Category Archives: Criminal Justice

Open Thread | Impeachment 2, Insurrection Boogaloo

Posted on February 10, 2021 by rikyrah

So, they opened the SECOND Impeachment Trial of Donald Trump today.   Opening Video Here’s the 13-minute video of the January 6 insurrection attack that was shown to the Senate today:https://t.co/51p2z6cZIJ — Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) February 9, 2021 The Constitution … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Another Saturday Night Massacre 😠😠

Posted on June 22, 2020 by rikyrah

So, the criminal at the Head of the Justice Department tried to fire Geoffrey Berman- U.S. Attorney of the Southern District of New York. I say tried, cause Berman is pulling an Effie ( And I am telling you, I’m … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Why This Moment In Time?

Posted on June 5, 2020 by rikyrah

Yesterday was the homegoing service for George Floyd. Been thinking a lot, as I watched the protests from across the world. Why this incident? Why now? I don’t really have an answer, except for that I don’t think it was … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Don’t Fall For the Okeydoke

Posted on June 1, 2020 by rikyrah

Been watching the protests with a curious eye.😒😒   George Floyd's murder was about race, not class. — Ragnarok Lobster (@eclecticbrotha) May 31, 2020 SAY IT AGAIN😠😠😠 George Floyd's murder was about race, not class. — Ragnarok Lobster (@eclecticbrotha) May … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | So…The Saturday Night Massacre Just Happened…

Posted on February 12, 2020 by rikyrah

ICYMI while watching returns from the non-important state of New Hampshire….this happened: ALL FOUR of the prosecutors on the Roger Stone case resigned after the fake azz criminal known as the Attorney General interfered with the sentencing guidelines for Roger … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | What Is Possible With Progressive Prosecutors

Posted on October 11, 2019 by rikyrah

  I felt like crying, reading this story. For so many reasons. 3CHICS has long been a supporter of Ms. Mosby. We watched as she took so many hits trying to get justice for Freddie Gray. We thought that we … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Open Thread | And Folks Have To Wonder Why Some Have A Fundamental Distrust of Law Enforcement?😡

Posted on August 20, 2019 by rikyrah

I know that this happens, but, it’s still outrageous.😠😠   Police decided they would arrest Tyrone Allen for a series of bank robberies. Problem – he didn’t fit the suspect’s description. He has prominent facial tattoos. The suspect had none. … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Open Thread | Sometimes Justice Prevails, Even Though Delayed

Posted on March 5, 2019 by rikyrah

Thank you to SG2 for pointing out this case. Sometimes, the truth does come out. I was always skeptical of the Death Penalty, because, like so much of the American Justice System, it was doled out on a skewed anti-Black … Continue reading →

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Thursday Open Thread | Stop it, Van Jones. Stop Trying to Normalize This Administration

Posted on May 24, 2018 by rikyrah

Van Jones has been trying to shin and grin, giving cover to the Dolt45 Adminstration, talking about some bullshyt ‘Prison Reform’. Thinks that he can shame those of us who know that it’s a piece of garbage to shut up. … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Open Thread | Michael Cohen’s Business Partner Agrees to Cooperate as Part of Plea Deal

Posted on May 23, 2018 by rikyrah

Michael Cohen’s Business Partner Agrees to Cooperate as Part of Plea Deal By Danny Hakim, William K. Rashbaum and Vivian Wang May 22, 2018 A significant business partner of Michael D. Cohen, President Trump’s personal lawyer, has quietly agreed to … Continue reading →

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