Georgia State Trooper's Use of Force in Viral Video Under Review

The use of force by a Georgia State trooper, who appeared to stomp on a suspect during an arrest, is now under review, the state's department of public safety says. Video of the incident quickly went viral, prompting a debate on social media.

The Georgia Department of Public Safety (DPS) said on October 3, a trooper with the Georgia State Patrol conducted a traffic stop because the driver was not wearing a seat belt. 

The driver, identified as Jamarco Lucas, initially stopped, but then fled the traffic stop, initiating a pursuit, DPS said in a statement to CBS News. 

The trooper followed Lucas, who exited his vehicle with his right hand inside his waistband and the trooper later saw a handgun fall out of his pants, officials said. 

While following on foot, the trooper deployed his Taser twice, hitting Lucas once. When Lucas fell to the ground, he did not display his hands or follow verbal commands from the trooper, DPS says.

The video, originally posted on Twitter by "Atlanta Uncensored," shows Lucas on the ground. The trooper is seen hitting Lucas with his foot twice, dragging him across a sidewalk and putting his knee on him as he handcuffs him. 

This can’t be real 😳 pic.twitter.com/EclvJFwj1L

— ATL Uncensored | Atlanta News (@ATLUncensored) October 3, 2021

DPS said the trooper was unaware if Lucas was still armed and that he maneuvered as if he was attempting to get up again. 

"The Trooper applied a foot strike to the center of the driver's body and then another to the driver's right-hand area which appeared to still be in the waistband," the DPS statement reads. "Once the Trooper observed the driver did not have a weapon, he placed the driver into custody." 

Husky Fights Bath Time in Hilarious Viral Video

Taking a bath is something that most humans relish, however one husky on TikTok had a different view entirely about the prospect of a good old soak.

In a video that's gone viral on the app with more than 17.7 million views, a large dog called Winter can be seen doing everything she can to try and avoid getting into the tub.

The clip, which was shared by an account called Winterthehuskymalamute, begins with a woman carrying Winter down the corridor as her limbs flail about.

The animal is attempting to wriggle from her grip, and the video then cuts to her being dragged backwards into the bathroom as she tries with all her might to escape.

Text overlaying the footage, which can be watched here, reads: "Bath time! Every time!"

Winterthehuskymalamute captioned the eventful clip, writing: "Huskies vs bathes at home she's different at the spa #dogbath #dogspa #comedy #dogsoftiktok #fyp #female #spa."

The hilarious clip has gained lots of traction online since it was posted on April 30, surpassing 1.9 million likes and 111,000 shares.

@winterthehuskymalamute

Huskies vs bathes at home she’s different at the spa #dogbath #dogspa #comedy#dogsoftiktok #fyp#female #spa

♬ Good boy - Tik Toker

New Jersey Man in Viral Racist Rant Charged Again

Edward Mathews, seen in his mugshot from the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office, is facing new charges following his arrest in July.

(CNN)A New Jersey man arrested in July after a video showed him shouting racial slurs at a neighbor has been charged "with leaving a threatening note on one of his victim's cars earlier this year," as well as vandalizing the victim's vehicle, according to a news release from the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office.

Edward Cagney Mathews, 45, was served with charges of bias intimidation in the fourth degree and harassment at Burlington County Jail, where he's been since his July 5 arrest, according to the news release.

This most recent charge against Mathews was filed after the FBI performed a handwriting analysis on the note left on a neighbor's vehicle in January, the prosecutor's office said. The analysis revealed Mathews wrote the note and had smeared feces on the vehicle, it said. CNN has not been able to reach Mathews' attorney.

n investigation following Mathews' July arrest by the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office and the Mount Laurel Police Department has resulted in 22 charges against him since July 2, including bias intimidation, harassment, criminal mischief, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and stalking, according to the prosecutor's office. The charges are pending presentation to a grand jury for possible indictment, the office said in the news release.

An independent investigation shows 6 years' worth of complaints, some racially charged

The Burlington County Prosecutor's Office conducted an independent review in response to allegations that the Mount Laurel Police Department showed favoritism to Mathews, because many complaints had been made against him dating back to 2016 and no charges were filed. The prosecutor's office released the results in a 25-page report Tuesday. Read the full article on CNN.

Lethal Kids Games Drive Viral Fame of Netflix Series “Squid Game”

SEOUL (Reuters) – The hit Netflix series “Squid Game” from South Korea has gone viral across the world and online by morphing childhood games popular before the digital era such as “Red Light, Green Light” into deadly survival challenges.

The playground game where players stop and go at a tagger’s command is one of six kids games with fatal consequences depicted in the gory thriller named after a South Korean variation of tag played in the 1970s and 80s using a board drawn in the dirt. In the “Red Light, Green Light” episode, the show’s first, players are shot for failing to stand still at the red light call.

The Squid Game is the last one the 456 cash-strapped contestants on the show, ranging from a North Korean defector to a fund manager charged with embezzlement, must compete in for a prize of 45.6 billion won ($38.66 million).

The horror series has shot to popularity since premiering on Sept. 17, becoming the first Korean drama to snatch the top spot on Netflix in the United States. It could become its most popular show yet globally, the company’s Co-Chief Executive Ted Sarandos said on Monday.

“We did not see that coming, in terms of its global popularity,” he said.

South Korea, Asia’s fourth-largest economy, has established itself as a global entertainment hub with its vibrant pop-culture, including the seven-member boy band BTS and movies such as Oscar winners “Parasite,” a satire about class and society, and “Minari,” about a Korean immigrant family in the United States.

The fame of “Squid Game” has transferred to the so-called metaverse, or digital world where people move and communicate in virtual environments.

Thousands of global users have been playing “Red Light, Green Light” in several game rooms dubbed “Squid Game” on Roblox, a California-based maker of popular online video game platforms.

The rooms emulate several film sets and let users sign up for a “Red Light, Green Light” game.

On Twitter, the hashtags “SquidGame” and “RedLightGreenLight” were trending and reviews of the Roblox games have inundated YouTube and other social media.

Venues outside the virtual world are also capitalizing on the show’s popularity.

A Facebook post showed a mall in Quezon City in the Philippines had installed a 3-metre (10 ft) copy of the doll that calls out the commands in the “Red Light, Green Light” episode, which invites people to play across a crosswalk outside and win prizes.

Following the success of the nine-part series, season two of “Squid Game” is in the works, and Netflix has said it plans to invest $500 million on original movies and TV shows this year in South Korea, one Asia’s fastest growing markets.

Adele said she wrote her Upcoming Album for her Son

LONDON, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Adele said she recorded her upcoming fourth album to explain her divorce to her young son, as the British singer prepares to make her musical comeback.

In what Vogue magazine said was her first interview in five years, the singer-songwriter described the record, which follows her 2015 Grammy Award-winning "25", as "sensitive".

The 33-year-old, who has split from charity executive Simon Konecki, appears on the November covers of Vogue and British Vogue, a first for the fashion magazine, with both editions running separate interviews.

"I just felt like I wanted to explain to him, through this record, when he's in his twenties or thirties, who I am and why I voluntarily chose to dismantle his entire life in the pursuit of my own happiness," Adele told British Vogue, referring to her nine-year-old son, Angelo.

"It made him really unhappy sometimes. And that's a real wound for me that I don't know if I'll ever be able to heal."

Adele, who has named her three albums after milestone ages - "19", "21" and "25", has enjoyed stratospheric success with ballads like "Someone Like You" and "Hello", in which she sings about break-ups and regrets.

"It's sensitive for me, this record, just in how much I love it," Adele told Vogue.

On Tuesday, Adele posted a short video clip for her upcoming single "Easy On Me", released on Oct. 15.

Fans had speculated new Adele music was imminent after mysterious "30" signs were beamed on buildings around the world.

"When I was 30, my entire life fell apart and I had no warning of it," Adele told British Vogue.

Adele, who lives across the street from Konecki and shares custody with him, also addressed her weight loss, which had made headlines.

"My body's been objectified my entire career. It's not just now. I understand why it's a shock," she said. "I understand why some women especially were hurt. Visually I represented a lot of women. But I'm still the same person."

Reporting by Marie-Louise Gumuchian; Editing by Mike Collett-White via Reuters