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CJ current events 23 mar 21

WASHINGTON (AP) — Forgive progressives who aren’t looking forward to the sequel of their personal “Nightmare on First Street,” a Supreme Court succession story. The original followed Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s decision to forgo retirement from the high court, located on First Street in Washington, when Democrats controlled the White House and the Senate during six years of Barack Obama’s presidency, until 2015.*** In the updated version, 82-year-old Justice Stephen Breyer plays the leading role. He is the oldest member of the court and has served more than 26 years since his appointment by President Bill Clinton. With spring comes the start of the period in which many justices have announced their retirement. Some progressives say it is time for Breyer to go, without delay. Other liberal voices have said Breyer should retire when the court finishes its work for the term, usually by early summer.*** https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-ruth-bader-ginsburg-amy-coney-barrett-us-supreme-court-courts-0cd3d0f19759077a13264a1f09ea6244

Pres Clinton could have selected J. José A. Cabranes back in 1994. J. Cabranes is two years younger than J. Breyer. Oh well.

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[Thanks, fb!] [on 12 mar 21] A babysitter was alone with a young child when a Pennsylvania couple broke into an Englewood home, helped themselves to food, drink – even a shower – and fled in the victims’ SUV, authorities said. They may have even had sex there, too. The babysitter eventually discovered the pair, who fled in the homeowner’s Lincoln Navigator with jewelry, a wallet, clothing and a backpack -- while leaving the clunker they drove up in behind, they said.*** Alex Ray Yeakley, of Myerstown, and Amanda Lentz, of Lebanon, had been in the Cedar Street home on Friday night "for some time," Police Chief Lawrence Suffern said Monday. It was believed that they ate some food, drank some juice, had sex and even showered, with one of them donning the homeowner’s robe, according to sources.*** https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/englewood/news/taking-liberties-burglars-ate-drank-showered-while-englewood-child-sitter-were-home/805079/

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***Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Brett Blomme was arrested Tuesday on tentative charges of possession of child pornography, the state Department of Justice announced. Blomme, 38, was taken into custody by special agents with the state Division of Criminal Investigation "following an investigation into multiple uploads of child pornography through a Kik messaging application account in October and November 2020," according to a statement.***

Blomme was the head of the Cream City Foundation*** https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/2021/03/16/milwaukee-judge-brett-blomme-arrested-child-pornography-charges/4721766001/

The Cream City Foundation promoted Draq Queen Story Hour. "Drag Queen Story Hour is just what it sounds like–drag queens reading stories to children in libraries, schools, and bookstores." https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:jCttNQHMLu0J:https://creamcityfoundation.org/dqsh/+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us

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***As neighbors of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue, also known as George Floyd Square or the autonomous zone, we are witnessing a revolution by day and a devolution by night. Prayer gatherings canceled. Rallies canceled. Visitors arriving with flowers in hand, only to retreat to their cars when greeted by the sound of gunshots. Neighbors ducking for cover behind our houses, children in tow. [Dispiriting list of violent crimes.] https://www.startribune.com/near-george-floyd-square-revolution-by-day-devolution-by-night/600034699/

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Isn’t 31 years a little lenient?

A Virginia man was sentenced [19 mar 21] to 31 years in prison for a years-long sextortion scheme in which he coerced numerous preteen and teenage victims to create and send him images of themselves engaged in sexually explicit conduct. The defendant was further sentenced to a lifetime of supervised release and ordered to pay restitution to the victims.

Filippo Parlagreco, 36, of Warrenton, pleaded guilty to production, distribution, and possession of child pornography on Nov. 5, 2020. According to court documents, the defendant — posing as a teenage girl on social media — began communicating with a 14-year-old girl and persuaded her to send him sexually explicit photographs of herself. After she did so, he posted the explicit photographs to another social media application and demanded that she produce and send him additional explicit images if she wanted them removed. Despite the victim blocking him on social media and reporting the crimes to law enforcement, the defendant continued to contact her with demands for sexually explicit images over the course of three years. Once law enforcement was able to identify the defendant, further investigation revealed that the defendant sexually exploited at least 13 other minor victims nationwide in a similar manner, including some as young as 11 years old; that he traded child sexual abuse material with other offenders online; and that he possessed hundreds of images and videos of child sexual abuse material in an encrypted portion of his phone.*** https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/man-sentenced-prison-sextorting-numerous-children-around-country

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A Florida man was charged with federal hate crime in Ocala for setting fire to a church.

Steven Shields, 24, of Dunnellon, was charged with setting fire to and damaging the Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Ocala by a federal grand jury in Orlando, who returned an indictment against him.

According to the indictment, Shields intentionally set fire to the Queen of Peace Catholic Church on July 11, 2020. The indictment alleges that he was motivated to set this fire due to the religious character of the church. Shields is charged with one count of intentional damage to religious property, a hate crime charge that falls under the Church Arson Prevention Act, and one count of using fire to commit a felony.

If convicted, Shields faces a maximum term of 20 years imprisonment for intentionally damaging religious property. Shields faces an additional mandatory minimum of 10 years for using fire to commit a felony.*** https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/florida-man-charged-federal-hate-crime

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Don’t care how sexy he is, if he has a Picture of Serial Killer Jeffrey Dahmer as His Facebook Profile Photo, don’t date him.

Chance Seneca, 18, of Louisiana has been indicted for using Grindr to lure gay men to his house and Dahmer them. Details at https://heavy.com/news/chance-seneca/.

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Is LWOP the best we can do?

[On 18mar 21] Gregory A. Bush, 53, of Louisville, pleaded guilty to federal hate crime and firearm charges arising out of his racially motivated murder of two Black patrons at a Kroger grocery store, and his attempted murder of a third, on Oct. 24, 2018, in Jeffersontown, Kentucky. Bush previously pleaded guilty-but-mentally-ill to state charges for murder, attempted murder, and wanton endangerment arising out of the shooting, and was sentenced to a life term in state prison.

During the plea hearing in federal court, Bush admitted that on Oct. 24, 2018, he drove to a Kroger grocery store in Jeffersontown armed with a Smith & Wesson, model 411, .40-caliber pistol. In the store, Bush followed a Black man, who was shopping with his grandson, for the length of an aisle before pulling the gun from his waistband and shooting the victim in the back of the head. Bush then shot the victim several more times in the torso, killing him. Bush had no prior relationship with the victim and chose to shoot him because of the victim’s race. Bush then re-holstered his gun and calmly walked out of the store.

In the parking lot, Bush walked up to a Black woman, and shot her several times in the head and body, killing her. Bush had no prior relationship with this victim and chose to shoot her because of her race.

Seconds later, Bush encountered a Black man who was in lawful possession of a handgun. The third victim asked Bush what was going on, and Bush, without responding, began walking toward him with the gun drawn. The third victim fired at Bush, and Bush returned fire. After about a minute, Bush stopped shooting and walked away. Bush had no prior relationship with the third victim and chose to shoot at him because of his race. Bush next encountered a white man, who was legally armed with a firearm. Bush told him, “Don’t shoot me [and] I won’t shoot you. Whites don’t shoot whites.” *** https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/kroger-shooter-pleads-guilty-federal-hate-crimes-and-firearm-offenses

He’s looking at LWOP.

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Don’t mess with momma

31 y/o Sgt.1st Class Allan Edwards expired in El Paso, Texas before Sunday night ended. He had abused his wife, and his 13 y/o step son shot him to death with Edwards’s pistol. https://www.elpasotexas.gov/assets/Press-Releases/Police/2021/March2021/21074002-Update-Murder-on-McCombs.pdf

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Running with your hands cuffed behind your back is really hard.

An 18 y/o man was arrested and cuffed by Clearwater, Florida police at the beach on 18 mar 21. Some spring breaker opened the door of the police vehicle, and dummy made a dash for it. https://twitter.com/i/status/1372718121744797699 So now he can go to jail tired, sweaty, and sandy.

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Do ocean currents count?

Closing of Alcatraz prison

The U.S. federal prison on San Francisco Bay's Alcatraz Island, which had held some of the most dangerous civilian prisoners—including Al Capone and Robert Stroud, the “Birdman of Alcatraz”—was closed [21 mar] 1963.https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/March-21

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QPC and a stab in the neck, please.

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh police said a 12-year-old boy was stabbed inside a McDonald’s in Downtown Pittsburgh Saturday afternoon.

Police said they arrested 51-year-old Charles Edward Turner in connection with the stabbing. He’s facing several charges, including criminal attempted homicide.***

Police said the 12-year-old boy was stabbed in the neck inside McDonald’s on Liberty Avenue and Stanwix Street just after 2:00 p.m. Saturday. Cruz said the child was standing in line with his family when the incident happened.***

Cruz said Turner was in line behind the child and his family. A criminal complaint states that a witness said Turner tackled the child from behind and then people tried to get him off and they noticed the child’s neck was slashed.

Documents also state that Turner resisted arrest by punching and kicking officers. Court documents said one officer had cuts on his face and two other victims had minor injuries.*** https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2021/03/21/police-12-year-old-boy-stabbed-inside-liberty-avenue-mcdonalds/

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***Mar 13, 2021 / 07:32 AM EST

MERCER, Pa. (WKBN) – A woman was found guilty of selling drugs to a Mercer woman who died of an overdose.

Nicoletta Robinson’s trial this week was held in Mercer County Court of Common Pleas. A jury found her guilty of drug delivery resulting in death; aggravated assault; criminal use of communication facility; manufacture, delivery, or possession with intent to manufacture or deliver, all felony charges; and misdemeanor charges of simple assault and recklessly endangering another person.

Robinson was charged after the 32-year-old victim was found dead in a house in Coolspring Township in June of 2019. The Mercer County Coroner’s Office determined that she died of a drug overdose.***

Sentencing in the case is set for 9 a.m. May 7. She will be on house arrest prior to sentencing. https://www.wkbn.com/news/local-news/local-woman-found-guilty-of-causing-fatal-overdose-in-mercer-county/

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Celeste, a survivor of Tsarnayev’s Boston Marathon bombing, has a message for him https://twitter.com/i/status/1372344500157247492.

***Cotton said Democrats voted to give stimulus checks to people in prison.

They did, arguing that to do otherwise would harm the families of prisoners. It’s worth noting that Cotton and other Senate Republicans voted for previous relief packages that also resulted in prisoners getting checks.

With that clarification, we rate this claim Mostly True. https://www.statesman.com/story/news/politics/politifact/2021/03/10/stimulus-checks-prisoners-bill-biden-democrats-trump-republicans/6940581002/

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***In Wisconsin, state Rep. Joe Sanfelippo and [Julian Bradley] introduced a bill that would ensure victims get paid for their pain before criminals get to spend stimulus dollars to benefit themselves.***

We do no favors to black people by unjustly enriching criminals.

The activists behind the radical push to "defund the police" conveniently forget that a disproportionate number of crime victims are nonwhite. Last year in Milwaukee, for example, 74% of homicide victims were black. This year, that number is at 90%. Yet, only about 39% of Milwaukee residents are black. Statewide in Wisconsin, black people accounted for 18% of all sexual assault victims in 2019, but we only make up about 7% of the population.

I won't let the people who have experienced such pain and loss be forgotten.*** https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/black-crime-victims-matter-so-make-convicts-pay-restitution-from-bidens-stimulus

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https://csgjusticecenter.org/publications/after-the-sentence-more-consequences/national-report/ is a report on the consequences of criminal convictions. Def work a look.

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This dirtbag apparently killed 10 people around 2:30pm on mon, 22 mar 21 at a King Soopers supermarket in Boulder, Colorado.

Dirtbag has not been identified as of 0830 23 mar 21. Only one victim has been identified, 51-year-old Boulder PD Officer Eric Talley. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/colorado-police-active-shooter-super-market

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Cambridge, Massachusetts has redefined "Domestic partnership" so that it “means the entity formed by two or more persons.” [Emphasis added.] http://rwinters.com/council/030821.htm. The amendment should be reflected at https://library.municode.com/ma/cambridge/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT2ADPE_CH2.119DOPA.

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Probably true.

https://www.gocomics.com/brewsterrockit/2021/03/23

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Human Trafficking Research!

BJS has released two hot, new reports:

Human-Trafficking Offenses Handled by State Attorneys General Offices, 2018 Suzanne M. Strong, Ph.D., former BJS Statistician

Human Trafficking Data-Collection Activities, 2020

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Independent judiciary

https://twitter.com/MaleHassan1AAAA/status/1373960790408052742/photo/1 is an interesting tweet. Allegedly, on 19mar21 Alfonse Chigamoy OWINY-DOLLO went into a magistrate’s court in Uganda, arrested the judge, dispersed the clerks, and shut down the court.

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WTF’s the matter w/ you??????

A Florida medical doctor was sentenced to 63 months in prison after pleading guilty to her role in a scheme to falsify clinical trial data regarding an asthma medication.

Dr. Yvelice Villaman Bencosme, 64, of Miami, previously pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud related to her work at Unlimited Medical Research in Miami. Bencosme is the second defendant to be sentenced in connection with the scheme. On March 5, 2021, Lisett Raventos, 46, of Miami, was sentenced to 30 months in prison after also pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

Bencosme was a licensed medical doctor who served as the primary investigator for clinical trials purportedly conducted at Unlimited Medical Research. Raventos was the site director, the director of clinical operations, and a study coordinator at the clinic. In pleading guilty, Bencosme and Raventos admitted that they participated in a scheme to defraud an unnamed pharmaceutical company by fabricating the data and participation of subjects in a clinical trial at Unlimited Medical Research.

The clinical trial was designed to investigate the safety and efficacy of an asthma medication in children between the ages of four and 11. Bencosme and Raventos admitted that they falsified medical records to make it appear as though pediatric subjects made scheduled visits to Unlimited Medical Research, took study drugs as required, and received checks as payment. In sentencing Raventos, U.S. District Judge Beth Bloom said that if the defendants’ actions had been left unchecked, the scheme “could have negatively impacted the treatment and well-being of children with asthma throughout the country.”*** https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/medical-doctor-and-study-coordinator-sentenced-prison-scheme-falsify-clinical-trial-data

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