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Grand Rapids Prosecution of White Cop who shot Violent Black Felon During Taser Struggle Deadlocks, Judge Asks Jury to Keep Deliberating

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Christopher Schurr was a Grand Rapids Police Officer who got into a fight with Patrick Lyoya in the early morning of on April 4, 2022. During the struggle, Lyoya fought Schurr for control of Officer Schurr’s Taser and was fatally shot by the Officer during the scuffle.

The jury, deliberating on the trial today, have reported to the judge that they are deadlocked in the case. The judge has asked them to continue deliberating.

Officer Schurr originally stopped the car driven by Lyoya because the license plate did not match the make and model of the vehicle. The case has become a media sensation because the victim, Lyoya, was a black immigrant, and the law enforcement Officer Schurr, is white.

At the time of his death, Lyoya’s driver’s license had been revoked and there was an active arrest warrant for him for a domestic violence case, details his family and supporters call “irrelevant.”

The local chapter of the NAACP agrees, Cle Jackson, President of the Greater Grand Rapids NAACP said, “Whatever he had, warrants, past run-ins with the law, it has no bearing on what happened in this case.”

Officer Schurr was charged in June 2022. The jury in his criminal case, chosen at random, is made up of 10 women and 4 men. 10 of the jurors are white, 3 are latino, and 1 is black. 1 juror is an immigrant.

It’s undisputed that Lyoya ran from and fought with the police. The main argument by defenders of the deceased is to complain that the fatal shot was to the back of the head. Their logic is that by shooting him in the back of the head, he was no longer resisting.

“He shot him in the back of the head … When you put a gun in somebody’s back of the head, there’s an intent to kill there,” Kent County Prosecutor Chris Becker told the jury. The prosecutor has alleged that even though Lyoya was fighting for the Taser, that the fight was not worth the use of deadly force because Tasers are not lethal and did not pose a ‘dire threat’ to the officer and that there was ‘no evidence that Lyoya intended to harm’ Officer Schurr.

Tasers are lethal and have been connected to a significant number of deaths.

Officer Schurr claims he acted in self-defense.

The political left has a long history of trying to defend obviously guilty black criminals against white law enforcement officers, by creatively cherry-picking facts and using narrative framing to racialize common police encounters. In this way, the media and activists lied for years about the 2012 Trayvon Martin shooting in Sanford, Florida where activists lied about the background of Martin and the fight he started with George Zimmerman resulting in Zimmerman’s bloody head injuries. Similarly, the 2014 Mike Brown shooting in St. Louis was defined by lies about Brown saying “Hands up, Don’t Shoot!” which was not true. Radical left activists and judges were able to jail the McMichaels family in Georgia on both state and federal charges after the 2020 death of Ahmaud Arbery despite video evidence showing Arbery grabbing a shotgun and starting the fight that ended with his death. The 2020 death of George Floyd in Minneapolis set off riots across the country that resulted in an estimated $1-2 billion in damages, after activists claimed Floyd was suffocated by Officer Derek Chauvin’s knee to the back of his neck, even though Floyd had injested a fatal dose of Fentanyl and asked to be laid on the ground prior to Chauvin’s knee being put on Floyd’s shoulderblade. Chauvin was sentenced to 21 years in federal prison, and 22 1/2 years in state prison.

Left-wing activists have been busy building a narrative of perceived injustice against law enforcement based on these incidents that later prove to be factually flawed.

Surveys show that police recruitment is down 10% nationwide, and 70% of jurisdictions report significant trouble recruiting officers, the effect, many claim, to the left-wing racialization of law enforcement.

Bodycam footage of the shooting has been available and makes clear that:

  • Lyoya resisted arrest
  • Lyoya ran from Officer Schurr
  • Lyoya fought with Officer Schurr
  • Lyoya ignored commands to ‘stop’

The bodycam deactivated prior to the final, fatal, shot fired by Schurr at Lyoya and restarted when emergency medical technicians were trying to revive Lyoya.

The decision to try Officer Schurr for second-degree murder, though the juror can consider a charge of voluntary manslaughter. The two crimes, under Michigan law, can carry penalties of life imprisonment, or, in the case of manslaughter, up to 15 years in a state prison.

Demonstrators outside the courthouse have already gotten physical today.

Every officer called to the stand has said that Schurr’s actions were reasonable.

Schurr’s police captain Chad McKersie testified and said, “We don’t have to wait for someone to hurt us to do something.” 

The media is trying to set the stage for another race hoax and city riots by stoking racial anger about the case.

Lyoya’s family is also suing Schurr for $100 million in a related civil case.

Judge Christina Mims

Judge Christina Mims has ignored the law to allow what state right-leaning blogs call “the rabid cop-hating prosecutor”, Chris Becker, to run a “circus.”

Kent County Prosecutor Chris Becker

The judge has allowed hostile and aggressive questioning from the prosecution. The judge has also oddly allowed questions from the jurors to witnesses, but would block questions favorable to the defense. Observers also say that the judge has blocked every motion favorable to the defense of Officer Schurr.

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President Trump Taps Dr. Ben Carson for New Role — A HUGE Win for America First Agenda

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Dr. Ben Carson is the newest member of the Trump administration.

On Wednesday, former Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Ben Carson, was sworn in as the national adviser for nutrition, health, and housing at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins shared that Carson’s role will be to oversee Trump’s new Big Beautiful Bill law, which aims to ensure Americans’ quality of life, from nutrition to stable housing.

After being sworn in, Carson shared, “Today, too many Americans are suffering from the effects of poor nutrition. Through common-sense policymaking, we have an opportunity to give our most vulnerable families the tools they need to flourish.”

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Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced that Dr. Benjamin S. Carson, Sr., M.D., was sworn in as the National Advisor for Nutrition, Health, and Housing at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

“There is no one more qualified than Dr. Carson to advise on policies that improve Americans’ everyday quality of life, from nutrition to healthcare quality to ensuring families have access to safe and stable housing,” said Secretary Rollins.

“With six in ten Americans living with at least one chronic disease, and rural communities facing unique challenges with respect to adequate housing, Dr. Carson’s insight and experience is critical. Dr. Carson will be crucial to implementing the rural health investment provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill and advise on America First polices related to nutrition, health, and housing.

“As the U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the first Trump Administration, Dr. Carson worked to expand opportunity and strengthen communities, and we are honored to welcome him to the second Trump Administration to help lead our efforts here at USDA to Make America Healthy Again and ensure rural America continues to prosper.”

“Today, too many Americans are suffering from the effects of poor nutrition. Through common-sense policymaking, we have an opportunity to give our most vulnerable families the tools they need to flourish,” said Dr. Ben Carson. “I am honored to work with Secretary Rollins on these important initiatives to help fulfill President Trump’s vision for a healthier, stronger America.”

On Sunday, Dr. Carson was one of the many speakers at the memorial service of the late TPUSA founder Charlie Kirk.

During the memorial service, Carson highlighted that Kirk was shot at 12:24 p.m. and then continued to share the Bible verse John 12:24, which reads, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.”

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LEAKED MEMO: Deep State Prosecutors in the Eastern District of Virginia Claim There Isn’t Enough Evidence to Convict Comey Amid Reports of Imminent Indictment

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On Wednesday evening, disgruntled officials in the Eastern District of Virginia leaked contents of a memo explaining why charges should not be brought against James Comey.

As reported earlier, former FBI Director James Comey is expected to be indicted in the Eastern District of Virginia in the next few days.

Comey will reportedly be charged for lying to Congress in a 2020 testimony about whether he authorized leaks to the media.

Officials in the Eastern District of Virginia are still fighting to stop Comey from being charged after Trump fired US Attorney Erik Siebert.

President Trump last week fired Erik Siebert as the US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia because he refused to bring charges against Letitia James, Comey, Schiff and others.

On Saturday evening, President Trump announced that he had appointed Lindsey Halligan – his personal attorney who defended him against the Mar-a-Lago raid – as US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.

Now, with just days to go before the statute of limitations runs out to charge Comey for lying during a September 30, 2020 testimony, Lindsey Halligan is reportedly gearing up to indict Comey.

Prosecutors reportedly gave newly sworn-in Halligan a memo defending James Comey and explaining why charges should not brought against the fired FBI Director.

Per MSNBC’s Ken Dilanian:

Two sources familiar with the matter tell me prosecutors in the EDVA US attorney‘s office presented newly sworn US attorney Lindsey Halligan with a memo explaining why charges should not be brought against James Comey, because there isn’t enough evidence to establish probable cause a crime was committed, let alone enough to convince a jury to convict him.

Justice Department guidelines say a case should not be brought unless prosecutors believe it’s more likely than not that they can win a conviction beyond a reasonable doubt.

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Nearly 8 in 10 Voters Say the United States is in Political Crisis After the Assassination of Charlie Kirk

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Nearly eight in ten voters believe that the United States is in a political crisis in the wake of the assassination of conservative icon Charlie Kirk.

According to a Quinnipiac University national poll of registered voters released on Wednesday, a massive 93 percent of Democrats, 84 percent of independents, and 60 percent of Republicans said the nation is in a political crisis.

“The Kirk assassination lays bare raw, bipartisan concerns about where the country is headed,” Quinnipiac University Polling Analyst Tim Malloy said of the poll results.

Quinnipiac reports:

Seventy-one percent of voters think politically motivated violence in the United States today is a very serious problem, 22 percent think it is a somewhat serious problem, 3 percent think it is a not so serious problem, and 1 percent think it is not a problem at all.

This is a jump from Quinnipiac University’s June 26 poll when 54 percent thought politically motivated violence in the United States today was a very serious problem, 37 percent thought it was a somewhat serious problem, 6 percent thought it was a not so serious problem, and 2 percent thought it was not a problem at all.

Nearly 6 in 10 voters (58 percent) think it will not be possible to lower the temperature on political rhetoric and speech in the United States, while 34 percent think it will be possible.

Over half, 54 percent, of voters believe the US will see increased political violence over the next few years. Another 27 percent said they think it will stay “about the same,” while just 14 percent believe it will ease.

A 53 percent majority also said they are “pessimistic about freedom of speech being protected in the United States.”

Surprisingly, a 53 percent majority also believes the current system of democracy is not working.

“From a perceived assault on freedom of speech to the fragility of the democracy, a shudder of concern and pessimism rattles a broad swath of the electorate. Nearly 80 percent of registered voters feel they are witnessing a political crisis, seven in ten say political violence is a very serious problem, and a majority say this discord won’t go away anytime soon,” Malloy added.

The vast majority, 82 percent, said the way that people discuss politics is contributing to the violence.

“When asked if political discourse is contributing to violence, a rare meeting of the minds…Republicans, Democrats, and independents in equal numbers say yes, it is,” Malloy said.

The survey was conducted from September 18 to 21 among 1,276 registered voters with a margin of error of +/- 3.3 percentage points.

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