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Striking testimony
My heart went out to the Capitol Police officers who testified (under oath, I might add) about the attempted coup on Jan. 6 at the Capitol. Everything they said verified the videos weâve seen of the violence and hatred unleashed against them by Trump supporters (âPolice tell Jan. 6 stories,â July 29).
And the aftermath â most striking was the testimony of Officer Michael Fanone of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department: âWhat makes the struggle harder and more painful, is to know so many of . the people I put my life at risk to defend are downplaying or outright denying what happened. I went to hell and back to protect them . but too many are now telling me that hell doesnât exist or that hell actually wasnât that bad.
Hypocrisy
For months, Republicans cried âCancel culture! Cancel culture! Cancel culture!â because privately owned social media companies refused to broadcast their racism, sexism and lies. âYouâre violating our First Amendment rights!â they screamed.
Now, theyâre outlawing â actually making illegal â any discussion of race in public schools that doesnât fit into their narrow worldview. That is actual, literal censorship, and itâs unconstitutional.
If you donât see the obvious hypocrisy there, youâre beyond help.
Roger L. Mack
Beyond partisanship
As I write, itâs Tuesday morning, and Iâm watching the Capitol Police officers arrive in the U.S. House chambers to give their firsthand accounts of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Theyâre being welcomed by all the committee members, who are obviously appreciative of their service.
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In the latest case of an area trying to police hip-hop, the city of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, is being sued after it canceled a music festival set to headline Moneybagg Yo, Pooh Shiesty, Big Latto, and more, due to fear of violence and gang activity.
The big-name acts were set to appear at the Carolina Summers Music Fest at the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds on July 31, but according to W12 News, the city called the organizers, Starr Entertainment, and said they wanted to pull out of the event out of fear of who was set to perform. The Winston-Salem Police
A Kernersville music promoter is suing Winston-Salem for pulling the plug on a rap concert that was to take place July 31 at the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds, after city officials said the show brought the potential for âviolence and gang activityâ during the concert.
Starr Entertainment LLC is suing Winston-Salem for breach of contract, claiming the promoter paid $189,000 in non-refundable deposits to secure artists for the event including Moneybagg Yo, Big Latto and Pooh Shiesty, among others.
The promoter wants the courts to issue a restraining order and an injunction that would force the city to allow the event to go on.