So I've noticed an odd lack of heat advisories in my area lately. I've tried doing some sleuthing on criteria and comparing nearby areas with similar temperatures. My sleuthing honestly made me more confused. I understand that each office has different criteria. However, it seems inconsistent to the extreme when you flip through the graphics. Any explanation would be wildly appreciated.
> Misty Roberts will be back in court on Aug. 31 as prosecutors argue she should face a harsher sentence, according to the Beauregard Parish District Attorney’s office.
Shout out to /u/DevinCruiceNews great journalism led to the reconsideration
Excerpt from the article:
The list contains 34 Beauregard Parish sex abuse cases. Every single case was resolved before trial, unlike Roberts’. Not one case on the list Savoie reviewed involved a defendant who was convicted by a jury.
Of those 34 cases, 25 carry some sort of suspended sentence, with 12 seeing no prison time at all. Several of those defendants went to jail for less than 180 days.
Though all plea deals and not jury convictions, Savoie says those were the cases available to him in Beauregard Parish.
7News spoke to Alex Bellow, a staff attorney at Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, who would not speak specifically about the Roberts case but provided general legal context on sentencing.
Bellow says defendants who go to trial and are convicted typically receive harsher sentences than those who take plea deals, something he and colleagues call a “trial tax.”
“When a person decides they’re going to roll the dice and go to trial, even though it’s their constitutional right, if they lose, they get hit with what some of us call a trial tax, meaning they’re getting something bigger than what was originally offered,” Bellow said.
He also explained why that disparity exists.
“During a trial, you learn more. You learn basically everything. When you go to trial, all of the evidence that’s admitted, the judges say when they learn more and if it’s worse than what they anticipated or what they thought when they were in plea negotiation, they get hit with a harsher sentence is what I’m told,” Bellow said.
I primarily use this backpack as my work bag. It also serves as my sidekick any time that I need a bag that is bigger than a purse. This is actually my second. I can't for the life of me remember what it is called or find the tags. I've also tried perusing the swissgear website and amazon for it's replacement but I cannot find another one. I would also be happy if someone could tell me what swissgear's replacement might be if it has been discontinued.
I know I'm taking a big swing, but any help would be appreciated.
Pastor man seems to have misread "turn the other cheek" as black that guys eye & "love thy neighbor" as beat thy neighbor to a pulp.
Right now I have a patient who is deaf & my coworker & I were wondering if anyone has ever heard of a deaf patient having anything similar to auditory hallucinations. Like born deaf. I know they can't hear per se. But recent research has suggested that there is a possible link between confusing internal monolog with external stimuli, which brought the conversation up.
Like we all know he's been treating it as his piggy bank. But like has he become deluded enough to believe that it's his? Or is he trying to make his cult think that he's literally taking his money to use on public works projects? Maybe this isn't the right place to post, but y'all usually have something insightful or at least funny to say.
Yet to be signed by guvna, but I'm certain he will.
Anyone have any speculation? I'm just curious on everyone's thoughts.
I think its important that we acknowledge something that this article omits. What we are talking about is femicide. A concept we, as a society fail to acknowledge is a problem here.
Just a few statistics from the article
- Carter’s feelings and experience reflects a systemic failure that has made Louisiana one of the deadliest states in America for women and children. Since 1997, Louisiana women and children have been fatal victims of domestic violence at a rate that is nearly double the U.S. average. For Black women, it is even higher.
- In Shreveport, a majority-Black city, more than 30% of homicides are domestic-related, which is three times the national average.
- Combined, the systemic failures and a culture where guns and violence have been “accepted” equals a society where “men feel like they can control everybody around them down here, especially [women],”
- Over the past 40 years, Louisiana has led the nation in fatal gun violence, and in cities like Shreveport, it is increasingly becoming domestic.
The article is centered on black women, which is an extremely important aspect to highlight & shouldn't be downplayed. I think its also important to highlight that this is a phenomenon in homes of Louisianians of every race, religion, and social strata. This isn't something that can be put off as "oh thats a "them" problem." It's all of our problems & we need to focus on finding a cultural & legislative solution to this.