April 8, 2021 Guest Submission
The George Floyd Act addresses qualified immunity by creating a cause of action for deprivation of rights; requires corroboration for the testimony of undercover police officers; adds a duty to intervene and to render aid; prohibits chokeholds and limits lethal force to imminent threat of serious bodily injury or death. It also ends arrests for many non-jailable fine-only violations and mandates creation of a progressive disciplinary matrix establishing different disciplinary actions for policy violations and violations of law by police. The law would call for these actions to be developed through a statewide process with stakeholders using evidence-based practices.
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Cubs oldest, youngest debuts by position players By JohnW53 on Apr 5, 2021, 6:07am CDT +
Do you remember Al Heist?
He played center field for the Cubs in 1960 and 1961. In 150 games, he batted .260/.338/.390. He hit 8 home runs in 555 plate appearances, including a walk-off grand slam against the Braves on April 15, 1961.
That was his second career homer. His first had come Sept. 9, 1960, at St. Louis, in his 26th game as a Cub. He played 15 before the season ended, for a total of 41.
Heist was
32 years, 286 days old when he made his Major League debut in a 6-0 loss at St. Louis on July 17, 1960, 2 days after the Braves traded him to the Cubs for Earl Averill and $30,000 to $35,000.
In the past three months, grand juries have indicted as many law enforcement officers in use-of-force cases under Garza s administration as they did within the entire four-year term of his predecessor, Margaret Moore. But even while his office is accruing indictments, experts say there is no guarantee that Garza and his prosecutors will see a courtroom victory. Generally, it is really difficult for prosecutors to get a conviction at trial in a police fatality or police brutality case, said Alissa Marque Heydari, a former prosecutor with the Manhattan district attorney s office. There are many reasons for that. A lot of laws are written such that it is difficult to secure a conviction. Juries can be reluctant to convict a police officer, for various reasons. It is difficult but not impossible to prevail at a trial.
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