Day 5 of the Derek Chauvin trial was a short day, and brought the testimony of 2 high-ranking officers from the Minneapolis police department. The first witness of the day was Sgt. Jon Edwards, who was called, by Sgt. Pleoger, to Cup Foods crime scene after being notified of a possible “critical incident” to secureContinue reading “Justice for George – Derek Chauvin Trial, Day 5”
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Justice for George – Derek Chauvin Trial, Day 4
It was another intensely emotional day in the trial of Derek Chauvin. First to take the stand was Courteney Ross, Floyd’s girlfriend at the time of his death. Ross began sobbing almost immediately as she took the stand, and remained tearful throughout the majority of her testimony. Ross described how she met Floyd in AugustContinue reading “Justice for George – Derek Chauvin Trial, Day 4”
Justice for George – Derek Chauvin Trial, Day 3
Day 3 of testimony in the Derek Chauvin trial brought some of the most damning testimony against the defendant so far, in the form of officer bodycam footage. For the first time, we get to see what events led up to George Floyd being restrained, face down on the pavement, by Chauvin. Prosecutors showed theContinue reading “Justice for George – Derek Chauvin Trial, Day 3”
Justice for George – Derek Chauvin Trial, Day 2
Day 2 of state testimony had some of the most emotional and contentious exchanges we’ve seen so far. First to take the stand was again Donald Williams, under cross-examination. The tense exchange involved Eric Nelson challenging Williams’ knowledge of chokeholds, and having him recount his emotions at the time. The intent seemed to be toContinue reading “Justice for George – Derek Chauvin Trial, Day 2”
Justice for George – Derek Chauvin Trial, Day 1
Today marks day 1 of the trial of Derek Chauvin, the Minneapolis police officer charged with second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter in the death of 46-year-old George Floyd. Chauvin has plead not guilty to all charges. I want to preface with some opinion statements, before I break down what happened in court today.Continue reading “Justice for George – Derek Chauvin Trial, Day 1”
The Dangers Of Believing Everything You Read On The Internet, part 752:
So, I’ve seen this gem shared a few times, and I absolutely could not let this pass by without addressing it. Posts like this, that have almost no factual value, are a major part of the political divide in this country. The blind faith that so many people put in memes on the internet, especiallyContinue reading “The Dangers Of Believing Everything You Read On The Internet, part 752:”
Dear Joseph Epstein, BA – Your Time is Done
Today the Wall Street Journal published an op-ed by essayist Joseph Epstein, calling for future FLOTUS, Dr. Jill Biden, to drop the “Dr.” title from her name. Now, while I realize the Wall Street Journal is a conservative publication comprised mostly of old, sexist, and irrelevant white men, I also operated under the assumption thatContinue reading “Dear Joseph Epstein, BA – Your Time is Done”
Irony In The Time Of COVID
President Trump has COVID. (supposedly.) While I have doubts about the validity of all of this, for the purposes of this post, we are going to assume it’s the truth. Now, after I laughed, and laughed, and laughed, and then laughed some more, I started to have some emotional thoughts about this. It seems likeContinue reading “Irony In The Time Of COVID”
On That 6%…
Another day, another misinterpretation of scientific information going viral. Last week, the CDC released a report that showed out of all of the COVID-19 deaths, 6% were caused only by the virus itself. Immediately, this information started circulating on Twitter and other social media that the numbers have been wrong, that only 6% of peopleContinue reading “On That 6%…”
The Perfection Hypocrisy
This will be a short one, but there was just something I wanted to get off my chest. This is a point that most people aren’t addressing, or at least not that I’ve seen. When these police shootings happen, we always hear the same things from the people who refuse to acknowledge any police wrongdoing.Continue reading “The Perfection Hypocrisy”
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