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Boulder Police Department should kill two birds with one stone by applying police discretion to NOT respond to calls that do not warrant a police response | Community Corner

January 26, 2021 Like 0 Darren O'Connor

There is no doubt that in Boulder, with so few Black people, a Black person walking through many neighborhoods may be deemed suspicious. But police should have more than a claim of a person acting suspicious before responding.

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Impeach Trump Car Parade and Rally: January 10th | Kenneth Wajda Photos

January 13, 2021 Like 0 editor

Photographer Kenneth Wajda was in Denver for the Impeach Trump Car Parade and Rally that took place on January 10th, four days after Trump and the Republican party attempted an armed coup.

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Promises, Policy, and President 46 | Community Corner Nov. 2020

December 7, 2020 Like 0 Darren O'Connor

What was expected by many to be an overwhelming loss handed to Trump at the polls became a slow grind of counting ballots. The Associated Press has finally called the race for Biden and Harris this morning, but between election…

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Racism, Redlining, And Recessions: Vastly Greater Numbers Of People Homeless Than Previously Reported, With BIPOC Folks Far More Likely To Suffer

October 29, 2020 Like 0 Darren O'Connor

Though the annual Point In Time (PIT) count for 2020 determined there were 6,104 people experiencing homelessness in the region, the count in the HMIS data system that tracks unique individuals who seek aid was 31,207: a factor of more…

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Feds Protect Against Colorado Evictions While Governor Sleeps At The Wheel | Community Corner

October 8, 2020 Like 0 Darren O'Connor

Who could have believed that Trump and his administration would do better at preventing Colorado evictions than our own Democratic Governor and Legislators in Colorado? It is now true.

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Community Corner – Boulder PD’s Social Media Hypocrisy

September 12, 2020 Like 0 Darren O'Connor

SUPPORT LOCAL MEDIA – DONATE NOW Boulder Police Officer Waylon Lolotai is alleged to have an Instagram account, @tacticaltoa, on which he speaks positively about police brutality and violent “use of force Fridays”. This includes his (alleged) comments…

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Officer Lolotai in Boulder in More Trouble for Talking About Beating People Than Beating People | Community Corner

August 18, 2020 Like 1 Darren O'Connor

Boulder Police Officer Waylon Lolotai is alleged to have an Instagram account, @tacticaltoa, on which he frequently speaks positively about police brutal and violent use of force.

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Plainly Evident: No Room at the Inn | Community Corner

August 5, 2020 Like 0 Darren O'Connor

Boulder city staff are committed to reducing the number of beds available at shelter services, and they are not going to let a little thing like a forthcoming wave of evictions resulting from the COVID-19 Pandemic affect their decisions.

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Colorado Protests Get The Goods

July 20, 2020 Like 0 Darren O'Connor

SUPPORT LOCAL MEDIA – DONATE NOW! George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Elijah McClain. Their deaths at the hands of police are the latest to shock the collective conscience of our country, and their names have been lifted at…

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Governor’s Order on Ballot Initiatives Highlights Justice Inequities – Community Corner

June 22, 2020 Like 0 Darren O'Connor

The pandemic is providing a lens through which inequity is plainly visible for all to see. Essential workers earning survival wages are dying so we can go to the supermarket, e.g., and Governor Polis has made highly visible public proclamations…