Happen to miss The Larry O’Connor Show today? Recap today’s program by checking out topics from the program below:
The ‘Institutional Racism’ Canard (The National Review)
About twice as many white people as black people are killed by police. In fact, in about 75 percent of police shootings, the decedent is not black. Of course, that is not what you would grasp from consuming media.
Take the website statista.com, specifically its breathless focus on “Hate crime in the United States” — counterfactually insinuating that any shooting involving a black victim must be a “hate crime.” Here’s their big headline from Tuesday: “Black Americans 2.5X More Likely Than Whites to Be Killed By Police.” [Read More]
With the support of @Liberty_Ctr, I’m suing Portland Antifa & individual associates involved in beating & robbing me. Antifa can no longer use the cloak of anonymity to intimidate & assault with impunity. You can find the lawsuit & support it at this link: https://t.co/j7jaIkxy8f pic.twitter.com/YpHIj8WncL
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) June 4, 2020
ON THE OTHER HAND, THERE’S RODNEY KING … (Ann Coulter)
Why is this case the one inciting mass protests? Ninety-nine percent of the country is denouncing the Minneapolis police in the most damnable terms possible over the death of George Floyd. The 99% are demanding that the 1% “hear their voices”?
The arrest certainly looks awful. Everything is going along relatively peacefully as Floyd is walked to a police van, then there’s some commotion out of sight of the camera –- and suddenly you see Floyd pinned to the ground, an officer’s knee on his neck. How did that happen? [Read More]
Several members of the Minneapolis City Council this week have expressed support for radical changes to how the city handles law enforcement, including a move to “dismantle” the police department and replace it with “a transformative new model for public safety.”
Jeremiah Ellison, the son of Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and a representative of the city’s Ward 5, explicitly led calls to “dramatically rethink” how the city keeps its people safe. [Read More]
Frederick County plans Stage 2 reopening on Friday (Local DVM)
Frederick County, Maryland is moving ahead with the governor’s plan to allow the state to enter Phase Two of reopening on Friday, June 5.
Governor Larry Hogan said this week that non-essential businesses can safely reopen starting 5 p.m. on Friday, however local leaders have the power to choose if they want their counties to reopen.
Frederick County Executive Jan Gardner said in a press release that most non-essential businesses can reopen at 50% capacity. “Face coverings must be used by anyone who interacts with others, including customers, clients, and co-workers. Physical distancing of 6 feet between people is encouraged,” the press release said. [Read More]
D.C. Mayor Bowser has ‘Black Lives Matter’ painted on street leading to White House (NBC News)
District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser on Friday had “Black Lives Matter” painted on the street that leads to the White House where protesters have been demonstrating following George Floyd’s death in police custody.
“There are people who are craving to be heard and to be seen, and to have their humanity recognized, and we had the opportunity to send that message loud and clear on a very important street in our city,” Bowser said at a press conference. “And it is that message, and that message is to the American people, that Black Lives Matter black humanity matters, and we as a city raise that up as part of our values as a city,” [Read More]
