Iowa

Legal Observer Training in Waterloo, IA Saturday March 21 10am - Noon First Baptist Church 434 Baltimore Street

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The model was this:

• found not guilty? You owe court fees
• plead guilty, you do not

So prosecutors could coerce the innocent into pleading guilty to minor offenses through the threat of court fees

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/54668496

looks like there was some really expensive drama with the elected officials but the local news is not doing their jobs

idk man this is too evil and stupid to have anything coherent to say

It's a roughly 10-point swing since Nov 2024

for those who went, how was it seeing all the libs in your area? I for one get a kick out of seeing everybody's grandparents think that they are being a major threat to the system.

I think nokings is good, and people should go for it. but thats mainly because its a reason to get out of the house and talk with people who are guarenteed to 1: care about politics in a progressive direction, and 2: live in the area

Archive.com link

Text excerpt:

The superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on Friday, according to the school district.

ICE said Ian Roberts was in the country illegally from Guyana and was working as a superintendent despite having "a final order of removal and no work authorization."

When officers conducting a "targeted enforcement operation" tried to approach Roberts in his car on Friday, the superintendent sped away, and the officers later found his car abandoned, ICE said.

Police helped find Roberts, and when he was taken into custody, the superintendent was in possession of a loaded handgun, a fixed-blade hunting knife and $3,000 in cash, ICE said.

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Roberts joined the Des Moines district in July 2023 and "held educational leadership positions in districts across the U.S. for 20 years," school board chair Jackie Norris said at a news conference Friday.

"There is new information that has been made public that we did not know, and have not been able to verify as to whether that information is accurate," she said.

"There is much we do not know," she said. "However, what we do know is that Dr. Roberts has been an integral part of our school community since he joined over two years ago. During his time with our district, he has shown up in ways big and small, and has advocated for students and staff and begun introducing concepts that will help us reimagine education for future generations of Des Moines students."

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/27668462