Alabama House committee delays bill that would expand definition of rioting
The Montgomery Advertiser 3/9/2021 Brian Lyman, Montgomery Advertiser
It was a lengthy discussion, heavy with the crimes of the past and the struggles of the present. And after about 90 minutes of debate, a legislative committee decided to keep it going.
The House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday delayed a vote on legislation from Rep. Allen Treadaway, R-Morris, that would expand the definition of rioting and punish cities that cut police budgets. Opponents said the definition of rioting in the legislation does not require an act to take place, and could make law enforcement the arbiters of what is and isn’t constitutionally-protected speech.
Georgia senators accept leadership awards on anniversary of Bloody Sunday
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ATLANTA - Fifty-six years ago, many young people gathered in Selma, Ala., to protest racial injustice and call for change.
On the Edmund Pettis Bridge, the crowd of some 600 gathered and law enforcement began to attack protesters. The event became infamously known as Bloody Sunday.
Included in the crowd were civil rights leaders and icons, such as future Georgia congressman John Lewis. Bloody Sunday is considered a turning point in the civil rights movement. That year, Congress passed the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Originally published on March 8, 2021 1:09 pm
Kyal Sin was clear-eyed as she prepared to take part in protests this week against the military regime in Myanmar. The teenage girl wrote down her blood type in a Facebook post, should she be injured; and asked that her organs be donated should she die.
Her nickname was Angel.
The photo of Kyal Sin at that demonstration has been seen around the world by now. A young girl on the ground, reaching out, crouching behind protest banners, and wearing a T-shirt that says, Everything will be OK.
But police fired tear gas. Shooting started from security forces. Kyal Sin shouted, Are we united? and the protesters around her shouted back, in a chant, United! United!
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Bystanders flash a three-fingered sign of resistance as the body of Kyal Sin leaves the Yunnan Chinese temple in Mandalay, Myanmar earlier this week. STR/AP
Kyal Sin was clear-eyed as she prepared to take part in protests this week against the military regime in Myanmar. The teenage girl wrote down her blood type in a Facebook post, should she be injured; and asked that her organs be donated should she die.
Her nickname was Angel.
The photo of Kyal Sin at that demonstration has been seen around the world by now. A young girl on the ground, reaching out, crouching behind protest banners, and wearing a T-shirt that says, Everything will be OK.