So many people are telling on themselves by oh so casually mentioning the children's race in their criticism of CNN's choice of words here.
CNN could definitely have chosen more precise language, perhaps saying, "which caused the car to crash, killing the driver."
And the video of the Uber driver being killed and laying in the street is horrific. Would people so readily share similar video of a White person?

No of course not. White bodies are always blurred if they are shown at all - we saw that in the coverage of the Boulder shooting.
There are certainly issues of race and racism here - just not the ones the right wing media and commentators are trying to exploit.
And please don't tell me not to call the children involved in the death of the Uber driver, children. It's accurate. They are 13 and 15. That makes one barely a teenager.

The man who killed 8 people in Atlanta was referred to as a "White kid from the suburbs" by @thedailybeast.

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This is a momentous decision, but California has not abolished cash bail.

Although there is a presumption of release, people can still have bail set that will hold them in jail if a court decides they are a flight risk or a risk to public safety.

latimes.com/california/sto…
California Public Defenders Association President, Jennifer Friedman, makes this point, saying the court, "failed to clearly describe the limited category of individuals who may be detained."

whdh.com/news/californi…
Sadly in situations like this: where reform comes with vaguely-defined exceptions, or where discretion is given to judges, the result can often be a continuation of the status quo - which, in this case, means poor Black and Brown people will continue to be held in jail pre-trial.
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independent.co.uk/news/world/ame…
The court said it was unclear if they stole the footage themselves, but a minimum they paid for footage that was clearly stolen.
The court decision is scathing.

“This Court assumes that the Daily Mail paid for the stolen video footage. The Court is therefore confident that the Daily Mail can pay to obtain the trial exhibits associated with this case."
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In the courtroom, when a person who is incarcerated is being brought up from the holding cells, the court sergeant or even the judge will refer to the person as a "body," as in "another body coming up" or "can we bring up another body." It's completely dehumanizing.
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apnews.com/article/arrest…
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There is bodycam footage of the entire encounter, although the trooper who was suspended turned his boydcam off.
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Yesterday Missouri prosecutors decided not to bring charges against the cop responsible for his death.

cnn.com/2021/03/02/us/…
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Sue me.

washingtonpost.com/national/austr…
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