tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post8085526530208814546..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Police accountability bills bottled up by House leadership, and other storiesGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-85076073192311356622017-05-08T22:10:36.339-05:002017-05-08T22:10:36.339-05:00Right now no one should get their hopes up for any...Right now no one should get their hopes up for any type of police reform at all. Trump's appointment of Jeff Sessions will set the reform movement back decades. Just last week he ordered his prosecutors in the justice department to offer police officer Michael Slager a plea deal in which the most serious charges were dropped for a guilty plea to a civil rights offense for which Slager is expected to receive a maximum of ten-years in prison when he returns to court for sentencing. Instead of reform we should expect police officers to become even more emboldened and increase the rate at which they murder innocent, unarmed citizens.<br /><br />"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable." - John F. KennedyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-78172310365951657202017-05-08T20:27:33.868-05:002017-05-08T20:27:33.868-05:00Definitely need of the hour is a radical reform th...Definitely need of the hour is a radical reform that should refrain police from committing such heinous acts. Killing the 15 years old earned the bad reputation for the police and perpetrator must be booked and tried.Marvin Doupelhttp://dentoninjurylawyers.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-44784977792028674742017-05-08T16:18:20.439-05:002017-05-08T16:18:20.439-05:00Houston's pension bill was largely agreed upon...Houston's pension bill was largely agreed upon weeks ago, the placement of the measure so late in the legislative process just another way for some to let various bills die on the vine, many you advocate would never have received the Governor's signature over objections from law enforcement and other stakeholders had they made it further in the process. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-61976849983043628152017-05-08T16:13:57.815-05:002017-05-08T16:13:57.815-05:00By definition, killing oneself is considered menta...By definition, killing oneself is considered mental illness in most parts, the remaining folks likely seeing it as a huge red flag of such too. Bland had been arrested too many times and under too many different circumstances to believe she was acting in her own self interest, those acquainted with Texas politics warning you months ago that nothing substantial was going to come of this bill. Reform is needed but re-writing history doesn't help sell reform, check back in a few years to see if such needed changes will remain on the back burner. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-65286619633637876322017-05-08T12:14:35.000-05:002017-05-08T12:14:35.000-05:00Re: Bill Killing
Looks like all bills having any ...Re: Bill Killing <br />Looks like all bills having any thng to do w/the DRP have been left pending in committees to die.Such as SB 90. Question to Grits do the the committee members go through all the steps they do to move a bill along just to make the public think that they are, in this case trying to get rid of a bad law? If not what then? This is so sad.<br />Thank you Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-60623809929793693942017-05-08T08:27:00.883-05:002017-05-08T08:27:00.883-05:00I really appreciate you still running this blog, e...I really appreciate you still running this blog, even if your output is down.<br /><br />It's my goto resource for tracking the progress of criminal justice reform in Texas.Olddeadmeathttps://twitter.com/oledeadmeatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-85959233653957891792017-05-08T08:26:28.445-05:002017-05-08T08:26:28.445-05:00Grits, have you ever considered a podcast? Even a ...Grits, have you ever considered a podcast? Even a short 10-15 minute show could be really good. I really think this blog is one of the few that I would continue to follow even as media continues to change. If you combined content in the podcast with information from your "Just Liberty" organization, you could really have something interesting which could really garner a relatively large following. Just a thought, I know you have a lot on your plate.Wise Texanhttp://wisetexan.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-75374726867088296222017-05-08T05:35:42.630-05:002017-05-08T05:35:42.630-05:00People can use an online persona here if they choo...People can use an online persona here if they choose to, 10:47, but most choose anonymity.<br /><br />Truth is, my blogging is down to about a quarter of the rate at this blog's height (check out the by-year post totals in the right hand column). The media world has changed mightily since 2004. So you're probably right that this forum is outdated. But changing it is pretty low on my priority list for now.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-92136854422894832082017-05-07T22:56:35.389-05:002017-05-07T22:56:35.389-05:00Black lawmakers should move to amend the Texas Pub...Black lawmakers should move to amend the Texas Public Information Act so that police shootings result in nearly immediate release of electronic recordings of police shootings both video and audio. While their existing recommended reforms are likely useful and noble, they are missing a great opportunity to consolidate support for overall police reform which could be shared with conservatives concerned about 4th Amendment rights. The full scope of the problem of police shootings in Texas is currently unknown. What is known is very troubling. This reform will pull back the curtain and allow journalists to uncover the complete picture what is actually going on. If Black lawmakers believe they have a mandate in light of the events of this past year to make legislative gains, they should realize they are looking at the problem through a keyhole and only seeing the tip of the iceberg. Open the aperture so the phenomenon of police shootings can be fully appreciate by all stakeholders. Release police recordings to the public so that Justice can be served. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-8870372135416795942017-05-07T22:47:57.918-05:002017-05-07T22:47:57.918-05:00Dude, way too much information to allow for proper...Dude, way too much information to allow for proper commentary. Grits, I think you need a forum with a chat room. It will create better engagement with your readers and form community. Right now, you have a revolving door of anonymous commenters like me but with a forum, people could maintain at least an online persona. If you're interested, I'll help you set this up. Probably not, keep it simple, I know. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com