the murder of justine damon: when will we have a productive conversation about police violence?
i thought someone wold have created this thread by now. but i guess i was wrong. maybe you young gagers have not heard of this story. justine damon, was an australian woman, visiting the united states with her son. she was engaged to marry an american man in minnesota. a few nights ago, justine heard some commotion outside of her residence. so she called the police. a squad car came over to investigate. justine came out of her house in her pajamas to talk with the officers. that's when officer mohammed noor shot her in the stomach. justine died right there on the spot. it is almost beyond belief. a woman who was a dedicated pacifist, a spiritual healer. . . died violently for no reason at all. the family is in total agony of course. it isn't just that they lost this beautiful light in their lives, but there has been almost no information about why she was shot. of course, the officers filed a report. but the police department has not explained what is in it. both officers have declined to comment. the state investigator has not talked said anything either. so they just sit, dumbfounded that this beautiful person is no longer alive.i want to do a little blacklivesmatter blurb. philandro castile's family is in no less pain. they are not less sad. or less hurt. his murder was equally as tragic and baffling. now back to this case. i will not share my opinion yet. but i want to know, what do you young gagers think.do you think mohammed noor will be tried and convicted for the murder of justine damon? and please explain why or why not.
depends on what you consider to be a productive conversation. but i see no such thing unless there are clear results.another case like this is yet more bait for the media to relish and exacerbate, and yet more opportunities for the cynics to come out saying it's about race or that nothing will ever change.it doesn't seem productive with the attitudes we display in our national conversation. all the while, another family suffers to the backdrop of societal indifference or name-blaming.it strikes me that no one brings up the most prevailing theme amongst all of these cases: fear, and the permeating insecurity that's deeply rooted in the american psyche.all i see is the continued pattern of fear rearing its ugly face in case after case, be it inadequate training, racial & cultural differences, vendettas, or the proliferation of gun ownership.and here, a foreigner gets caught in the middle of this american phenomenon. and while the details are incredibly vague, i feel it could very well have been simply this woman innocently knocking in the vehicle to get the officers attention; something likely innocuous back in australia, but certainly something most americans wouldn't dare attempt. and she suffered the ultimate price for it.culture and mentality takes a long time to change. and the more we continue to be equal-but-separate, i can't even imagine a productive conversation, let alone a result.i'm sorry, but no matter how much the cry for justice, or even the delivery of such, that alone will not be enough to alter the course of history and our future.
Hopefully, you called the police right when this occurred and have a police report. It will be up to the solicitor's office on whether or not to file charges. Unfortunately, this person may be judgment proof. This means that even if you were to sue them and successfully obtain a judgment, you may have no way of actually collecting against that judgment. it sounds a lot like this film:
yesterday's children (2000 tv movie)
imdb review:
based on a true story: living in the united states with her loving husband (clancy brown) and her teenage son (kyle howard), jenny cole (jane seymour) was pregnant with her second child. at the same time, she started having vivid, recurring dreams about a poor, big family living in ireland about half a century ago. jenny's memories became more and more intense. she talked about it to her mother, who showed jenny her childhood drawings of a small town named malahide. jenny also went to see a psychologist in hopes of finding out more about the irishwoman's life that constantly appeared in her dreams. in her memories, the woman mary sutton had four children, one stillborn baby and, soon after, another baby girl, all the while dealing with an abusive husband. jenny was determined to track down all the children, so she went to ireland to begin her search. she set out to reunite the suttons after all these decades. mary sutton died at the age of 37 due to ill health. throughout her life, she had never been treasured by her husband. now jenny believed that she was mary in her past incarnation and that her mission was to bring mary's children together, so mary's last wish could be fulfilled. // also in the cast are hume cronyn, portraying one of mary's grown sons, now elderly, and claire bloom.
here are two music videos with clips from the movie:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxoyzecyue4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehhnyqgtupa I feel not. Let her go in peace forcing food is not peace. This is your Mothers Journey not yours. She's 87 years old . What life really lies ahead for her other than more suffering. Does she not have a living will. I would never want to be force fed nor my Daddy (who himself was a Doctor) or My Husband also a Doctor. This is just my opinion. If you must then give her Ensure. Mix the Ensure with ice cream . Without it nobody would drink its. its awful. My Mummy takes it but we Doctor it up and she thinks its a milk shake just for her. Now that she's in a group home , we still make it for her there and she loves it. But she would not drink it just plain right from the can. Good Luck on whatever your path shall be. But remember 87 is a nice Life . Why let her suffer , when need not be. the year was drawing to a close. it was a cold winter night. after a tedious and exciting day, the kids were tucked into bed, now all sound asleep. we were awaiting the arrival of a new one into the family. soon all the adults in the house also retired to bed after wrapping up the chores. in the middle of the night, michael heard a thudding sound. someone was running down the steps. michael switched on the lights. soon many hurried footsteps could be heard. mia was in pain! amidst all the worry and rush, everyone’s heart was also beating with elation. michael seated mia in the car and we all followed. the whole family had been waiting for this moment for nine months! in the hospital, we had to wait impatiently for quite a few hours. poor mia’s screams were getting higher. but no one forgot the night when mia’s final scream got replaced by a newborn’s. everyone’s eyes were watering with boundless joy. we had got a beautiful baby girl for the family. Your question is unclear. I would expect your attorney to be empathetic to you. Comforting words and understanding would likely be appropriate, but is not necessary. @a myfibroteam member 

how nice of you to say that. i, like many others, have asked god why? why am i the one who has this painful, incurable illness? why am i the one with major depressive disorder? why am i the one that was sexually assaulted so many times? why am i the one who has had to take care of my sister’s children, help them pay for their educations, and support them as they navigate the waters of this crazy world we live in? why me? i made a conscious decision a few years ago, when my lifelong emotional scares got out of control, that i would make one of the answers to those questions be “to help others navigate through this thing called life”. if i can help just one person feel less alone, or like someone cares, or like there is hope after all i will have succeed at life. if i can help just one person fight back instead of giving in my life has a purpose. as a result, this normally very private person has gradually learned to be very open. i am not ashamed of the things that happened...disappointed or angry yes but not ashamed. i talk openly about how major depressive disorder has affected my life and how i’ve been able to come to terms with it. i talk openly about close brushes with suicide and what worked to get me back to a better place mentally. i talk a little less openly about the impact sexual assault had on every aspect of my life (that one is harder because i’m still working on some of the emotions and reactions around it). i talk openly about the changes i’m having to make as fibromyalgia makes itself more and more obvious in me. i’m not perfect. i still get angry and upset. i still get frustrated. i still feel hopeless sometimes. i feel all the negative emotions everyone else does but if i can help just one person, i will have a reason for all i’ve gone through. perhaps people on this site are that reason. it is my deepest hope that others don’t have to suffer as i have but, if they have, i want to use my god-given caregiver heart to help them through. 

may god bless and keep you. 

shirley You need to hire a lawyer immediately. The police could be interrogating him and he can be confessing to serious crimes i went to sunday mass to praise him, a duty for all catholics. during my praising, i said a prayer for my middle brother who is in the hospital and will die of leukemia within the next three days max. as stated by hist doctor. 
you see, catholics are not allowed to remarry after being divorced. however, following his divorce, he found himself with two young girls in his arms, and remarried for their sake.
my prayer was simple and right to the point: "dear jesus, you died on the cross out of love in order to save us. please be merciful on my brother's soul and do not hold his second marriage against him, because like you, he did it for his love of his little girls!".
i am sure jesus will understand! my life at this precise moment has been alot better,i got a phone call at 5am this morning from my daughters friends mam (my daughter had gone camping with her friends family)saying that my daughter has been vomiting and isn't feeling very well and my daughter really wants to come home,so i got my mam to baby sit my 3 other children and i drove to wilson's promontory(4 hours drive from me)to get my daughter.i got there fine,but on my way back i vomited and had to pull over for an hour until i felt a bit better to drive.it took 6 hours to get home,as i had to keep pulling over to be sick.when i got home i couldn't wait to get to bed,but when i got home my 3 other children were all in bed vomiting and feeling just as sick,so at the moment i am on here trying to keep myself awake until my husband gets home from work so i can go straight to bed.(keep your fingers crossed for me that my husband doesn't come home sick as well and that every one is feeling better soon. A. I’m very glad that you are asking these questions before you get married. You’ve listed a number of issues that make it difficult for a couple to have a mutually satisfying and happy sex life. Your fiance has suffered a traumatic sexual assault. Religious teachings from an early age may have taught her that sex outside of marriage is morally wrong. On top of that, she is just plain tired.


It is a positive comment on your sensitivity and love that you are seeking answers instead of just being upset or blaming. That speaks well for your relationship. Since the two of you have such a difficult time talking about sex, I think you need some help. A counselor can provide a safe place and guidance so that you can work this through. Since you both have a Christian background, a Christian couples counselor might be a good choice.



I wish you well.  

Dr. Marie


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