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2023-01-31 -Lurid Crime Tales-
Tyre Nichols's Parents Will Attend Biden's State of the Union
[Intelligencer] The Congressional Black Caucus has extended an invite to the parents of Tyre Nichols to attend President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on February 7. Per the group’s executive director, RowVaughn Wells and Rodney Wells, Tyre’s mother and stepfather, have accepted the invitation.

The invitation comes just days after the city of Memphis released video footage of the brutal attack on 29-year-old Nichols by police officers following a traffic stop earlier this month. Nichols was hospitalized in critical condition and died three days later. Five Memphis police officers — Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr., and Justin Smith — were fired for their role in the beating, then subsequently charged with second-degree murder, aggravated assault, and kidnapping, among other charges.

The CBC has also requested a meeting with Biden personally to "push for negotiations on much needed national reforms to our justice system — specifically, the actions and conduct of our law enforcement." The group is also urging its congressional colleagues to make more progress in discussions concerning criminal-justice reform.

"We are calling on our colleagues in the House and Senate to jumpstart negotiations now and work with us to address the public health epidemic of police violence that disproportionately affects many of our communities," the CBC said in a statement.

There are signs that Nichols’s death is prompting more urgency among some in Congress to get some legislation passed to address criminal-justice reform. Politico reports that Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey intends to reintroduce the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act in the Senate soon. The bill, which was passed by the Democratic Party—led House twice, has been stalled in the Senate due to a lack of votes despite attempts at bipartisan talks.
Posted by Besoeker 2023-01-31 07:39|| || Front Page|| [6 views ]  Top

#1 Presidential lecture coming soon. Civilian owned firearms likely to be a key speaking point.... in spite of the fact none were used in this incident.
Posted by Besoeker 2023-01-31 07:41||   2023-01-31 07:41|| Front Page Top

#2 And all the congressmonkeys will clap like trained seals for the parents who taught their kid to drive in a hazardous fashion and run from the cops.
Posted by M. Murcek 2023-01-31 07:44||   2023-01-31 07:44|| Front Page Top

#3 I've not heard the usual platitudes about the victim being a "gentle giant", "father figure", or "respected member of the community".

I understand three of the cops had their body cams disabled. What, did the other two forget?
Posted by DooDahMan 2023-01-31 08:19||   2023-01-31 08:19|| Front Page Top

#4 [Daily Beast] D.L. Hughley Wonders Why Cops Who Beat Tyre Nichols Got Arrested So Fast
Posted by Besoeker 2023-01-31 08:33||   2023-01-31 08:33|| Front Page Top

#5 Hughley is a black bigot. Who cares what he says?
Posted by M. Murcek 2023-01-31 08:39||   2023-01-31 08:39|| Front Page Top

#6 I'd never heard of this Hughley person. Now, thanks to the Burg, I know to ignore him in the future.
Posted by DooDahMan 2023-01-31 08:55||   2023-01-31 08:55|| Front Page Top

#7 Washed up "comedian".
Posted by Chris 2023-01-31 10:14||   2023-01-31 10:14|| Front Page Top

#8 Failed on two of Chris Rock's public service announcement points - How to not get your a$$ kicked by the Cops. Obey the Law. Be polite.

So much for Diversity and Equity.
Posted by Procopius2k 2023-01-31 10:23||   2023-01-31 10:23|| Front Page Top

#9 Yes. "Blame the victim" is a typical slam. But if you haven't done anything wrong, why escalate, homes?
Posted by M. Murcek 2023-01-31 10:59||   2023-01-31 10:59|| Front Page Top

#10 Just another black guy who got himself killed resisting arrest...another cause celebre for Democrats, BLM and Antifa. All the cops involved were black but it's still the fault of systemic racism.

But what to do when it becomes impossible for any cop anywhere to arrest any black man for any crime whatsoever?
Posted by Abu Uluque 2023-01-31 12:12||   2023-01-31 12:12|| Front Page Top

#11 ^ Let em all go, or kill em all. That's the deal they are formulating.
Posted by M. Murcek 2023-01-31 12:14||   2023-01-31 12:14|| Front Page Top

#12 What happened to peace and let's all git along?

This LSD racist sponsored political stunt should be good for at the least 2 major riots...and a new dead ...$$$$$ bill coming out of congress.
Posted by NN2N1 2023-01-31 13:36||   2023-01-31 13:36|| Front Page Top

#13 I am not exactly sure what these protests are about? The cops were fired, arrested, charged…. Is that not what is suppose to happen in a society that values the rule of law?
Posted by Airandee 2023-01-31 15:55||   2023-01-31 15:55|| Front Page Top

#14 ^ Lynch mobs.
Posted by Mad Eye Omeretch7959 2023-01-31 22:08||   2023-01-31 22:08|| Front Page Top

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