Those who purport that possession and use will not be criminal must be reminded that possession and drinking of alcohol during prohibition was not criminal. It was only illegal to manufacture, transport and sell booze but the resulting 13 years of mayhem led to repeal of the law. Marijuana has been decriminalized in New York since the ‘70s, but it didn’t prevent the police from targeting Black and brown people for marijuana possession resulting in tens of thousands being arrested over just a few years, hence, “Stop and Frisk.”
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Michael Bloomberg was Mayor in New York from 2002 to 2013. When new Mayor Bill DeBlasio took office in 2014, and after an ACLU lawsuit against New York City, the stop and frisk program was greatly reduced. All the theories that stop-and-frisk reduced crime were disproven by crime stats going down along with the use of the policy.
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In his Metro Spirit column titled, Roundtree’s Stubbornness Exceeded Only by His Ego, radio host Austin Rhodes referred to Augusta, Georgia Sheriff Richard Roundtree as “an immature A-hole.” Rhodes must issue a public apology to Sheriff Roundtree.
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Thanksgiving is a family tradition and rituals designed to spread warmth and love to family members and friends who have not been seen for months and years. A time to catch up with family members’ health, their new jobs, who is in college, new babies, and just to share. Everyone has a special dish to prepare, and everyone comes back for seconds and thirds.
Psychologists agree being rejected can incite negative feelings and emotions. This could explain the on-air unhinged criticisms of Sheriff Richard Roundtree by Augusta, Georgia radio host Austin Rhodes.
African Americans carry to this day the scars of one of the darkest periods in our nation’s history during which racist whites hung innocent Black people for sport. Making an analogy between a hate crime and our constitutional duty to investigate his flagrant abuse of power is a clear example of how unsuited this man is to lead our nation. Those who have tried to whitewash this despicable remark or do not condemn it should hang their heads in shame for they are just as reprehensible. It has been heartening to witness Republican lawmakers hold Trump accountable for his recent actions in the Middle East and effort to shake down Ukraine’s president.
I’m not a lawyer, but it seemed clear to me that the Justices (Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was absent because, in the words of Chief [Justice] John Roberts, she was “indisposed due to illness”) thought the issue was what the pleading standard for a §1981 claim should be, not at this point whether Comcast had racially discriminated against Byron Allen.