For anyone who wants to take their political rage off Twitter/Reddit and onto the pavement there is going to be a protest on Houston Street directly outside Trump and Ken Paxton's event from 4:30-6:30 PM ir San Antonio.
Interfaith Coalition for Due Process & Human Rights.
Every Tuesday night at 6:30pm-7:45pm at Oleander Point on Ocean Drive we stand in peaceful witness for about an hour (with neighborly, relevant signs) and then gather for a short circle of prayers or hymns, as attenders are moved to share.
These vigils are acts of reqular, visible resistance to the mass deportations, detainments, incarcerations and murders of our neighbors.
Please join us this Tuesday.
Like everyone else in Corpus, I am completely sickened by the arrest of Mary Carroll High School teacher and wrestling coach Corey Bellino. But as more details come out, there is a massive secondary issue regarding public accountability and how this was allowed to happen.
For years, multiple articles, athletic profiles, and internet searches listed Bellino as a "Corpus Christi Police Department (CCPD)" officer.
Former students from his Law Enforcement classes, are now confirming that he explicitly told teenagers he was a former tactical SWAT operator to build extreme authority in his classroom.
CCPD has now confirmed he was never employed by them, he was actually a CCISD Reserve Officer.
When asked why he was allowed to use the CCPD title publicly for years, the response from officials was basically that his actual title was "too long to say or write."
This wasn't just a harmless lie or a typo. Telling high school kids you are a CCPD SWAT officer builds a terrifying layer of false authority.
It makes students feel powerless, scared, and like absolutely nothing would happen if they tried to report him. It’s highly likely this exact lie was used as a tool to keep victims silent while he committed these horrific acts.
How did CCISD let someone teach "Law Enforcement" classes to our kids while fabricating a SWAT background?
How did the city let him misrepresent himself as a city cop for years without a single vetting check?
The school district and the city have some massive questions to answer.
We need real accountability for how this lack of vetting put students directly in harm's way.
Like everyone else in Corpus, I am completely sickened by the arrest of Mary Carroll High School teacher and wrestling coach Corey Bellino. But as more details come out, there is a massive secondary issue regarding public accountability and how this was allowed to happen.
For years, multiple articles, athletic profiles, and internet searches listed Bellino as a "Corpus Christi Police Department (CCPD)" officer.
Former students from his Law Enforcement classes, are now confirming that he explicitly told teenagers he was a former tactical SWAT operator to build extreme authority in his classroom.
CCPD has now confirmed he was never employed by them, he was actually a CCISD Reserve Officer.
When asked why he was allowed to use the CCPD title publicly for years, the response from officials was basically that his actual title was "too long to say or write."
This wasn't just a harmless lie or a typo. Telling high school kids you are a CCPD SWAT officer builds a terrifying layer of false authority.
It makes students feel powerless, scared, and like absolutely nothing would happen if they tried to report him. It’s highly likely this exact lie was used as a tool to keep victims silent while he committed these horrific acts.
How did CCISD let someone teach "Law Enforcement" classes to our kids while fabricating a SWAT background?
How did the city let him misrepresent himself as a city cop for years without a single vetting check?
The school district and the city have some massive questions to answer.
We need real accountability for how this lack of vetting put students directly in harm's way.