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Shooting of a family s pet by Stokes deputy raises questions about transparency

Sadness and grief, of course. Shock and bewilderment. Raw anger, too. And who could blame them? Not even a week had passed since a Stokes County deputy shot the family dog, a pit bull named Cleo, on the stairs leading into their home. Deputy Joseph Lane told his supervisors that the dog growled and had him cornered. The traumatized family flatly disputes that characterization. “She was professionally trained,” said Larry Rogers, the family patriarch. “She would run and hide if you raised your voice even a little.” Making a tragedy even worse, in this day and age, there is no video evidence. Deputies in Stokes County do not wear body cameras nor are patrol cars equipped with in-dash video.

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White A Winston-Salem man is asking an appellate court to overturn his murder conviction, saying there is clear evidence that a prosecutor dismissed two Black jurors because of their race. The evidence? The prosecutor admitted it in court when challenged. And an appellate court in 1998 found that the prosecutor illegally used race in jury selection. But the man’s conviction was not overturned because of a narrow interpretation of a U.S. Supreme Court decision prohibiting race discrimination in jury selection, the man’s attorney said. Race had to be the sole reason a juror was removed for his conviction to be overturned, but that rule has since changed, the attorney said. Now, it just has to be a significant factor.

Thursday News: Saying the quiet part outloud

Submitted by BlueNC on Wed, 07/07/2021 - 17:34 TIM MOORE SPOKESBOT SEZ TRUSTEES REIGN IN LIBERAL COLLEGE TOWNS: North Carolina’s House speaker says there’s no need to change how members are appointed to two of the most influential higher education boards in the state, despite journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones’ call for a change to the inherently political process. “The UNC Board of Trustees is appointed by the Board of Governors and General Assembly to represent the entire state, not just the wishes of left-wing college towns, students and faculty,” said Moore spokesperson Demi Dowdy. “The current board is composed of accomplished professionals of a variety of backgrounds, and there is no appetite for changing the appointment structure.” After Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, won the 2016 election, Republicans rushed to strip the future governor of his ability to appoint Board of Trustees members at individual universities.

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