The New York Times released a video simulation and multiple reports recapping the shooting of Breonna Taylor by Louisville Metro Police Department officers last March. It is compelling on many fronts and illustrates the tragedy of Taylor's death juxtaposed with the challenges for law enforcement  safely serving warrants. No cameras captured the final minutes of Breonna Taylor’s life. We used crime scene evidence and testimony to reconstruct what happened and show the mistakes that led to her killing by police. With @singhvianjali @NatalieReneau @DrewJordan_NYT Thread 👇https://t.co/z4pvAWJHLs — Malachy Browne (@malachybrowne) December 28, 2020 This latest N.Y. Times report offers a comprehensive recap but most people made up their minds about Breonna, Black Lives Matter, police, and the justice system months ago. The comments thread
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Internet mob rolling up on Charles Barkley after off-the-record comment agreement is violated by a political reporter
Just FYI Charles Barkley told me tonight “I don’t hit women but if I did I would hit you,” and then when I objected to that he told me I “couldn’t take a joke.”— Alexi McCammond (@alexi) November 20, 2019 On the record, a violation of off-the-record agreements extinguishes all trust of the deceitful reporter. Bad form. Bad judgment. It only ramps up cries of FAKE NEWS. If she wanted the story to get out, she could have used the method of lighting a spark and letting other reporters inquire of other present parties to validate the original "story." That's how that's done. It's a little thing we like to call verification. Practice it, pleas.
NBA lapdogs fear Chinese market erosion over one GM’s support for Hong Kong
So Mike D'Antoni refuses to tell Chinese fans that people in the NBA have the right to free expression, but he was more than willing to say this exact thing to American fans who were disappointed with political displays from players. https://t.co/eqHMUB3lal pic.twitter.com/yHhoftHgNh— trick-or-treater (@neontaster) October 10, 2019 NBA officials are falling over themselves to appease Chinese leaders after the Houston Rockets' GM tweeted support for Hong Kong's quest for freedom. All of the usual SJW chirping birds are suddenly silent. Remember all of the times that the WOKE players in the NBA took a stand on behalf of Trayvon Martin, Mike Brown, Tamir Rice, et. al? Why did the WOKEY WOKE warriors in the NBA get cold feet when it
Farrakhan calls for kills, Barkley brings the chill
There's lots of bad information being distributed following a Ferguson, Missouri grand jury's decision not to indict police officer Darren Wilson for shooting Michael Brown, who had just stolen from a convenience store and was confronted by Wilson. An altered version of the middle sign became a sensation on the Internet: ----------------------------------------------- Perhaps the worst response comes from Nation of Islam leader Rev. Louis Farrakhan, extolling the virtues of young blacks rioting and saying, "Let's die for something." According to Nation of Islam leader Rev. Louis Farrakhan, peaceful protests are yet another manipulation by the white man over people of color, justifying violent retaliation by African Americans. A recent St. Louis murder by minority teenagers beating a white-skinned Bosnian man to death with hammers has