Sunday, June 7, 2020

Karl...

Michigan Supreme Court sides with Owosso barber, sends case back ...

 Michigan Supreme Court unanimously sided with a barber who reopened his shop last month in defiance of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s coronavirus lockdown order.
The high court ruled that the state appeals court made mistakes in its decision to shut down 77-year-old barber Karl Manke. The appeals decision was not unanimous and did not afford Manke oral arguments to defend himself, the court said.
“It is incumbent on the courts to ensure decisions are made according to the rule of law, not hysteria.” Justice David F. Viviano wrote in his opinion. “One hopes that this great principle — essential to any free society, including ours — will not itself become yet another casualty of COVID-19.”

This is David vs. Goliath case.

Saturday, June 6, 2020

Depravity...

Political Cartoon: What’s the message?

Any time large groups of angry people gather spontaneously, property damage is common. Most race scholars argue that unprovoked police violence against peaceful protesters is the larger societal problem, and no amount of stolen merchandise will ever equal the loss of even a single human life

Still, “the looting that takes place in these situations is usually interpreted as evidence of human depravity,” the sociologists Russell Dynes and E. L. Quarantelli wrote in their seminal study on looting in 1968, another year in which protests resulted in widespread property damage and death. 

The sentiment in some corners seems to be, If only they would just march peacefully, and not loot, we’d be fine with this.

Mom and Pops...

Editorial Cartoon U.S. George Floyd coronavirus recession businesses
Copied...

Appendixes...

Appendix
When, What, where and How to. There is a time for every thing. Looting is not one of them.

Pushed...


Buffalo police riot squad quit to back officers who shoved man ...

The man, identified as Martin Gugino, seen walking towards a line of police officers in riot gear advancing forward.  
As he gestured to one of the cops, others yelled for him to move back. They listen to him for 30 second  and was pushed in the chest, knocking him over backward. 
One officer appeared to call the ambulance for assistance. Two officers were suspended.
Fifty-seven officers  resigned in  disgust because of the treatment of two of their members, who were simply executing orders," Buffalo Police Benevolent Association president John Evans told WGRZ.
Mayor Byron Brown said he wants the two suspended officers to get due process. "I am not calling for them to be fired."
Speaking of the injured man, the mayor said, "He was asked to leave numerous times last night."
Police felt that it was important to clear the area before fights broke out among the protesters, the mayor said. He stressed that the instructions from the police managers to officers was to be careful, protect residents and use common sense.

Recover...

Hilton Head mayor closes beach access during coronavirus | Hilton ...


New York City saw its first day without any confirmed deaths from the coronavirus on Wednesday, according to new data from the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
The city reported its first confirmed Covid-19 death on March 11, and the number peaked on April 7 when 590 coronavirus patients died in New York City, according to the city's data. Confirmed deaths have been steadily declining since then, falling below 100 on May 9 for the first time since March 24.
.The milestone marks a hopeful point in the recovery of the city, which was the initial epicenter of the U.S. outbreak. It also represents a turning point in the country's epidemic, as restrictions on individual movement and businesses has driven down the spread of the virus in the hardest-hit cities such as New York.

Wednesday, June 3, 2020

Matter...

Black-and-White Thinking in our Social Worlds | Psychology Today


Montgomery County Commissioner Joe Gale called the Black Lives Matter movement a "radical left-wing hate group" that was among the "perpetrators of this urban domestic terror."
"This organization, in particular, screams racism not to expose bigotry and injustice, but to justify the lawless destruction of our cities and surrounding communities," Gale said in a statement.

"Their objective is to unleash chaos and mayhem without consequence by falsely claiming they, in fact, are the victims."

Gale went on to call systemic police brutality and racism a "narrative" pushed by the media.

Many politicians are asking for his resignation.

Comment: I wouldn't specify an organization as been described by the commissioner unless their policies indicate that to some extent.  Just a thought.

Call...

New York City imposes 11 p.m. curfew amid Floyd protests | The ...


Presidential candidate New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said that there is plenty of money in the country but it's "in the wrong hands" during the first primary debate for the 2020 elections in downtown Miami on June 26, 2019.

Read more here: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/election/article232006952.html#storylink=cpy

Darkness...

Editorial Cartoon U.S. statue of liberty George Floyd protests

Sadness...

Editorial Cartoon U.S. Minneapolis George Floyd tears