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South Dakota’s Republican attorney general has been charged with
misdemeanor careless driving after he struck and killed a man with
his car, authorities said Thursday.

Jason Ravnsborg is also facing misdemeanor charges of operating a motor
vehicle while using a mobile electronic device and driving out of his lane,
Emily Sovell, deputy Hyde County state’s attorney, announced.

Each charge is punishable by up to 30 days in jail and up to a $500 fine, Sovell said.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nati...b7c6d6-7222-11eb-8651-6d3091eac63f_story.html

AG Jason Ravnsborg (SD) attended GOP fundraiser dinner, before he crashed his car
into a man- The event was held at Rooster's Bar & Grill in Redfield, where those in
attendance could buy tickets to win a handgun engraved with (Presiderp) Trump's name.

A man is not a deer -

https://www.npr.org/2020/09/15/9131...kes-man-with-car-says-he-thought-he-hit-a-dee
 
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Chicago police rolled out a cover-up after killing a 13-year-old Latino boy

20 minutes ago
 
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In the days since Chicago police shot and killed 13-year-old Adam Toledo,
his mother has been left trying to piece together what happened.
Here's what we know about the case:

45 minutes ago
 
May 15, 2021

Charleston County sheriff’s deputies repeatedly used a Taser on Jamal Sutherland,
a Black man with mental illness, in jail shortly before he died in custody in January,
according to body-cam footage released by authorities this week.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nati...video-tased-charleston/?itid=mc_magnet-race_1

Tear gas, handcuffs, tasers, and neck kneeling...

Wtf? At 1:45 he is mostly compliant
They can’t get second handcuff on?
Tase him and WOW he can’t comply!!
Who could ??
Two ? Three guards!??
Fucking incompetents!
 
Nice axe! A pity that you left it at the crime scene.
Identified, as from fireman's truck, or from the police.

Yes, everyone knows that you ran away when you were caught.
If it was not an act of terrorism against a community, what was it ?
Revenge ? The community has a suspicion that you had help.
 
"You shouldn't be able to breathe, you stupid bastard."

Death by cop in TN.

Jennette said for the first time he could not breathe.

(William Jeannette, a 48 year old white man “detoxing” in Marshall County Jail)

But a female officer was not sympathetic.

"You shouldn't be able to breathe, you stupid b*****d," she exclaimed.

The cause of death was listed as “acute combined drug intoxication,” but listed asphyxia
as contributory cause of death and ruled the death a homicide...
and yet, a Tennessee grand jury reviewing the case declined
to press charges.

Daily Kos
May 21, 2021

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SD's killer lawyer has a BS in political science, which always gives me a little giggle. With SD's small population and matching small pool of politicians, he could still be governor.
 

Michigan police release footage of white cop fatally shooting black man in the head during struggle over taser after traffic stop: Man's family retain Benjamin Crump who says 'excessive force was used'
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...hite-cop-fatally-shooting-black-man-head.html

Amid public outcry for transparency, police released the footage on Wednesday showing Patrick Lyoya, 26, facedown on the ground as he is fatally shot by the officer in Grand Rapids on April 4.​


The newly released footage also shows the moments leading up to the shooting, including the traffic stop over suspicions involving Lyoya's license plate, which led to a brief foot chase and struggle over the cop's Taser.

It is not clear from any of the videos if or when Lyoya tried to grab the cop's Taser, but the cop is heard yelling at him to let go of the device, which was deployed twice, but didn't strike anyone, officials said.

Lyoya's family have retained prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who has been dubbed 'Black America's Attorney General'. He also represented the families of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Michael Brown, Ahmaud Aubrey and Trayvon Martin. He is calling for the officer to be fired and prosecuted.

'The video clearly shows that this was an unnecessary, excessive, and fatal use of force against an unarmed black man who was confused by the encounter and terrified for his life,' Crump said in a release.

'It should be noted that Patrick never used violence against this officer even though the officer used violence against him in several instances for what was a misdemeanor traffic stop,' he added.

Grand Rapids police officials have placed the officer, a seven-year veteran who has not been named publicly, on administrative leave and have asked the Michigan State Police to investigate the shooting.

Kent County's chief medical examiner, Dr. Stephen Cohle, said he completed the autopsy but toxicology tests have not been finished.
 
Wow, I must have missed this threat. I hate to admit this but I feel like over the last century or so black folks have had chances to get out of the South. If you live in Raleigh my ability to pity you when this happens is pretty damn low.
 
Ravnsborg is out and done.

The Senate voted 24-9, out of 35, on the first article of impeachment of crimes causing death and for Ravnsborg's removal. The Senate voted 31-2 on the second article, malfeasance in office, which alleged he misled investigators.

The Senate has also voted to permanently disqualify Ravnsborg, a Republican, from "holding any office of trust or profit" in South Dakota.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...jason-ravnsborg-impeachment-trial/7695046001/
 
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