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A quarter century before Chauvin, another cop was convicted of murder
The New York Times reported the conviction of that cop, Paolo Colecchia. I had forgotten his name. But I will never forget the name of the man he murdered: Levi Gaines. His full name was Nathaniel Levi Gaines, Jr. but … Continue reading
Posted in Judiciary, Law, suits and order, Lawyers, police violence, Racism, The Facts of Life
Tagged Derek Chauvin, George Floyd, Nathaniel Levi Gaines Jr., NYPD psychogists, Paolo Colecchia, police shootings, police violence, racism in NYPD
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Assault in the military > cops > domestic violence > white supremacists
I read the Times story, “After Failures to Curb Sexual Assault, a Move Toward a Major Shift in Military Law: Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has fought for years to remove commanders from deciding assault cases. Now, more colleagues and a Pentagon … Continue reading
Posted in Guns in the U.S. of A., police violence, Racism, The Facts of Life
Tagged insurrectionists, Kirsten Gillibrand, military law, police violence, purpose of war, sexual assault in military, Vietnam War, white supremacy
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Black Lives Matter. Walmart and Trump do not
From Harper’s Weekly Review: Philadelphia imposed a curfew after police officers shot and killed Walter Wallace Jr., a 27-year-old black man, after which Walmart removed guns and ammunition from displays nationwide, citing concern about looting, but then walked back the … Continue reading
Posted in Fascism, Law, suits and order, police violence, Racism, The Facts of Life
Tagged Breonna Taylor, DOJ, Harper's Weekly Review, Jonathan Mattingly, police violence, Tamir Rice, Walmart, Walter Wallace Jr
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