Below are news items from May 2016. For more current and breaking news items, see the main news page. 5-31-2016: In second online 'rant,' St. Louis police chief rails against halfway house, low bail for suspect Editorial note: In our judicial system, people are considered innocent until found guilty. Bail is the amount of money defendants … Continue reading May 2016 News
Below are news items from April 2016. For more current and breaking news items, see the main news page. 4-30-2016: Freddie Mac may need another taxpayer bailout next week 4-30-2016: Missouri Democrats see little progress on police oversight 4-30-2016: A hidden punishment for Missouri prison inmates of means: room and board 4-30-2016: Editorial: Essential information one … Continue reading April 2016 News Items
Below are news items from March 2016. For more current and breaking news items, see the main news page. 3-31-2016: Judge gives teen 6 months for contempt, orders cellphone destroyed due to courthouse photos Editorial note: There is no legitimate reason to never allow cameras in courtrooms. The legal profession most likely doesn't want the public … Continue reading March 2016 News Items
"None Dare Call It Conspiracy" was a book written in 1971 that asserted, modern political and economic systems in most developed nations are the result of a sweeping conspiracy by the Establishment's power elite. None Dare Call It Conspiracy is a good overview how governments, world events, media including books, magazines, movies and news are manipulated for the … Continue reading None Dare Call It Conspiracy
Another black man, Philando Castile was lynched yesterday. The lynching happened late Wednesday during a traffic stop after being pulled over for a "busted tail light" in the St. Paul suburb of Falcon Heights. Castile's girlfriend, Diamond Reynolds, who was in the car when Castile was shot, live streamed video after the shooting. According to his girlfriend, Mr. … Continue reading Another Police Lynching Occurred Yesterday
Gun rights in this US have been taken too far. However, as we mentioned last year, gun rights should apply evenly to everyone. I wonder how long it will be before someone manufactures a gun loaded drone and argues it should be available to the public? I don't like guns, but if your oppressor is going to be … Continue reading Armed and Black
A West Virginia television news station ran a segment, "WSAZ Investigates: A Dose of Reality," showing an EMS supervisor, Chad Ward, responding to a heroin overdose, while wearing a body cam depicting the devastating effect Heroin is having in West Virginia. This same sort of tragedy is playing out all over the country, including Missouri. I saw … Continue reading A Dose of Heroin Reality
Below are news items from 2015. For more current and breaking news items, see the main news page. 12-31-2015: Why Small Debts Matter So Much To Black Lives 12-31-2015: How Black Lives Matter saved higher education 12-31-2015: Texas to become largest state to allow 'open carry' of guns 12-31-2015: EPA proceeds with long-delayed barrier between … Continue reading 2015 News Items
The St. Louis City Police Department announced today; they will begin a body camera pilot program. Only a few officers will have them, so I expect videos will often be unavailable when the situation is questionable. However, I expect to see many videos that prove the suspect's guilt. With controversial St. Louis City police shooting deaths … Continue reading Police Lives Matter and so do Body Cameras
