Day: September 2, 2017

Social media snap-shot of my home page. Let’s see what others are talking about today.

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So much going on at the same time. Here is a snap-shot of what’s happening on @twitter today.

@driverBrian stating a long held fact.

@waltshaub commenting on Rick Perry’s remarks concerning climate change.

 

One of my favorite women to watch in TV debates, @ananavarro, is defending her brother and bashing a tweeter using mentally challenged terms as a slur.

@Thehill reporting on the GOV of Florida, Rick Scott, standing against ending protections for Dreamers. * I must admit, I’m very shocked about this. Is it a PR stunt? We’ll see how he votes.

This doesn’t surprise me at all. Not even one bit.

@ccnlawyer,  @juddlegum, & @actTogetherFL comment on Trump’s promise of 1 million dollars to flood victims of Hurricane Harvey. Trump promised the same to Sandy victims, only to back out then too.

 

So, there you have it. A snap-shot of what people are talking about today.

*PS: There is a lot of #TrumpRussia news today too, but way too much for one blog entry. For all your #TrumpRussia news, log into @Twitter and type #TrumpRussia or #Russia into the search bar. Scroll down for earlier news articles and read the top ones for most recent (typically in this order). Read all the news you can stand. It’s getting pretty intense.

Until next time…Be safe, be kind, be happy, and take time to love one another. We’re all in this together.

** Don’t forget to donate to victims of Hurricane Harvey

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Nurse is terrified while a detective attacks & arrests her for doing her job.

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I’m going to say I haven’t been this angry in a very long time. The abuse of power, and the nurse’s fear, I see in this video makes me so angry I’m shaking. Fear is a primal reaction when seeing someone, who is supposed to be calm and professional, flip to acting out of control and abusive. I feel her fear. I’m still disgusted with the police who arrested her and even more so with the police who stood around and did nothing.

Nurse calmly tells policeman why she cannot comply with his request (it’s breaking the law). What happens next is terrifying.

** Warning: Trigger warning for those who’ve been attacked or wrongly arrested before

Short version of the video –

Complete version of video  – audio starts at 36 seconds.

In this video, at 11:30, you will see sexism and mansplaining in the worst possible way. The second police on the scene is talking down to her and explaining the law to her, but he is the one who is wrong. We women face this kind of shit everyday.

 

My comments on the video:

*Please forgive the amount of comments and cursing. I had a lot to say.

This is what Gov. Gary Herbert had to say about the incident.

Words from Salt Lake Police Department

 

UTAH statement about nurse

 

There are thousands of comments about this incident, so I gabbed a few from Twitter.

Many people were calling for the Detective to be fired.

Others talked about prior issues with the police at this hospital.

And many others praised the nurse on how she handled herself

Apology from Chief Mike Brown and Mayor Jackie Biskupski – Chief Mike Brown and Mayor Jackie Biskupski available for on-camera comment on UofU nursing incident at 11:45 at Mayor’s office (451S State, 3rd floor).

 

Biskupski said in her statement she watched the video of the incident.

“What I saw is completely unacceptable to the values of my Administration and of the values of the Salt Lake City Police Department. I extend a personal apology to Ms. Wubbles for what she has been through for simply doing her job.”

 

If you wish to know more about this incident and the follow-up story, here are a few news links.

Salt Lake mayor calls nurse arrest unacceptable

If you’re as furious as I am about the detective abusing his power over the nurse, please submit a complaint. You don’t have to give your #.

Complaint form to SLCPD

I have a huge amount of respect for policemen / women everywhere. Their jobs are hard enough without the unprofessional members bringing unwanted attention to their job. This is why it’s so important to get rid of the “Blue Line” mentality. Weeding out the bad police members will allow better recruits to join the force. With better employees wearing badges, the professional ranks of the police can work to do their jobs and not work everyday watching their backs.

No matter who you are. If you see police brutality or abuse of power, speak up.

Together we can make the force safer for everyone.

 

Until next time…Be safe, be kind, be happy, and take time to love one another. We’re all in this together.

 

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