Economic growth won’t last as the U.S. labors
under the burden of growing entitlement programs and weakness around the
world, former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan told CNBC.
The
long-time central bank chief repeated his warnings about the weight
that Social Security, Medicare and other programs are having on what
have been otherwise solid gains over the past few years.
“I think the real problem is over the long run, we’ve got this
significant continued drain coming from entitlements, which are
basically draining capital investment dollar for dollar,” he told CNBC’s
Sara Eisen during a “Squawk on the Street ” interview.
“Without any major change in entitlements, entitlements are going to
rise. Why? Because the population is aging. There’s no way to reverse
that, and the politics of it are awful, as you well know,” Greenspan
added.
While he said the economy looks “reasonably good” in the
short run, he expects that over the longer term, growth “fades very
dramatically.”
The man known as “The Maestro” while he ran the
Fed 19 years from the Reagan to the George W. Bush administrations spoke
as signs for growth have turned more positive lately. In its latest GDP
forecast, the Atlanta Fed now sees the increase running at 2.3 percent.
A month ago, the tracker had put the level at 0.2 percent.
However,
Greenspan said much of the improvement has come from a rise in stock
market prices: He sees a “stock market aura” in the economy. A rise of
10 percent in the S&P 500 corresponds to a 1 percent real GDP
increase, he said. The S&P 500 has risen nearly 16 percent in 2019
and is on track for its best performance in history should current
trends hold.
The economy “is going to begin to fade out because
Europe is not doing well and we still have a problem where there’s a
very substantial fiscal problem associated with entitlements.”
From Peak Oil Barrel:
Sat, 2019-04-06 09:53 — Sheila Newman
I have just learned, regretfully, of the death of Jay Hanson. My
first report was that it occurred in a diving accident. Subsequently, it
has been clarified that he fell ill after diving, and died that night.
Jay Hanson lived in Hawaii. He was the founder of multiple energy
resources or peak oil lists from the 1990s, starting with the incredibly
popular Dieoff website and DieOff list which looked at peak oil,
population numbers, and scarcity. An intermediate list was Killer
Ape-Peak Oil. The last list of which we are aware was [America2Point0]
which Hanson closed ‘until further notice’ on 20 December 2016. Hanson
was teetotal for many years and studied evolutionary psychology. He
believed that humans would be ultimately unable to deal with resource
scarcity or human induced climate change because they could not cope
with major environmental and evolutionary problems involving themselves.
His list gave rise to a number of other lists, such as
EnergyResources and ERT, as people formed different views on the energy
resources and human survival outlook.
Jay Hanson’s dieoff page can be found in its old and new forms by clicking on the links: http://www.jayhanson.org/oldindex.htm and http://www.dieoff.org/. There is a 2003 interview by Scott Meredith at http://www.oilcrash.com/articles/hansn_02.htm.
It was my own participation in the DieOff list and subsequent ones,
especially EnergyResources, and then the Australian Running on Empty one
(roeoz) that caused me to edit two editions of a multi-scientist
authored book called The Final Energy Crisis, Pluto Press, UK,
2005 and 2008. The first edition was initiated and partly edited by
Andrew McKillop, and finished by me, Sheila Newman, and the second
edition, in 2008, was entirely edited by me, with mostly new articles.
The whole ‘peak oil’ and energy resources debate or story or study is
not over by any means. Fracking is a desperate and ruinous sort of
pause, which has been used to crank up demand. It seems that we have
already entered the oil wars, however most of the public have little
ability to understand this, due to the influence of the corporate press
and similar on our education systems, which focus less and less on
science and history. US-NATO activity in the Middle East, the East and
South America – notable threats towards Venezuela – are signs of this.
Jay Hanson was a charismatic internet figure, and it seems odd today
that his death is not being widely reported. He was likable, trenchant
and a little despotic, with many avid and admiring acolytes and friends.
This article and obituary is a very quick response to the sad news.
My condolences to his family and close friends, and to the movement he
began.
Jay Hanson, my internet friend. He was probably more responsible for
starting the whole Peak Oil Awareness Movement than any other person.
May he rest in peace.
Thanks to Sheila Newman. Without your reporting, Jay’s death would have gone completely unreported.
Captain Caveman Adds:
Thanks for the Wisdom and Insights! Jay Hanson was one of the Great Thinkers of our time, and will be missed. RIP – Jay.
Dear City of Racine Mayor Cory Mason,
I do believe that you are a good-hearted person, and I thank you for
beginning to come around to the concept of Open Government....
See JT : https://journaltimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/website-portal-al
lows-public-to-apply-for-city-boards-commissions/article_7d1bd475-6097-5d64-b6ff
-a9ac2f7fd00e.html
But I don't want Government to be involved in all aspects of my life -
or intrusive. OR cost me an arm or leg to fund.
I prefer to be poor and powerless, which makes me spiritually rich and
powerful, as I have nothing to lose.
I know that State mandates have forced your hand - which is also wrong
- but PLEASE - GET OUT OF MY LIFE and stop the excessive taxation and
regulation.
The State of WI - CON - SIN has become a Kriminal Enterprise,
existing merely for profit and gain - at the expense of those who work
in the private sector.
TRUTH.
Sincerely,
Tim & Cindy
Japanese adults are not getting laid, according to a new study which found that around 25% of heterosexual Japanese adults between ages 18 and 39 have never had sex.
When broken down by age group, nearly 80% of those under 20 who are virgins, 40% of those between 20-24, and nearly 10% aged 35-39 reporting never having had sex. Of course, this means that if things don't change - there's a whole lot of 40-year-old virgins roaming around Japan.
Perhaps unrealistic expectations set by tentacle porn, large-breasted
hentai girls and used-panty vending machines have intimidated Japanese
women into closing up shop until later in life. Or maybe high levels of
soy combined with the #MeToo era have created a population of
ultra-feminized men afraid to make the first move? Likely virgin carrying a "Waifu pillow"
The study also found that - brace yourself - men who make more money have more sex than those with lower incomes.
"Although the discussion around cause and effect becomes very complex
when considering who becomes sexually experienced and who remains a
virgin, we show that heterosexual inexperience is at least partly a
socioeconomic issue for men. Simply put, money talks," said lead author Cyrus Ghaznavi. Used panty vending machine in Japan
The decline in sexually active Japanese adults during their
reproductive years is worrisome, and the Japanese government is well
aware of what's to come if things don't change, and soon.
In recent years, local governments have boosted their efforts to pair off heterosexual singles in a bid to reverse the country's declining fertility rate.
"There seems to be a national push to get people to really think about this issue and feel a sense of urgency," Choo said.
Furthermore, despite Japan's multibillion-dollar porn industry, Choo
said discussions around porn and sex remain taboo. "Sex is seen as dirty
and corrupting in Japan," Choo said.
"My students can't use the word 'penis' or 'vagina,' and if a woman
expresses any knowledge or interest in sex, you're seen as a fallen
women. Men don't talk about it, either." -CNN
According to Kukhee Choo, a media studies professor at Sophia
University in Tokyo, Japan actually began to embrace the Western
concepts of free love and sexual liberation following WWII. As Japan's
economy skyrocketed into the '80s - at one point becoming the world's
second-largest economy, working stiffs became the dominant idea of masculinity.
After Japan's economy went tits up in the '90s, the ensuing period of
financial insecurity and economic stagnation was a real confidence
killer when it comes to getting laid, according to Japanese studies
professor Shigeru Kashima of Meiji University.
"Over the past two decades, some Japanese men have found it hard to face external hardships and fear rejection,"
said Kashima. "There's also an attitude of men devoting themselves more
to their hobbies compared to women dedicating themselves to work."
"Some people are in a relationship and they're sexless. Some people
don't want to be in a relationship because they don't want to be
sexual. This is all going on at the same time among young people in
Japan," said Choo.
As we noted last May, sexless
men are known as "otaku," - a Japanese term for socially awkward gents
who have isolated themselves from their families and romantic prospects
alike. "[T]hese “geeks” tend to be diehard anime and manga fans who have little interest in dating," wrote Luisa Tam in the South China Morning Post.
Taking it one step further are the "soshoku danshi," which translates to "grass-eating men"
or "herbivore men" - a term coined by Japanese columnist Maki Fukasawa
who describes these particular isolationists as having a "monk-like
approach to life and relationships," which of course includes no sex.
Studies in Japan estimate that this class of men, normally in their 20s and 30s, account for around 60 per cent to 70 per cent of the male population.
Obviously, their reluctance to procreate is a major cause for concern.
Japan has had one of lowest birth rates in the world for nearly a decade
now. -SCMP
“These herbivore men don’t connect with others, they don’t establish
their own families or have children and don’t really contribute anything
meaningful to society, either tangibly or intangibly,” says Dr. Paul
Wong Wai-ching, associate professor of the Department of Social Work and
Social Administration at the University of Hong Kong. “They are like parasites who often live with their parents. So you can imagine how it’s going to affect society in the long run, socially and economically.” It didn't always used to be this way. During the Edo period (1603 - 1868), Japan was downright freaky - as evidenced by Shunga -
erotic art typically made using woodblock print techniques. And while
contemporary Japanese porn blurs out genitals, Shunga artists tended to
draw oversized naughty bits. The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife, Hokusai, 1814
During the Heian period (794-1185) there was an entire Japanese school of Shingon Buddhism devoted to sexual energy, known
as Tachikawa-ryu. While most of its rites have been destroyed, we know
that Devotees used ritual sex to reach enlightenment.
"Sexual intercourse between a man and a woman is the supreme buddha activity. Sex is the source of intense pleasure, the root of creation, necessary for every living being, and a natural act of regeneration. To be united as a man and woman is to united with Buddha," reads one of the sacred Tantras.
Alas, Tachikawa-ryu is no more - having been outlawed in the 13th
century, with most of its writings either burned or sealed away at
various monasteries.
And now, Japan has a serious virgin epidemi.
Good morning everyone I hope you enjoyed your week with some nice weather. I can deal with the rain more than the nasty S word. Just so everyone knows everything went real good for my Mom's Memorial. If it wasn't for Drew being there with me I think I would have lost it. Here are your questions.
1) Have you ever been arrested for drunk driving?
2) When you drink alcohol do you drink at home or out with friends?
3) When was the last time you drank alcohol?
4) Was the last time you drank alcohol at home or out with friends?
It was summer in Wisconsin, and Foxconn seemed to be everywhere. But also: nowhere at all.
Starting last June, officials with the Taiwanese tech
manufacturing giant began popping up in all corners of the state and
announcing new projects. It had been almost a year since then-Gov. Scott
Walker (R-WI) offered the company a subsidy package that came to total
$4.5 billion. Both Walker, who was in the midst of a reelection
campaign, and Foxconn, which had just confirmed that it would build a far smaller factory than it had initially promised, seemed eager to make a good impression.
First, there was Louis Woo, special assistant to Foxconn
CEO Terry Gou, announcing a new headquarters and “innovation center” in
Milwaukee. Days later, Gou was standing in a field 40 minutes south in
Mount Pleasant, digging gold shovels into the dirt with Walker, Paul
Ryan, and President Trump, who declared Foxconn’s factory the “eighth
wonder of the world.” Then it was off to Green Bay, where Foxconn
announced another innovation center, and then Eau Claire, where Foxconn
announced two more — a full “technology hub.”
Next came a $100 million gift to the University of
Wisconsin-Madison, and a venture fund, and competitions to design the
innovation centers, with fast turnarounds — just two weeks to submit
proposals — and plans to open in just months. As summer turned to fall,
Foxconn kept going: an innovation center for Racine, and another
groundbreaking, for a Foxconn expansion at a nearby technical college.
More branded ball caps, more gold shovels. One observer quipped that
Foxconn had created jobs in the Wisconsin events business, at least.
Then the announcements stopped.
In January, work at the Mount Pleasant factory came to a
halt, and Foxconn officials began to publicly waffle about their plans.
In the span of a single week, Woo said that the company wouldn’t build a
factory, then that whatever Foxconn was building “cannot be simply
described as a factory,” then, after a call with Trump, that Foxconn
would build a factory after all.
Throughout its gyrations, Foxconn maintained that it
would create 13,000 jobs, though what those 13,000 people would be doing
shifted gradually from manufacturing to research into what Foxconn
calls its “AI 8K+5G ecosystem.” Other than buzzwords for high-resolution
screens and high-speed cell networks, what this ecosystem is has never been fully explained. In February, a Foxconn executive cheerfully likened the company’s vague, morphing plans to designing and building an airplane midflight.
Dear Representative Vos,
DO you understand the problem here? As Racine Police Department Sgt.
Samuel Stulo declares to a Racine County Sheriffs Department Deputy:
At one point, Stulo appears to become agitated and ask deputies to get
off of him. “I’ve done nothing wrong. I don’t want to feel like a
f***ing criminal, man,” Stulo said.
From JT:
https://journaltimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/with-video-body-cam-footage-of-racine-police-sergeant-s/article_498b059f-d848-5385-9bd3-8a400714df58.html
I have to agree with RPD Officer Sgt. Samuel Stulo, because drunk
driving CAN'T be a crime! It is merely a civil violation of a
contractual agreement with Department of Motor Vehicles.
NOW - RPD Officer Sgt. Samual Stulo did cause injury, and property
damage, and fled the scene, for which he was rightfully charged.
But RPD Officer Sgt. Samuel Stulo reveals something in his statements
and actions for all with eyes to see, and ears to hear - is that under
NORMAL circumstances - as proven by former Racine County DA Rich
Chiapete, former Racine Mayor John Dickert, and former Chief of Mount
Pleasant Police Department Tim Zarzecki - that a double standard
exists. One for private Residents, one for connected public officials
whether elected, appointed, or employees. Which is absolutely
disgusting.
Meanwhile, the Progressive City of Racine, led by Mayor Cory Mason,
continues to suffer multiple lawsuits and taxpayers are forced to pay,
while the malfeasant officials who committed the crimes are seemingly
NEVER held accountable, or required to reimburse the taxpayers. This
is an OUTRAGE!
We need accountability in government - and the taxpayers need to be
indemnified against paying the cost. I am asking that you work on some
Legislation which will END the looting of the Taxpayers and hold
malfeasant and criminal State Actors liable and responsible.
See also:
https://arrestrecordsofracinewipublicofficials.wordpress.com/2019/04/08/once-again-time-to-play-how-many-federal-lawsuits-have-been-filed-against-city-of-racine/
Thank you for your time.
I’m
Art Kumbalek and man oh manischewitz what a world, ain’a? So listen,
again I’m suffering from what they call post-NCAA Men’s College
Basketball Tournament letdown syndrome, also known as PNCAAMCBTLS. Heard
of it? Yeah, there’s no TV ads with drugs for it either.
And in my depressive state, I was sitting around with nothing better
to do than to think I ought to decide pretty damn soon to decide about
from which side of the presidential candidacy pot I ought to pee—in it,
or on it.
And whenever I got an important decision to pull off, I first seek
counsel with my personal brain trust, already ensconced within the
friendly confines of The Uptowner tavern/charm school, majestically
crammed onto the wistfully historic corner of Humboldt and Center. Come
along if you’d like, but you buy the first round. Let’s get going. Ernie: What the fock, where’d the bartender go? Little Jimmy Iodine: Hey, Artie! Over here. Put a load on your keister. Art: Mornin’ gents, what do you know, what do you hear. Herbie: I heard the reason all the trees in Kentucky lean to the south is because Tennessee sucks and Ohio blows. Julius: Hey Ray, what does a Kentucky Wildcat do on Halloween? Ray: Pump kin, ain’a? Art: Listen fellas, I need to tap your smarts on an important decision I got to be mulling over on soon. Emil: What the hell is “mulling”? Herbie: “Mulling” is one of those words you only ever find in a newspaper headline. I think it means same thing as “bullshit.” Ernie: Artie, you want to “tap” something important? How ’bout you get behind the goddamn bar and tap me a focking Leinie. Julius: Artie, if what you’re “mulling” is about
paying back that ten bucks you owe me, I say yea before I mull to kick
your butt ’round the block and back but good. Art: Hey! One for Julius over here. Yeah, put it on Ray’s tab. Little Jimmy Iodine: So what you trying to decide, Artie? Art: To run for president or not. Herbie: Oh christ, not this again. How many times you run now, five, six? Ray: Yeah, about the same number as votes he’s gotten all put together, ain’a? Little Jimmy: Isn’t it a little too early to decide, Artie? Art: Might be. But in 2016, I didn’t officially
declare ’til dang near middle of October, and I learned that two weeks
to raise some dough and get my platform together for the people to stand
on just wasn’t enough time. Ernie: Hold on, Artie. I thought you’s were going to run for the county sheriff. Ray: Did you say “for” or “from”? Art: I might bail on that race, whenever it is. I’d
probably need a driver’s license to be sheriff, and I don’t have the
dough to get one. For christ sakes, how would that look, the county
sheriff trying to pull over a speeder from the back seat of a focking
freeway flyer? Little Jimmy: I don’t think you should be president,
Artie. It’s too dangerous. We haven’t had an assassination for a while,
but you’re just the kind of guy some crackpot would hanker to take a
pot shot at, I kid you not. Herbie: You know, with civil wars all around the globe everywhere, I wonder what Abe Lincoln would say if he came back today. Ray: First thing he’d say: “Hey, how did that show turn out anyways?” Emil: What the fock are you talking about? Ray: Listen numbnuts, Abe got shot watching a play, I think it was Damn Yankees. Never saw the end of the goddamn thing. For christ sakes, didn’t you ever have any history? Julius: He got shot by one of the actors, ain’a?
Probably Abe was a little hepped up from the winning the Civil War and
he was heckling or something. Ernie: Or maybe he was trying to open a candy
wrapper and it was really loud. Actors hate that kind of crap when
they’re trying to act. Little Jimmy: You’s guys, he got shot from the back
by the actor John Wilkes Booth, who was not cast in the production Abe
was watching 154 years ago this April. He sure was a great president,
even if he was Republican. Herbie: You don’t hear Republicans talk much about
Honest Abe these days, ain’a? They’re always jerking their beefaroni
about Ronald Reagan this, Reagan that, but you sure don’t hear them talk
about the Ol’ Railsplitter. Art: I’m guessing that’s ’cause he was for a government of the people, by the people and for the people. That means all the people—not just the rich focks.
(Hey, it’s getting late and I know you got to go, but thanks for
letting us bend your ear, ’cause I’m Art Kumbalek and I told you so.)
ortunately, I now have an answer for every "whataboutmeeist" who is
in some sort of mixed-race marriage, interracial relationship, has
mixed-race children, or has a half-Chinese step-brother married to a
Filippino woman who has adopted Congolese orphans. Read this paper:
When competition between groups becomes violent the female of a
mixed marriage and her offspring are often vulnerable to violence by
not only the group from which her male partner is assigned but also to
violent acts by members of the group with which she is identified.
When the goal of an adversary is to eliminate manifestations of
identity the role of the individual within a society, including
children and other non-combatants, is of little consequence. Using the
conflict in the former Yugoslavia and in Rwanda as a focus this essay
takes a bio-social and cultural comparative approach in exploring the
situational factors underlying genocidal behavior wherein the woman in
a mixed conjugal union and her offspring are disproportionately
vulnerable to violence. The possible co-evolvement of individual
behaviors with group-level institutions is considered as worthy of
more focused attention in an attempt to understand the intense
vulnerability of some women and children in environments of lethal
conflict.
Be sure to bookmark the URL, as no doubt it will prove useful for
commenters here in answering the inevitable questions from the What
About Me crowd in the future.
And to all of those who have wonderful [nationality] [family members]
and wish to dispute the probable outcome of mass immigration and
demographic change in their [political entity], I cordially invite you
to take the matter up with Ralph Hartley at the Department of
Anthropology, University of Nebraska in Lincoln, Nebraska.
http://voxday.blogspot.com/2019/04/mailvox-what-about-meeeee.html
Dear City of Racine Alderpersons,
Once Again, Time to Play, “How Many Federal Lawsuits Have Been Filed
Against City of Racine”?
And *WOW* only 2 recently filed actions are open! This is a vast
improvement from the days of the Dickert Disaster - but anything goes
in the City of Ill Repute.
Meanwhile, the attitude and words of RPD Sgt. Sam Stulo - speak
VOLUMES! The JT provided a very thorough and excellent article which
displayed the problems at RPD for all with ears to hear - that the RPD
itself is a criminal organization where special rules for special
people is expected. Kinda like Rich and Jennifer Chiapette, and John
Dickert.
Graft and Corruption rule the City of Ill Repute. It is on full
display in the conduct, words, and action of Sgt. Sam Stulo. You can't
cover it up any more - it is in the Public's face.
But WAIT! There are at least 4 more actions pending in Circuit Court.
Plus - UNKNOWNS and OTHER UNKNOWN COVER-UPS. It's the Ratcine way.
And guess who is gonna pay for the malfeasance and general
incompetence committed by City of Racine Actors…… yep, the Underdog
Taxpayers!
Read the latest post here:
In
news that should surprise no one, affluent Hollywood elites are scared
shitless of going to jail, but they have every intention of doing so
fully prepared for the experience.
The parents once seeking "consultation" on the easy way to get their
kids into elite universities are now seeking another type of
consultation: what prison life could be like.
As a result of the "largest college admissions scandal in history",
actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman were among 15 other parents
and celebs who appeared before a judge last Wednesday afternoon,
accused of cheating to get their kids into elite universities like USC
and Yale. Most defendants have remained mum on their legal strategies as
they head to "face the music" as a result of their involvement in the
scheme. Some parents are considering plea deals, while others are
seeking out consultants to help them with advice on what prison life
could be life. Parents are seeking advice from a former
convicted felon, Justin Paperny, who now works as a "prison consultant".
He recently told CBS that he had been hired by one parent charged in the scheme, while he is "in talks" with others.
He said: "They're scared and it's 'Can I survive in prison? Am I cut out for prison?' What's most surprising to me about the first conversation is how many of them didn't view their actions as criminal."
Paperny recounts parents asking additional questions like: ""What's it like? What will my job be? Can my family visit? Is there email? Is there internet?" He
has said the more important conversations he's been having with his
"clients" have been about accepting responsibility, which can lead to a
lighter sentence. What is his sage-like advice, that frightened parents are probably paying tens of thousands of dollars for?
"I would encourage defendants, any defendants, if they broke
the law to own it, to acknowledge it, to run not walk towards taking a
plea agreement. Those that respond more appropriately should get better
prison sentences."
We have been following the admissions scandal at length. We recently wrote about how financial speaking gigs and elite high schools helped facilitate the scam for years.
As a result of the scandal, UCLA's Men's Soccer Coach and former U.S. Men's national team player Jorge Salcedo recently resigned from his position at the university. We also wrote about how students were being encouraged to fake learning disabilities in order to cheat on college entrance exams.
We also profiled one
Harvard test-taking "whiz" that was responsible for helping students at
the center of the scandal get high scores on admissions tests. Prior to
that, we reported on
the tipster who gave the SEC the lead on the admissions scandal. He was
in the midst of being investigated for a pump and dump scam at the
time.
We reported last month that the universities involved were facing class action lawsuits from their students. Additionally, we reported on major
tax implications that could be waiting for the parents involved -
including potential civil tax fraud penalties and interest charges on
any bribe amounts they wrote off.
Finally, after the scandal was reported, we unveiled that William Rick Singer was the man who brokered and facilitated many of the bribes. Our original take on the entire scandal can be read here.
With JT reporting on 2 new Federal Lawsuits being filed against City
of Racine, in which Taxpayers will be forced to pay all costs if the
City loses or settles, It seems prudent to take a look at the Docket of
the Federal Court. But first….
RACINE
— A Racine Water Utility employee filed a civil action lawsuit against
the City of Racine alleging that he was discriminated against based on
his race and physical disability from an injury sustained on the job.
Shannon McDonald, of McDonald and Kloth, LLC. which represents Endel
Williams, said the goal was to improve working conditions for minorities
at the City.
“The goal is to stop the discrimination and harassment that’s been
happening at the city,” said McDonald. “Not just for Mr. Williams but
for all city employees who experience this type of bias.”
The City has not yet filed its defense but the City Attorney’s office released the following statement:
“The City of Racine is aware that Racine Water Utility employee Endel
Williams has filed a lawsuit against the City. The City disputes the
allegations in the Complaint and will vigorously defend this action.”
Allegations of racism
Williams, who is black, started working as a construction worker with the water department in February 2007.
According to the complaint filed on Aug. 14, by Williams’ legal
representation, he “became aware” that his supervisor made racially
derogatory remarks about him, such as referring to Williams as a
“(n-word)” and the “Mayor’s Token (n-word).”
In August 2015, the general manager disciplined Williams for being
insubordinate to his supervisor. Williams objected and later that month
lodged a complaint to the City alleging the City had discriminated
against him and harassed him due to his race.
Williams claims that at that time he made the general manager aware
of the racist remarks his supervisor made about him and other blacks in
the workplace.
RACINE
— A Racine man filed a lawsuit in federal court last month, alleging
that a Racine Police officer punched him while he was in the midst of a
diabetic seizure.
A March 12 federal lawsuit filed by Tyran Pinkins, 34, names the City
of Racine, Racine Police Officer Joshua Diedrich and five other unknown
Racine Police officers, as defendants in the suit.
According to court documents, the lawsuit stems from an Oct. 6, 2016,
incident. On that evening, RPD Officer Diedrich was flagged down near
the intersection of State Street and Lake Avenue by a person trying to
get emergency medical care for Pinkins.
Diedrich called for a rescue squad stating that Pinkins was having a
seizure. During the encounter, the officer asked Pinkins questions to
which Pinkins did not respond.
When Pinkins began to sway toward the road and walk away, the officer
took hold him. The court document alleges that Pinkins began to
uncontrollably flail around due to a diabetic seizure, causing the
officer to tackle him.
The lawsuit alleges that during the encounter, the officer punched
Pinkins in the face multiple times with a closed fist causing Pinkins
“permanent injuries” to his vision, jaw and teeth.
Pinkins believes the officer’s punches were deadly force, and were
“excessive and done with a reckless and/or callous disregard for the
Plaintiff’s rights,” filing documents state.
As a result of the encounter, Pinkins was hospitalized. After he was
released, on Oct. 7, 2016, he was arrested and charged with battery to a
law enforcement officer, attempt to disarm a peace officer, resisting
or obstructing an officer and disorderly conduct.
Second incident
As part of the lawsuit, Pinkins mentions a second incident that
allegedly occurred on Oct. 29, 2017. At the time, Pinkins was homeless
and living at HALO, 2000 DeKoven Ave.
Pinkins was listening to headphones during overnight hours when
another person complained that Pinkins was listening to his music too
loudly. The woman then called police.
When Racine Police arrived, Pinkins was in the bathroom. He claims
that police barged into the restroom and began yelling at him, who was
somewhat disoriented. Pinkins says Racine Police deployed a Taser on him
which had to later be surgically removed from his back.
Court documents state that Pinkins alleges that Racine Police may
have remembered him from the earlier encounter, which is why, he
believes, that he was Tasered.
Not quite sure where this one will go, But RPD Sgt. Sam Stulo insists
he didndu nuffin’ and should have been released to his wife with no
charges…..
RACINE
— Nearly six hours of body cam footage of the arrest of a Racine Police
sergeant accused of OWI and hit-and-run causing injury was released
last week, after The Journal Times made an open records request with the
Racine County Sheriff’s Office.
The footage shows Racine Police Sgt. Samuel Stulo speaking with a
Racine County Sheriff’s deputy after the crash, with a visibly swollen
chin and raspy voice saying he got punched in the throat.
Stulo admits going to a local bar for “two or three beers,” and said
he wasn’t sure if he hit a car because he was on his phone. “I don’t
know if I hit it (the car),” Stulo says. “I was on my phone, you know
how we are, looking at our phones.”
The video shows Stulo attempting various field sobriety tests.
According to a Racine County Sheriff’s Office incident report, Stulo
failed the field sobriety test after he reportedly crashed his truck
into a parked car on State Street, injuring a woman just before 8 p.m.
on Dec. 17.
Footage shows Stulo explain to deputies that he has a bad hip and
back, which is why he can’t perform well on the tests. “You guys are
setting me up to fail,” Stulo says in the video.
“This is what we do for everybody,” a deputy replies.
“I’m not everybody,” Stulo responds.
When a deputy presents a portable Breathalyzer, Stulo says “I’m not
doing that.” He then asks for a lawyer and is arrested. “You guys could
have took me home,” Stulo said, as he is put into the back of a deputy
squad car. “I would have took the accident and moved on.”
Squad car footage
Footage from the squad car shows Stulo repeatedly asking for a lawyer
and stating that he failed his field sobriety testing due to medical
issues.
“All you guys had to do was just let my wife take me home, man,”
Stulo said. “It’s not going to stick with my back and my hip problems.
It’s not going to stick. I got so much medical documentation, it’s not
going to stick.”
When the deputy asked if he could perform a blood draw, Stulo said he
would not do anything without speaking with a lawyer first. “I’m not
consenting to s**t,” Stulo is heard saying. “I’m not consenting to
nothing.”
Nearly two hours after the crash, Stulo’s blood-alcohol content was
later found to be 0.182 percent, more than two times the legal limit,
state records show.
The Journal Times received the results through an open records
request filed with the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, which
conducts blood-alcohol tests for the state.
“I just lost everything … I respect what you guys are doing, but I just lost it all,” Stulo said.
At the hospital
The footage also shows deputies taking Stulo into the hospital. As he
is being led in, Stulo continues to ask to walk on his own and for a
lawyer. “You really want to do this, huh?” Stulo said.
At one point, Stulo appears to become agitated and ask deputies to
get off of him. “I’ve done nothing wrong. I don’t want to feel like a
f***ing criminal, man,” Stulo said.
So now it’s time to check out the Federal Court Docket for City of Racine; from PACER:
Only 2 Federal cases open – WELL, THAT’S A HUGE IMPROVEMENT from the years of the Dickert Disaster!
In local Circuit Courts, City of Racine is being sued for:
Property Damage:
Unclassified – But connected with the Machinery Row Chicanary!
Cannabis, in the flowering stage,
grows inside a greenhouse on Feb. 8 in Angels Camp, Calif. Raymond
Neighborhood Watch will host a presentation on the dangers of marijuana,
led by a Racine County Sheriff's Office deputy. Mel Melcon, Associated Press
RAYMOND — A representative from the
Racine County Sheriff’s Office will lead a presentation later this month
on the dangers of marijuana.
Sponsored
by the Raymond Neighborhood Watch Board of Directors, the free
presentation will be given during Raymond’s annual Neighborhood Watch
meeting, scheduled from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 25, at the Raymond
Town Hall, 2255 S. 76th St.
The
event’s guest speaker will be Kevin Burke from the Racine County
Sheriff’s Office, who has been in law enforcement for 20 years.
Burke
is a standardized field sobriety test instructor, drug recognition
expert instructor and was named the Wisconsin Drug Recognition Expert of
the year in 2014 and 2015. He also attended the Borkenstein alcohol and
drug courses.
Burke’s
presentation will focus on marijuana and its danger. The topic of his
presentation will be “Novel Psychoactive Substance: Types, Mechanisms of
Actions and Effects.”
The meeting comes weeks after the City of Racine approved a $75 forfeiture amount of marijuana possession citations last week.
A
directive ordering Racine Police Chief Art Howell to issue citations —
rather than criminal charge recommendations — for all first-possession
offenses of 25 grams or fewer is now in effect.
Notice the first comment~ which references Odin!
Just say NO! to LOKI!
I am aware of the history of the swastika, and the origin of most of
the symbols equated with hate. I understand that this dance has
nothing to do with my political beliefs. As an Odinist, it is nice to
see it separated. As a National Socialist, it is nice to see the
Latvians shake off political correctness and embrace their heritage!
All races and nationalities should do that.
Thanks for the Wisdom and Insights! Jay Hanson was one of the Great Thinkers of our time, and will be missed. RIP – Jay.
RACINE
— A Racine Water Utility employee filed a civil action lawsuit against
the City of Racine alleging that he was discriminated against based on
his race and physical disability from an injury sustained on the job.
RACINE
— A Racine man filed a lawsuit in federal court last month, alleging
that a Racine Police officer punched him while he was in the midst of a
diabetic seizure.
RACINE
— A Racine man filed a lawsuit in federal court last month, alleging
that a Racine Police officer punched him while he was in the midst of a
diabetic seizure.
RACINE
— Nearly six hours of body cam footage of the arrest of a Racine Police
sergeant accused of OWI and hit-and-run causing injury was released
last week, after The Journal Times made an open records request with the
Racine County Sheriff’s Office.
RACINE
— Nearly six hours of body cam footage of the arrest of a Racine Police
sergeant accused of OWI and hit-and-run causing injury was released
last week, after The Journal Times made an open records request with the
Racine County Sheriff’s Office.
