tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91897915035998188662024-02-21T03:19:37.004-08:00The Words of BiggusBiggus Diggushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15570442041691751165noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9189791503599818866.post-78715007407171771332015-06-09T16:55:00.001-07:002015-06-09T16:55:33.722-07:00Nine frames that show Eric Casebolt did not draw his gun in self defense<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="text-align: left;">This graphic showing stills purporting to show Eric Casebolt drawing his gun in self defense on unarmed teens has been doing the rounds on social media among those who want to defend aggressive police action against black people in the USA. </span></div>
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Teen (NOT 'Man') Approaches the scene to remonstrate with Casebolt. Let us concede for the sake of argument that that he has assumed the shooting stance and Casebolt MAY have seen this and interpreted it as a threat.</div>
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Casebolt turns to face the teen more fully who is not no longer in a 'shooting stance although his left hand is concealed from Casebolt.</div>
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At this point Casebolt is so concerned that he is going to be shot by this kid who he apparently believes has got a concealed weapon that he looks away and says something to Dajerria Becton. You will notice he still hasn't reached for his gun. But the teens hand which was previously concealed is now in full view of Casebolt should he be concerned enough to check it.</div>
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Casebolt now returns his gaze to these teenage boys and starts to reach for his gun. BUT as we can see here the teen previously thought to be in a 'shooting stance' is now no longer in that position and his hands a clearly visible and he is obviously not holding a gun.</div>
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The teens back away. It is now very clear they have NO weapon at all. Casebolt steps forward still reaching for his gun. It is clear that the teens are not a threat. The are backing off and given what we know about the outcome of these kinds of interactions between police and young black men they know that they may be in mortal danger.</div>
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The teens turn to run for their lives having done nothing more than remonstrate with Casebolt. Casebolts weapon is now out of his holster and he is going after them. He knows they have no weapon.</div>
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Biggus Diggushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15570442041691751165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9189791503599818866.post-60887304593846501412013-01-11T09:34:00.000-08:002015-11-30T14:00:14.849-08:00My Dad blew the whistle in the NHS<br />
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in the NHS</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Q- ‘What’s the
difference between a referee and the NHS?’<o:p></o:p></i></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>A-‘In the NHS the
whistleblowers get the red card’</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>T</b>here is something I've been meaning to write for a bit
now……something which as far as I’m aware on my travels in electronic wonderland,
has not been written about before. I am in the family of a whistleblower
in the NHS. In the growing cannon surrounding these people, at one turn utterly
depressing the next so uplifting, this is the one voice which is yet to be
heard. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>S</b>o, what to say? Well firstly, the whistleblower is my Dad, a paediatrician. Many of those who follow me on twitter will know
who he is. I won’t name him…..just yet. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>H</b>ow did it all begin? For me it began as a growing realization that something was wrong. Dad had been working hard for years. I
mean really working hard. I had left home long ago and only saw him three or
four times a year but each time I did see him he was noticeably more worn, a
little more distracted, and deeply, deeply tired. He would often fall
asleep halfway through the evening or on weekend afternoons when we were together.
I was worried about him. We his children joked about it sometimes, but we all
were. Then, this decline suddenly began to accelerate. It came to a head when
my Mum turned 60. To celebrate, Mum and Dad took us all away, their children
our spouses and their grandchildren to a lovely place in Derbyshire for a few
days. We had a great time. But, Dad…..Dad looked worse than ever. I talked to
Mum and told her, again, that Dad needed to retire early…He had already said he was going to drop some of the more senior management stuff they had thrust upon him (he’d never really
wanted to do this and was only given 3 hours a week for it, the next incumbent
did it full time). To be honest I didn't know what the hell he was doing. I didn't care really, I just wanted him to stop.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>S</b>hortly afterwards, he phoned me. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“ I've been sacked
as clinical director.” He sounded terrible.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>H</b>e didn't fully explain why. At that point I’m not even sure
that he knew the real reasons himself. He believed that he would be cleared and
receive an apology. He carried on with his clinical work.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>A</b>nd so it began in earnest. Willing or otherwise (both were
represented) we, his family, were all pulled into his world….we followed in
real time as the story built. He spoke out again and again (the details are shocking;
you may hear more about them shortly in the news). He was investigated
internally and cleared, He was suspended from work (aren't they all?). He was
accused of being deranged (a common tactic) and without his knowledge an
appointment with a psychiatrist made. He was threatened (eventually they all
are, in one way or another).He was investigated externally and largely exonerated
through what can only be described as a corrupted process. He was bribed with familiar bait (a huge payoff and a better pension) and a familiar hook (leave now and sign a
gagging clause). He withstood it all, and he called them out on every wrong move
they made. That was raging against the dying of the light if ever it was to be
seen, professionally speaking ….they really didn't like that, so they sacked
him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>W</b>hat drove him? What sustained him? Who knows? I sure as
hell don’t. I like to think of myself as a good person but I know I would never
have trod that particular narrow path and if by some bizarre glitch in my moral
GPS I had stumbled onto it by accident …..I would have taken the money. Yes I fucking would. Maybe that steel comes
with age. I hope so, but I doubt it</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>H</b>e rollercoastered the emotional peaks and troughs. He
became properly ill. Still, he dragged himself onwards and we were dragged with
him. I've no doubt it was worse for Mum than any of us. They've been married more
than 40 years and they still love each other. She was utterly faithful to him.
Not all of us were, completely. Some of us just wanted the whole thing to go
away. It was talked about, but he never wavered. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>M</b>e? I heard his side of the story, and I raged inside. I fantasized
humiliation and violence upon his assailants. I read the documents written
against him, I wavered. Could it be true? I thought about it long and deep. Was
he at fault? He is a man. He is not perfect. If he was in the wrong I would
still love him and tell him what I thought. Then I read some more and knew he
was right. And I know the man himself. He had devoted his life to the care of children.
He talked about them constantly. He fought time, and money, and sleep, and
other men and women for them. He was away from me and my siblings a lot…..part
of the reason I never wanted to become a doctor. Sure, some of this was to earn
a living and support us, he had chances to earn much more money though. As important
was the part of him that did it for his sick wards. That was always clear to
us. As a child I resented it. Overwhelmed by missing him one weekend that he
was on call I remember hiding in his car on a Monday morning to go with him to
work. When I jumped out from behind the driver’s seat as he parked at the
hospital he laughed and took me in. A day with my Dad I’ll never forget. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>O</b>ne of my great heroes and inspirations was the author and
conservationist Gerald Durrell. His mentor in the natural world was the Greek
scholar and polymath, Theodore Stephanides. When Theo died Gerald said of him. “He
could have been a great man in public, but he chose to be a greater man in
private”. This wonderful tribute describes what my Dad has done perfectly. The
people who know him best know it. It doesn't matter that others don’t, but it
is my fervent prayer that everything he has fought for concerning the protection
of sick children and those who care for them comes to pass.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">A</b><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">nd what of the things he has fought his
battles for? Well, they are yet to be settled but he has a new one. People like
him (and there are many) who speak out with an unpalatable message to those in power
should be able to do so </span><i style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">without fear of
any kind</i><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">. The GMC says it is their duty.
The BMA says it will support them. Health ministers have said they are
protected. They are not. I have come to know of many good men and women who
have lost money, careers, and partners after whistleblowing. No one with any
muscle has lifted a finger to help them properly. This is a raw injustice, but
then we’re all getting used to that these days </span><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px;">aren't</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"> we? But see, I am
thinking like a son of the injustice that has befallen his father. If you asked
him he would tell you he only ever did it to try and stop another child being
killed by its parent, or a nurse sworn at in public by a target driven manager,
or babies put at risk by the way their ward is managed. Those children, their parents,
that nurse, and many others, these are the people who those at the wheel of the
good ship NHS are letting down by not protecting the whistleblowers who speak
up for them. My Dad is one of those whistleblowers. I am proud of him.</span></span>Biggus Diggushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15570442041691751165noreply@blogger.com9