Cheat Sheet - Cop Killer Had a Death Wish

Read This, Skip That .... December 22, 2014 TWISTED 1. Cop Killer Had a Death Wish Ismaaiyl Brinsley may have claimed that he was hunting police officers as a sort of twisted revenge for Michael Brown and Eric Garner, who both suffered tragic deaths at the hands of cops, but he was more of a deranged loser than militant radical. After 19 arrests, three suspected murders, and one attempted suicide, he is finally gone, writes M.L. Nestel. Read it at The Daily Beast EPIC JOURNEY 2. From Homeless to Hollywood: Jena Malone's Long, Strange Trip As a teen, she wowed in films like Donnie Darko and Saved! Now Jena Malone is 30, and all the rage once again with roles in Inherent Vice, The Hunger Games, and a massive new superhero film. Marlow Stern talks to the self-proclaimed weirdo about her unusual path to stardom. Read it at The Daily Beast WHERE ARE YOUR SIGNS? 3. Any Outrage Out There for Ramos and Liu? Will those who protested Eric Garner's death rush to the side of Rafael Ramos' two sons, or Wenjian Liu's widow, who married the police officer just two months ago? Mike Barnicle asks whether the demonstrators will stick around to defend the men and women who dedicate their lives to protecting us each day. Read it at The Daily Beast PATTERN 4. No Charges for Cop Who Killed Black Man Former Milwaukee Police Officer Christopher Manney will not face charges for fatally shooting Dontre Hamilton, a black man, in April. District Attorney John Chisholm declined to press charges, despite calls from Hamilton's family and other protesters. A lawyer for Hamilton's family said on Monday that he is seeking a federal investigation to determine if Manney's actions warrant federal charges. Manney was called when workers at a Starbucks complained that Hamilton was sleeping in a downtown park. Manney began patting Hamilton down, and Hamilton, who was schizophrenic, began to fight him. Manney proceeded to shoot Hamilton 14 times. Read it at Milwaukee Journal Sentinel REVENGE 5. North Korea's Internet Has Gone Out North Korea was experiencing a massive Internet outage Monday, according to tech experts who claim the duress currently being placed on the Hermit Kingdom's network is consistent with a cyberattack. Pyongyang has denied that its agents are responsible for hacking into Sony's email database in revenge for making The Interview. Despite North Korea's professed innocence, President Obama has threatened measured retaliation against Kim Jong Un's regime. Doug Madory, the director of Internet analysis at Dyn Research, says a denial of service attack on North Korea may be underway. Read it at The New York Times KEEP THE CALM De Blasio: Hold Off on Protests Addresses NYPD murders. Happy Christmas Pope Slams Gossiping Bishops, Cardinals Accuses Vatican of "spiritual Alzheimer's." CIVILIAN ATTACK 15 Killed in Nigeria Bus Station Bombing Boko Haram suspected. IN THE DOG HOUSE 22 Indicted in Dog-Fighting Ring Across Maryland and West Virginia. HUFFINGTON POST Hillary Clinton Support Dips In New Poll US WEEKLY Elton John Marries David Furnish: Wedding Details! ROLLING STONE Tea Partiers Are Right: Jeb Is a RINO 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. Dr. Evil Gives Lessons to North Korea, Sony Mike Myers opens SNL as his 'Austin Powers' supervillain. More Videos The 20 Best Movies of the Year by Marlow Stern The Bloodiest Media Coups of 2014 by Lloyd Grove The Women Battling an Islamist Strongman by Christina Asquith

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