Demovictory9
Demovictory9's Journalexcellent analysis of the Central Park confrontation over unleashed dog
https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/26/opinions/amy-cooper-central-park-ramble-confrontation-filipovic/index.html----
I don't know what was in Amy Cooper's heart, but even if she didn't intend to get Christian Cooper arrested, her actions were those of someone intending to leverage the power of law enforcement in her favor.
She appears to have understood the dynamics at play: She, a white woman (and she didn't have to even say that explicitly; she knew it would be grasped by whoever had answered the phone) would be seen as vulnerable and in need of protection, and her story would be believed on its face; he, a black man, would be seen as menacing and potentially dangerous, and his version of events would be doubted or disregarded.
Christian Cooper, for his part, certainly realized how this could all play out. Ahmaud Arbery, a black man in Georgia, was just out for a run last February when, authorities say, Gregory and Travis McMichael, two white men (one of them a former police officer, as it happened), grabbed their guns, chased him down, and shot him to death. They faced no criminal penalties and were simply let off the hook until a video emerged of their attack, and public outcry forced law enforcement to act. (The two have not been asked by a judge for a plea, and attorneys for the men have told reporters they committed no crimes, according to CNN reporting.) Without the video, the wheels of justice would likely never have even begun to turn.
And so Christian Cooper raised his phone and hit "record."
And that's the other problem here: We see again and again that African Americans who are victims of serious crimes need unimpeachable video evidence to be believed. Overwhelmingly, though, crimes are not caught on video. And even when they are, we have seen repeatedly that law enforcement often doesn't act until they are compelled by a huge public outcry. Without reliably fair law enforcement, there are simply few avenues for justice.
Social media has become one of them. But it is -- to make a radical understatement --imperfect. In this case, the benefits of publicizing this story are enormous. Christian Cooper was protected, while Amy Cooper was rightly made an example of after she threatened his safety and fabricated a crime to a 911 dispatcher. This is, hopefully, the kind of story that will make other entitled white people pause before exploiting their racial privilege at the expense of a person of color.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/26/opinions/amy-cooper-central-park-ramble-confrontation-filipovic/index.html
Kelly Loeffler's husband donated $1 million to Trump PAC right after insider trading allegations
https://twitter.com/jfleit/status/1265460731811528704protestors smash cop car windows (unfortunately)
don't do it! they'll scour the online videos and hunt you down!! video at bottom. The smash out the window and chase off cop SUV
https://twitter.com/Phil_Lewis_/status/1265444531618697223
aerial view of huge protests in Minn
https://twitter.com/Phil_Lewis_/status/1265441801281863682don't take insulin on Trump's advice says Dr. Gu
https://twitter.com/eugenegu/status/1265400650558398464Biz owner posts her family's taco night as "wetback wednesday", gets immediate lesson from internet
https://morningchalkup.com/2020/05/17/unbroken-designs-ceos-racial-slur-ignites-social-media-firestorm/
Last Wednesday, the owner of Unbroken Designs, Jennifer Rando, a fitness gear and apparel manufacturer, posted a racial slur in an Instagram story igniting a firestorm of angry reactions from those associated with the brand as well as members of the fitness community and beyond. The slur “Wetback Wednesday” and a stylized Mexican man holding a sombrero were posted along with an image of Rando’s two kids eating tacos.
The initial fallout was swift. By Thursday morning, reactions to the situation intensified, as some followers had screenshotted and circulated the post. The post made it’s way onto the CrossFit subreddit under the title, “Get to know the brands you’re buying from…owner of Unbroken Designs knowingly made derogatory remark in her story.” The Reddit post has since garnered nearly 200 mostly negative comments.
By Thursday afternoon, Rando had issued a video apology, which was deleted after being blasted as disingenuous in the comments.
In the video, she says: “Yesterday I posted a photo of my kids eating tacos that included a derogatory comment, while I knew that the comment had negative connotations, I didn’t realize how offensive it was, which I learned very quickly.”
She continued, “I’m sorry. I’m a white girl. I don’t know what oppression is…I didn’t mean anything by posting that comment, and yeah, I’m a product of white privilege.”
“This is not a reflection on Unbroken Designs, it’s not a reflection on my kids, it’s not a reflection on how I’m raising my kids…this is a reflection on me and a really bad judgment call,” she said.
What they’re saying: “For a public figure and owner of a well-known CrossFit brand, she should be a better role model or get out of the business that promotes ‘community,” wrote Riki Tyminski, a third-generation Mexican-American athlete who has worked with Unbroken Designs in the past as a model/brand ambassador and as recently as March 30, was hired by the company to write a blog post about quarantine nutrition.
FIRED.. four cops associated with the death of man by kneeling on neck.. one day after incident
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8357713/Minneapolis-cop-seen-kneeling-neck-black-man-moments-died.htmlFour Minneapolis cops are fired over the death of a handcuffed black man after video showed white officer kneeling on his neck for six minutes during arrest for forgery as he shouted that he couldn't breathe
Four Minneapolis police officers involved in Monday's incident have been fired, police chief announced
The cops were seen in video taken on Monday showing a white cop kneeling on the neck of black man George Floyd during his arrest
Floyd was heard repeatedly telling cops he is in pain and cannot breathe before eventually losing consciousness
Minneapolis Police Department confirmed the man later died in the hospital after 'suffering medical distress'
The officers had been responding to a 'forgery in progress,' according to police
The two officers in the video were identified as Derek Chauvin and Tou Thao by attorney Ben Crump
FBI and state authorities are now investigating man's death
The arrest has been compared to cases of police brutality including the likes of Eric Garner, who died in 2014
Judge whose anti-rape advice was 'close your legs' loses job
Judge whose anti-rape advice was 'close your legs' loses job
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Judge-whose-anti-rape-advice-was-close-your-15295658.php
A judge who suggested that a woman seeking a restraining order could “close your legs” to prevent a sexual assault was removed from the bench Tuesday by the New Jersey Supreme Court and permanently barred from presiding over a courtroom.
The unanimous decision cited “repeated and serious acts of misconduct” by state Superior Court Judge John Russo Jr.
Chief Justice Stuart Rabner wrote that it would be “inconceivable” for Russo to preside over domestic violence or sexual assault matters after those comments.
The justices had recommended last summer that Russo be removed from the bench, and a three-judge advisory panel agreed in January.
wedding videography Company to Fiance After Fatal Crash: Hope You 'Cry All Day' "Life is a b----"
Company to Fiance After Fatal Crash: Hope You 'Cry All Day'
Videography company denies refund after bride-to-be is killed before wedding day
https://www.newser.com/story/291405/his-fiancee-died-things-got-ugly-with-a-wedding-vendor.html?utm_source=part&utm_medium=uol&utm_campaign=rss_top
Few company-customer disputes reach this level of personal. As the Denver Channel reports, the controversy revolves around the death of a bride-to-be, the videography company that was hired to film her wedding, and the company's refusal to issue a refund in the wake of her death. In February, Alexis Wyatt of Colorado Springs was killed in a car crash. Fiance Justin Montney then reached out to Copper Stallion Media to request a refund of the $1,800 he paid ahead of their May wedding. The company offered its condolences but said the contract was non-refundable. Montney tells WRDO that, yes, he knows the contract he signed was non-refundable, but he thought the company would give him a break under the circumstances. When the company refused to budge, he took his story public, and Copper Stallion has responded in remarkably blunt fashion.
Montney "admits that the contract was non-refundable but says we should give the money back due to the circumstance," says the company. "Life is a b----, Justin." This is on a website called JustinMontney.com created by the company expressly to present its side of the story.
The site, which includes the company's correspondence with Montley, states that the couple booked two videographers who blocked off the day. "Now, we have two shooters who cannot film that day and lose out on that income," it explains. "Nonrefundable deposits are the industry standard."
A since-deleted online post went further. The company posted an image of the couple on May 23 and wrote: "Today would have been the day where we would have filmed Justin and Alexis' wedding. After what Justin pulled with the media stunt to try and shake us down for a refund we hope you sob and cry all day for what would have been your wedding day."
The company did not respond to either Denver outlet.
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