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Spring Valley School Cop Fired for Videotaped Incident with Student

Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott fired Senior Deputy Ben Fields, and said he overreacted when he was attempting to discipline a recalcitrant student at Spring Valley High School. Video footage of the classroom tussle went viral on Monday, prompting an FBI investigation and calls for Fields to be fired.

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Poll: Americans Want Brian Williams Fired, Not Suspended

The Media Research Center’s new poll confirms the outrage of Americans over Brian Williams’ web of deceit. The poll found that 66.1% of the 1,007 respondents thought that Williams should have been fired rather than NBC’s decision to suspend him without pay.