She also learned the law. She learned to use the law library, and she tried to be her own person in prison, and theres this wonderful anecdote which i think Ken Armstrong captured for the marshall report that said she wouldnt eat in the cafeteria. She wanted her food to be brought to her because she thought eating in the cafeteria were like pigs in a trough so she demanded her food be brought to her and she had a very specific diet because again, she very much wanted to be her own person. She had aer is the tud about her. That is how she left prison. She returned to queens and she was involved in an Organization Called the volunteer Attorney Service team where they provided legal advice to inmates. She had a number of business ventures, real estate. She was a seamstress so she was engaged a little bit in that trade and she was always looking for ways to improve herself. She left prison the same way she entered prison and the same way she acted the way, as you see in the clip, i live my
Versus arizona. Number 18, roe versus wade. Quite often in many of our most famous decisions are ones that the court took that were unpopular. Lets go through a few cases that illustrate very dramatically and visually what it means to live in a society of 310 million different people who helped stick together because they believe in a rule of law. Good evening and welcome to cspans landmark cases where weve been learning more about historic cases at the Supreme Court that have affected the court and affected the country. Tonight the 1961 case of mapp v. Ohio, involving dollree mapp. An ohio woman that refused to let the Police Search her house without a warrant a case that involves some back stairs intrigue at the security itself and all this evolved into a case that was one of a series in the warren courts that changed policing in america. We welcome with us this program and hope you have been with us throughout the series as weve been learning so much about the Supreme Court. Let me
Change Police Practices across the nation, use of Excessive Force, admit Police Officers more accountable for the use of deadly force. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Nadler madam speaker, the tragic and blutal death of george floyd has been a wakeup call for millions of americans. Across the nation and around the world the streets are lined with protestors demanding fundamental change in the culture of Law Enforcement and meaningful accountability for officers who commit misconduct. Today we answer their call. We value and respect the many brave and honorable Police Officers who put their lives on the line every day to protect us in our communities. We know that most Law Enforcement officers do their jobs with dignity, selflessness, and honor. They are deserving of our respect and gratitude for all they do to keep us safe. But we must also acknowledge that there are too many exceptions. Too many Law Enforcement officers do not oppose the ethic of protecting and serving
Be permitted to control the remained ore they have time on the majority side. The speaker pro tempore without objection. He gentlelady is recognized. Ms. Bass the gentlelady from florida, representative wasserman schultz, for one minute. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady from florida is recognized for one minute. Ms. Wasserman schultz thank you, mr. Speaker. Today we take a crucial step toward racial justice. We do it in the name of george floyd, Breonna Taylor, tony mcdavid, corey jones and all those lives unjustly taken by Law Enforcement. We mourn and say their names on the house floor because their lives and all black lives matter. So lets move to end the policing culture that lacks Real Transparency and accountability. Lets unite to ban barbaric choke holds and build a registry so Problematic Police dont just move to another town to keep a badge. Lets outlaw racial profiling and dangerous noknock warrants. This bill targets bad actors and practices and affirms the standards p
May 6, 2013, the gritty heartland city of cleveland witnessed a miracle. Help me, im amanda berry. Ive been kidnapped, and ive been missing for ten years. And im im here. Im free now. Amanda berry is abducted the day before her 17th birthday. Amanda told the police, i aint just the only one. Its some more girls up in that house. Gina dejesus returns here. She is indeed home. Gina dejesus was walking home from school, and that was the last time that she was ever seen. Michelle knight was never on our radar at all. Police arrested who owns the home is their abductor, it turns out, was a deranged School Bus Driver, ariel castro. Throughout their captivity these women held on to one thing, one thing that kept them going, and that was that their families would not give up on them. And ten years later, it was that faith that finally brought them home. Now we want the world to know. We survived. We love life. We were stronger than ariel castro. Reporter could you have imagined that you would