Well, Alabama was in the national news all week.
Gay marriage is legal here now, despite the continuing efforts of our buffoon Chief Justice. I’ve said pretty much all I have to say about gay marriage here and here. I’ve had it settled to myself for decades—intellectually, morally, emotionally, spiritually—and I hope this divisive and destructive page really is finally turning. To my friends who still can’t see it my way: please consider everything facing our world—all of the issues that could potentially respond positively to your energies—and ask yourself whether this is a hill worth dying on.
In other news, about a mile down the street a Madison police officer body-slammed a thin man from India who was here visiting his new grandson. He needed spinal surgery and is still partially paralyzed. I was mostly giving the officer the benefit of the doubt until I saw the video, which unambiguously shows senseless brutality. He’s been fired and charged with third-degree assault, which is a misdemeanor. I think the video shows malicious intent to injure the man, and that the officer should be charged with a felony. A federal investigation continues.
This paragraph was going to be about the winter storm that’s going to wallop us early tomorrow morning, but they’ve backed off to a winter weather advisory since I started the post. We might tumble all the way down to cold rain.
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I agree – a misdemeanor is NOT enough for what he did. I saw the video too, and it was sickening. Not speaking English is hardly criminal behavior, and if glancing in an open garage door when walking down the sidewalk is suspicious, then I think everyone in America would be locked up.
Meanwhile, ISIS is burning Christians alive and beheading them. Where’s the outrage on that, I want to know. People can marry a door knob for all I care.
Oh, the White House is very upset about it, Carol. The statement from the press secretary makes that clear.
‘Course, the statement also manages to avoid mentioning that all 21 beheaded were Christians.
Buffoon is the best description of that guy ever.