[Magdalen] Times are a-Changin'

[Jay Weigel]

I understand the FBI has now gotten involved in this case, Lynn. The
sheriff in this case was dismissed from a previous position for racism. So
was the prosecutor.

On Fri, Jul 17, 2015 at 3:06 PM, Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com>
wrote:

> in re 'smoking' ...
>
> I read a tragic article in today's Houston Chronicle about a young African
> American woman who was stopped by police outside of a small college town
> between here (Houston) and Austin - Prairie View A&M (historically 'black'
> university not affiliated with TX A&M). She was an '07 grad, arriving in
> town to settle down after accepting a job offer from the university several
> days ago.  Stopped by the police after she "failed to signal a lane
> change", when the cop approached her in the car she apparently was smoking
> and the cop told her to put out her cigarette. Apparently this directive
> was not immediately followed so the cop told her to get out of the car.
> When she did exit the car 'physical' contact ensued initiated by the cop.
> She was eventually put in cuffs and into the police car and taken to jail.
> Shortly after being seen in her cell the following morning, she was found
> hanging from a 'self made plastic bag noose from the  trash can liner in
> her cell'.
>
> This story is stunning in its description of what happened. Her family in
> another state is unable to believe she would take her life. A witness who
> filmed some of the scuffle from across the street when her car was stopped
> said the young woman was being harassed by the police. This is so very sad.
>
> Lynn
>
> website: www.ichthysdesigns.com
>
> When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have not
> a single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave me."
> attributed to Erma Bombeck
> "Either Freedom for all or stop talking about Freedom at all" from a talk
> by Richard Rohr
>
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> From: "Cantor03--- via Magdalen" <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
> Sent: Friday, July 17, 2015 1:52 PM
> To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
> Cc: <Cantor03 at aol.com>
> Subject: [Magdalen] Times are a-Changin'
>
>
>
>>
>> In the current issue of the periodical, "Opera News" (Metropolitan  Opera,
>> NYC USA) there is an extended article about the historical recording
>> from the 1960's of Bizet's "Carmen" with Leonard Bernstein as  conductor.
>> He had his own idiosyncrasies in directing the score which are  explored
>> at depth.
>>
>> There is, though, an historical photo of Lennie and his cohorts  listening
>> to a play back of the recording they had just made of Carmen.
>>
>> A whole bunch of them, including Lennie, are smoking.  It is just  a
>> little shocking, now.
>>
>> It stuck me of the positive changes (at least in the USA) regarding
>> smoking in public locations (not) during the  intervening years.
>>
>> I've mentioned before bringing up (vestry) placing the Eau Claire
>> Cathedral and complex into the non-smoking category about 1971.   The
>> chain smoking Dean and parish secretary at the time nearly died at  the
>> thought, but the insurance carrier made them go non-smoking within
>> six months of my vestry suggestion.  Money talks.
>>
>> In any case, I suspect Lennie's smoking was at least a factor in his
>> eventual demise.  They don't make them like Leonard Bernstein any  more.
>>
>>
>>
>> David Strang......who was once presented with the piano score of
>> Bernstein's
>>                         "Trouble in Tahiti".  It was the most difficult
>> score I had ever
>>                          seen, and I declined to get involved.  It was a
>> fun  production.
>>
>
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