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March 13, 2016

Investigators on scene of officer-involved shooting

Source: Houston Chronicle

A apparently unarmed man was shot and killed by a Houston police officer after the man allegedly became agitated and charged the officer.

Houston Police Department spokesman John Cannon said the officer was driving northbound Saturday about 5:45 p.m. along the feeder road of the Eastex Freeway when he saw a man at an intersection of Collingsworth St. damaging a traffic sign.

The officer, identified as K. Levi, pulled over and said the man appeared agitated and was yelling obscenities, and Cannon said the man appeared to be "under the influence of a strong narcotic."

As Levi tried to calm the man, Cannon said he began charging at the officer..

Read more: http://www.chron.com/houston/article/Investigators-on-scene-of-officer-involved-6886716.php

March 12, 2016

Donald Trump mischaracterizes freedom of speech

Donald Trump complained that protesters shut down his freedom of speech:

http://patch.com/illinois/chicago/donald-trump-chicago-rally-postponed-security-concerns-0

But the First Amendment doesn't protect Donald Trump from protesters.

The text of the First Amendment says that he is protected from Congress passing a law that abridges his freedom of speech:

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.


Donald Trumps freedom of speech was not violated.
March 9, 2016

Does anyone know

where I can see a breakdown of the percentage of different groups that voted for Bernie and who voted for Hillary?

March 9, 2016

Does anyone know

where I can see a breakdown of the percentage of different groups that voted for Bernie and who voted for Hillary?

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