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After Freeman announced the no-charge decision and provided evidence highlights and some key video clips, activists interrupted the news conference and accused him of mischaracterizing the events, citing distrust with investigators. |
Freeman said the multiple agencies that investigated the shooting — the state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA), FBI and Department of Justice — interviewed 110 witnesses, and the BCA lab reviewed 141 items from 21 lab reports, including DNA and blood spatter reports. |
Handcuffs used by police during the incident that ended in the shooting of Jamar Clark lie on the ground. |
The BCA forensic analysis shows that DNA likely belonging to Clark was found on officer Mark Ringgenberg’s SIG Sauer handgun grips. While the police say Clark grabbed the gun, the presence of DNA does not exclude the possibility that it got there by some other means. Clark’s DNA was not found on other parts of the gun,... |
Freeman also provided evidence he said suggests Clark was not handcuffed at the time of the shooting — a claim that circulated afterward — such as photos of Clark’s wrists taken at the hospital after the incident that don’t appear to show cuff markings. In the autopsy report, the medical examiner said Clark’s wrists ha... |
Witnesses offered conflicting versions of what happened. |
Ten police officers and other emergency responders and two civilians said Clark was not handcuffed. Among them was EMS Deputy Chief Michael Trullinger, who was on the scene in an ambulance at the time of the shooting. Trullinger told investigators he hit the floor when he heard shots fired. After he was sure the shooti... |
Jamar Clark's wrist is shown following the shooting. |
Another witness, Jerome Copeland, who was standing outside the nearby Elks Lodge, saw one of the officers put Clark into a choke hold, according to documents. He heard the officers tell Clark to stop resisting, though Clark didn’t appear to be fighting them, he said. Copeland was also certain Clark was not cuffed durin... |
However, seven witnesses said Clark was in cuffs, though some disagreed whether his hands were restrained in front or back of his body, or if one or both hands were handcuffed. Dennis Cherry, also at the Elks Lodge, remembered seeing the officers pinning Clark to the ground, “arms pinned to his sides, hands were cuffed... |
In separate statements, both officers say they were trying to handcuff Clark when the struggle ensued. Clark allegedly had what officer Dustin Schwarze called a “thousand-yard stare.” After he refused to take his hands out of his pockets, Ringgenberg removed his gun from the holster but kept it pointed toward the groun... |
DNA: Jamar Clark’s DNA was found on the grips of officer Mark Ringgenberg handgun, but no other part of the weapon. |
The County Attorney’s office published dozens of raw videos to its website — which have been sought by activists for months. They include videos from 54 squad cars on the scene that evening, the back of the ambulance that transported assault victim RayAnn Hayes — who despite reports that she was his girlfriend, told in... |
One ambulance video shows Trullinger walking into the frame and talking to Clark, who is standing just outside of the camera’s view. Trullinger displays no overt emotional response during his interaction with Clark, and later walks out of frame. |
1611 Plymouth Avenue N in North Minneapolis, the location of the shooting of Jamar Clark. |
In a second video, Trullinger returns into the frame with Ringgenberg and Schwarze. The men approach Clark, who is initially out of the frame. Clark returns into view with Ringgenberg behind him. The officer swings his arm around Clark’s neck, pulling him to the ground. This is where Freeman said the two struggled and ... |
In one grainy video, recorded by a bystander immediately afterward, witnesses yell at police who appear to stand over Clark’s body on the ground. |
“He didn’t have to do that!” one person yells. |
“Thank God we came!” shouts another. |
Staff writers Dan Browning and Chao Xiong contributed to this report. |
MANILA, SEPTEMBER 2, 2013 (PHILSTAR) RAISING CHILDREN WITH HIGH FQ By Rose Fres Fausto - Question: Hello. I read your article about Confused Mama who asked whether to push through with their plan to work abroad leaving their children behind. The perspectives you gave her were really enlightening. I hope you can also en... |
My family and I just moved to Australia last May as migrants. I was the principal applicant. My wife and I are both professionals back in the Philippines. I am a licensed agriculturist with more than 13 years of experience and my career prospects are quite promising. |
My wife is a registered nurse but with limited experience because she preferred to live a life of a stay-at-home mom to our three-year old daughter. We also owned a small business back home that helped us a lot in financing our basic needs allowing us to keep my government salary intact as savings in the bank. We used ... |
Then came the opportunity of going abroad. We heard a lot of good things about Australia from my wife’s relative who has a family here. So now we are staying here with them. |
To my dismay, everything I encountered here are disappointments. Until now I still could not find the right job and I am starting to feel anxious knowing that our financial resources are getting depleted. I am also concerned about the environment and I don’t want my daughter to grow up here. |
My self-esteem is way too low right now that I have lost my interest in searching for a job. I have made so many job applications and all I got were refusals. It is just so depressing to know that back in the Philippines hundreds of farmers are in need of my expertise but here I am jobless. I have received some job off... |
I am not used to living a life of solitude. I love to interact with people and discuss ideas in improving their lives. |
As padre de pamilya, I am starting to feel so uncomfortable living in another family's house. I am really confused right now. I want to go back to the Philippines and rebuild our life there. |
My problem is my wife doesn't want to go back and is still hopeful we can both find jobs here and earn some money. We invested so much in coming here and we may just go back for nothing. According to her, once we earn and get a permanent resident visa, which will take two years of residence and one year of fulltime wor... |
But I don't have the patience anymore to prolong my agony. I have learned to appreciate the simplicity of our life there in the Philippines. |
My parents and siblings are now asking me to go back. They are all willing to help us rebuild my family's life there. Anyway I still have my job. I am just on official leave. Even my wife has a good prospect there of working as a school nurse with good pay. |
The problem is she doesn't like to work in the Philippines because according to her, she doesn't have the experience. It's just confusing. She doesn't have experience working abroad either. She doesn't like the idea of my parents and siblings supporting us. She wants us to be independent, which is also what I want but ... |
My plan right now is to go home with our daughter and my wife will stay so she can still continue to pursue her dreams to establish a business, build a house and drive a car. But according to her, she can't live a life without our daughter. We have opposing ideas right now and I think our daughter will suffer eventuall... |
But my point in bringing our daughter back to Philippines is for her to be in an environment more conducive to growing up kids. I am now a troubled husband and father. |
Thank you for time and God bless. |
Answer: Hi Immigrant. Thank you for sharing your story with us. I think it is safe to say, “Hindi ka nag-iisa!” I’ve heard of similar stories from friends and friends of friends who are in the same situation. I know some who just apply with a certain country and then forget about it and when their application is approv... |
In your case you are already there so your dilemma is whether to stay or to come back home. Decisions like this can only be arrived at after heart-to-heart talks with your spouse, careful weighing of things that you value and dream for in life as a family. |
May I suggest to you the following talking points? |
1. Go back to your decision-making on how you got there. |
From your letter I gather that you are there because you were convinced by the positive stories of your wife’s relative. I also hope you also did your own research on the life you will have there. Recall those things you wanted to achieve there? Good education for your daughter? More money for your family? Better caree... |
2. What are your core values and family dreams? |
What are the things that you really give importance to? When we talk of values we don’t mean the material things of value. We refer to the principles and ideals that we are willing to work hard for, to sacrifice for, and to a certain extent, willing to die for.Examples are Family, Freedom, Spirituality, Health, Educati... |
3. Padre de Pamilya Self-Esteem. |
4. How much do we want to have? |
In your letter you said that you are able to keep your government salary intact in savings because your wife’s small business is able to provide for your living expenses. You are actually way ahead of a lot of your kababayans back home who have a hard time making both ends meet on a dual income. I guess you really have... |
5. Growing up years for your daughter. |
This is a crucial point of conversation. What kind of values do you want your daughter to grow up with? Your child’s values will still largely come from you but we cannot deny the fact that environment will play a significant role. She will definitely acquire the ways of her classmates, friends and neighbors. We cannot... |
6. Your wife’s needs. What are your wife’s needs? |
She’s a registered nurse who opted not to practice here and who wants to try out her luck abroad. Maybe you should listen to her more closely to understand what she wants to happen in her life. Does she have dreams that she cannot fulfill back home? If she has, and you agreed with her, then I think three months of not ... |
7. The grass is greener on the other side of the fence. |
I notice that even as you said that all you have received are refusals, you also mentioned that youreceived some job offers that you don't like - the accommodation is not acceptable to you because you’d have to stay in very remote areas. I think you seem to be a bit picky at this point because you’re regretting your de... |
8. My family vs. her family. |
If you can help it, please be a complete family. We have a lot of child-rearing problems caused by the OFW phenomenon wherein one parent has to be away during the growing up years of the child. It is a choice made by the parents but the negative consequences are carried mostly by the children. The trauma of a broken fa... |
Remember to set the right atmosphere when you discuss all the above. Praying together before you start may set you in the right mood so that unnecessary confrontations can be avoided. Recall how you used to talk when you were in courtship stage. Reassure her of your love and devotion. This should not be a competition o... |
In the end, only the two of you can solve the predicament you’re in. Always remind each other that you are life partners, you are each other’s staunchest ally, and the ones with the best intentions for your family are no one else but the two of you. |
(Rose Fres Fausto is the author of the book Raising Pinoy Boys. |
Image Attribution: Images from treymorgan.net and mediatreehugger.com put together by the author to help deliver the message of the article. |
For the past 26 years, the National Cancer Survivor's Day Foundation has set aside June 2 as a celebration for those who have survived, an inspiration for those recently diagnosed, a gathering of support for families and an outreach to the community. |
National Cancer Survivor’s Day is meant to be a day of hope. |
Writer Deborah Cornwall, a breast cancer survivor and experienced cancer caregiving advocate said one key in cancer survival is recognizing the signs of denial. |
In her book, “Things I Wish I’d Known: Cancer Caregivers Speak Out,” Cornwall interviewed 86 cancer caregivers and “dozens” of patients and survivors, and found that denial and shock help patients and those who love them to cope with the news of cancer and make survival possible. |
In Cornwall’s article, “Defeating Denial in Cancer Caregiving,” she defines denial as a conscious or unconscious refusal to accept facts, information or reality, usually stemming from fear of the unknown, fear of loss or fear of having to depend on unfamiliar people to save our lives or the life of a loved one. |
However, Cornwall said when denial is prolonged, it can stand in the way of the patient’s treatment, comfort or well-being. |
Signs of denial could be seeking out third, fourth or fifth opinions on the cancer diagnosis, or seeking alternative treatments instead of proven medical ones. |
Denial, at its worst, could cause a caregiver to tell the patient that they can get better if they would just try harder, or refuse to call in hospice when needed. |
Cornwall said if any of these signs of denial are recognized, there are four important strategies for breaking through to the person who is experiencing the denial. |
Cover of 'Things I Wish I'd Known: Cancer Caregivers Speak Out' by Deborah Cornwall. |
Conversation — Ongoing dialogue with the health care team, family members and support resources such as social workers, support groups and patient educators can create perspective, Cornwall said. In most cases, the dialogue needs to be initiated by the person in denial, at a rate that feels comfortable. |
Refocusing — Instead of smothering the patient or focusing too much on the long-term prognosis, keep the patient and treatment goals — cure, comfort, prolonged life — in the forefront of importance, Cornwall said. |
The caregiver shouldn’t focus on his or her own potential sense of loss, but remember to create joy with the patient every day. |
Journaling — Keep written records of what is said at medical appointments. Also, record personal feelings, hopes and fears, and periodically review the entries to see whether you and other family members are coming to grip with reality in a constructive way. Journaling can actually jump-start caregiver healing before t... |
When to initiate palliative care for pain and anxiety relief. |
Who should hold the power of attorney, health care proxy and other legal authorities that may be needed for periods when the person with cancer is not able to act independently. |
Decisions about when to suspend treatment if the treatment is no longer meeting shared goals. |
Choices about when, where and with whom to die. For example, a patient may choose to die at his vacation home with a view of the ocean, surrounded by his wife and children. |
For more information about Cornwall and to purchase her book, visit www.thingsiwishidknown.com. |
TV On The Radio performed a cover of Prince‘s ‘Purple Rain’ during a show in His Royal Badness’s hometown, Minneapolis. |
The band are currently touring their most recent album ‘Seeds’ and gave the rendition alongside Nona Marie Invie, singer of opening band RONiia, under an appropriate haze of purple lights. Click below to watch fan-recorded footage. |
It’s not the first unlikely cover unleashed by TV On The Radio this year. During a June gig in Brisbane, Australia they began their encore with a 90-second dub version of the Game of Thrones theme music, which they then segued into ‘Ride’. |
Meanwhile, frontman Tunde Adebimpe has this week unveiled ‘Tough Towns’, the first track recorded by Nevermen, a supergroup featuring Adebimpe, former Clouddead member Adam ‘Doseone’ Drucker and Mike Patton of Faith No More. The song will feature on the trio’s forthcoming self-titled album. |
Controversial plans to downgrade the Broadbridge Heath bypass have faced huge backlash from residents. |
Eight months worth of works are set to be carried out as West Sussex County Council begins a £2 million scheme on the A281 next month. |
Many have raised concerns over the traffic chaos the scheme will cause and have called on the money to be 'better spent' on other services. |
Commenting on the County Times Facebook page Rachel Wood said: "What is the point of this? The road works okay as it is, why not leave well alone and spend the tax payers money on something sensible? Schools, doctors, dentists. Where has common sense gone? |
Gary Henshall said: "Why not leave as it is and spend the money on something we desperately need like a school?" |
Julie Astridge said: "It is sad that this is going to happen. It will be absolute chaos. If they want to improve cycle routes there is a massive grass verge. More schools, doctors, dentists, hospital and better quality roads needed not closing a road. |
Art Mather said: "What is the motivation? Is it to get more people to cycle? Dream on, money better spent on doctor surgery or school as most comments suggest. |
Maureen Magee added: "Why can't they listen to us, we need a new hospital, school, not spending all this money on roads." |
Some parents raised concerns about getting their children to schools in Horsham whilst others expressed their anger over the longer trip to Tesco. |
Issues were also raised about the traffic chaos downgrading the road would cause. |
KT Godders said: "Having read the plans for this in detail I am aghast. Who on earth thought this was a good idea? Downgrading an already very busy section of road? The traffic leading into that roundabout sometimes goes all the way back towards Tanbridge school. There will be more cars in the future not less. Particul... |
Penny Shazell said: "Fishers roundabout will now be a nightmare as all traffic for Tesco is now pushed onto that. It’s going to be a joke trying to get anywhere from Broadbridge Heath. Leave us alone we’ve had building and roadworks here for as long as I can remember. Ridiculous." |
Anne Harwood-Stamper said "It’s ridiculous to think it’s going to cut the traffic through the village. Now all of the traffic from the village itself will be leaving from the farthings end so there will actually be more traffic through the village. Waste of money and resources." |
Barry Smith added: "This will only bring mayhem. Such short sightedness, again." |
Calls were also made to start a petition to fight the planned works. |
Paula Jane Cunningham said: "A bit confused but will get used to it, good for cyclists and pedestrians. Shame money couldn't be used for more urgent needs, but maybe we'll get more money for essential services after next elections." |
Mark William-Marshall Mac said: "Looks good. More provisions for cyclists can only be good." |
Ryan Oakley came up with his own solution saying: "Just put a slip road off the A24 into and out of Tesco and cut 75 per cent of all the traffic." |
Despite a lack of action Saturday from the principal players in the political discourse concerning the fiscal cliff, aides and other staffers behind the scenes are working on the issue. |
WASHINGTON – A month away from the “fiscal cliff,” the White House and Republicans have failed to reach an agreement so far. |
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