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1985 MOVE bombing, the Glossary

The 1985 MOVE bombing, locally known by its date, May 13, 1985, was the destruction of residential homes in the Cobbs Creek neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, by the Philadelphia Police Department during a standoff with MOVE, a black liberation organization.^[1]

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1985 building bombings
1985 in Pennsylvania
Aerial improvised explosive device bombings
Airstrikes conducted by the United States
Armed standoffs in the United States
Building bombings in the United States
Explosions in Pennsylvania
Fires in Pennsylvania
Helicopter attacks
Improvised explosive device bombings in the United States
Mass murder in 1985
Mass murder in the United States in the 1980s
May 1985 events in the United States
Philadelphia Police Department
Riots and civil disorder in Philadelphia

Airstrike

An airstrike, air strike, or air raid is an offensive operation carried out by aircraft.

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Arrest warrant

An arrest warrant or bench warrant is a warrant issued by a judge or magistrate on behalf of the state which authorizes the arrest and detention of an individual or the search and seizure of an individual's property.

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Black power movement

The black power movement or black liberation movement was a branch or counterculture within the civil rights movement of the United States, reacting against its more moderate, mainstream, or incremental tendencies and motivated by a desire for safety and self-sufficiency that was not available inside redlined African American neighborhoods.

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C-4 (explosive)

C-4 or Composition C-4 is a common variety of the plastic explosive family known as Composition C, which uses RDX as its explosive agent.

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Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (Société Radio-Canada), branded as CBC/Radio-Canada, is the Canadian public broadcaster for both radio and television.

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City manager

A city manager is an official appointed as the administrative manager of a city in the council–manager form of city government.

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Clarence Charles Newcomer

Clarence Charles Newcomer (January 18, 1923 – August 22, 2005) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania for more than 33 years.

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Cobbs Creek, Philadelphia

Cobbs Creek is a neighborhood located in the West Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, named for the creek which forms part of Philadelphia's western border.

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Conspiracy

A conspiracy, also known as a plot, ploy, or scheme, is a secret plan or agreement between people (called conspirers or conspirators) for an unlawful or harmful purpose, such as murder, treason, or corruption, especially with a political motivation, while keeping their agreement secret from the public or from other people affected by it.

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Contempt of court

Contempt of court, often referred to simply as "contempt", is the crime of being disobedient to or disrespectful toward a court of law and its officers in the form of behavior that opposes or defies the authority, justice, and dignity of the court.

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Criminal possession of a weapon

Criminal possession of a weapon is the unlawful possession of a weapon by an individual.

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Ed Rendell

Edward Gene Rendell (born January 5, 1944) is an American lawyer, prosecutor, politician, and author who served as the 45th governor of Pennsylvania from 2003 to 2011.

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Ellen Powell Tiberino

Ellen Powell Tiberino (1937-1992) was an African American artist who was figurative and expressionist in her pastels, oils, pencil drawings and sculptures.

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Federal Bureau of Investigation

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the domestic intelligence and security service of the United States and its principal federal law enforcement agency.

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Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution

The Fourth Amendment (Amendment IV) to the United States Constitution is part of the Bill of Rights.

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Gregore J. Sambor

Gregore J. Sambor (February 22, 1928 - September 15, 2015) was an American Police Commissioner of the Philadelphia Police Department from 1984 to 1985.

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Janet Monge

Janet Monge is an American physical anthropologist who was the keeper and curator of the physical anthropology section at the Penn Museum, the associate director and Manager of the Penn Museum Casting Program, and Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Pennsylvania.

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John Africa

John Africa (July 26, 1931 – May 13, 1985), born Vincent Leaphart, was the founder of MOVE, a Philadelphia-based, predominantly black organization active from the early 1970s and still active.

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Lawsuit

A lawsuit is a proceeding by one or more parties (the plaintiff or claimant) against one or more parties (the defendant) in a civil court of law.

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Leo A. Brooks Sr.

Leo Austin Brooks Sr. (born August 9, 1932) is a retired major general of the United States Army who later became city manager of Philadelphia.

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Lists of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States

Below are lists of people killed by law enforcement in the United States, both on duty and off duty. 1985 MOVE bombing and lists of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States are police brutality in the United States.

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Medical examiner

The medical examiner is an appointed official in some American jurisdictions that investigates deaths that occur under unusual or suspicious circumstances, to perform post-mortem examinations, and in some jurisdictions to initiate inquests.

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Megaphone

A megaphone, speaking trumpet, bullhorn, blowhorn, or loudhailer is usually a portable or hand-held, cone-shaped acoustic horn used to amplify a person's voice or other sounds and direct it in a given direction.

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Miracle Valley shootout

The Miracle Valley shootout was a confrontation between members of the Christ Miracle Healing Center and Church (CMHCC) and Cochise County law enforcement that occurred in Miracle Valley, Arizona, on October 23, 1982. 1985 MOVE bombing and Miracle Valley shootout are law enforcement operations in the United States.

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MOVE (Philadelphia organization)

MOVE (pronounced like the word "move"), originally the Christian Movement for Life, is a communal organization that advocates for nature laws and natural living, founded in 1972 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, by John Africa (born Vincent Leaphart). 1985 MOVE bombing and MOVE (Philadelphia organization) are Armed standoffs in the United States, Philadelphia Police Department and riots and civil disorder in Philadelphia.

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Parole

Parole (also known as provisional release or supervised release) is a form of early release of a prison inmate where the prisoner agrees to abide by behavioral conditions, including checking-in with their designated parole officers, or else they may be rearrested and returned to prison.

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Penn Museum

Penn Museum, formerly known as The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, is an archaeology and anthropology museum at the University of Pennsylvania.

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Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania Dutch), is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States.

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Philadelphia

Philadelphia, colloquially referred to as Philly, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the sixth-most populous city in the nation, with a population of 1,603,797 in the 2020 census.

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Philadelphia City Council

The Philadelphia City Council, the legislative body of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, consists of ten members elected by district and seven members elected at-large.

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Philadelphia Fire Department

The Philadelphia Fire Department provides fire protection and emergency medical services (EMS) to the city of Philadelphia.

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Philadelphia Police Department

The Philadelphia Police Department (PPD, Philly PD, or Philly Police) is the police agency responsible for law enforcement and investigations within the County and City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Podcast

A podcast is a program made available in digital format for download over the Internet.

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Police aviation

Police aviation is the use of aircraft in police operations.

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Police brutality

Police brutality is the excessive and unwarranted use of force by law enforcement against an individual or a group.

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Princeton University

Princeton University is a private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey.

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Qualified immunity

In the United States, qualified immunity is a legal principle of federal constitutional law that grants government officials performing discretionary (optional) functions immunity from lawsuits for damages unless the plaintiff shows that the official violated "clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable person would have known".

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Rainbow Farm

Rainbow Farm was a pro-marijuana campground in Newberg Township, Cass County, Michigan, United States, that was involved in a fatal police standoff on September 3, 2001. 1985 MOVE bombing and Rainbow Farm are Armed standoffs in the United States and law enforcement operations in the United States.

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Riot

A riot or mob violence is a form of civil disorder commonly characterized by a group lashing out in a violent public disturbance against authority, property, or people.

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Ruby Ridge standoff

Ruby Ridge was the site of a siege of a cabin occupied by the Weaver family in Boundary County, Idaho, in August 1992. 1985 MOVE bombing and Ruby Ridge standoff are Armed standoffs in the United States and law enforcement operations in the United States.

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Tear gas

Tear gas, also known as a lachrymatory agent or lachrymator, sometimes colloquially known as "mace" after the early commercial self-defense spray, is a chemical weapon that stimulates the nerves of the lacrimal gland in the eye to produce tears.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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The Philadelphia Inquirer

The Philadelphia Inquirer, often referred to simply as The Inquirer, is a daily newspaper headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Time (magazine)

Time (stylized in all caps as TIME) is an American news magazine based in New York City.

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Tovex

Tovex (also known as Trenchrite, Seismogel, and Seismopac) is a water-gel explosive composed of ammonium nitrate and methylammonium nitrate that has several advantages over traditional dynamite, including lower toxicity and safer manufacture, transport, and storage.

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United States Army Corps of Engineers

The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is the military engineering branch of the United States Army.

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United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (in case citations, 3d Cir.) is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts for the following districts.

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University of Pennsylvania

The University of Pennsylvania, commonly referenced as Penn or UPenn, is a private Ivy League research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Waco siege

The Waco siege, also known as the Waco massacre, was the siege by U.S. federal government and Texas state law enforcement officials of a compound belonging to the religious cult known as the Branch Davidians between February 28 and April 19, 1993. 1985 MOVE bombing and Waco siege are Armed standoffs in the United States and law enforcement operations in the United States.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_MOVE_bombing

Also known as MOVE bombing, May 13, 1985, Osage Avenue massacre, Philadelphia Special Investigation Commission, The City That Bombed Itself.

, William H. Brown III, Wilson Goode, 1985.

1985 MOVE bombing, the Glossary

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See also

1985 building bombings

1985 in Pennsylvania

Aerial improvised explosive device bombings

Airstrikes conducted by the United States

Armed standoffs in the United States

Building bombings in the United States

Explosions in Pennsylvania

Fires in Pennsylvania

Helicopter attacks

Improvised explosive device bombings in the United States

Mass murder in 1985

Mass murder in the United States in the 1980s

May 1985 events in the United States

Philadelphia Police Department

Riots and civil disorder in Philadelphia

References