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With all the horrible stuff in the world right now I thought we could use some comic relief.
Former Minneapolis officers found guilty of violating George Floyd's civil rights
Source: Washington Post
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Three former Minneapolis police officers who were at the scene with Derek Chauvin as he pressed his knee into George Floyd’s neck were convicted of violating Floyd’s civil rights in a case that is likely to increase scrutiny over how officers are trained to intervene with rogue colleagues.
Prosecutors had argued former officers J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas K. Lane and Tou Thao knew Floyd was in medical danger beneath Chauvin’s knee, as they heard the man repeatedly begging for breath before losing consciousness but put their “discomfort in questioning a colleague” above their sworn duty to save a life.
After a monthlong trial that cast a harsh light on police training and practices in Minneapolis, a jury deliberated about 13 hours before finding Kueng, Lane and Thao guilty of violating Floyd’s civil rights by failing to render medical aid to the man. Kueng and Thao were also found guilty of failing to intervene with Chauvin.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/02/24/former-minneapolis-officers-found-guilty-violating-george-floyds-civil-rights/?utm_source=alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=wp_news_alert_revere&location=alert&wpmk=1&wpisrc=al_news__alert-national&pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJjb29raWVuYW1lIjoid3BfY3J0aWQiLCJpc3MiOiJDYXJ0YSIsImNvb2tpZXZhbHVlIjoiNTk2ZDNjOGU5YmJjMGYyMDg2NmQxNWQwIiwidGFnIjoid3BfbmV3c19hbGVydF9yZXZlcmUiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy53YXNoaW5ndG9ucG9zdC5jb20vbmF0aW9uLzIwMjIvMDIvMjQvZm9ybWVyLW1pbm5lYXBvbGlzLW9mZmljZXJzLWZvdW5kLWd1aWx0eS12aW9sYXRpbmctZ2VvcmdlLWZsb3lkcy1jaXZpbC1yaWdodHMvP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9YWxlcnQmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249d3BfbmV3c19hbGVydF9yZXZlcmUmbG9jYXRpb249YWxlcnQmd3Btaz0xJndwaXNyYz1hbF9uZXdzX19hbGVydC1uYXRpb25hbCJ9.rPKIqDlymrEBXIYYptPaq8L0Zo1whY8Co6ZBytS5idc
Even in darkness light can be found.
On a side note when Chauvin was found guilty I thought one of the most encouraging things about the outcome was the fact that police officers testified against him. Hopefully this verdict is will encourage the blue one wall of silence to erode because officers might think there will be consequences if they don't intervene.
West Wing - Secret Plan to Fight Inflation
We can sure use one of these right now.
Ex UK PM John Major speaks on standards in democracy
Well worth a watch.
A reminder that mainstream rational conservatives used to be a thing. I'm a progressive Democrat in the mold of Elizabeth Warren, but I also think to have a healthy democracy you need a rational right of center party. And if you look at what is happening just in the US, UK, and Canada you see those rational conservatives are really in short supply.
Liberal Redneck - Florida's "Don't Say Gay" Bill
Back On The Record With Bob Costas: Why the Olympic Ideals Ring Hollow (Ep 1 Closing Remarks) HBO
Bob Costas said this after the Tokyo games. Now that the winter Olympics in Beijing are here thought it was relevant again so I'm sharing it.
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