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Ramsey County Attorney John Choi Quits Trump’s Law Enforcement Commission

John Choi, the Ramsey County Attorney, has resigned from Donald Trump’s presidential commission on law enforcement over concerns the commission was promoting a predetermined agenda.

Choi penned a letter to Attorney General William Barr outlining his concerns. He wrote that the commission was ignoring the lessons of the past, and “needed to listen to those who have been negatively impacted by policing and the criminal justice system.”

The Presidential Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice was formed in late 2019, and Trump ordered the group to issue a report within one year, a date that lands days before the 2020 presidential election.

However, the commission is full of members of law enforcement, calling into question their bias and agenda.

Choi reportedly joined the working group hoping to discuss his experiences with drug treatment courts and further the conversation on ending cash bail.

“Rather than examine how decades of over-policing in communities of color have created the deficit of trust, the Commission was instead encouraged to study ‘underenforcement’ of criminal laws and ‘refusals by State and local prosecutors to enforce laws or prosecute categories of crimes’,” said Choi.

The Justice department has said the working groups have already completed their work, and thus Choi did not really resign.

John Choi has served as the Ramsey County Attorney since 2011.

https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2020/09/12/report-ramsey-county-attorney-john-choi-quits-trumps-law-enforcement-commission/

Conor McGregor arrested, questioned over alleged ‘attempted sexual assault,’ strongly denies accusations

MMA WeeklySep 12, 2020, 2:39 PM

Retired former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor was arrested in Corsica recently and questioned about allegations of attempted sexual assault and sexual exhibition.

The AFP news in France reported that authorities informed them McGregor was the subject of a hearing by the police following a Sept. 10 filing of a complaint against him.

“Following a complaint filed on September 10 denouncing acts that could be described as attempted sexual assault and sexual exhibition, Mr. Conor Anthony Mac Gregor [sic] was the subject of a hearing by the police,” read the prosecutor’s office's statement to the AFP.

The AFP also reported that McGregor's attorney, Emmanuelle Ramon, called the allegations "abusive" and relayed that McGregor had been released with no charges filed against him.

McGregor's representatives told TMZ, "Conor McGregor vigorously denies any accusations of misconduct. He has been interviewed and released."

In a separate statement to MMAFighting, McGregor manager Audie Attar was emphatic in stating, "I am irate and putting out a warning loud and clear: Conor McGregor is not and will not be a target for those seeking to score a headline or a payday."

https://sports.yahoo.com/conor-mcgregor-arrested-questioned-over-193916855.html

Former Austin police officer arrested in connection with sexual assault investigation

Published: 2:42 PM CDT September 12, 2020

Former Austin Police Department officer Walter Dodds was arrested Thursday for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman he met while responding to a mental health call in April, according to an affidavit obtained by KVUE.

Dodds reportedly resigned from APD in late August, according to KVUE's media partners at the Austin American-Statesman.

On April 18 at approximately 6:13 p.m., Dodds responded to an attempted suicide call at a home near Dessau Road and East Braker Lane. There, he made contact with a man and a woman and determined the man was a danger to himself. The man was then transported to the hospital for further evaluation.

The affidavit states that during his interview with the woman, Dodds obtained her cellphone number and told her he would call her to let her know which hospital medics were taking the man to.

At the end of their interaction, which was caught on body cam video, Dodds asked the woman whether she was going to lock the door to her apartment. She said she wasn't, and Dodds warned her about a stranger getting in, according to the affidavit. The affidavit states that a review of Dodds's body cam video confirms he never entered the woman's residence while responding to the call.

Eleven days later, on April 29, the woman called 911 to report a sexual assault by a police officer that occurred on April 18. That afternoon, an officer made contact with the woman, who told the officer she had been receiving inappropriate phone calls from an APD officer, later identified as Dodds, and that he had visited her apartment on the night of the attempted suicide call.

According to the affidavit, when the woman was asked if she and the officer "had slept together," the woman responded, "I guess you could call it that. I don't feel comfortable with this. I was passed out."

The affidavit includes a call log from the woman's cellphone for April 18. The log shows that Dodds called her five times and texted her once from his work-issued cellphone on the evening of April 18. The woman said the first call started out normal but then the conversation became "inappropriate," according to the affidavit.

https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/austin-police-former-officer-arrested-sexual-assault/269-374f40ff-7fe0-4979-b5de-1495aa09ccc3

Lorenzo Malaga-Antemante arrested on child pornography charges

Updated: Sep 12, 2020 / 02:47 PM CDT

A Carol Stream man was arrested Friday on several charges related to child pornography.

Lorenzo Malaga-Antemante, 33, of the 600 block of Burns Street is charged with two Class X charges of distribution of child pornography, one Class 2 felony count of child pornography on video and two Class 3 felony charges of possession of child pornographic images.

DuPage County Judge John Kinsella set bail at $250,000.

The DuPage County Sheriff’s Office Digital Forensic Investigation unit along with Carol Stream police executed a search warrant at Malaga-Antemante’s apartment following an internet forensic investigation.

Malaga-Antemante is due in court for an arraignment on Oct. 5, 2020.

https://wgntv.com/news/carol-stream-man-arrested-on-child-pornography-charges

Arizona Border Patrol arrests child sex offender near border

Updated September 12 at 1:28 PM

U.S. Border Patrol agents apprehended a previously removed sex offender near Arivaca, AZ., Wednesday morning.

Tucson Sector agents spotted a group of 12 immigrants approximately 10 miles north of the international border, subsequently arresting them around 8:45 a.m.

As agents processed the group, criminal database records checks revealed that Felipe Melendez Carrillo, a 35-year-old Mexican citizen, was convicted of sex offenses against a minor in Galveston County, TX., in 2010. He was removed from the United States in 2013.

Melendez remains in custody, pending federal prosecution for reentry of a previously deported felon. The rest of the group was expelled to Mexico under Title 42 authority.

All people apprehended by the U.S. Border Patrol undergo criminal history checks using biometrics to ensure illegal aliens with criminal histories are positively identified.

https://www.kold.com/2020/09/12/arizona-border-patrol-arrests-child-sex-offender-near-border/

>>10621327

Kek: "a popular view in the faculty lounge…"

(not that anyone cares, but…)

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

By Associated Press September 12, 2020 at 2:49 p.m. CDT

ABC’s “This Week” — Jason Miller, adviser to President Donald Trump’s campaign; Symone Sanders, adviser to Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s campaign.

NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel; former FBI agent Peter Strzok; Dr. Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota.

CBS’ “Face the Nation”— Gov. Kate Brown, D-Ore.; Sue Gordon, former principal deputy director of national intelligence; Scott Kirby, CEO of United Airlines; Albert Bourla, chairman and CEO of Pfizer.

CNN’s “State of the Union” — White House economic adviser Peter Navarro; Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti; Rep. Val Demings, D-Fla.

“Fox News Sunday” — Biden campaign adviser Jake Sullivan; Trump campaign adviser Steve Cortes.

>>10621421

Wonder if anyone will get some new screenshots of Strzok looking possessed?

Biden struggling to gain support of Latinos in key battleground state of Florida

Recent polling shows Biden lagging with the key demographic.

ByArmando Garcia September 12, 2020, 3:56 PM

With the presidential election less than two months away, former Vice President Joe Biden and running mate Sen. Kamala Harris are lagging in polls of Latino voters in the battleground state of Florida.

Latino advocates say that's because the Democratic party isn’t doing enough to court this key demographic.

"In many ways this is a wakeup call for Democrats, there has been consistently under-outreach to Latino voters including in battleground states," said Clarissa Martinez de Castro, deputy vice president of policy and advocacy at UnidosUS, the country’s largest Latino civil rights and advocacy organization. "I think many times not only are they taken for granted, but they’re expected to come out and support Democratic candidates even if there’s very little outreach. We keep saying that’s a failing strategy and I think we’re seeing some of that right now."

The Pew Research Center projects that Latinos will be the largest group of non-white eligible voters in 2020, but recent polling shows Biden losing ground with Latino communities in Florida, where there are approximately 3.1 million eligible Latino voters from diverse backgrounds and countries like Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Venezuela. In a state that’s historically won by thin margins, Biden’s pull with Latinos there could mean the difference between Florida going for Trump or Biden.

Political ads have saturated the airwaves and digital spaces in the Sunshine State, and although Biden seems to be slightly outspending Trump in Spanish-language ads, advocates say it’s unclear if that’s working to sway the vote in his direction.

An NBC News/Marist poll, released on Sept. 8 is the latest to show Trump gaining ground with Latinos in the state, with 50% of Latinos showing support for the president over Biden’s 46%. A Quinnipiac poll released on July 23 showed Biden with 50% and Trump at 33% percent of support among Latinos in the state.

Advocates say that although polls can fluctuate as the election nears, when compared with the last presidential election, Biden is underperforming with Latinos in Florida. Clinton lost Florida to Trump by 1% in 2016 but defeated him among Latinos there 62% to 35%, according to exit polls.

"Trump may not need to win an overwhelming majority of Latino voters in Arizona or Florida, but he needs to be competitive and try to diminish the Biden lead in those two places. The flip side of that is that Biden needs to match or probably best the level of support that Clinton achieved," said Martinez de Castro.

Democratic strategist and former senior adviser to Sen. Bernie Sanders Chuck Rocha says the Biden campaign and outside Democratic Super PACs are not spending enough money to reach Latinos in Spanish.

The Biden campaign started airing Spanish-language ads across the country as early as March this year, but a more aggressive ad campaign targeting Latino voters began in June, when the campaign started airing ads on Spanish-language stations like Univision and Telemundo.

(too long and mostly bs follows)

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/biden-struggling-gain-support-latinos-key-battleground-state/story?id=72903064

>>10621670

Haldol side effects?

Cleaning house?

Add this one (Forbes) to the groomer list:

Ted Cruz Falsely Claims Netflix’s ‘Cuties’ Shows Child Nudity In Call For DOJ Probe

Updated Sep 12, 2020, 04:39pm EDT

Sen. Ted Cruz, D-Tex., became the latest Republican politician to criticize Netflix for streaming the French film “Cuties,” calling on the Justice Department to investigate whether the film violated child pornography laws by exposing “a minor’s bare breast”—but that allegation is not true, and appears based on a false rumor.

The rumor originated from IMDB’s “Parent’s Guide” for the independent French film, which initially said “Cuties” shows "female breast nudity of a minor during an erotic dance scene," according to screenshots circulating widely online.

The guide has since been changed to accurately describe the movie, which only briefly shows the bare breast of a woman, who is not underage, dancing in a video, according to a Forbes viewing of the movie. (Neither IMDB nor Netflix immediately respond to a request for comment, but Netflix confirmed to the Washington Examiner that reports of a minor’s bare breast being shown are untrue).

A spokesperson for Cruz did not immediately respond to questions from Forbes asking if anyone in his office actually watched the movie before calling on the DOJ to “investigate whether Netflix, its executives, or the filmmakers violated any federal laws against the production and distribution of child pornography.”

“Cuties” does feature young girls with revealing dance uniforms dancing suggestively, which has also drawn criticism for sexualizing girls and “exploiting child actors,” though Netflix and director Maïmouna Doucouré have defended the award-winning film as a “social commentary against the sexualization of young children,” and “a powerful story about the pressure young girls face on social media and from society more generally growing up.”

As the culture war over the film intensifies, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AZ), Jim Banks (R-IN) along with Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) also slammed the film this week for “peddling child pornography” and helping to “fuel the child sex trafficking trade,” but did not make the specific claim that a minor’s breast was exposed.

and naturally QAnon is mentioned

TANGENT

As QAnon rises in popularity and seeps into mainstream politics, social media has been filled with posts about the issue of child trafficking. Hashtags like #SaveTheChildren have been hijacked by conspiracy theorists. And in July, a QAnon-linked conspiracy falsely claiming furniture company Wayfair was secretly selling children trended on Twitter. Statistics cited by QAnon adherents, such as the fact that 800,000 children go missing every year in the U.S., have been debunked. In fact, the majority of perpetrators of child sexual abuse are someone the child or family knows, according to RAINN.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelsandler/2020/09/12/ted-cruz-falsely-claims-netflixs-cuties-shows-child-nudity-in-call-for-doj-probe/#39bf7a95c162

>>10621743

I think it's off label use of Haldol for dementia. Look at the side effects. This is also given for Tourette's Syndrome, which includes stuttering.