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Erik and Lyle Menendez got what they deserved

The mystery about the Erik and Lyle Menendez is why did the killers of their parents deserve a reconsideration of their sentence. I thought that once sentenced and appeals have been made the consequences were a settled matter.

If they lived in fear of their father they could have simply walked away from their parent’s home. Lyle Menendez, then 21, and Erik Menendez, then 18, called 911 and said their parents were killed by intruders.

After the shootings, the two went on a lavish spending spree, and initially, authorities believed that the murders had been the result of a mafia hit.

The brothers would eventually admit to killing their parents, citing the abuse, which was corroborated by another family member.

After a second trial, in which a judge limited testimony related to their sexual abuse, the brothers were convicted of the shooting deaths of their parents. 

Today in History: August 14, FDR signs Social Security Act

On Aug. 14, 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law, ensuring income for elderly Americans and creating a federal unemployment insurance program. 

National Institute on Retirement Security released a January 13, 2020 report saying that 40% of Older Americans Rely Solely on Social Security for Retirement Income.

Included in their findings:

  1. Only a small percentage of older Americans, 6.8 percent, receive income from Social Security, a defined benefit pension, and a defined contribution plan.
  2. A plurality of older Americans, 40.2 percent, only receive income from Social Security in retirement.

Trump’s Border Czar Sparks Firestorm of Anger By Telling Fox News ICE Can Detain Based on ‘Physical Appearance’

As reported on Fox News

President Donald Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, sparked a wave of angry reactions on Friday after he told Fox News that border patrol doesn’t need probable cause to detain suspected illegal migrants.

“I’ve got to get your reaction to this Biden-appointed federal judge out in Los Angeles, apparently expected today to issue a temporary restraining order, halting your lawful operations. She says, ‘I think it’s important for the court not to burden otherwise lawful law enforcement activities.’ Your reaction there,” asked Fox’s Griff Jenkins.

“Look, people need to understand, ICE officers and border patrol, they don’t need probable cause to walk up to somebody, briefly detain them, and question them. They just need this: totality of the circumstances, right? They just got through the observation, you know, get articulable facts based on the location, the occupation, their physical appearance, their actions,” Homan replied, adding:

Like a uniformed border patrol officer walks up to them at, for instance, a Home Depot. And they got all these articulable facts, plus the person walks away or runs away. Agents are trained on what they need to detain somebody temporarily and question them. It’s not probable cause, it’s reasonable suspicion. We’re trained on that.

Every agent, every six months, gets Fourth Amendment training over and over again. These officers are really good at what they do, and if the judge makes a decision that’s against what these officers are trained and what the law is based upon, then they’re going to shut down the operation. I think that’s their endgame. They want ICE to stop doing this, but if they base it on the rule of law, they’re going to find out border patrol and ICE is doing exactly what they’re going to do in accordance with law.

ICE has been accused of racial profiling in recent weeks, leading to DHS spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin to put out a statement this week, saying, “Any claims that individuals have been ‘targeted’ by law enforcement because of their skin color are disgusting and categorically FALSE.”

California Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) replied, “And there you have it. Under the Trump Administration, ICE and Border Patrol are being empowered to stop and question you based solely on how you look. No probable cause. No real reason. Just your “physical appearance.” That’s not justice—it’s profiling.”

So today it is brown skinned people from south of the US border but tomorrow it could be Chinese, or it could be Jews.