This infuriates me. What would you do if that was your child playing at a recreation center with no one around, playing with a TOY gun (who's kid has not?), and a policeman pulls up and shoots him in under 10 seconds? It simply would not have happened if the child were white. Evidence? What about the requirement that an officer, sworn to protect us (all of us) use some judgement? What if we all put a sign in our front window asking for “Justice for Tamir Rice”, for a start? Ruth From: The Boston Globe <newsletters@email.bostonglobe.com> Date: Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at 6:33 AM To: Ruth Ryals <rryals@comcast.net> Subject: Politics: Feds decline charges against officers in Tamir Rice case Wednesday, December 30, 2020 View web version Today in Politics The latest local and national news Feds decline charges against officers in Tamir Rice case The Justice Department says it will not bring federal criminal charges against two Cleveland police officers in the 2014 killing of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, saying video of the shooting was of too poor a quality for prosecutors to conclusively establish what had happened. Continue reading → Georgia Senators Perdue and Loeffler find alliance with Democrats they attack Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler belatedly declared their support on Tuesday for one-time payments of $2,000 that Trump and Democrats endorse but most congressional Republicans oppose. Continue reading → Feds decline charges against officers in Tamir Rice case The Justice Department announced Tuesday that it would not bring federal criminal charges against two Cleveland police officers in the 2014 killing of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, saying video of the shooting was of too poor a quality for prosecutors to conclusively establish what had happened. Continue reading → On Senate floor, Markey makes impassioned demand for $2,000 COVID relief checks Chiding his Republican colleagues for caring more about funding military defense than "the defenseless,” US Senator Ed Markey took to the floor of the chamber Tuesday to demand the Senate be permitted to vote on President Trump’s call for sending $2,000 checks to most Americans as the pandemic continues to ravage the economy, leaving millions jobless. Continue reading → Sanders, Markey to block defense bill override vote until Senate gets a say on $2,000 relief payments Two progressive New England senators said they have a plan to counter any hesitancy on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s part to push the vote on cash relief payments forward: blocking a vote on the defense bill veto override. Continue reading → A day on the golf course helped change Trump’s mind on stimulus bill The frantic campaign to persuade President Donald Trump to sign a massive spending and coronavirus relief bill came to a head on Christmas Day, on the greens and fairways of West Palm Beach, Fla. Continue reading → Senate GOP has stimulus dilemma as Democrats side with Trump Republicans will likely block Democrats’ attempts to have the Senate follow the House in boosting stimulus payments for most Americans to $2,000, even though President Donald Trump backs the bigger checks. Continue reading → You received this message because you signed up for the Globe's Today in Politics newsletter. To automatically unsubscribe, please click here. Please note: this will unsubscribe you from the newsletter only. If you wish to cancel your BostonGlobe.com subscription, please call 1-888-MY-GLOBE (1-888-694-5623). Manage Your Account | Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Help Center | Advertise Address: The Boston Globe 1 Exchange Place Suite 201 Boston, MA 02109-2132 ©Copyright 2020 Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC