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Rep. Ro Khanna, regarding the secure transport industry process known as “gooning,” in which teenagers are forcibly and unexpectedly taken into a vehicle and transported to a boarding school, foster home or treatment center. Sometimes these teens are restrained with handcuffs or zip ties, other times they might be blindfolded or hooded. Criminal charges are rare within the industry due to its lack of regulation, which some lawmakers are trying to change. (Associated Press — Sept. 27, 2022)
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New Orleans Police Superintendent Shaun Ferguson, regarding the department’s decision to hire civilians to perform some tasks, such as monitoring phone and online reports, issuing traffic citations and surveying major events, to reduce the current workload on its officers. The city is looking to hire between 50 and 75 civilians. (NPR — Sept. 26, 2022)
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Javier Cazares, the father of a 9-year-old girl who was killed in the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, earlier this year, regarding his frustration with Gov. Greg Abbott’s lack of action to stop gun violence. Cazares is one of several parents who have been mobilized by the Uvalde shooting and are now running for office in an effort to make changes and, hopefully, prevent future mass shootings. (KUT — Sept. 20, 2022)
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Erin Christensen, of Maddock, N.D., regarding her arrest and the euthanasia of a wild raccoon, that Christensen had named Rocky, after Christensen brought Rocky into a bar and prompted state health officials to issue a warning about potential rabies exposure. It is illegal to keep a wild racoon under North Dakota Board of Animal Health laws. Christensen is charged with misdemeanor counts which could amount to two years in jail and $7,500 in fines. (Associated Press — Sept. 22, 2022)
