“An alternate juror in Derek Chauvin’s trial told reporters Thursday that Dr. Martin Tobin, the soft-spoken doctor who explained how George Floyd died, convinced her of the former police officer’s guilt,” CNN reported on April 22, 2021 (read story here). Lisa [...]
Archive for April, 2021
April 22nd, 2021 - 1:05 pm § in Law and Courts, Racism
Did the cop really have to kill Ma’Khia Bryant?
“Did Ma’Khia Bryant need to die yesterday?” Columbus, Ohio, mayor Andrew Ginther, who is white, asked about the police shooting on April 21, 2021, of a black teenager about to stab another teen with a knife. Both the teens were black girls. The cop who shot Bryant 4 times is white.[...]
The GOP’s goofy arguments against D.C. statehood
The House passed a D.C. statehood bill (again) on Thursday, April 22, 2021, without a single Republican vote (read story here), but there’s no way it’ll pass in the Senate unless the filibuster is done away with (and even then, it’s not clear every Democratic senator is on board), [...]
Biden to recognize Armenian genocide
Biden “is expected to formally recognize the massacre of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire during and after World War I as an act of genocide,” Reuters reported on Wednesday, April 21, 2021 (read story here), noting this is “likely to infuriate Turkey and further strain already fraye[...]
April 22nd, 2021 - 10:34 am § in UW
UW Med/MPH student wins Soros Fellowship
Congratulations to Naomi Tweyo Nkinsi (photo, left), UW graduate and UW MD/MPH student, awardee of a 2021 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans. Read story here. For background information about the fellowships, go here. (Written by Barbara Schwartz, edited and posted by Roger Rabbit) [...]
How to reform police
More selective hiring, better training and supervision, for starters. And weeding out bad cops. Former Missouri State Highway Patrol Capt. Ron Johnson told CNBC, “I think we need to look at the whole system. Create a network where bad officers, if they’re put in this network, they can’t conti[...]
April 20th, 2021 - 6:49 pm § in Humor
Funny cat watching TV (video)
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Finders keepers?
What if you found several bags full of untraceable $100 bills on the street? Is this your lucky day? Are they yours? Can you keep them? Well, no, that’s stealing (with some exceptions; read about them here). But if you make off with, say, a million bucks and get caught, a jury might not convic[...]
April 20th, 2021 - 2:09 pm § in Law and Courts, Racism
Did Derek Chauvin get a fair trial? Who cares?
If you think the U.S. legal system’s primary objective is justice, you’re wrong; it’s settling disputes. When people disagree, it’s essential to resolve the dispute, one way or another, so the parties and society can move on. Everyone working in our legal system — judge[...]