“Insanity Is Doing the Same Thing Over and Over Again and Expecting Different Results” - Unknown
This episode features the song “Aside” by Normcore, available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.
Links to this weeks stories :
00:09 Shooting of Daunte Wright
- 20 Year old shot at traffic stop
- Outstanding warrant for arrest, failing to appear before court on the count of an unlicensed handgun
- 3 cops and a minor struggle, Daunte re-enters the vehicle
- Officer Kim Potter shouts “Taser”, and proceeds to shoot him in the chest
- Car speeds off but Daunte dies of a single gunshot wound to the chest
- Family fights back against “accidental” narrative
- Took place in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
- Riots and protests ensue as racial tensions rise
08:31 Virginia Stop
- Uniformed Army Medic Caron Nazario was stopped
- Officer Joe Gutierrez, now terminated, forced him out of the car while giving contradictory orders
- Using the pretext of the orders, Gutierrez pepper sprayed Caron and forcibly took him into custody
- Nazario has begun a case against both present police officers and has received support from Virginia’s governor
16:22 Joe Biden’s New Promise
- Biden’s administration is set to announce the withdrawal of all US Troops from Afghanistan by September 11th
- On the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the administration attempts to paint a picture of less imperialist policies moving forward
