Related: Choking to Death on Racial Division
Might be taking the rest of the day off. Sorry.
"Buyer of Nobel medal says he will return it to prize winner" New York Times December 10, 2014
A Russian entrepreneur and philanthropist revealed on Tuesday that he was the winning bidder at the auction of James D. Watson’s 1962 Nobel Prize last week and that he planned to return the medal to Watson — “the person who deserved it.”
The Nobel was awarded to Watson, now 86, and two colleagues, Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins, for their discovery of the double-helix structure of DNA.
The buyer, Alisher Usmanov, who lives in Moscow, announced through the London public relations firm Finsbury that he was the anonymous telephone bidder who paid $4.1 million for the gold medal on Thursday at a Christie’s auction.
Forbes lists Usmanov as the richest man in Russia, with a net worth of $15.8 billion.
In a statement, Usmanov indicated that he was distressed that Watson was selling the medal in order to give much of the proceeds to charity.
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No mention of him being a racist this time?
After protests, Harvard Law students request exam delay
State trooper placed on restricted duty after allegedly pepper spraying protester
"The protestors represented people from around the city and different backgrounds. Similar demonstrations took place across the country, including in Washington, D.C., according to the Associated Press. There was a visible law enforcement presence throughout the demonstration’s progress through the city, with State Police and Boston officers using barricades at several points to keep protesters away from highways. The march was mostly peaceful, with many protesters bringing young children to participate."
Related: 2d-graders’ protest in New Bedford angers father
“I don’t think 7-year-olds can come up with the idea to go out and protest on the street.”
I was seven once, and I agree. Once again, the schuls are nothing but politically-correct, agenda-pushing factories of dogma, nothing else.
Black leaders call to change anger into progress
Where been for the eight years I've been blogging?
Hundreds protest in Brookline, Arlington over police killings
New president takes over at the largest union in Boston police department
Board member wants shorter contract for MBTA police chief the agreement would be for five years with a salary of $188,000,
Burlington plans second gun buyback
A woman’s knock on the door, then gunshots
Two men facing gun charges in separate incidents appear in court
Man shot to death at house in Chelsea
Randolph shooting victim labeled ‘good kid’
They are all good kids.
N.Y. police open inquiry into chokehold case
The closed-door viewing marked the start of the New York Police Department’s internal affairs inquiry to determine whether Officer Daniel Pantaleo and at least six other officers will be disciplined for their roles in Eric Garner’s July 17 arrest and death on Staten Island. The internal inquiry was on hold pending the outcome of a grand jury investigation.
I agree with the family lawyer who said “we don’t hold much faith in the Police Department investigating their own.’’
"In a separate development Sunday, New York police said a Brooklyn man faces charges including assault on a police officer and reckless endangerment in connection with two officers being hurt by demonstrators at the end of a massive march over police tactics."
I'm told ‘‘Black Lives Matter,’’ but ALL LIVES MATTER!
FBI steps in after black teenager’s hanging
No evidence of foul play, but....
Judge puts limits on police tactics in Missouri
Hunter says he mistook jogger for deer
And can it be that the ma$$ media mouthpiece is now trying to blame the wealth gap between blacks and Hispanics and whites that has continued to increase, says the Federal Reserve?
Forget that 1% stuff, 'eh!?
"So far, private developers and investors have been reluctant to put money into Dudley, following investments by the city and nonprofits. They say the area is too isolated. But some locals wonder if it’s because the overwhelming majority of Dudley-area residents are black or Latino."
"Family members of young, unarmed black men killed by police packed a stage in front of the US Capitol on Saturday. The march in Washington coincided with protest marches across the country. Organizers had predicted 5,000 people at the Washington march, but the crowd appeared to far outnumber that. Joining the Garners in Washington were speakers from the family of Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old killed in Ohio as he played with a pellet gun in a park, and the Rev. Al Sharpton, who helped organize the marches."
A ‘‘history-making moment’’ -- and now we know these are nothing but controlled-opposition driven by government.
Of course, the totals for Occupy Wall Street and the antiwar crowds were always downplayed (another tell of a propaganda effort).
"Union says Cleveland police not told boy’s gun might be a toy" Associated Press December 13, 2014
CLEVELAND — Surveillance video released by police shows Tamir Rice being shot within 2 seconds of the patrol car stopping near him. In that time, Officer Timothy Loehmann told the boy to put his hands up, but he didn’t, according to police officials.
Count out two seconds to yourself.
Officer Frank Garmback pulled into the park after seeing Tamir at a distance and slammed on the brakes when Tamir did not run, as they had expected, Cleveland Police Patrolmen’s Association president Jeff Follmer said in an interview. That caused the car to slide on the slick grass and stop within a few feet of the boy, he said.
And the cop jumped out and shot him from a distance of less than three yards -- all within two seconds.
Garmback, as Loehmann’s field training officer that day, and the rookie had discussed tactics while approaching the park, Follmer said.
The officers also thought they were confronting someone around 20 years old, Follmer said. They didn’t learn Tamir’s age until later that day.
‘‘In their mind-set, they’re still thinking it’s an older male, not a 12-year-old kid,’’ Follmer said. ‘‘That’s what they see right there, right then.’’
That justifies it all then.
An autopsy released Friday said Tamir was 5-foot-7 and 195 pounds....
He was a big kid.
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Related: 3d man exonerated in 1975 Cleveland slaying
After 40 years of wrongful imprisonment, which seems to be more the rule than exception these days. Those that deserve to be there are absolved and defended.
"A shooter wounded two boys and a girl outside an alternative high school Friday in what is believed to be a gang-related attack, Portland police said. The victims apparently are students at Rosemary Anderson High School, which serves about 190 at-risk students. Portland has been troubled by gang-related violence for years and has seen a spike this year. Officers don’t know whether the shooter was alone or with others, but police Sgt. Pete Simpson said preliminary information suggests it’s gang-related. The bureau’s gang unit was deployed in the investigation. Portland police have been calling for more resources to deal with the gang problem. The paper quoted the director of the city’s Office of Violence Prevention, Antoinette Edwards, as saying a few people are responsible for much of the violence. “We are allowing 17 to 20 violent people — shooters — to bully and to hold us hostages, our kids, our communities, our homes, our parks,” she said."
Like ISIS -- or the Israeli government.
Related: Man, 22, arrested in connection with Portland high school shooting as police reveal he has gang ties
"Schools in smaller, rural towns like Whately have extra challenges than in more densely populated places. That makes drills even more important, but this drill was just pretend. The kids, who have been practicing for years, are matter-of-fact about it. My own first-grader runs through the terrifying scenarios — if a person comes in with a gun, if there’s an explosion — and escape plans with startling cheerfulness. In Whately, Trooper Jim Carmichael was praising one group of kids when a delighted boy jumped up. “I want to be a police officer!” he said. It was impossible to see his impish, beaming face and not think of those first-graders at Sandy Hook, who wanted to be things when they grew up, too. We broke the promises we made after we lost them."
Sure did.
See: Weiss's Wisdom
That's why you have lost me.
“Since Sandy Hook, God forbid if something happens.”
Is Whately going to be the scene of the next fake false flag shooting?
Newtown anniversary should renew push on mental health
Wow, a 2nd anniversary received coverage with one reason for the staged and scripted crisis-actors fraud. Use it as a weapon to use against kids under the guise of helping their mental health.
If they really wanted to help kids the schuls would stop lying to them.!
But they are all heroes:
"Joyce Craig Lewis is the first female member of the Philadelphia Fire Department to die in the line of duty."
"Officer fatally shoots man after stabbing at Brooklyn synagogue" by Marc Santora and Joseph Berger, New York Times December 10, 2014
NEW YORK — A New York City police officer shot and killed a man who stabbed an Israeli rabbinical student at a Brooklyn synagogue early Tuesday, according to the police.
Another false flag if not outright hoax-- especially given what is happening in Jerusalem and Israel now!
The man, identified as Calvin Peters, entered the Chabad-Lubavitch headquarters around 1:40 a.m. and confronted students studying in the building, according to the authorities.
The stabbing victim was Levi Rosenblat, a 22-year-old rabbinical student from Beitar Illit, Israel, according to the Chabad-Lubavitch website.
Rosenblat, who the police said was stabbed in the head, was in stable condition at Kings County Hospital.
Police Commissioner William J. Bratton said, “It is not a terrorism incident.” The investigation had yet to confirm any bias-based motive.
Mayor Bill de Blasio, in a statement, said that as a precaution, security at Jewish religious institutions across the city would be increased while the attack was being investigated.
He praised the police, who, he said, “responded quickly to a tense and dangerous situation” and prevented a greater tragedy from unfolding.
“This incident also highlights the urgent need for increased services for emotionally disturbed or troubled people,” he said.
The sister of the dead man said in an interview that Peters was bipolar and had stopped taking his medication.
Part of the attack was recorded on security cameras being monitored by nearby police officers and security personnel.
The building is the leading center for the Chabad movement, which is dedicated to encouraging Jews around the world to be more observant.
It is often crowded with students, who can be found in the library studying at all hours.
According to Lubavitch officials who spoke to witnesses, the assailant pulled up to the building in a silver Nissan, apparently slipped past a police guard, entered the building, and went down to the cavernous synagogue.
Despite the hour, more than a dozen men were studying there.
When the intruder stabbed Rosenblat, some of the students threw a table at him, trying to stop him, an official said.
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I'm tired of the endless focus and Jewish supremacism, sorry.
Texas considers allowing open carry of handguns
Poll finds more Americans favor gun rights over controls
I can't imagine why!
And who is benefiting from all this?
"Body-camera companies see their business skyrocketing; Online archiving a growth industry" by Drew Harwell, Washington Post December 08, 2014
WASHINGTON — President Obama’s call last week to spend $75 million to outfit America’s police departments with body cameras was celebrated as a move toward officer accountability after the killing of an unarmed teenager in Ferguson, Mo. Suddenly the fledgling body-camera industry stands to make a fortune off police forces nationwide with newfound millions to spend.
The White House would help buy 50,000 body cameras through a proposed spending match with local law enforcement, nearly doubling the number of body cameras in use across the country. And for the two companies in control of this market, the money represents a gold mine: $75 million is more than seven times what Taser International made from body-camera sales last year.
A spokesman for Taser, best known for its electroshock guns, called the Ferguson shooting a ‘‘massive awareness campaign’’ for police body cameras, and investors have feverishly jumped onboard. Taser’s stock has more than doubled, to $24 a share, since Officer Darren Wilson shot Michael Brown in August, climbing Friday to its highest point in a decade.
At least someone is going to make a buck off all this.
Police body cameras, which boosters call one of the best ways to reduce false complaints and prevent abuses of power, were cast into the center of a major policy push after Brown’s killing, when a grand jury declined to charge Wilson last month. Police agencies wanting the equipment have two options for where to direct their budgets: Vievu, a private Seattle firm that says it has sold more than 40,000 cameras, and Taser, which has sold about 30,000.
‘‘We are feeling phenomenal right now,’’ Taser chief executive Patrick Smith said in an earnings call in October. ‘‘What everybody thought was crazy five years ago is now accepted as inevitable.’’
And the cameras are just one money maker. Taser is also selling subscriptions to its online data cloud, where terabytes of police video footage can be uploaded, encrypted, and stored. Vievu is working with Microsoft to develop its own cloud platform.
The services solve the police problem of how to manage its sensitive video. Taser’s service even comes with redaction features that can blur or mute on command. But they also give the camera companies a lucrative service that keeps agencies locked in and paying long term. About 75 percent of the body cameras Taser sold this year have been packaged with contracts for Evidence.com, Taser’s cloud service, which sells for up to $55 per officer a month. Nearly all police departments that signed on, Taser said, opted for multiyear deals.
‘‘The upfront cameras themselves are not that interesting. They are, or will be, fairly quickly commoditized. What investors will pay for is a recurring revenue stream,’’ said Steve Dyer, a senior research analyst with Craig-Hallum Capital Group. Taser ‘‘rightly saw early on that selling a plastic camera is going to be a lot worse of a business than building long-term relationships.’’
The industry is still very much in its infancy: The 50,000 cameras supported under Obama’s proposal will cover only 7 percent of the nation’s more than 700,000 sworn officers. That has investors moving in quickly for a foothold in a rising industry.
In two days after the White House’s announcement, the market value of Digital Ally, a small Kansas company that makes a video-recording police flashlight, exploded from $28 million to $55 million.
‘‘I knew once the masses found out this technology existed, everyone would be clamoring for it,’’ Vievu chief executive Steve Ward said. ‘‘My dream of putting a camera on every cop is just coming true even quicker.’’
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Time to turn the camera, 'er, computer off.
Officials: 6 Dead in Pa. Attacks, Shooter Loose
NEXT DAY UPDATES:
6 dead, suspect on loose in suburban Philadelphia
Looks to me like Definitive Proof the Media is Scripted.
Suspect identified in slaying in Chelsea
Local protest costs estimated at $2m
You damn controlled opposition bastards.
Police altering tactics after protests over killings
Why didn't the guy shot at Walmart get more ma$$ media attention, and why where those protests stopped(?).
