Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Politics Corner December 15th

 

Via National Park Service


It took three hours for the Louisville Police Merit Board to decide that it was correct to fire Myles Cosgrove for shooting 16 bullets into the apartment including the murder of Brianna Taylor. the vote was 5-2. All officers on the board upheld the termination. The votes against were civilians which makes me wonder where they get them. [WDRB]


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Derek Chauvin, who is serving time for murdering George Floyd, pled guilty to civil rights violations in a plea bargain. He's expected to serve 25 years concurrent with his Minnesota sentence, but in Federal prison. He could get out in his lifetime - which is likely to be longer in a prison outside of Minnesota. Not that he'll be any more popular than Josh Duggar. [Minneapolis Star Tribune]


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The prosecution is expected to rest Thursday in the trial of Kimberley Potter for 1st and 2nd degree manslaughter for murdering Daunte Wright. And I've run out of white police officers who have killed people of color. That only means that I stopped digging because unfortunately there's always more. [Minnesota Star Tribune]


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Rep. Jim Jordan forwarded Meadows argument that Pence should refuse electoral votes and install Trump rather than Biden. Tell me again why he was allowed to serve on the Justice Committee as it oversaw the impeachment. [CNBC]


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Political discussion welcome.

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