went out.

"I thought I would respond to the call with on duty officers to see if I could give any kind of assistance," Thompson said.

He responded with quite a bit of emotion when asked at what point he knew he would never leave the then 8-year-old's side.

Poteau Police Chief Stephen Fruen explained what happened in that child abuse case.

Investigators said the little boy was taken to the hospital by officer Thompson, who stayed by his side while recovering in the intensive care unit.

John Thompson is a straight A student and in the gifted and talented program at his school, his dad says.

Fruen said his officer sets a standard for care and compassion in law enforcement. »

Arkansas' Ten Commandments Monument Lasted Less Than 24 Hours

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Arkansas' Ten Commandments Monument Lasted Less Than 24 Hours.

Less than a day after a monument of the Ten Commandments was installed outside the Arkansas State Capitol in Little Rock, it was destroyed when a man smashed a car into the stone.

"My boss called me and told me the Ten Commandments monument had been destroyed," Secretary of State and Capitol Police spokesman Chris Powell told NPR. »

'Bad Ass' Danny Trejo: Actors who do their own stunts are crazy

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Danny Trejo: I would say somebody who doesn’t take too many steps backwards.

Just somebody who is going to stand up for what’s right, sees something wrong and wants to change it, and no steps backwards.

Every time the profession’s mixed, I don’t want to risk 80 people’s jobs just so I can say I have big nuts. »

Californians: Demand a Vote on Your Broadband Privacy Before the Telecom Lobby Runs Out the Clock

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However, it has been stalled in the Senate Rules Committee – likely due to opposition from major cable and telephone companies.

They can’t win at the vote given the overwhelming public opposition to repealing our privacy rights in the first place, which is why this is their strategy.

A vast majority of conservative, liberal, and independent voters opposed Congress repealing our broadband privacy rights and naturally they demanded action. »