The account the two Chicago police officers provided about the fatal shooting of Esau Castellanos came to a dramatic conclusion.
FBI investigating another fatal shooting by Chicago police – Chicago Tribune
sigh…
Category: Domestic Affairs,
Is Marco Rubio squandering his most precious political asset? – The Washington Post
Rubio’s sunny optimism seems to be retreating behind a cloud of angry demagoguery.
Is Marco Rubio squandering his most precious political asset? – The Washington Post
hmmmm
Scalia dismisses religious neutrality: ‘nothing wrong’ with state invoking God
Supreme court justice says there is ‘no place’ in country’s constitutional traditions for idea that state must be neutral between religion and its absence
Scalia dismisses religious neutrality: ‘nothing wrong’ with state invoking God | Law | The Guardian
Un-American shitbag
50 Years After the Moynihan Report, Examining the Black Family in the Age of Mass Incarceration – The Atlantic
Politicians are suddenly eager to disown failed policies on American prisons, but they have failed to reckon with the history. Reconsidering Daniel Patrick Moynihan’s report on “The Negro Family,” 50 years later.
Sigh…
OPINION: Despite Sugar’s Demise, Aloha The People – MAUIWatch
OPINION: Despite Sugar’s Demise, Aloha The People – MAUIWatch
Why -in your eyes- is the financial health of 600 families worth more than the health of the Aina and the entirety of the peoples of Maui? Maybe you should study more of the lessons you preach before stepping on the soapbox again.
Alexander & Baldwin Inc. shutting down Hawaii’s last sugar operations on Maui, laying off more than 600 employees – Pacific Business News
Alexander & Baldwin Inc. said it is moving to a diversified agriculture model, which means “transitioning out of farming sugar” at its Maui plantation.
Sad news for the employees, good news for everyone who has to breathe during the usual harvest season.
Officer Who Arrested Sandra Bland Charged For Lying In His Police Report
A Texas grand jury declined to bring charges against any of the jail staff for Bland’s death last month.
BREAKING: Officer Who Arrested Sandra Bland Charged For Lying In His Police Report | ThinkProgress
Texas is a bunch of spineless pussies with no honor or character. The only acceptable charges would have been murder.
The Massie Murder: The Most Infamous Legal Case in Hawaii’s History
“The Massie Case was more than a true-crime drama. It was a pivotal moment in the history of Hawaii, one that exposed a white supremacist social order (both locally and nationwide) and provided the seedbed for subsequent change throughout the islands,” says Stannard in his book, “Honor Killing.”
…A neglected gravestone in Kalihi, where a victim of vigilante justice is buried, is the only physical reminder of a trial that made national headlines.
Denby Fawcett: The Most Infamous Legal Case in Hawaii’s History – Civil Beat News
U.S. Attorney Probes Flint’s Lead-Tainted Drinking Water as Governor Declares Emergency
Michigan’s governor on Tuesday declared a state of emergency, allowing the state to assist in relief operations and petition for federal aid.
U.S. Attorney Probes Flint’s Lead-Tainted Drinking Water as Governor Declares Emergency – NBC News
Sigh…
Hillary Clinton’s Secret Service escort car in head-on collision
An unlicensed driver trying to pass a car on a snowy New Hampshire road died after crashing head-on into a car carrying four Secret Service agents on Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s protective detail, police said Wednesday.
Hillary Clinton’s Secret Service escort car in head-on collision – World – CBC News
hmmm
Jackson Councilman says’ Let’s throw rocks at police’
Jackson Ward 3 Councilman Kenneth Stokes wants to send a message to police from other jurisdictions who chase misdemeanor suspects through Jackson.He says he wants to send that message with rocks, bricks and bottles.
hmmmm
Female WWII pilots barred from Arlington National Cemetery – CBS News
Early 2015 rule change bars WASP pilots from being laid to rest at Arlington.
Female WWII pilots barred from Arlington National Cemetery – CBS News
What a disrespectful prick.
What the ever-lasting fuck?
How can anyone, from Commander in Chief on down, allow this insult to stand?
How a ‘Humans of New York’ blog post inspired a principal and a $1.2 million fundraiser
Fuck Duncan, fuck NCLB, Fuck Common Core.
This.
Emails Reveal Coordination Between Chicago Mayor’s Office & Police Dept. After Cop Killing
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago mayor’s office, police and the body that investigates police shootings closely coordinated their response in the months after a white officer fatally shot a black teenager in 2014, newly released emails revealed.
Newly released emails reveal coordination after teen’s death – Yahoo News
Fucking Douchebag!
A Brooklyn School’s Curriculum Includes Ambition
Mott Hall Bridges Academy, a public middle school in Brownsville, Brooklyn, the poorest neighborhood in New York City, is seen by many as a safe zone in a crime-plagued area, and a gateway out of generational poverty.
A Brooklyn School’s Curriculum Includes Ambition – NYTimes.com
Ahhh… A HONY inspired break from the bad news.
I think it is patently unfair and -in the short, medium, and long run- totally inefficient to judge schools, students, and teachers with a set of one-size-fits-all numbers. Students are not one size fits all. Many triumphs and tragedies are hidden in averages and means. That said…
Given the starting point for most of these students, this school’s numbers are incredibly impressive.
Chicago mayor plots changes to police policy after deadly shootings
Chicago police will get new equipment and training to help them defuse tense situations and use the least amount of lethal force necessary, Mayor Rahm Emanuel said on Wednesday, seeking to soothe tensions in the city after weeks of protests over fatal police shootings.
Emanuel said at a news conference. “Just because you are trained that you can use force, doesn’t mean you should.”
Chicago mayor plots changes to police policy after deadly shootings – Yahoo News
About time, you shady, fucktard hack.
Chicago police fatally shoot 2 as force faces growing scrutiny
The Chicago Police Department is already under a federal civil rights investigation that will look into patterns of racial disparity in the use of force.
Chicago police fatally shoot 2 as force faces growing scrutiny – CSMonitor.com
Sigh….
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