The Daily Populous

Sunday September 3rd, 2023 night edition

image for Six officers known as the ‘Goon Squad’ plead guilty to torturing two Black men, using a sex toy on them and shooting one of them

On Jan. 24, during an early-morning raid, the officers broke down the door of Parker’s home in Braxton, Mississippi, without a warrant.

“This proves there is justice in Mississippi, even in Rankin County with its long history of police violence.”.

At Thursday’s hearing, handcuffed officers stood with their lawyers in a semicircle before U.S. District Judge Tom S. Lee, who read from a 13-count criminal information.

Joshua Allen Hartfield, 31, who worked as a narcotics investigator with the Richland Police Department, also pleaded guilty.

Officers then ordered the two men “to strip naked and shower off to wash away evidence of abuse,” according to the information.

Also Thursday, Dedmon pleaded guilty to assaulting a man identified as “A.S.” by “punching, kicking and tasing him.”

Update: This story has been updated to include comments from the U.S. Attorney’s Office and Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey. »

Amy Coney Barrett Longs For The Days The Supreme Court Could Ruin Your Life In Obscurity

Authored by abovethelaw.com

Earlier this week, Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett spoke at a judicial conference for the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.

But included in her remarks were her thoughts about the increased attention the Court has received.

Coney Barrett may want to conduct her mission in obscurity, but the disinfecting spotlight is important for folks to understand what’s really going on. »

Nobel Foundation cancels Russia, Belarus, Iran invites to annual prize awards

Authored by reuters.com

Pedestrians and visitors stand in front of the Nobel Prize Museum in Stortorget in the old town of Stockholm, Sweden, July 15, 2023.

STOCKHOLM, Sept 2 (Reuters) - The Nobel Foundation said on Saturday it would not after all invite the ambassadors of Russia, Belarus and Iran to attend the Nobel Prize awards ceremony in Stockholm this year, reversing an earlier decision after widespread criticism.

"We, therefore, choose to repeat last year's exception to regular practice – that is, to not invite the ambassadors of Russia, Belarus and Iran to the Nobel Prize award ceremony in Stockholm.". »

Obese patients treated on hospital ground floor because of fears of concrete collapse

Authored by independent.co.uk

Obese patients are being treated on the ground floor of a hospital because of fears that floors above them made of crumbling concrete could collapse.

The shocking disclosure has been made after a group of MPs visited the hospital, built with reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC).

“Heavy patients must be treated on the ground floor because the combined weight with equipment is too heavy to be safe.”. »