One of the worst decisions CJ Stroud ever made.
He has not been the same since he tried to lil bro Caleb Williams.
He quickly turned into a bottom-5 QB in the NFL.
Haven’t flown @united in years and this morning was a reminder why today will be my last United flight. The disrespect I experienced over a garment bag with ONE suit jacket was unacceptable. From the gate agent to the snarky flight attendant. Again, over a suit jacket.
I think Nick & Vanessa took fan feedback and really held people accountable tonight. They asked MUCH tougher questions than usual and forced the uncomfortable conversations #LOVEISBLINDreunion
The mccaskeys get a lot of shit in this town, but they deserve a lot of credit for this season. From going balls out to get Ben Johnson. To buying Ubers to and from soldier and south loop for fans tonight in the snow. Hats off
I'm a former defense attorney and currently a civil liberties attorney with no political dog in this fight. I watched the video at least 10 times from different angles and at different speeds and waited to offer an opinion, which I still reserve the right to change if additional information changes the calculus.
It is very clear that the officers instigated the confrontation. The woman initially tried to wave them past her.
ICE officers have no authority to search a US citizen or arrest her (unless there's probable cause to believe she's harboring undocumented individuals, not a contention here). A woman surrounded by masked, armed men who have no law enforcement authority over her has every right to try to escape. Video shows her steering wheel is turned to the right, clearly an attempt to leave WITHOUT hitting anyone and steer clear of the officer standing towards the front of her car. That officer had time to step to the side, which is where he was when he shot her.
Even a real police officer would not have the right to shoot at her for trying to flee. This is well-established in the case law; deadly force may not be used simply to prevent someone from getting away. Given that the ICE officers had no law enforcement authority to begin with, AND the video footage shows she was trying to escape a perceived threat, not to kill anyone, the crime is all the more inexcusable.
I'm praying for the victim's family, especially her children. I'm also praying for all the conservatives who are so unprincipled and lost they're excusing this terrible crime, and gloating over a death that will leave three young children motherless, because of the victim's politics.
Spoke on background with two attorneys who have defended officer involved shootings.
Both have always taken their cases to trial.
After reviewing the events today, both said if it were their client they’d advise:
-Seek a plea deal
-Be willing to plead guilty to a lesser crime or a lower sentence
-Accept anything that isn’t de jure LWOP (life with out parole)
In other words, the guys who defend police officers shooting for a living, think this case is unwinnable.
They would try to defend his actions, they’d just try and lower the impact of the outcome.
Their main sticking point were:
-“I could argue shot number one and hope for an acquittal or a hung jury - but I can’t get there on shots 2 and 3”
-“A jury will not get passed the turning of the wheels”
-“Denying medics throws self defense out the window”
If you know for a fact that you did absolutely nothing to someone and they pull away from you, it's God. Don't even question it. Every separation don't require a discussion.
@jayroltv The part that hits hardest not the pancakes, but the instinct to give even when you barely have.
It’s crazy how the people society writes off as “lost” or “broken” are often the ones who still understand loyalty, gratitude, and community better than those with everything.