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NFL commissioner Goodell issues memo to teams on national anthem, saying "everyone should stand for anthem"

Around The NFL staff
NFL
Tue, 10 Oct 2017 22:49 UTC
Roger Goodell
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Tuesday issued a memo to all 32 teams addressing the issue of the national anthem before games.

In the memo, obtained by NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport, Goodell stated that the league believes "that everyone should stand for the National Anthem," and that "the controversy over the Anthem is a barrier to having honest conversations and making real progress on the underlying issues."

Goodell also wrote that the NFL has developed a plan to review during next week's Fall League Meeting in New York based on discussions with teams and players. The plan "would include such elements as an in-season platform to promote the work of our players on these core issues, and that will help to promote positive change in our country," per Goodell.

Comment: Keep in mind that it was only starting in 2009 that players and coaches were required to be on the field during the playing of the national anthem, the same year that the US military spent millions on advertising and support within the NFL. Previously:

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Sports official suggests putting microchips in athletes to prevent doping


RT
Thu, 12 Oct 2017 16:39 UTC
microchips
© Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters
The chief executive of the World Olympians Association (WOA) has said that athletes could be fitted with microchips to help prevent doping.

Mike Miller, whose organization supports thousands of Olympians around the world, has said implanting microchips in athletes could help measure changes in blood that result from taking banned substances.

"Some people say we shouldn't do this to people. Well, we're a nation of dog lovers, we're prepared to chip our dogs, and it doesn't seem to harm them, so why aren't we prepared to chip ourselves?" Miller told participants at a forum in Westminster, London, according to the Guardian.

"In order to stop doping we need to chip our athletes where the latest technology is there. Some people say it's an invasion of privacy, well, sport is a club and people don't have to join the club if they don't want to, if they can't follow the rules.
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4yo girl dies after accidentally pulling trigger of gun while reaching into grandmother's purse for candy

DAVID BOROFF
NY Daily News
Wed, 11 Oct 2017 16:15 UTC
Nelly Zoller
© GOFUNDME.COM/FUNERAL-EXPENSE-FOR-YANELLYNelly Zoller died from a gunshot wound while trying to get candy from her grandmother's purse
A 4-year-old girl in Florida died after reaching into her grandmother's purse for candy and accidentally pulling the trigger of a gun. Yanelly (Nelly) Zoller passed away from a gunshot wound earlier this month at the Tampa home of her grandparents.

"She just wanted some damn candy," father Shane Zoller told the Tampa Bay Times on Wednesday. Nelly was "attached to her nana's hip" and loved staying at her grandparents' house, Shane Zoller told the newspaper.

"I was driving to pick her up with her bathing suit in my car to take her to the splash pads," he told the newspaper. "When I pulled up, that's when I saw all the police lights."
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Illinois man who lost home to foreclosure found dead in debris after explosion

Jeff Mayes
Chicago Sun Times
Tue, 10 Oct 2017 14:59 UTC
Illinois home explosion
© ABC7
A man who had lost his home to foreclosure was found dead in the debris of the house after it was destroyed by an explosion last month.

The body, found Sept. 8 in the basement of the home in north suburban Gurnee, has been identified through DNA testing as the 59-year-old resident who was supposed to vacate the home two days later.

A bank had foreclosed on the home in the 36000 block of Streamwood Drive, and it was put up for sheriff's sale on July 11, according to Lake County Sheriff's Sgt. Christopher Covelli.

The sale was approved by a judge on August 10, and the new owner took possession August 21. The former owner, Boris Slaskin, had remained in the home throughout the foreclosure process.
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Nurse forcibly arrested for not allowing cop to draw blood of unconscious patient who was a victim - UPDATE: Cop fired for actions against nurse


RT
Fri, 01 Sep 2017 03:32 UTC
body cam_nurse
© The Salt Lake Tribune / YouTube
Bodycam video shows a Salt Lake City police detective grabbing a frightened nurse and twisting her arm before handcuffing her at University Hospital, all because she cited policy not allowing him to draw blood from an unconscious patient.

"I'm just trying to do what I'm supposed to do," nurse Alex Wubbels explained to Detective Jeff Payne on July 26. Video of her violent arrest was released by the Salt Lake Tribune late Thursday.

Payne lost his temper when Wubbels wouldn't comply with his demand to take a blood sample from an unconscious patient who had been the victim of an explosive car accident that occurred at the end of a high-speed police pursuit of another man.


Comment: (Sept. 2) "Warrant, we don't need no stinking warrant!" Well, yes buddy, you do:
Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill announced Friday that he wants a criminal investigation into the July 26 arrest of University of Utah Hospital nurse Alex Wubbels. The arrest was captured on multiple police body cameras.

"In fairness to all those involved I have requested a criminal investigation into the incident so that the District Attorney's office could screen the matter after gathering all the facts," Gill stated. "Our office had not received any materials on the matter thus far and in the interest of justice and given the prima facie evidence a criminal investigation is warranted."

Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski said as a result of the criminal investigation, the arresting officer, detective Jeff Payne, will be placed on full administrative leave with pay.

Mayor Jackie Biskupski called Payne's actions "completely unacceptable to the values of my administration and of the values of the Salt Lake City Police Department," in a statement Friday, the Tribune reported.

"I extend a personal apology to Ms. Wubbels for what she has been through for simply doing her job," Biskupski added.

An Internal Affairs investigation that will examine the actions of the arrest, will work with the Civilian Review Board in a parallel investigation, according to the Salt Lake City Tribune.


Police Chief Mike Brown described the severity of the case.

"I was alarmed by what I saw in the video with our officer and Ms. [Alex] Wubbels. I am sad at the rift this has caused between law-enforcement and the nurses we work so closely with. I want to be clear, we take this very seriously," he said, the Tribune reported.

Brown added that his department "apologized" and "promised to find a solution," as well as continue to improve training and policy by communicating with hospital staff.

On Friday afternoon, Wubbels issued a statement of her own, acknowledging the "sincere" apologies from the police chief and the mayor. She added that she would be "working with both of them to help promote further civil dialogue and education."

Wubbels also expressed appreciation for the public, saying their "outpouring of support has been beyond what I could have imagined."
Update (Oct. 12): The police chief of Salt Lake City has fired the officer who arrested Wubbels, Jeff Payne, after an internal investigation determined that Payne and his watch commander the day of the confrontation, Lt. James Tracy, violated several department policies. Tracy was demoted for his role in the situation. The chief was quoted as saying:
"In examining your conduct," Brown wrote to Payne, "I am deeply troubled by your lack of sound professional judgment and your discourteous, disrespectful, and unwarranted behavior, which unnecessarily escalated a situation that could and should have been resolved in a manner far different from the course of action you chose to pursue."

Brown was similarly critical of Tracy, saying his lack of judgment and leadership was "unacceptable," and, "as a result, I no longer believe that you can retain a leadership position in the Department."


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Poll finds Republicans not consistent champions of free speech

Stephanie Slade
reason.com
Tue, 10 Oct 2017 15:32 UTC
republicans
It's not just coddled college kids and political "progressives" who espouse worrisome views about when it's OK to shut down speech and expression they don't like. Many conservatives admit to favoring policies that would proscribe the rights of Muslims, journalists, and those who "disrespect" the United States.

A new poll from the Cato Institute throws some discouraging light on the overall state of public opinion regarding the First Amendment.

According to the topline poll results (to which I received advance access), 72 percent of Republicans would support making it illegal for an American to burn or desecrate the flag. A little more than half of Republicans would punish the desecrators by stripping them of their U.S. citizenship, something Donald Trump suggested (to great and deserved indignation) a few weeks after he won the election last November.
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Missouri Supreme Court to decide if abortion rules violate Satanist's religious freedom

Elizabeth Nolan Brown
reason.com
Tue, 10 Oct 2017 15:27 UTC
satanists
© The Satanic Temple Detroit Chapter/Facebook
The Supreme Court of Missouri has agreed to hear an interesting religious and reproductive liberty case. Brought by "Mary Doe," a member of the Satanic Temple, the case challenges an "informed consent" law requiring a 72-hour waiting period, an ultrasound, and support for statements like "life...begins at conception" before a woman can get an abortion.

"The case would be the first of its kind to be heard by either the Missouri Supreme Court or U.S. Supreme Court," notes the Kansas City Star.

Doe claims the requirements violate her right to religious freedom, as Satanists do not believe that life begins at conception. The first court to hear the case rejected Doe's constitutional claims, but an appeals court last week decided Doe's claims might have merit.

It presents "a contested matter of right that involves fair doubt and reasonable room for disagreement," the Western District Court of Appeals ruled unanimously, ordering the case be transferred to the jurisdiction of the Missouri Supreme Court.
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'The Lobby': Al Jazeera reporter goes undercover to investigate pro-Israel orgs in Washington for new documentary

Aída Chávez, Ryan Grim
The Intercept
Mon, 09 Oct 2017 15:28 UTC
Al Jazeera
An employee of the Qatar-based news network and TV channel Al Jazeera is seen at the channel’s Jerusalem office on July 31, 2017
Britain's broadcasting regulator on Monday concluded that Al Jazeera did not violate any rules in its controversial undercover investigation exposing the Israeli embassy's campaign to target British citizens critical of Israel, a campaign that included attempts to destroy the careers of pro-Palestinian British politicians.

The move by the communications regulator, known as Ofcom, clears the way for a follow-up documentary focused on Israeli influence in the U.S., the existence of which has previously been suspected but had yet to be made public. Clayton Swisher, director of investigative journalism for Al Jazeera Media Network, confirmed it to The Intercept on Monday. The goal of the British complaint may partly have been to delay publication of the follow-up American version, he said. "At the very same time [as the London investigation] - and we can safely reveal this now - we had an undercover operative working in tandem in Washington, D.C. With this U.K. verdict and vindication past us, we can soon reveal how the Israel lobby in America works through the eyes of an undercover reporter," he said.

Comment: The charge of "anti-Semitism" gets leveled at any person or organization that dares question or criticize Israel's policies towards Palestinians (or anything else). But even with new laws that would seem to make any such questioning - or support of sanctions as something akin to a 'hate crime', there seem to be any number of other outlets now calling the colonialist nation out on its high crimes and inhuman behavior. More and more of the world has their number - and the psychopathic government of Israel doesn't like it.

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California governor vetoes bans on smoking at beaches and parks, calling them too coercive

Patric McGreevy
Los Angeles Times
Fri, 06 Oct 2017 16:06 UTC
California beach
© Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times
Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday vetoed two bills that would have banned smoking at California parks and beaches, calling them too coercive and saying potential fines are too high.

The measures, which also would have banned smoking marijuana and the use of electronic cigarettes, were proposed by legislators to protect public health from second-hand smoking and to prevent wildfires and reduce litter.

Brown, who vetoed a similar bill last year, said the $100 fine proposed could reach $485 when court assessments are added, an amount he called excessive.

"If people can't smoke even on a deserted beach, where can they?" Brown asked in his veto message. "There must be some limit to the coercive power of government."
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Indiana dentist kept 14-year-old daughter in a cage and molested her

David Ferguson
Raw Story
Wed, 11 Oct 2017 13:11 UTC
Alan P. Friz
© Dubois County JailAlan P. Friz is accused of locking his 14-year-old daughter in a cage and sexually molesting her.
The parents of a 14-year-old Indiana girl are accused of keeping her locked in a cage every night for a month, depriving the girl of food and water and sexually molesting her - even while she was locked in the cage.

According to Friendly Atheist blogger Hemant Mehta, when 57-year-old dentist Alan Friz was asked why he'd meted out such inhumane punishment on his teen daughter, he replied, "The Lord is good" and refused to say more.

Friz and his wife Aimee Friz, 36, were arrested last week and arraigned in Dubois County Court on Thursday, said the Dubois County Free Press. Police were called to their house on a report of an out of control child, but what officers found shocked and appalled them.
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