Genesee County could fly ‘Thin Blue Line’ flag, but symbol has been banned elsewhere
Updated May 13, 2021;
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GENESEE COUNTY, MI The county Board of Commissioners is considering a resolution to declare May as Police Appreciation Month, and some members are defending a request to fly the “Thin Blue Line” flag at all county buildings despite the symbol having been banned elsewhere.
Three of the nine commissioners promoted the actions at a news conference Monday, May 10, two days before a vote on the resolution is scheduled.
“Genesee County’s fallen officers will never be forgotten, nor will their services to their respective communities,” the resolution says in part. “By choosing to commit themselves to law enforcement, these brave individuals answered the call for service and willingly put their lives in jeopardy.”
Rutgers University-New Brunswick Executive Vice Chancellor Felicia McGinty Courtesy of Felicia McGinty
Felicia McGinty, Rutgers University-New Brunswick’s executive vice chancellor, described as a champion for students and a driving force for diversity, inclusion and equity, was named one of this year’s 25 outstanding women in higher education by
“This recognition is truly humbling. As a first-generation college student who has experienced the transformative power of higher education, I see the value in Rutgers’ commitments to expanding access to underrepresented students and to fostering the success of all students. I am proud to contribute toward those goals,” said McGinty, who discussed her experiences as first-generation student at Rutgers’ First Generation Week 2021.
traces back to the last legal purchaser. i know that you ve dealt with other similar situations like it across the nation, especially the a it rks f in general, can you kind of describe how these shooters went about business. they seem to be very professional. they knew what they were doing. they seemed to have things well-planned. yes. with my experiences with other mass shootings or we reference the boston bomber earlier, there are indicators that this was well-planned out. and it was to be violent in nature. they were in tactical gear. i don t know if they had ballistic protection, but they were in tactical gear, and had several magazines full of ammunition fastened to their body. so they were ready for a gunfight, should that occur. that was the meredith davis speaking with nbc station a short while ago. joining us now, nbc news investigative reporter and former los angeles times reporter. andrew, what is your reaction to that press conference where,
wife is the sister of one of the suspects in the shooting in san bernardino today. syed farook is the only suspect s name that we have at this point. the inference would be that his wife is syed farook s sister. he said nothing about syed farook. he said only that he and the family are sad. he offered his condolences, he said that he is in shock. he said the family is in shock, but we actually have not confirmed who among the possible suspects he is actually related to in this case. he was introduced as a relative of one of the suspects in the case, but he was very reluctant to speak. and the people introducing him were reluctant to allow him to speak. it was one of those press conferences in which we learned much less than anyone expected to learn. in that press conference. we are now covering this ongoing, our live coverage, of the situation in san bernardino which started at 11:20 a.m. this morning. that s when local time, california, that s when this possibly three shoote
let s respect that for the time being. is your brother-in-law s wife the woman who was the second suspect? can you please can anyone comment on the relationship between the two? at this point i don t want to say anything. he hasn t been informed. he doesn t know who has been shot. i m here, i just want to say that i am the reason i m here is, you know, is to talk to the victims and to express my faernlgs how sad they are of what happened. realistically, you know, that s why i m here. don t ask me how what he is, what he was doing, how he is. i mean, i don t want to get into all this. please. did the rest of the family ask you to come? pardon? did the rest of the family ask you to come to be a spokesperson? yes. do they have evidence? at this point i will request if we can just hold off on those questions, i really appreciate it. from msnbc world headquarters in new york, we re live with the latest on the mass shooting in san bernardino, california. r