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Cont: The Trump Presidency: Part 19

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ponderingturtle said:
Here are signs of that excellent training you are so sure they have.

https://apnews.com/009ac6cf0a174a58d88d9d01308aedd6

"Accidental shootings by law enforcement have happened in recent years at agencies small and large and at all levels — city, county, state and federal — across the U.S., an Associated Press investigation found. They’ve caused hundreds of injuries to officers, suspects and bystanders, and sometimes they’ve caused deaths.

Experts say it’s because officers don’t get the training they need to handle their guns proficiently, especially in life-and-death situations.

The methods used to train officers with their firearms “create the illusion of learning” but are inadequate for the demands of today’s policing, said Bill Lewinski, executive director of the Illinois-based Force Science Institute, which provides research and training to law enforcement agencies."
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You mean the guy who owns a for profit company that gets paid to train officers says they aren't getting enough of that training? Holy cow! What could be his motive for that?

I suggest you read up on Lewinski. His methods and training are highly controversial. As the NY Times wrote in their article Training Officers to Shoot First, and He Will Answer Questions Later:

Dr. Lewinski and his company have provided training for dozens of departments, including in Cincinnati, Las Vegas, Milwaukee and Seattle. His messages often conflict, in both substance and tone, with the training now recommended by the Justice Department and police organizations.
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A former Minnesota State professor, he says his testimony and training are based on hard science, but his research has been roundly criticized by experts. An editor for The American Journal of Psychology called his work “pseudoscience.” The Justice Department denounced his findings as “lacking in both foundation and reliability.” Civil rights lawyers say he is selling dangerous ideas.
“People die because of this stuff,” said John Burton, a California lawyer who specializes in police misconduct cases. “When they give these cops a pass, it just ripples through the system.”
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https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/02/...first-and-he-will-answer-questions-later.html

As I said earlier, this is a rabbit hole and I'm not interested in following the rabbit down any farther so I will not be replying again.
 
Schumer had a flurry of amendments to issue several subpoenas to the White House, State Dept, Pentagon, OMB, and CoS Mulvaney.

All tabled on party line votes.

Current Procedure of the Trial is both sides opening arguments for 24 hours over 3 days. Then 16 hours of questioning of prosecution or defense. Then a vote on whether to allow additional witnesses and evidence.

How that vote is on additional witnesses is a bit fuzzy to me since there's no place in the process described thus far that indicates there are any initial witnesses to present.

Nevertheless, then those witnesses could be deposed and their statements scrutinized (not necessarily have to show up and be questioned directly). Not seeing any specifics on how that (or other documentary evidence) gets introduced or by who, which makes me wonder if any such thing was even considered for...obvious reasons.

"More" witnesses/evidence or not, then come closing arguments, then a vote on each article.
 
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Captain_Swoop said:
Chop down a trillion trees?
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There was a B.C. comic strip from decades ago.

Caveman standing next to a tree stump and a freshly planted tree.
"Whenever I cut down a tree, I plant a new one to replace it."
Other caveman: "Where did you get the new tree?"
Caveman points to a hole a few feet away.
"Over there."
 
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Mark R. Levin
@marklevinshow
Schumer’s awful Senate speech should have the effect of uniting the Republican senators against his demands. He’s a dishonest hack. Always has been. Always will be.

I believe Adam Schiff would face Bar disciplinary actions if his endless lies and deceits occurred in private practice.

AOC is such an embarrassing, barely literate moron.

Peter Schweizer’s great new book is out now - Profiles in Corruption: Abuse of Power by America's Progressive Elite
https://amazon.com/Profiles-Corrupt...d=1579653130&sprefix=PETER+SCH,aps,126&sr=8-1

GOP
@GOP
While President @realDonaldTrump is delivering on his Promises MADE, House Democrats are continuing to push their politically motivated impeachment agenda.
Democrats’ partisan games aren’t working!
RT if you AGREE— voters will remember Democrats’ record of obstruction in November and will vote to reelect President @realDonaldTrump AND send representatives to Congress who will truly work for all Americans.
 
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