A nerdy infrastructure engineering deep dive on guardrails, and a look on how even inexpensive common-sense measures (like "THIS SIDE UP" stickers) to ensure their non-deadly installation are still not required by law.

Video: https://redlib.catsarch.com/r/SeattleWA/comments/1xikkus/watch_out_in_the_area/

Additional context: The Auburn police were the employer of the first officer convicted after Initiative 940 brought the circumstances in which a police officer could be charged with murder in Washington state in line with the other 49 states. Former Auburn officer Jeffrey Nelson was sentenced to 16 years, 8 months in prison for the murder of Jesse Sarey.

"In attendance on Nelson’s side of the courtroom were various family and friends, Auburn Police officers, including Assistant Chief Sam Betz and Cmdr. Cristian Adams, who defended Nelson in a statement to Phelps, and Auburn Mayor Nancy Backus, who did not speak to the judge. According to City of Auburn spokesperson Jonathan Glover, Backus attended to support the Auburn Police Department and City of Auburn staff, of which many officers were in attendance, including Nelson’s wife, Natalie Mount, a current Auburn officer." Nelson had a long history of questionable use of force which went completely unchecked by the Auburn police before Sarey's murder.

Video: https://redlib.catsarch.com/r/SeattleWA/comments/1xikkus/watch_out_in_the_area/

Additional context: The Auburn police were the employer of the first officer convicted after Initiative 940 brought the circumstances in which a police officer could be charged with murder in Washington state in line with the other 49 states. Former Auburn officer Jeffrey Nelson was sentenced to 16 years, 8 months in prison for the murder of Jesse Sarey.

"In attendance on Nelson’s side of the courtroom were various family and friends, Auburn Police officers, including Assistant Chief Sam Betz and Cmdr. Cristian Adams, who defended Nelson in a statement to Phelps, and Auburn Mayor Nancy Backus, who did not speak to the judge. According to City of Auburn spokesperson Jonathan Glover, Backus attended to support the Auburn Police Department and City of Auburn staff, of which many officers were in attendance, including Nelson’s wife, Natalie Mount, a current Auburn officer." Nelson had a long history of questionable use of force which went completely unchecked by the Auburn police before Sarey's murder.

Tl;dw: eat iodized salt. No it doesn't taste bad (they tested it).

Some mildly interesting numbers in this one.

The settlement followed revelations during pretrial discovery that state officials had received numerous abuse complaints from boys being held at the facility as well as staff starting in the the 1990s and through the 2000s, yet repeatedly failed to notify law enforcement. Instead, according to court records, agency leaders chose to “deal with a situation such as this internally.”

The law bans the sale of any “hemp-derived cannabinoid product” with more than 0.4 milligrams of total THC per container, which is most hemp-derived products such as edibles, tinctures and beverages. It was set to take effect in November, but Congress pushed its effective date to Dec. 11.

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University of Oregon researchers have a new study that says the mobile crisis counseling service CAHOOTS — Crisis Assistance Helping Out On The Streets — diverted far more calls from the Eugene Police Department than first thought.

This might be a lost cause, but I'm looking for small & medium (so max 1A and max 2.4A power draw) USB fans without a battery (corded power only) which will last more than 1 to 2 seasons even at a 90% duty cycle. USB fans are a common enough item that unusually good ones may exist, but it's really hard to find any amid the tsunami of cheap trash.

Yes I'm aware cheap DC motors don't last, I have my reasons for needing USB powered fans, please do not suggest fans which use AC power.

The 43-year-old American rapper, who has almost 40 million monthly listeners on Spotify, announced his Free Palestine Tour on Thursday, with shows set to take place in Dublin, Paris and London in late October.

Macklemore said he will be joined by other musicians and will announce their names soon. He added that US shows are currently being organised.

He said all proceeds raised from the tour will be donated to causes supporting the Palestinian people and the wider movement.

“If these last couple of weeks have shown us anything, it’s that something has shifted over the last three years,” Macklemore said in a statement.