GUN VIOLENCE IN AMERICA: FOR WHO THE BELL TOLLS NEXT.

Just five people shy of Sandy Hook elementary school mass shooting incident that claimed 26 lives, the Uvalde Texas Robb elementary school mass shooting at 21 victims, now ranks among the highest grossing gun carnage in America. It is sad that such frequent blood spilling has tragically become part of our culture as a society. May the souls of the killed now rest.

25th AMENDMENT: ITS NOW ALL CRICKET.

Madam Speaker Nancy Pelosi once questioned former President Donald John Trump's fitness to remain in office due to what she claimed was his declining mental capacity. Does anyone know what Madam Speaker presently thinks about the incontrovertible case which America is now saddled with? Just curious!

WHO WILL REBUILD UKRAINE?

The West should convert frozen Russian assets, both state's and oligarchs' owned, into a full seizure and set them aside for the future rebuilding of Ukraine. Like the Marshal Plan, call it the Putin Plan.

A HERO IS BORN.

I am staying put. I will not run away and abandon my people. The fight is here in Ukraine. What I need are weapons and ammunitions, not a ride out of town like former Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani - President Volodymyr Zelensky.

IT IS WHAT IT IS.

"There is too much hate in America because there is too much anger in America." - Trevor Noah.

WORD!

A life without challenges is not a life lived at all. A life lived is a life that has problems, confronts problems, solves problems and then learns from problems. - Tunde Fashola.

NOW, YOU KNOW.

When fishing for love, bait with your heart and not your brain, because you cannot rationalize love. - Mark Twain.

JUST THE FACT.

In our country, you can shoot and kill a nigger, but you better not hurt a gay person’s feelings - Dave Chappelle

DO YOU?.

“What you believe in can only be defined by what you’re willing to risk for it." - Stuart Scheller.

HEDGE YOUR CRISIS.

Never get in bed with a woman whose problems are worse than yours. - Chicago PD.

PROBLEM SOLVED.

'The best way to keep peace is to be ready to destroy evil. If you Pearl Harbor me, I Nagasaki you.' - Ted Nugent.

OUR SHARED HUMANITY.

Empathy is at the heart of who we are as human beings. - Cardinal Matthew Kukah.

WORDS ON MARBLE.

"Birth is agony. Life is hard. Death is cruel." - Japanese pithy.

REPENT OR PERISH - POPE.

Homosexuality is a sin. It is not ordained by God, therefore same sex marriage cannot be blessed by the church - Pope Francis.

CANCEL CULTURE IS CORROSIVE.


FOR SAKE OF COUNTRY.


MAGA LIVES ON: NO RETREAT, NO SURRENDER!

TWITTER IS BORING WITHOUT HIS TWEETS. #RestorePresidentTrump'sTwitterHandle.


WORD.

"If you cannot speak the truth when it matters, then nothing else you says matters.” - Tucker Carlson.

#MeToo MOVEMENT: A BAD NEWS GONE CRAZY.

"To all the women who testified, we may have different truth, but I have a great remorse for all of you. I have great remorse for all of the men and women going through this crisis right now in our country. You know, the movement started basically with me, and I think what happened, you know, I was the first example, and now there are thousands of men who are being accused and a regeneration of things that I think none of us understood. I’m not going to say these aren’t great people. I had wonderful times with these people. I’m just genuinely confused. Men are confused about this issue. We are going through this #MeToo movement crisis right now in this country." - Harvey Weinstein.


RON DELLUMS: UNAPOLOGETICALLY RADICAL.

"If it’s radical to oppose the insanity and cruelty of the Vietnam War, if it’s radical to oppose racism and sexism and all other forms of oppression, if it’s radical to want to alleviate poverty, hunger, disease, homelessness, and other forms of human misery, then I’m proud to be called a radical.” - Ron Vernie Dellums.


WHAT REALLY MATTERS IN LIFE - STEVE JOBS

“I reached the pinnacle of success in the business world. In others’ eyes, my life is an epitome of success. However, aside from work, I have little joy. Non-stop pursuing of wealth will only turn a person into a twisted being, just like me. God gave us the senses to let us feel the love in everyone’s heart, not the illusions brought about by wealth. Memories precipitated by love is the only true riches which will follow you, accompany you, giving you strength and light to go on. The most expensive bed in the world is the sick bed. You can employ someone to drive the car for you, make money for you but you cannot have someone to bear sickness for you. Material things lost can be found. But there is one thing that can never be found when it is lost – Life. Treasure Love for your family, love for your spouse, love for your friends. Treat yourself well. Cherish others.” - SJ

EVIL CANNOT BE TRULY DESTROYED.

"The threat of evil is ever present. We can contain it as long as we stay vigilant, but it can never truly be destroyed. - Lorraine Warren (Annabelle, the movie)


ONLY THE POOR WISH THEY HAD STUFF?

“I’m not that interested in material things. As long as I find a good bed that I can sleep in, that’s enough.” - Nicolas Berggruem, the homeless billionaire.

Thursday, September 24, 2020

BREONNA TAYLOR GRAND JURY RULING: IT'S TIME TO MOVE ON.

ICHEOKU says the only thing which bothers ICHEOKU is why the boyfriend who fired first at the police was not the one killed or shot. Instead it was his girlfriend Breonna Taylor that was killed in the altercation with over six bullets fired into her. Did the police not have lighted guns to see the direction where the shot was fired or they blindly unloaded their weapons indiscriminately. 

The fact that her death was ruled a homicide by the coroner notwithstanding, the police could only have been charged for her death if they had no justification for discharging their weapons. But the police were fired at first before they returned the shots that killed Breonna Taylor as they are authorized to do. If anyone were to be guilty for Breona's death, it would be her boyfriend who provoked the circumstances that led to her being killed by firing at the police. This brings up the other unsatisfactorily unresolved question whether the police announced their entry and if, why did the boyfriend still fire at them and if not, why he fired only one shot instead of emptying his weapon if indeed he believed his life and that of his girlfriend were in danger. 

The other issue here is whether the police could have entered the apartment to serve a no knock warrant and if yes, then they acted lawfully, hence a justifiable homicide. It is true that the law often looks strange to many who have no legal knowledge or understanding, as many things in law often are not always what they seem, the reason some deaths are ruled differently. Yes, homicide is a death not caused by the victim but not all such deaths are indictable including accidents and justifiable killing. So, yes Breona did not kill herself but that did not mean that the police that killed her are guilty as they acted under circumstances they were allowed to act. Her death is unfortunate but it is what it is and the people should move on. 

ICHEOKU says believes that the City of Louisville have demonstrated their remorse for the unfortunate incident by coughing up a huge sum of money to compensate the family of Breonna for her death; twelve million dollars is a huge settlement by any standards imagined or measured. But that is where it stops as they cannot indict where there is no legally permissible ground to indict. Also the Attorney General of Kentucky is a black man and he would not necessarily be a party to any cover up, assuming there was one in the first place. 

ICHEOKU says those encouraging riots or demanding for the heads of those policemen should first try to understand the criminal law involved so that they may be better acquainted on what happened. Enough of the stirring of trouble which unfortunately have now ended the observation of respect for the departed RBG. May both Breonna Taylor's and RBG's souls now rest and let the family of Breonna as well as Kentuckians and the nation move on. 

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