and, after winning his defamation case against ex wife amber heard, we look at whyjonny depp lost a similar court battle in the uk. in a rare primetime television address, presidentjoe biden has called on congress to ban assault weapons. from the white house he said that it is time to act, following a string of high profile mass shootings, and appealed to congress not to let the american people down. over the last two decades, more school aged children have died from guns than armed duty police officers and active duty military combined. think about that. more kids than armed duty cops killed by guns. more kids than soldiers killed by guns. for god s sake, how much more carnage are we willing to accept? how many more innocent american lives must be taken before we say enough, enough? i know that we can t prevent every tragedy but here is what i believe we have to do, here is what the overwhelming majority of american people believe we must do, here is what the families in buf
it kind of, like, appears in yourfeed. i think it s really weird to publicise a domestic abuse trial like that. the number of views of videos with the hashtag #justiceforjohnnydepp has now topped 19.5 billion. yes, 19.5 billion. this online torrent has left many deeply concerned. i fear that the impact will be quite negative from the memes, to the hashtags, to the online bullying victims are watching this, and they are thinking about, how will i be treated, if i come forward? and it should be noted, in a previous uk trial, amber heard s allegations were judged to be substantially true , but this second trial has been very different. and remember, amber heard was not writing in the washington post as johnny depp s ex wife. she was a spokeswoman, an ambassadorfor a civil rights association talking about women s rights and #metoo, and many people watching her testimony began to have doubts on what impact it could all have on a wider movement.
backed by the nra. car companies including alamo are ending discount deals for nra members. former details player jonathan martin who accused ex-teammates of bullying is being questioned by police. two law enforcement sources tell cnn martin was detained over a picture on his instagram account which showed a rifle and a message that said, bullying victims had only two choices suicide or revenge. it also named harvard westlake, the private high school that he attended in los angeles. officials closed that school yesterday. they now say there is no imminent threat. so the question that the people have been asking since the shooting in parkland how do we end mass school shootings? the president says give teachers trained and guns. and teachers chaining and guns. and while that answer has drawn criticism, one school in texas feels it s working for them. i feel protected. i don t feel that they re going to threaten me in any way.
yeah, it s really perplexing. we appreciate your insight and perspective. thanks for sharing with us this morning. thank you very much. have a great day. you, too. a growing number of big-name corporations have now cut ties with the nation s largest gun lobby. it comes as the hash tag #boyco #boycottnra is gaining traction on twitter. the first national bank of omaha said it would stop issuing an nra branded credit card. alamo and enterprise, are ending discount deals for nra members. and former miami dolphins player jonathan martin being questioned in relation to a disturbing post on social media. he was detained over a picture on his instagram which showed a rifle and a message that said bullying victims had only two choices suicide or revenge. it also named harvard westlake, the private high school that he attended in l.a.
of his racist rant? you ll find out. and then, more fighting words from the grow a pair mayor, defending his controversial advice for bullying victims. here what he just told cnn just ahead. hello, everyone, i m ashleigh banfield. it is wednesday, may 21st. welcome to legal view. president obama made two things crystal clear at the white house last hour. he means to punish anywhere found doctoring the waiting lists at federal hospitals and he says he plans to keep his secretary of veterans affairs, eric shen scheinseki, in his jo. here s a small sampling of the president s statement. if these allegations prove to be true, it is dishonorable, it is disgraceful and i will not tolerate it, period. here s what i discussed with secretary shinseki this morning.