... there are undertones of race is the vigor at which he is addressing this verdict. Where? Give me just one quote from Abbott concerning the pardon that even hints that he's doing it because of race. Give me just one quote from Abbott before or during the trial that hints he would nullify the jur...

I get that race is part of the entire scenario that led to the shooting. That doesn't make Abbott's proposed pardon a racist act if he follows through. I'm much more bothered by his advocacy for ignoring the results of a jury trial because he disagrees with them when it comes to their interpretation...

While I agree that a pardon nullifying the jury is an egregious overreach of power by Abbott, it seems more like a fight over Texas' stand your ground law rather than racism. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/us-army-sergeant-convicted-murder-protesters-shooting-death-texas-rcna78782 Was race eve...

I'm referring to investigation by law enforcement as opposed to prosecutorial discretion. I definitely agree there are numerous unanswered questions and possible credibility issues with potential witnesses. What are your expectations when your best and only witness says they didn't see an assault a...

I re-read the article. It's tough to place blame on law enforcement. The same day, Lee told Seney she did not have a “cooperative witness,” the report shows, as the friend “did not want to move forward with a criminal complaint.” Without a statement from Quinn, Theil said prosecutors might have file...

Article here: https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/investigations/2023/04/06/michigan-athlete-alleged-rape-mom-presses-jim-harbaugh-answers/11258929002/ One big thing I learned from this article that I didn't know before: Federal Title IX regulations adopted by the U.S. Department of Education in ...

Severe threat for Michigan is pretty much over for the day. Monroe and Lenawee will keep the tornado watch a bit longer, but for everyone else it's dropped.

It's the old "April in the D" problem of having the three pro teams they have rights for playing simultaneously. It doesn't happen often, but when the channel was Fox Sports Detroit they too had to put 1 of the 3 games (Tigers-Wings-Pistons) on a broadcast channel whenever it happened.

The Polish Festival lives on in Sterling Heights each year. https://www.americanpolishfestival.com/

The Italian Festival has been in Sterling Heights for years too - but at Freedom Hill. Haven't seen anything yet about 2023, but it was definitely there in 2022.

It’s quite possible they resented being forced to attend by their parents and it caused a lot of psychological trauma. The transgender nature of the person could very well be wholly irrelavant. Agreed. Living with your parents at age 28, in the USA at least, doesn't exactly give off positive mental...

Replying to both of these as they are similar rebuttals... I'm a straight male, so I'm not going to pretend to know the harassment that people in the non-hetero community face. A lot of sects of Christianity are very intolerant towards people who are not heterosexual, with some of the more fundamen...

Also, this is a trans person that attacked a Christian school that they attended - this does NOT excuse the murderer, but can you imagine the hate they had to deal with while attending the school? It's an elementary school of 4 - 11 year olds. The shooter attended roughly 20 years ago, likely long ...

A truly entertaining / exciting basketball game. Was hoping that MSU would pull that one out. I think you're being a bit too tough on MSU. Seemed like one of those games where both teams just had it going offensively. Some of those 3s that K-State hit were beyond insane. Hoggard was absolutely terri...

They scream bloody murder when they are excluded from activities they have earned their place at - like an official commencement ceremony for their area of study. I really don't know many people that get upset when they are excluded from activities by groups they aren't part of. There is an enormous...

Not so much. I guarantee that GVSU, like all of our public universities and colleges, have plenty of CYA policies in place to protect themselves and their student orgs. https://www.gvsu.edu/policies/policy.htm?policyId=E1947CE1-9E1D-591B-752BE6372FB3DA26 Again, the activities in question are not the...