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stanley cup nd New York Times columnist David Brooks stopped by the Rundown Friday before their discussion with Jim Le
stanley cup hrer on the NewsHour broadcast. They discussed how they view the government and President Obama response to the record-setting oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico. Brooks said that the early decisions made to try to stop the leak reminded him of past mistakes in risk-management. You can read his column on the topic here.There were all these decisions made in real time under great pressure, and they had sort of cost pressures, and they are trying to make these decisions really with no idea what the ramifications are, Brooks said.He said there are systems, such as space shuttles, complex financial systems and oil rigs in our society that are very hard to understand, and that experts onl
stanley cup y have vague ideas on how to deal with them.Shields said that it hasn ;t been a good month for the White House because President Obama was slow to react to the oil leak crisis.I think they are playing catch up. In a time of crisis the only person who is judged is the president. If it is resolved successfully people will ignore and overlook mistakes made along the way. If it isn ;t, the presidency goes with it, Shields said. Go Deeper environment Lvdj Scandal and secrets contributed to end of Pierson s Secret Service tenure
The family of Terence Crutcher, an unarmed black man who was fatally shot by an Oklahoma police officer last year, filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Thursday, stating the encounter demonstrated an excessive use of force, Tulsa World reported.The lawsuit, filed in Tulsa on behalf of Crutcher family, pushes for department-wide police reform, stating, The dangers police officers generally face also do not provide a license to police officers to shoot first and ask questions later, without properly evaluating the need for such force.The reforms include mandatory training for officers dealing with suspects under the influence of substances or those with mental health issues. The family is also seeking $75,000 in damages, along with punitive damages.In May, a jury found Tulsa police officer Betty Jo Shelby no
mizuno t guilty of first-degree manslaughter in the death of the 40-year-old man.Shelby, who is white, said in her testimony that she opened fire on Crutcher when he reached into his SUV, thinking he was looking for a gun. Tulsa police recovered no weapon from the vehicle, which was blocking a road.Foo
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af1 via a police helicopter and patrol car dashcam. Crutcher is seen walking away from officers, including Shelby, with his hands above his head. After the shooting, Shelby said Crutcher did not comply with orders to lie down.Tulsa police officer Betty Shelby arrives for her arraignment after she was charged with manslaughter in
