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Larry Middleton

@l78lancer

22 Apr

There are people in America who now, in retrospect, are examining the Chauvin conviction through deservedly critical eyes. Many are wondering, and some are dismayed that, with the mountains of evidence, testimony and proof, why conviction wasn't a slam dunk?

Some wonder why hasn't this happened before now? Those should be obvious assumptions. That's really the point though. Never in history have trials for these egregious incidents EVER been slam dunks. Most of the time they never make it to trial, not even to a plea bargain.

If that was the case Eric Garner and Walter Scott would've been slam dunks, too. The vast majority of cases never get charged. Therefore, the doubt and skepticism we experienced here were totally warranted. And while that must change, it is the norm. That's he hill we must climb.

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Larry Middleton

@l78lancer

20 Apr

There is enough real life violent racism for America to consume until we get sick of it, yet the problem never gets better. So for any media company to create fictionalized versions in whatever genre it's supposed to be for "entertainment purposes" is disgusting exploitation.

So why? Where's the entertainment value, and for who? It sure as hell isn't for the blacks and other people of color's benefit depicted on the screen or experiencing it in real life. It's just profiteering off of misery and hate, pure and simple.

And why now, other than for some kind of sick, parasitic voyeurism?

It's one thing to document facts and information for historical purposes and posterity. It's another thing to create it for titillations and applause - or worse - critic reviews and profits.

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Larry Middleton

@l78lancer

20 Apr

Let's get this straight right out of the gate.

Maxine Waters neither said nor did anything wrong. That's a distraction fundamentally predicated on gaslighting and racism itself.

Congresswoman Waters spoke the plain truth that's borne out by history and facts. In his petulance, the Chauvin case judge was wrong, dead wrong. His concurrence that "she may have given you something on the basis of appeal," is more about him on the bench than what she said.

The problem is the truth is offensive to the sensibilities of individuals who believe they're entitled, and that blacks and other people of color are inferior. And, the history of police abuse and accountability in this nation is rife with injustice.

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Larry Middleton

@l78lancer

19 Apr

Boeher has come out of basement bourbon and red wine cellar to sell his memoir. Yet he's is still talking the same old crap about gun legislation by saying it didn't happen in 2013 because the democrats wanted too much.I

Wanting to keep 6-year olds alive is apparently too much.

Yet for the past 8 years, support for gun reform has run between 70-90% in popularity. The only other things that even come are the Pandemic Relief package, and Infrastructure all democratic initiatives and made - or will become - reality because of democrats.

And even directly asked if Trump should run again, and would be support him, he was too much of a coward to just say no.

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Larry Middleton

@l78lancer

19 Apr

Qualified Immunity runs in complete contravention of the protection of civil and human rights. The same entities that are responsible for protecting our rights, as well as to preserve the general welfare, have proven that they are not capable of fulfilling that mandate.

That's because political interests of state and local officeholders and corporate lobbies are chosen over the people every time.

The only basis and justification for It's existence is to allow state and local jurisdictions to escape accountability for their actions, and to save money at the expense of the very taxpayers who are often injured or killed due to police negligence or criminal liability.

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Larry Middleton

@l78lancer

19 Apr

If gun violence is a public health crisis, and it's risen to pandemic levels, then gun mania and false interpretation of the 2nd amendment are symptoms of the sickness.

Yet almost 3 decades ago, republicans specifically prohibited the CDC and NIH by law from collecting information to craft policy to address issues that contribute to gun violence as a public health problem. It was done at the behest of the gun lobby, and it's inexcusable.

There are many things that must be addressed to mitigate gun violence and reduce its ancillary affects. Immediately reversing the laws that place handcuffs on public health policy experts and providing those individuals and entities full find needs to happen without delay.

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