Moment an angry father with three jobs took on students who were blocking highway in Ferguson protest
Father-of-six Tyree Landrum was driving to one of his three jobs when he came across a line of Ferguson protesters blocking the road in the middle of the San Diego rush hour.
Furious that the demonstrators might make him late to work and risk him getting fired, he decided to get out of his car on the I-5 in La Jolla to confront the group of students.
He then told a photographer for ABC News 10: 'If I don't get there, I'm going to get fired. I've got six f****** kids to feed.'
Mr Landrum's reaction on Wednesday has since gone viral, and has drummed up support from hundreds on social media.
Meanwhile demonstrations have continued across the country in the wake of the decision by a grand jury not to indict Darren Wilson who shot unarmed teen Michael Brown.
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Monday, December 01, 2014
A Letter To The Editor: UMES Demonstration
Joe-
I'm hearing that a demonstration is planned by the campus chapter of NAACP at UMES to protest the decision by the Ferguson grand jury to accept the overwhelming evidence showing Officer Wilson acted in self-defense. The organizers of this demonstration are trying to reinforce the disproven claim that Michael Brown was shot while trying to surrender with his hands in the air.
But the overall theme of these demonstrations is the assumption that Officer Wilson reacted the way he did because of racism.
So a group of black students and supporters will gather to echo claims of racism against police who, out of necessity, use lethal force against black people who are trying to kill them.
Racism is an ugly thing, and I understand why people get very emotional over their perceptions of it. I do, too.
I once worked on the UMES campus, and I seriously doubt that anyone involved in these upcoming demonstrations has experienced anything worse than I did as a white employee working on a 'historically black' campus (whatever that means.)
Sometimes the racism was subtle, but much of it was quite blatant, and because of where I was, it was institutional and condoned.
There were some very notable exceptions, but in many (even most) of my contacts with folk on the campus, it was CLEAR that I didn't belong there. And I know that there were many others of the caucasian persuasion whose experiences were quite similar.
To those who would demonstrate, I would say this-- go ahead. Say what's on your mind.
But before you do, take some time to examine your heart and your own attitudes. Clean your own house.
Because no matter where it comes from, racism is racism. Period.
Let's put an end to it, and join together to fix this mess of a country we're living in. We can do it-- together.
HUMAN TRAFFICKING ARREST MADE IN SOMERSET COUNTY
(PRINCESS ANNE, MD) – Troopers arrested two men yesterday in Somerset County on human trafficking and related charges after two women traveling with them were found held against their will.
The first suspect is identified as Travon Anthony, 33, who is also known to use the name Katone Walker, of the 600 block of Humel Avenue in Leymoyne, Pennsylvania. He was charged with two counts of human trafficking, kidnapping, and false imprisonment. Anthony is currently being held at the Somerset County Detention Center without bond.
The second suspect is identified as Kyree Tatem, 23, of the 100 block of E. East Street in Delmar, Maryland. He was charged with two counts of human trafficking, kidnapping, and false imprisonment, as well as possession of heroin. Tatem is currently being held at the Somerset County Detention Center without bond.
The victims are both women from Maryland, ages 20 and 25. The Maryland State Police does not identify victims of sexual assault.
The investigation began around 6:00 p.m. yesterday, when investigators from the Maryland State Police Criminal Enforcement Division along with uniformed troopers from Princess Anne Barrack responded to a hotel after receiving information from one of the victim’s family members that she was being held against her will. After establishing a room location, troopers knocked on the door making contact with Kyree Tatem and both victims. During initial interviews, it was revealed that Travon Anthony was running the operation and he had gone to pick up belongings left in a Delaware hotel.
The preliminary investigation indicates both women traveled with Anthony and Tatem from Delaware to Maryland. Both women had engaged in prostitution and initially agreed to have Anthony arrange clients. Tatem acted as security and kept a watch on the victims in Anthony’s absence.
One of the victims was physically beaten by Anthony on November 30 prior to being brought to Maryland from Delaware. During the beating, Anthony threatened to kill her if she tried to leave. Fearing for their lives, both remained.
Anthony and Tatem transported the women to Maryland and checked them in to a Somerset County hotel. While traveling, one of the women was able to send a message to a family member alerting them to her situation. The family member immediately alerted police.
Members of the Maryland State Police Gang Enforcement Unit were able to locate the vehicle Anthony was known to operate. He was stopped and arrested without incident.
Investigators have contacted detectives in Delaware advising them of the criminal activity that occurred in their area. The Somerset County state’s attorney’s office has also been contacted and was consulted throughout this investigation.
This investigation is ongoing.
The first suspect is identified as Travon Anthony, 33, who is also known to use the name Katone Walker, of the 600 block of Humel Avenue in Leymoyne, Pennsylvania. He was charged with two counts of human trafficking, kidnapping, and false imprisonment. Anthony is currently being held at the Somerset County Detention Center without bond.
The second suspect is identified as Kyree Tatem, 23, of the 100 block of E. East Street in Delmar, Maryland. He was charged with two counts of human trafficking, kidnapping, and false imprisonment, as well as possession of heroin. Tatem is currently being held at the Somerset County Detention Center without bond.
The victims are both women from Maryland, ages 20 and 25. The Maryland State Police does not identify victims of sexual assault.
The investigation began around 6:00 p.m. yesterday, when investigators from the Maryland State Police Criminal Enforcement Division along with uniformed troopers from Princess Anne Barrack responded to a hotel after receiving information from one of the victim’s family members that she was being held against her will. After establishing a room location, troopers knocked on the door making contact with Kyree Tatem and both victims. During initial interviews, it was revealed that Travon Anthony was running the operation and he had gone to pick up belongings left in a Delaware hotel.
The preliminary investigation indicates both women traveled with Anthony and Tatem from Delaware to Maryland. Both women had engaged in prostitution and initially agreed to have Anthony arrange clients. Tatem acted as security and kept a watch on the victims in Anthony’s absence.
One of the victims was physically beaten by Anthony on November 30 prior to being brought to Maryland from Delaware. During the beating, Anthony threatened to kill her if she tried to leave. Fearing for their lives, both remained.
Anthony and Tatem transported the women to Maryland and checked them in to a Somerset County hotel. While traveling, one of the women was able to send a message to a family member alerting them to her situation. The family member immediately alerted police.
Members of the Maryland State Police Gang Enforcement Unit were able to locate the vehicle Anthony was known to operate. He was stopped and arrested without incident.
Investigators have contacted detectives in Delaware advising them of the criminal activity that occurred in their area. The Somerset County state’s attorney’s office has also been contacted and was consulted throughout this investigation.
This investigation is ongoing.
ACLU: Baltimore Police Uses ‘Invasive’ Surveillance Technology
Tracey Leong explains why they are so concerned.
The ACLU claims the police are violating people’s privacy in a way that’s intrusive and illegal by tapping into their cell phones using a device called “Stingray.”
“Stingray” is a small portable device that mimics a cell phone tower, forcing all cell phones within range to connect, allowing access to cell records, text messages and even the precise location.
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Sharpton: 'The Fight Ain't Over' in Ferguson
The Rev. Al Sharpton said Sunday that "the fight ain't over" in the wake of the grand jury declining to indict a white police officer in the killing of black teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri.
Speaking Sunday at the Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church in St. Louis where Brown's funeral was held in August, Sharpton said the resignation of Officer Darren Wilson on Saturday is not enough.
"We lost the round, but the fight ain't over," Sharpton told the congregation on Sunday. "You won the first round, Mr. Prosecutor, but don’t cut your gloves off, 'cause the fight's not over. Justice will come to Ferguson."
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Speaking Sunday at the Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church in St. Louis where Brown's funeral was held in August, Sharpton said the resignation of Officer Darren Wilson on Saturday is not enough.
"We lost the round, but the fight ain't over," Sharpton told the congregation on Sunday. "You won the first round, Mr. Prosecutor, but don’t cut your gloves off, 'cause the fight's not over. Justice will come to Ferguson."
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New Black Panthers Accused of Plot to Kill Ferguson’s Prosecutor, Police Chief
St. Louis-area media outlets are reporting that two New Black Panther Party men were plotting to use the Ferguson chaos that was projected post-grand jury ruling as a shield to kill Police Chief Tom Jackson and prosecutor Bob McCulloch.
Both Mr. Jackson and Mr. McCulloch have been widely assailed by defenders of Michael Brown, the teen killed by Officer Darren Wilson on Aug. 9.
New Black Panther Party members Brandon Orlando Baldwin and Olajuwon Ali Davis were taken into custody on Nov. 20 for providing false information while buying guns at Cabela’s in a suburban area of Missouri, federal prosecutors said.
Federal prosecutors also said the two bought what they believed to be a pipe bomb from undercover officers and were going to blow up the iconic Gateway Arch, media previously reported.
The two have been charged so far with aiding and abetting the making of a false written statement in connection with a firearms purchase, the New York Daily News reported.
But now law enforcement say the men’s plot went much deeper — and that the two were actually going to use the violence that was projected to erupt in the streets on the heels of the grand jury ruling as a cover to kill two key Ferguson officials: Mr. McColloch and Mr. Jackson, the New York Daily News reported.
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Both Mr. Jackson and Mr. McCulloch have been widely assailed by defenders of Michael Brown, the teen killed by Officer Darren Wilson on Aug. 9.
New Black Panther Party members Brandon Orlando Baldwin and Olajuwon Ali Davis were taken into custody on Nov. 20 for providing false information while buying guns at Cabela’s in a suburban area of Missouri, federal prosecutors said.
Federal prosecutors also said the two bought what they believed to be a pipe bomb from undercover officers and were going to blow up the iconic Gateway Arch, media previously reported.
The two have been charged so far with aiding and abetting the making of a false written statement in connection with a firearms purchase, the New York Daily News reported.
But now law enforcement say the men’s plot went much deeper — and that the two were actually going to use the violence that was projected to erupt in the streets on the heels of the grand jury ruling as a cover to kill two key Ferguson officials: Mr. McColloch and Mr. Jackson, the New York Daily News reported.
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Have You Signed Up To Ring The Bell Yet This Year?
410-749-RING (7464)
I can't tell you how much it has saddened me to go to our local stores and not once hear a bell ringer for the Salvation Army.
I went to WalMart north, Sam's Club and Tractor Supply on Saturday and never once saw a bell ringer.
I have never lived in a more giving area in my life, what changed?
Please find it in your hearts to call the number above and let's turn things around.
Rams players should be PUNISHED for 'hands up' Ferguson protest, say St Louis cops
Furious St Louis cops have demanded that NFL players who made the 'hands up, don't shoot' gesture in solidarity with Ferguson protesters are punished by their superiors.
Officials from the St Louis County Police Association - the police union for the area including Ferguson - said that it was 'profoundly disappointed' in the five players who made the gesture.
Officers released an angry statement saying the players 'ignored mountains of evidence' vindicating Darren Wilson over the shooting of 18-year-old Micheal Brown, for which a grand jury recently declined to indict him.
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Gov’t made American held in Syria pay for his flight home after he was held hostage for seven months
Unbelievable! An American photographer held hostage by Syrian rebels for seven months has told of his horrors in dealing with the FBI after he managed to escape.
An American photographer held hostage by Syrian rebels for seven months has told of his horrors in dealing with the FBI after he managed to escape.
Matthew Schrier, from Syosset, New York, was captured by Jabhat al-Nusra, a militant group aligned with al-Qaeda, as he traveled in Syria in December 2012.
He was taken to a compound near Aleppo and locked up before escaping from a gap in a basement window on July 29 last year, he said.
Now the 36-year-old has revealed the shocking treatment he suffered by during and after his ordeal because of the FBI – including being forced to reimburse the State Department the $1,605 they paid for Schrier’s flight home.
In a new interview with McClatchy DC, Schrier said the FBI waited six months to contact his family to let them know he had been captured.
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An American photographer held hostage by Syrian rebels for seven months has told of his horrors in dealing with the FBI after he managed to escape.
Matthew Schrier, from Syosset, New York, was captured by Jabhat al-Nusra, a militant group aligned with al-Qaeda, as he traveled in Syria in December 2012.
He was taken to a compound near Aleppo and locked up before escaping from a gap in a basement window on July 29 last year, he said.
Now the 36-year-old has revealed the shocking treatment he suffered by during and after his ordeal because of the FBI – including being forced to reimburse the State Department the $1,605 they paid for Schrier’s flight home.
In a new interview with McClatchy DC, Schrier said the FBI waited six months to contact his family to let them know he had been captured.
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Four teens beat St Louis motorist to death with hammers
Four teens beat St Louis motorist to death with hammers after he got out to confront them when they attacked his car
A gang of teenagers used hammers to beat a newlywed to death in front of his wife after they attacked his car early on Sunday morning in an apparently random attack.
Zemir Begic was heading home from a bar at 1:15 a.m in St Louis when a group of teenagers surrounded his car and began banging on it.
The 32-year-old stepped out of the vehicle, only to be yelled at and set upon with hammers, striking him in the head, abdomen and face and leaving him fatally injured.
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A gang of teenagers used hammers to beat a newlywed to death in front of his wife after they attacked his car early on Sunday morning in an apparently random attack.
Zemir Begic was heading home from a bar at 1:15 a.m in St Louis when a group of teenagers surrounded his car and began banging on it.
The 32-year-old stepped out of the vehicle, only to be yelled at and set upon with hammers, striking him in the head, abdomen and face and leaving him fatally injured.
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Black Lawmakers Against Recognition of Virginia Tribe
In January, the Interior Department proposed recognizing the Pamunkey tribe in southeast Virginia, which would make members eligible for special benefits in education, housing and medical care -- and allow the tribe to pursue a casino. A decision on recognition, which would be the first for a Virginia tribe, is due by March 30.
The Congressional Black Caucus members urged Interior Secretary Sally Jewell and Attorney General Eric Holder to hold off until the Justice Department investigates any discriminatory practices by the tribe. Neither department has responded to the request, made in a Sept. 23 letter, according to a spokeswoman for Mississippi Democrat Bennie Thompson, who signed the letter.
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The best response to BlackLivesMatter and Ferguson you will ever see
Blacklivesmatter is a new hashtag activism campaign that claims to be “a response to the ways in which [black] lives have been devalued.” This socially virtuous campaign has gained considerable momentum recently as the country awaited the results of the grand jury investigation into whether enough evidence existed to indict officer Darren Wilson for committing a crime- the murder of Michael Brown.
The objective of #Blacklivesmatter- as stated on at least one website associated with the campaign- “is a call to action…which Black people can unite to end state sanctioned violence both in Ferguson, but also across the United States of America.” It also “aims to end the insidious and widespread assault on Black life that pervades every stage of law enforcement interactions; be it in custody or in our communities.”
The campaign seeks to bring attention to the fact that black lives are every bit as important and worthy of respect as everyone else.
It’s a worthy goal but tragically misguided. The focus of the campaign would have much more moral authority and would be taken much more seriously if it focused on those actions that do devalue black lives- which have very little to do with white cops and everything to do with blacks themselves.
According to data collected from 1980-2008, in 2008, the homicide offender rate for blacks was almost 25 percent, seven times higher than the offending rate of whites (3.4%). The homicide victimization rate for blacks was about six times higher than the victimization rates for whites. Blacks were also 47.4% of all homicide victims and 52.5% of all homicide offenders. During the same period, blacks accounted for 62% of all drug-related homicides compared to 37% committed by whites. Over 65% of all drug-related homicide offenders were black; whites comprised 33 percent.
Blacks were 44.1% of felony murder victims and almost 60% of felony murder offenders. For gun homicide rates, blacks were 51.4% of all victims but 56.9% of offenders. Black offenders committed 93% of all black homicides.
The FBI statistics aren’t any better. In 2012, of the 2,648 black victims of homicide, blacks were responsible for 2,412. Of the 14,581 total murder offenders that year, 5531 (38%) were black.
This is an ‘insidious and widespread assault on black life.’
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The objective of #Blacklivesmatter- as stated on at least one website associated with the campaign- “is a call to action…which Black people can unite to end state sanctioned violence both in Ferguson, but also across the United States of America.” It also “aims to end the insidious and widespread assault on Black life that pervades every stage of law enforcement interactions; be it in custody or in our communities.”
The campaign seeks to bring attention to the fact that black lives are every bit as important and worthy of respect as everyone else.
It’s a worthy goal but tragically misguided. The focus of the campaign would have much more moral authority and would be taken much more seriously if it focused on those actions that do devalue black lives- which have very little to do with white cops and everything to do with blacks themselves.
According to data collected from 1980-2008, in 2008, the homicide offender rate for blacks was almost 25 percent, seven times higher than the offending rate of whites (3.4%). The homicide victimization rate for blacks was about six times higher than the victimization rates for whites. Blacks were also 47.4% of all homicide victims and 52.5% of all homicide offenders. During the same period, blacks accounted for 62% of all drug-related homicides compared to 37% committed by whites. Over 65% of all drug-related homicide offenders were black; whites comprised 33 percent.
Blacks were 44.1% of felony murder victims and almost 60% of felony murder offenders. For gun homicide rates, blacks were 51.4% of all victims but 56.9% of offenders. Black offenders committed 93% of all black homicides.
The FBI statistics aren’t any better. In 2012, of the 2,648 black victims of homicide, blacks were responsible for 2,412. Of the 14,581 total murder offenders that year, 5531 (38%) were black.
This is an ‘insidious and widespread assault on black life.’
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Next: Amnesty For Thugs
President Obama and his race-baiting henchmen Eric Holder and Al Sharpton are now 0-2. Just when they thought they had a flash point for a race war in Ferguson, Mo., after the one manufactured in Sanford, Fla., fizzled, the forensic evidence snuffs it out.
They've been caught, once again, crying wolf about discrimination in another white-on-black shooting. You'd think they'd stop demagoguing, but they're only doubling down.
"Communities of color aren't just making these problems up," Obama insisted, blaming their trouble with law enforcement on "the legacy of racial discrimination" and even claiming their rioting is "an understandable reaction."
But multiracial jurors don't buy it and neither does a public growing weary of a black president making excuses for black criminality.
African-Americans still represent less than 13% of the population but now commit an astounding 53% of the nation's murders. In urban centers like St. Louis, as well as Chicago and New York, their share of homicides is even higher, based on Holder's own data.
Still, Obama uses Michael Brown as a poster boy for "much-needed criminal justice reform," including diversifying local police forces, training cops in ethnic sensitivity and banning criminal profiling. He's planning prejudice powwows, with federal funding tied to compliance with reforms.
"I have instructed Attorney General Holder not just to investigate what happened in Ferguson," he announced last week in Chicago, "but also identify specific steps we can take ... to make sure that law enforcement is fair and is being applied equally," as if it isn't already.
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They've been caught, once again, crying wolf about discrimination in another white-on-black shooting. You'd think they'd stop demagoguing, but they're only doubling down.
"Communities of color aren't just making these problems up," Obama insisted, blaming their trouble with law enforcement on "the legacy of racial discrimination" and even claiming their rioting is "an understandable reaction."
But multiracial jurors don't buy it and neither does a public growing weary of a black president making excuses for black criminality.
African-Americans still represent less than 13% of the population but now commit an astounding 53% of the nation's murders. In urban centers like St. Louis, as well as Chicago and New York, their share of homicides is even higher, based on Holder's own data.
Still, Obama uses Michael Brown as a poster boy for "much-needed criminal justice reform," including diversifying local police forces, training cops in ethnic sensitivity and banning criminal profiling. He's planning prejudice powwows, with federal funding tied to compliance with reforms.
"I have instructed Attorney General Holder not just to investigate what happened in Ferguson," he announced last week in Chicago, "but also identify specific steps we can take ... to make sure that law enforcement is fair and is being applied equally," as if it isn't already.
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Move Past Ferguson, Focus on Solutions
Michael Brown is dead. He was shot by police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Mo., months ago. Based on the evidence available to the grand jury, which I have reviewed in detail, it appears pretty clear that the grand jury’s decision not to indict was correct.
The physical evidence is particularly persuasive. Wilson did what any police officer would have done under the circumstances. If he had not killed Brown, in all likelihood it would be Wilson who would be dead.
That does not change the fact that this is a tragedy. It does not change the fact that a young man with plans for the future and his whole life ahead of him is dead. Neither does it answer any of the real questions. Why was Michael Brown out on the street, stealing from a convenience store, assaulting a storeowner and careening into a deadly encounter with the police?
What was it in his life and in the world around him that drove him to his death?
Maybe most important of all, what is it that we as a nation, as communities, as parents, as citizens are doing or not doing that has lead to a situation in which far too many other young men on our nation’s streets are lost, angry and headed for disaster?
Michael Brown is gone. There are lots of others like him who are not gone but are steering their own courses for destruction right now.
These are urgent questions, and they demand urgent answers. We do not have time for bickering. We do not have time for finger pointing. We do not have time for hysterical debates on television focused far more on theater and ratings than on illumination and finding solutions.
Our educational system is a disaster. We are the laughing stock of the developed world. Every year we churn out millions of high school graduates who cannot begin to compete for meaningful work in the world economy today. Huge numbers of other kids are simply dumped from the system along the way and never even receive diplomas.
We do not have time for endless debate, ranting, raving and the scoring of political points. We can scream all day and night about the role of unions, political correctness, social agendas and the like. None of it is helping the kids whom we are failing every day.
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The physical evidence is particularly persuasive. Wilson did what any police officer would have done under the circumstances. If he had not killed Brown, in all likelihood it would be Wilson who would be dead.
That does not change the fact that this is a tragedy. It does not change the fact that a young man with plans for the future and his whole life ahead of him is dead. Neither does it answer any of the real questions. Why was Michael Brown out on the street, stealing from a convenience store, assaulting a storeowner and careening into a deadly encounter with the police?
What was it in his life and in the world around him that drove him to his death?
Maybe most important of all, what is it that we as a nation, as communities, as parents, as citizens are doing or not doing that has lead to a situation in which far too many other young men on our nation’s streets are lost, angry and headed for disaster?
Michael Brown is gone. There are lots of others like him who are not gone but are steering their own courses for destruction right now.
These are urgent questions, and they demand urgent answers. We do not have time for bickering. We do not have time for finger pointing. We do not have time for hysterical debates on television focused far more on theater and ratings than on illumination and finding solutions.
Our educational system is a disaster. We are the laughing stock of the developed world. Every year we churn out millions of high school graduates who cannot begin to compete for meaningful work in the world economy today. Huge numbers of other kids are simply dumped from the system along the way and never even receive diplomas.
We do not have time for endless debate, ranting, raving and the scoring of political points. We can scream all day and night about the role of unions, political correctness, social agendas and the like. None of it is helping the kids whom we are failing every day.
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Don’t Shoot (Your Mouth Off) Before All the Facts Are Known
We hand a man a gun and ask him to protect us. If something goes horribly wrong, perhaps in a flurry of panic, we don’t rush to punish him. We make sure a criminal justice system meant to protect all citizens also protects him. We blanket him in the presumption of innocence. It’s the reason juries are loath to convict and, as happened in Missouri, grand juries are loath to indict officers involved in shootings.
So do I believe that Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson might not have confronted Michael Brown, 18, and his friend Dorian Johnson, 22, if they had been white kids walking in the middle of the street on a hot Saturday morning? Yes, I do. But I also find Wilson’s explanation credible. He testified that he approached the young men because he saw cars swerving around them. It’s his job to keep the community safe.
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So do I believe that Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson might not have confronted Michael Brown, 18, and his friend Dorian Johnson, 22, if they had been white kids walking in the middle of the street on a hot Saturday morning? Yes, I do. But I also find Wilson’s explanation credible. He testified that he approached the young men because he saw cars swerving around them. It’s his job to keep the community safe.
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O'Malley sticks it to farmers on his way out the door
On behalf of 36,000 Maryland Farm Bureau families, I have to disagree with your editorial on the issue of the new phosphorus rules ("Phosphorus rules, finally," Nov. 18). Gov. Martin O'Malley did not get it right. In fact, this is effectively just one last tax increase he is trying to force on the citizens of Maryland on his way out the door.
The voters sent a clear mandate on November 4th — they oppose new taxes. The $22.5 million this new rule will cost farmers and the $39 million taxpayers are expected to kick in amount to nothing other than a new tax burden.
The fallacy in the whole argument over the phosphorus rules is that nothing has been done to control phosphorus on farms until now and that phosphorous is "pouring" into the Chesapeake Bay. In fact, farmers have already made tremendous progress in phosphorus reductions. Working with extension researchers, farmers have reduced the amount of dairy manure and poultry litter applied to fields. What started out as 15 tons of litter to the acre decades ago was reduced to 5 tons per acre in the mid-1990s. Under the current nutrient management program, most farmers apply at the crop removal rate of 2 tons every three years. And new research is in the works to make farmers more efficient at less cost than is necessary under this new rule.
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The voters sent a clear mandate on November 4th — they oppose new taxes. The $22.5 million this new rule will cost farmers and the $39 million taxpayers are expected to kick in amount to nothing other than a new tax burden.
The fallacy in the whole argument over the phosphorus rules is that nothing has been done to control phosphorus on farms until now and that phosphorous is "pouring" into the Chesapeake Bay. In fact, farmers have already made tremendous progress in phosphorus reductions. Working with extension researchers, farmers have reduced the amount of dairy manure and poultry litter applied to fields. What started out as 15 tons of litter to the acre decades ago was reduced to 5 tons per acre in the mid-1990s. Under the current nutrient management program, most farmers apply at the crop removal rate of 2 tons every three years. And new research is in the works to make farmers more efficient at less cost than is necessary under this new rule.
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New Maryland Rules Would Curb Some Uses Of Campaign Funds
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The proposals are not among the batch of regulations Republican Gov.-elect Larry Hogan and his campaign expressed concern about this week, as he accused Democratic Gov. Martin O'Malley of trying to sneak last-minute policy changes into the Maryland code. They are, however, among the regulations scheduled to be reviewed by a General Assembly committee before they go into effect.
Jared DeMarinis, campaign finance director at the elections board, said the governor's office played no role in the content or timing of the proposed rules. He said the bipartisan board, an independent agency, approved the proposals unanimously at its October meeting.
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