Cheat Sheet - You Can Buy Body Cameras for Ferguson Cops

Read This, Skip That .... August 18, 2014 WISH LIST 1. You Can Buy Body Cams for Ferguson Police Forensic pathologists are trying to figure out what transpired between Michael Brown and Officer Wilson before the unarmed teen was shot at least six times. For less than $400 we could have known, Michael Daly writes, if the Ferguson P.D. equipped the officer with a body camera like the ones worn with great success in departments across the country. Maybe it's time we chip in. Read it at The Daily Beast NEW DETAILS 2. New Eyewitness: Cop Chased After Brown A new eyewitness who recorded footage of Michael Brown on her phone says he was chased down by Officer Darren Wilson. Piaget Crenshaw has come forward with her account of the immediate events prior to Brown's murder. "I knew the police shouldn't have been chasing this young boy and firing at the same time," she says. According to her, Wilson looked like he was trying to pull Brown into the police car. She said it "upset the officer" that Brown got away, and he began firing at him. By her account, when one of the bullets grazed Brown's arm, he turned around and "then he was shot multiple times." She described how after Brown was lying dead on the street, "Wilson looks baffled, like 'What have I just done?'" Read it at CNN NEW PLATFORM 3. Rand Paul Gives War a Chance When it comes to international affairs, Rand Paul's advisers are painting him as the new Ronald Reagan, but the libertarian senator is famously skeptical of foreign wars. Olivia Nuzzi asks why he is suddenly being compared to the coldest of Cold Warriors? Read it at The Daily Beast FRESH BLOOD 4. Can NY's Elizabeth Warren Topple Cuomo? Zephyr Teachout lives in a fifth-floor walkup in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. She also wants to be New York's next governor. First, David Freedlander reports, she has to get by the guy with the $30 million war chest. Read it at The Daily Beast BIBLICAL WAR 5. Pope Francis, ISIS, and the Last Crusade There is more than mere barbarism behind the savage tactics of the self-anointed "caliph" whose forces, formerly called ISIS, now dominate swathes of Syria and Iraq, writes Christopher Dickey. "Caliph" Ibrahim wanted his fight to be a true holy war on both sides—and his strategy seems to be succeeding, with some of the highest Christian officials calling for military action. Read it at The Daily Beast LIKE A BOSS Hillary Already Travels Like She's Prez And doesn't like posing for pictures. SO LONG Republican Who Gave Senate to Dems Dies Jim Jeffords of Vermont. ADIOS Nadal Withdraws From U.S. Open Wrist injury keeps him out. WHOOPS Hackers Grab 4.5M Hospital Records Across 28 states. TRAGIC Man Dies After Raising $100K for ALS Friend of ice bucket challenge's inventor. Rolling Stone Last Tango in Kabul: Blood and Chaos in a Desperate City Huffington Post Kroger Under Fire From Gun-Control Moms UsWeekly Justin Timberlake in Hot Water Over Madonna Birthday Tweet GET The Cheat Sheet A speedy, smart summary of news and must-reads from across the Web. You'll love the featured original stories on politics, entertainment, and more from The Daily Beast's diverse group of contributors. GET Culture Beast Weekly cultural recommendations from The Daily Beast. Viral Video of the Day: John Oliver on Ferguson 'Last Week Tonight' takes on police militarization. More Videos Will Scandal Sink the Spanish Royals? by Tom Sykes Is UMass Biased Against Male Students? by Emily Shire Palermo Is Not Just for the Mafia Anymore by Alia Akkam , Emily Shire

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