Chill Wills Quotes

5 New York City—Staten Island--police officers were arresting a large unarmed Black man, and one of them used a “choke hold” which was against Departmental Regulations. The man cried out several times that he was having trouble breathing and he was choking, until he was choked to death. The coroner ruled that a crime had been committed and the death was a homicide. However, the Staten Island District Attorney and his Grand Jury refused to even indict the officer that did the choking. Staten Island was a very conservative, white enclave in New York City. See {642459}.

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Mytilene was at war with Athens. Pittacus suggested that instead of the armies fighting, the war should be decided by a battle between him and the Athenian General who accepted. Pittacus won and was the Ruler of Athens, where he became quite popular. He wrote all his laws and decrees in poetry. He resigned after 10 years. He was considered one of the 7 great Greek Sages.

He realized that too many accusers in a hearing or trial can give the appearance of overwhelming resources being brought to bear and develop sympathy for the accused and possibly create a martyr.

The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood had won the first democratic election, but they proceeded to use their majority to deny rights to others. Massive demonstrations against the government, with the Egyptian military support deposed the Brotherhood President and government. The Brotherhood then took to the streets, demonstrating against the ousting of their elected government. After more than a week of constant demonstrations and the blockage of many streets, the new military appointed government authorized the police to clear the streets. Some of the Brotherhood were armed and killed over 40 police and several hundred demonstrators were also killed with each side blaming the other for “starting” the violence. The vice president was a strong opponent of the Muslim Brotherhood and supported and called for the ousting of their undemocratic, albeit elected, government. However he also supported their right to protest in the streets and condemned the use of force.

Albert Einstein {199615} and others did not believe that the combination was possible except for short periods of time.

Many like Black were concerned that prosecutors had the power to decide who would be charged, with what crimes, what penalties to ask for, and even able to start or end investigations of private citizens and politicians. By overcharging they are able, if they choose, to intimidate many people into pleading guilty, even for crimes that the never committed, in order to avoid taking a chance and possible have a very long jail sentence. Thus they were the most powerful people in the legal system, and had more power and less accountability, checks and balances of any public figures except perhaps for Federal Judges.