Week on the Web May 16 2015

14 Years of No Charges for LA Cops

The LA Daily News reports that no police officer has been prosecuted for an on-duty shooting In Los Angeles County, since 2001. http://bit.ly/1A58eMO

Vice magazine asks why looking at what other people are saying around the country. http://bit.ly/1EM9W12

"Trusting police officers is effectively a professional requirement for most prosecutors, and that trust doesn't evaporate when an officer the prosecutor works with shoots a suspect. So it's not surprising that indictments for on-duty incidents are exceedingly rarewithout incontrovertible evidence that contradicts an officer's version of events."

Coming of Age with Your Girlfriends and Rihanna

Sometimes -- ok usually -- watching movies with subtitles is not worth the pain. Girlhood's the rare exception. The movie will be released on DVD this week. Rihanna gave permission for her music to be used in the movie after writer/director Celine Sciamma made it a crucial part of the story. Hunger TV talked to Sciamma about the film, her decision to use an all-black group of girls, and the scene that makes the movie. (check out the clip) http://bit.ly/1cEzvdI

Purple Pocketbook

Alicia Carr discovered her love for coding later in life. Now her app, The Purple PocketBook, is helping women get out of abusive relationships --safely. Atlanta technology blog Hypepotamus talks with Carr about starting her business. http://bit.ly/

Church of Pot

Cannabis isn't legal in Indiana --unless it's your religion.

US New and World Report writes the church will test Indiana's new religious freedom law.

"The first service, church founder Bill Levin says, will open with “Amazing Grace” played on harmonica by a popular young musician and move to a quick sermon and short member testimonies about positive things that happened in the past week." http://bit.ly/1e5V3RE

No Charges in Shooting of Tony Robinson

Footage of a white Madison police officer fatally shooting a 19-year-old unarmed biracial man has been released by the Wisconsin Department of Justice, following the announcement on Tuesday that no criminal charges would be pursued in the shooting death of Tony Robinson. Tony Robinson's mother says she will file a lawsuit. Madison.com has a timeline of what happened that night. http://bit.ly/1IGdR56

The Guardian reports that the police chief has launched an investigation after a 10-year-old boy was maced during a protest. http://bit.ly/1JNQUM2