Family and friends gathered Monday for the funeral of Freddie Gray, a
25-year-old black man whose death in custody triggered a fresh wave of
protests over US police tactics.
Thousands of people arrived
at the New Shiloh Baptist church to pay final respects to Gray, who died
on April 19 of severe spinal injuries, a week after his arrest in
Baltimore. (AFP)
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I don’t know why people are telling protestors “violence is never the answer.” Gee, you’d think you would be telling that to the cops who severed a man’s spine and beat him to death. They probably need to hear that message more.
Tampons were packed with their strings connecting them, like a strip of sausages, so they wouldn’t float away. Engineers asked Ride, “Is 100 the right number?” She would be in space for a week. “That would not be the right number,” she told them. At every turn, her difference was made clear to her. When it was announced Ride had been named to a space flight mission, her shuttle commander, Bob Crippen, who became a lifelong friend and colleague, introduced her as “undoubtedly the prettiest member of the crew.” At another press event, a reporter asked Ride how she would react to a problem on the shuttle: “Do you weep?”
one must be as strong as the wolf, but as sweet as the rose.