Thursday, September 28: Philadelphia Police Killing
The city of brotherly love doesn't have much love for the brothers
Earlier this week, a Philadelphia judge dismissed murder charges against a police officer who shot and killed 27-year-old Eddie Irizarry through a rolled-up car window. The defense claimed that officer Mark Dial was actually acting in self-defense when he fired his gun six (6) times at close range within seconds of stepping up to the rolled-up driver’s side window of Irizarry’s car.
Initially, cops described the fatal encounter as the officer shooting Irizarry after he lunged at him with a knife outside the car, which is a bold-faced lie and yet another reminder that police will happily lie through their teeth to avoid facing legal consequences for their misdeeds.
Bodycam footage shows Dial firing his weapon at close range through the driver’s side window during a vehicle stop. Dial shot Irizarry approximately seven seconds after getting out of the police SUV and walking over to his car. The car was locked, the window was rolled up, but somehow this officer still felt it necessary to open fire and kill a man. Despite the clear video evidence, the charges against Dial were dismissed and the judge cited a lack of evidence. I’m not exactly sure how much more evident a murder could be.
Side Items
Dumbledore’s Dead: Sir Michael Gambon, best known for playing the role of Albus Dumbledore to perfection, passed away yesterday at the age of 82. He brought immeasurable joy to Harry Potter fans by blending together the perfect combination of insight and insanity. He was, by all accounts, an incredibly talented actor, kind, graceful, and undoubtedly humorous. He may be gone, but we’ll always have his performances to remind us of how special his talents were
Dame to the Bucks: Damian Lillard, one of the sharpest shooters in the NBA, was traded yesterday from the Portland Trail Blazers to the Milwaukee Bucks in a three-team deal. Lillard had been begging to get traded, and many thought he’d wind up on South Beach with the Miami Heat, but the Bucks went all in, trading away their starting point guard Jrue Holiday literally one (1) day after he said he wanted to retire as a Buck. Life comes at you fast
Reject Republican Debate: Apparently the republicans held a debate yesterday for the aspiring presidential candidates, without featuring the main attraction, former president/career criminal Donny Trump. Without Trump and his orange aura on stage, I’m not sure anyone actually tuned in, but that didn’t stop these bozos from verbally jousting for the cameras. For context, all 7 candidates on stage are currently collectively polling at 36%. If they somehow combined all seven of these incompetent idiots into one mega-scumlord, they’d still be losing to Trump by about 20%. Be forreal, who among us is interested at all in what someone like (*quickly googles who else is running for president*) Florida governor Ronald DeSantis, former vice president Mike Pence, businessman/master scammer Vivek Ramaswamy, South Carolina senator Tim Scott, former UN ambassador Nikki Haley, former New Jersey governor Chris Christie or North Dakota governor Doug Burgum has to say? Half of these people couldn’t safely manage a pizza restaurant, and the other half realistically don’t stand a chance against Trump