There is no statue of limitations on murder.

Now, you're talking. The truth has an interesting way of lingering.

April 17, 2020

FLINT, MI - The state's two top prosecutors (click here) leading the renewed Flint water crisis criminal investigation say they are making progress as the six-year anniversary approaches.

Michigan Solicitor General Fadwa Hammoud and Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy launched a fresh investigation into possible criminal wrongdoing leading up to and after Flint's water switch in 2014.

On April 25, 2014, officials flipped a switch changing Flint's water source from the Great Lakes Water Authority in Detroit to the Flint River. The more corrosive river water was not treated adequately, allowing lead from water lines to leach into people's homes and poison residents.

Hammoud and Worthy issued a joint statement Friday pointing out that statutes of limitations vary by the alleged offenses and the date when they occurred. The six-year anniversary on April 25 is not a deadline to bring new charges, they say.

"Though we cannot comment on the specifics of our investigation, we remain on track, and we are delivering on our commitment to the people of Flint,” their statement says....

Vice report (click here)

April 17, 2020

Detroit – An explosive report published by VICE accuses former Michigan Governor Rick Snyder of covering up and lying about the Flint water crisis.

The report by journalists Jordan Chariton and Jenn Dize was published on Thursday after an 18-month investigation.

“Hundreds of confidential pages of documents obtained by VICE, along with emails and interviews, reveal a coordinated, five-year cover-up overseen by Snyder and his top officials to prevent news of Flint’s deadly water from going public—while there was still time to save lives—and then limit the damage after the crisis made global headlines,” the report states....

Governors that have not been prudent about their approach to SARS-CoV-2 will be held responsible for their carelessness. The poorly developed plans will demonstrate the virulence of this virus. Unfortunately, there will deaths due to such wayward plans.

The demonstrators in Michigan now know their future.

Extremists of any sort are very dangerous people in a society. I can only imagine what would occur of Pope Francis didn't listen to his scientists.

God gave human beings a mind to understand the world. Unfortunately, extremists don't accept the words of scientists and people of faith that believe them.

THERE IS NO STATEMENT BY ANY HOLY TEXT THAT PROMISE AN UNTOUCHABLE LIFE.

April 17, 2020
By David L. Stern

Kyiv — The walls and golden domes of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra (click here) — or the "Monastery of the Caves" — have stood for centuries in the center of the Ukrainian capital. But now they've been breached by a deadly intruder: the novel coronavirus.

One of the centers of Orthodox Christianity has been transformed into one of Ukraine’s hot spots of the coronavirus pandemic. It is also a cautionary tale of how, just a month ago, warnings about the virus’s spread were seen by some as overblown.

Authorities at the monastery — renowned for its extensive system of catacombs dating from the 11th century — were initially slow to react to warnings that the virus was spreading....

...Three weeks later, Metropolitan Pavel told the Reuters news agency that he originally did not appreciate the seriousness of the situation. The monastery has since introduced strict quarantine measures.

Still, Kyiv officials say more than 100 monks and others at the monastery have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, and at least two have died. By comparison, Kyiv and its surrounding region have registered some 600 cases and 11 fatalities, and Ukraine as a whole has 4,161 cases and 116 deaths....

SARS-CoV-2 is not a creation of the devil to kill the LGBTQ community. The beginnings of this virus are easy to trace and have acted as a mutant no different than any other coronavirus.

Chicago currently has a significant number of cases of COVID-19 and the deaths that accompany those numbers. Shannon Bennett is proof of the danger that exists when people neglect the dangers that are evident with this virus.

SARS-CoV-2 is contracted by droplet. It is a Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-related virus and the police have the correct idea in demanding protective equipment. While disposable equipment is vital in the hospital environment, police should have permanently reliable protective equipment to carry out their responsibilities.

Research needs to take place to DESIGN PPE for police. Their jobs are very different from hospital works and sometimes require them to run and pursue lawbreakers. The current form of PPE is not durable and may inhibit airflow to the nose and mouth when a person is engaged in an exertional activity.

April 16, 2020
By Eileen Kelly and Susannah Bryan

He flew to Chicago for a St. Patrick’s Day bash with friends, (click here) then got back to being a cop in South Florida. In just a matter of days, Shannon Bennett was dead.

Like so many others young and old, the 39-year-old deputy was killed by the new coronavirus.

His death has turned polarizing, with his memory thrust into the center of two heated controversies.

On one hand, police officers routinely mention Bennett in their pleas for more masks, gloves and goggles despite the possibility that Bennett was exposed to the virus apart from his job. The issue of more protective gear has spawned an ugly feud between the Broward sheriff and Jeff Bell, head of the deputies’ union.

At the same time, a local police chief is accused of chastising officers who want more protection and blaming Bennett’s homosexuality and decision to travel for his disease....