Tuesday News: “Tamir Rice Decision Shows You Can Get Away With Murder”

by Lowell

Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, December 29.

• Tamir Rice Decision Shows You Can Get Away With Murder
• No charges for Cleveland police officers in shooting death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice (Sorry, but there’s ZERO excuse for killing a harmless 12 year old kid within seconds of police arriving on the scene.)
• Lethal Force as First Resort (“The Tamir Rice case proves that the justice system would rather let cops gun down any perceived threat than risk their own lives.”)
• What Everyone Should Know About The Police Killing Of Tamir Rice (2002-2014)
• Obama’s Economic Performance Is Even Better Than It Looks
• How Donald Trump destroyed the Republican Party in 2015 (“He’s giving voice to the anger and fear that the establishment GOP exploits but doesn’t directly articulate.”)
• Recapture of Ramadi is a significant victory against the Islamic State (“Mr. Obama’s strategy bears fruit, but it is still a work in progress.”)
• They’re already trying to steal 2016: Inside the GOP voting-rights scheme intended to derail democracy
• No, Jim Webb Probably Would Not Be A Viable Independent Candidate For President (Yeah, I agree, don’t see this as serious at all.)
• How Comstock Stole Liberty (Hahahaha, gotta love it when the right wingnuts fight over who is right wing-nuttiest!)
• In Richmond, calls to reform purchases of structured settlements
• Editorial: Improving health care, while reducing costs
• McAuliffe’s office dismisses lawmaker’s threat to take away bodyguards
• State conservation program picks up steam with Lynchburg-area cattle farms (“The state helps farms in the region keep their cattle away from waterways to protect the Chesapeake Bay.”)
• Editorial: Beach’s Sessoms pleads
• Mayor Sessoms pleads to conflict of interest charge, four other dropped
• Bedford County developer announces run for 5th District (Sounds like a teabagger…)
• Michelle Mosby plans 3-day ‘Mayoral Symposium’ to kick off 2016 campaign (“Mosby’s early campaign effort puts her well ahead of other possible contenders for the office, who include two other sitting council members — Jon Baliles and Chris Hilbert — as well as Levar Stoney, the secretary of the commonwealth, and former Del. Joseph D. Morrissey. Jack Berry, the executive director of Venture Richmond, is also frequently mentioned as a possible candidate, as is School Board member Jeff M. Bourne.”)
• Bus-only lanes in Crystal City, once slated to open in early 2015, now to open in the spring
• D.C. area forecast: Warm and wet with winter welcomed back by weekend