Postcards From the Catastrophe
Let’s play “one of these things not like the other.”
On April 11, a young Black man named Daunte Wright was accidentally shot and killed while resisting arrest in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota.
At first, rumors flew around that Wright had been pulled over because he had an air-freshener dangling from his rearview mirror.
In fact, he had an outstanding arrest warrant for first-degree attempted aggravated robbery when stopped.
Who knows where the air-freshener meme came from: probably from the same emporium that supplied the “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot” lie to twist the true story of Michael Brown’s assault on the police in Ferguson a few years back.
the fake stories about the real events.
What took place at the Capitol on January 6 was undoubtedly a politically motivated riot. As such, it should not be controversial to regard it as a dangerous episode. Any time force or violence is introduced into what ought to be the peaceful resolution of political conflicts, it should be lamented and condemned.
The False and Exaggerated Claims Still Being Spread About the Capitol Riot
Insisting on factual accuracy does not make one an apologist for the protesters. False reporting is never justified, especially to inflate threat and fear levels.
By Glenn Greewald
But none of that justifies lying about what happened that day, especially by the news media. Condemning that riot does not allow, let alone require, echoing false claims in order to render the event more menacing and serious than it actually was. There is no circumstance or motive that justifies the dissemination of false claims by journalists. The more consequential the eve
MPD closes investigation into death of fallen Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick
Legal experts say the autopsy listing a stroke as the cause of death eliminates the possibility of homicide charges. Author: Eric Flack, Jordan Fischer Published: 2:51 PM EDT April 20, 2021 Updated: 3:00 PM EDT April 20, 2021
WASHINGTON A day after the Office of the D.C. Medical Examiner ruled U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick died of natural causes – not injuries suffered fighting insurrectionists at the Capitol on January 6 – the Metropolitan Police Department said its investigation into Sicknick’s death is now closed.
“MPD’s death investigation has concluded,” MPD spokesperson Alaina Gertz wrote in an email. “To my knowledge, there is no additional report coming out.”
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Ashli Babbitt s Lawyers Say Capitol Rioter Was Not an Immediate Threat When Shot
On 4/15/21 at 6:48 AM EDT
Lawyers for Ashli Babbitt have accused the Department of Justice of providing inconsistent reasons for their decision not to charge the officer who shot and killed her during the Capitol riots on January 6.
Babbitt, 35, was part of the mob of Donald Trump supporters that stormed the building while Congress was preparing to certify Joe Biden as the winner of the presidential election.
Footage of the moment when Babbitt was shot was widely shared online. It showed rioters trying to break through a glass door separating a hallway from the Speaker s Lobby and Chamber.