Ex-computers guy, then decade as a First Amendment trial attorney in NC+TX, now #InHouse for BigTech. Husband & dog+cats dad. Proud alum of @NCCU and @NCState.
Senate Dems should take one of their assorted gun control bills off the shelf, rename it something like "Trump Assassination Prevention Act," and force Rs to do a talking filibuster to block it
To simplify following the criminal justice news of the last 36 hours, I posted a set of 10 links to police brutality videos on Facebook
Can't do that here, obvs
So I'm putting them into a thread
5️⃣2️⃣8️⃣ Louisville, KY: a guy records a half-dozen cops dogpiling a protestor – and then one of the cops shoots the window to stop him from recording
Lawlessness
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Different angle on 1️⃣1️⃣1️⃣ out of Indianapolis
From this view you can see the cop grope the woman he's restraining, that's why she breaks away
Then of course a half dozen cops beat her for not wanting to be groped
Lawlessness
In today's criminal justice news, a SWAT unit in Salt Lake City UT deploys
And decides one of their top priorities is knocking a gray-haired old man with a cane down to the ground
Albuquerque, NM: pre-protest so not assigning a number, but a reminder of how insanely violent cops have been for years
[CW: death]
A call was made about a homeless guy at a bus stop. An entire police squad shows up and wastes him.
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2️⃣4️⃣1️⃣ Austin, TX: police shot a kid in the head for sport, fracturing his skull. They told fellow protestors to bring them his body so he could get medical care.
Then they opened fire as the protestors were carrying the body over as requested