As five Memphis, Tennessee police officers are charged in the beating death of Tyre Nichols earlier this month, and the video is set to be released sometime Friday, we'll get you fully up to date on this horrible story.
https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/tyre-nichols-memphis-news-1-26-23/index.html
Then, I want us to debate how the reaction that follows the release of the Tyre Nichols video might compare to the reaction when George Floyd died after a cop put his knee on his neck for more than nine minutes. Violent protests erupted across the country. I'm all for equal justice, but not for equal outrage, and I hope and pray we won't see anything like the George Floyd riots.
There are a couple of things you need to know. Both Tyre Nichols and George Floyd were black. But, while most of the cops involved in George Floyd's death were white, all the Memphis offices who beat Tyre Nichols are black. Justice is blind, so race shouldn't matter, but my guess is it will matter, and we'll see far less violence in the Tyre Nichols case than we saw when George Floyd was killed. And, if I'm right, what does it say about the state of black/white race relations in America?
Should there be a change in Florida's death penalty laws so it doesn't take a unanimous jury vote for the death penalty to be applied? Governor DeSantis wants the law changed, and so do I. Let's talk about it!
Cops are under fire in this country by those think they shouldn't shoot to kill....but just shoot to wound and stop a suspect who threatens them or repeatedly refuses their reasonable commands. As you'll hear, President Biden's among the "shoot to stop" crowd, but I think what he and others are advocating is a prescription for a whole lot of dead cops! Let's talk about this!
I'll tell you about the local Mom who's been banned from the school her kids attend, apparently because she has a job selling sexually explicit images of herself online. There's nothing illegal about her job, and she's suing because, among other things, she says what she does on her own time is none of the school's business. It's a fascinating story that raises a number of questions we'll explore.
https://www.wesh.com/article/onlyfans-model-sues-florida-school-district/42663866
I'll tell you all about Saturday's memorial service to honor Orlando's legendary space program pioneer and veteran, Colonel Joe Kittinger who died recently at the age of 94. Joe still holds several high altitude records for jumping out of balloons from the edge of out space, as he tested the limits of human endurance, and provided vital information for America's earliest astronauts. And, later in his stellar career, Joe gained fame by flying a
biplane over downtown Orlando doing skywriting ads for Rose O'Grady's at the old Church Street Station! Colonel Joe Kittinger...you talk about "The Right Stuff"! He had it in spades! What a man!
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/orange-county/os-ne-orange-joe-kittinger-dead-20221209-k72cxbubsje7xeao6wsrt7g4ea-story.html
As five Memphis, Tennessee police officers are charged in the beating death of Tyre Nichols earlier this month, and the video is set to be released sometime Friday, we'll get you fully up to date on this horrible story.
https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/tyre-nichols-memphis-news-1-26-23/index.html
Then, I want us to debate how the reaction that follows the release of the Tyre Nichols video might compare to the reaction when George Floyd died after a cop put his knee on his neck for more than nine minutes. Violent protests erupted across the country. I'm all for equal justice, but not for equal outrage, and I hope and pray we won't see anything like the George Floyd riots.
There are a couple of things you need to know. Both Tyre Nichols and George Floyd were black. But, while most of the cops involved in George Floyd's death were white, all the Memphis offices who beat Tyre Nichols are black. Justice is blind, so race shouldn't matter, but my guess is it will matter, and we'll see far less violence in the Tyre Nichols case than we saw when George Floyd was killed. And, if I'm right, what does it say about the state of black/white race relations in America?
Should there be a change in Florida's death penalty laws so it doesn't take a unanimous jury vote for the death penalty to be applied? Governor DeSantis wants the law changed, and so do I. Let's talk about it!
Cops are under fire in this country by those think they shouldn't shoot to kill....but just shoot to wound and stop a suspect who threatens them or repeatedly refuses their reasonable commands. As you'll hear, President Biden's among the "shoot to stop" crowd, but I think what he and others are advocating is a prescription for a whole lot of dead cops! Let's talk about this!
I'll tell you about the local Mom who's been banned from the school her kids attend, apparently because she has a job selling sexually explicit images of herself online. There's nothing illegal about her job, and she's suing because, among other things, she says what she does on her own time is none of the school's business. It's a fascinating story that raises a number of questions we'll explore.
https://www.wesh.com/article/onlyfans-model-sues-florida-school-district/42663866
I'll tell you all about Saturday's memorial service to honor Orlando's legendary space program pioneer and veteran, Colonel Joe Kittinger who died recently at the age of 94. Joe still holds several high altitude records for jumping out of balloons from the edge of out space, as he tested the limits of human endurance, and provided vital information for America's earliest astronauts. And, later in his stellar career, Joe gained fame by flying a
biplane over downtown Orlando doing skywriting ads for Rose O'Grady's at the old Church Street Station! Colonel Joe Kittinger...you talk about "The Right Stuff"! He had it in spades! What a man!
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/orange-county/os-ne-orange-joe-kittinger-dead-20221209-k72cxbubsje7xeao6wsrt7g4ea-story.html