JUNE 25 THROUGH 27, 2018

NEWS AND VIEWS


THOU SHALT NOT SPEAK ILL OF BIG BROTHER. THAT IS IN POLAND NOW, BUT I’M ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THE SAME KIND OF THINKING TO COME OUT INTO THE OPEN HERE IN THE USA. THIS TRULY IS “BACK TO THE FUTURE.”

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-44627129
Poland Holocaust law: Government U-turn on jail threat
JUNE 27, 2018 41 minutes ago
Related Topics -- The Holocaust

PHOTOGRAPH -- The Polish law has angered many Holocaust survivors in Israel

When Poland made it a criminal offence this year to accuse it of complicity in Nazi war crimes, there was an outcry in Europe, Israel and the US.

Anyone found guilty could face up to three years in jail.

Five months later, the right-wing prime minister has moved to change the law to decriminalise the offence, describing it as a "correction".

An amendment to the Holocaust law was quickly backed by the lower house of parliament and now moves to the Senate.

The law had been intended to "defend the good name of Poland" but from now on it would be a civil, not a criminal offence, the head of prime minister's office, Michal Dworczyk, told public radio.

When it was signed by Polish President Andzrej Duda in February there were immediate objections, and he then referred the measures to the Constitutional Tribunal, in effect putting the law on hold.

The Tattooist of Auschwitz - and his secret love
Convicted Auschwitz guard pleads for mercy
Criticism of Holocaust law grows

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin publicly challenged the legislation in April, telling his counterpart it was undeniable that while many Poles had fought the Nazis in World War Two, "Poland and Poles had a hand in the extermination" of Jews during the Holocaust.

While admitting that Poland was backtracking on the law, the government said it had had the necessary effect so that no-one would any more be able to use the defamatory phrase "Polish death camps" with impunity.

The head of the World Jewish Congress, Ronald Lauder, welcomed the decision, while the World Holocaust Remembrance Centre in Jerusalem, Yad Vashem, said it was a "positive development in the right direction".

What the law said

Poland's Institute of National Remembrance (IPN) law states: "Whoever accuses, publicly and against the facts, the Polish nation, or the Polish state, of being responsible or complicit in the Nazi crimes committed by the Third German Reich… shall be subject to a fine or a penalty of imprisonment of up to three years."

However, a person "is not committing a crime if he or she commits such an act as part of artistic or scientific activities".

Why has Poland backtracked on Holocaust law?
By Adam Easton, BBC News, Warsaw

The legislation was partially inspired to prevent the use of the offensive and inaccurate phrase "Polish death camps" in international media and elsewhere.

During World War Two, Poland suffered brutal occupation by the Nazi and Soviet regimes and more than five million Polish citizens, three million of them Jews, died. The Germans conceived and operated the camps in what was then Nazi-occupied Poland.

Image copyrightREUTERS
Image caption
Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki told parliament the government had to take into account the international response to the law

The law explicitly referred to complicity in Nazi crimes by the Polish nation or state.

Poland's Law and Justice government, while acknowledging that individual Poles took part in crimes against their Jewish neighbours, argued the legislation was correct because the Polish state had ceased to exist under Nazi and Soviet occupation.

The government was surprised, however, by the widespread outrage the law caused, especially from two key Polish allies, Israel and the US, which saw it as an attempt to deny historical truth and muzzle testimony and research into the period.

The law also provoked a brief explosion of anti-Semitic feeling on social media and elsewhere in Poland.

But it's the harm the dispute has done to Poland's relations with the US and Israel that has caused the government to take this step.

Warsaw has enough problems in Europe thanks to its dispute with the EU over reforms to the Polish judiciary, so it does not want to fight another front with Washington.

For Poland, the US guarantees its security against potential threats from Russia. The fact that Poland's President Andrzej Duda did not get a chance to meet President Donald Trump during his recent visit to the US may not have helped either.

Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said he still believed that those who said Poland was responsible for Nazi crimes deserved to be in prison. But he conceded that his government must take into account the international context.



“HAVE WHEELS, WILL KILL.” WHO NEEDS A GUN? LOOK AT THIS YOUNG MAN’S FACE – SAD, HOPELESS, BUT IS HE CONTRITE? HAPPY, PERHAPS? HE HAS VERY LITTLE EXPRESSION. HE DOES LOOK SERIOUSLY MENTALLY DISTURBED. I HOPE HE WON’T BE PUT INTO PRISON WITHOUT MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT, NOR TURNED LOOSE INTO THE PUBLIC AFTER HE IS STABILIZED. I’M FAIRLY SURE HE MAY DIE IN PRISON.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/06/27/charlottesville-rally-james-alex-fields-charged-federal-hate-crimes/738514002/?csp=chromepush
Driver accused of plowing into crowd at Charlottesville rally charged with federal hate crimes
Doug Stanglin, USA TODAY Published 12:50 p.m. ET June 27, 2018 | Updated 1:17 p.m. ET June 27, 2018

PHOTOGRAPHS 1 THRU 23

A federal grand jury in Virginia indicted an Ohio man Wednesday with federal hate crimes in the death of a woman run down by a car after a "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville last summer.

James Alex Fields Jr., 21, of Maumee, Ohio, had already been charged in state court in connection with the death of Heather Heyer for allegedly ramming his car into a group of counter-protesters.

Heyer was killed the last day of the August weekend rally organized by white supremacists and their sympathizers protesting the removal of Robert E. Lee's statue from a Charlottesville park. The highly publicized event drew supporters and counter-protesters to the university town in central Virginia.

Fields was indicted on one federal count of a hate crime resulting in Heyer's death, 28 counts of hate crimes for causing bodily injury and involving an attempt to kill and one count of racially motivated violent interference with a federally protected activity.

The grand jury was sitting in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia in Charlottesville.

The memorial on 4th Street is built up with more flowers while two spectators drop their bouquets into the formation. Following protests that turned violent on Saturday and a day of memorial and mourning on Sunday, the town of Charlottesville, Va., continues to recover from the social rift. (Photo: Henry Taylor, USA TODAY)

In announcing the indictment, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said his department has determined that "hateful ideologies will not have the last word and their adherents will not get away with violent crimes against those they target."

Sessions said the indictment "should send a clear message to every would-be criminal in America that we aggressively prosecute violent crimes of hate that threaten the core principles of our nation."

According to the indictment, Fields traveled to Charlottesville to participate in the rally that was widely publicized on social media as associated with white supremacist individuals and other far-right groups.

After authorities declared the event an "unlawful assembly," Fields left the area, but returned in his car as crowds drifted away from the site of the rally, the indictment charged. He then encountered a group of counter-protesters who were chanting and carrying signs promoting equality and protesting against racial discrimination.

The indictment alleged that Fields slowly backed up his car in a downtown street then rapidly accelerated, ran through a stop sign and across a raised pedestrian mall, and drove directly into the crowd, hitting numerous individuals, killing Heyer, and injuring many others. He then fled the scene.

In January, Fields was charged by a state court with first-degree murder among other crimes for which he will be tried in November.

Shortly after the incident, President Donald Trump weighed in. "I think there is blame on both sides," Trump told reporters.

"What about the 'alt-left' that came charging at, as you say, the 'alt-right,' do they have any semblance of guilt?" Trump asked. "What about the fact they came charging with clubs in hands, swinging clubs, do they have any problem? I think they do."

"You had a group on one side that was bad and you had a group on the other side that was also very violent. Nobody wants to say it, but I will say it right now," Trump added.



IS THIS PART OF THE CLAMPING DOWN BY THE OLIGARCHS? OR JUST ANOTHER PIECE OF BAD LUCK FOR JOHN Q PUBLIC? I DON’T WANT TO BE TOO UNFAIR TO THE ROBBER BARONS, BUT EVERY TIME A REPUBLICAN IS ELECTED TO THE PRESIDENCY, THE AVERAGE PERSON WILL BE BEATEN DOWN YET AGAIN. THIS DEPRESSES AND ANGERS ME, BUT NO MATTER HOW OUTRAGED I MAY FEEL, ONLY SO MUCH CAN BE DONE.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/06/27/supreme-court-deals-blow-public-employee-labor-unions/590440002/?csp=chromepush
Supreme Court deals major financial blow to nation's public employee unions
Richard Wolf, USA TODAY Published 10:05 a.m. ET June 27, 2018

PHOTOGRAPH -- Supreme Court deals major financial blow to nation's public employee unions

Supreme Court labor unions

Union members demonstrated outside the Supreme Court in February as the justices heard a major challenge to the power of public employee unions.
(Photo: Jacquelyn Martin, AP)



GOOD COP BAD COP

“EAST PITTSBURGH POLICE OFFICER MICHAEL ROSFELD WAS FORMALLY CHARGED WEDNESDAY MORNING. IN A CRIMINAL COMPLAINT FILED IN THE CASE, DETECTIVES CITE WITNESSES WHO SAID ROSE CLEARLY HAD NOTHING IN HIS HANDS WHEN HE WAS SHOT, CONTRADICTING WHAT ROSFELD INITIALLY TOLD INVESTIGATORS.”

“ROSE FAMILY ATTORNEYS SAID THE BAIL FOR LOW FOR A MURDER CASE ....” THIS IS A STRING OF WORDS EQUAL TO THE BEST, OR WORST, OF DONALD TRUMP, DON’T YOU THINK? “WORD SALAD,” SOME CLEVER NEWS WRITER DUBBED IT A FEW MONTHS AGO. IS THIS WHY CBS NEVER GIVES THE WRITER’S NAME?

THE WORDS USED ABOVE MADE ME LAUGH, BUT THE SITUATION OF THE CASE IS NOT AT ALL FUNNY. DA STEPHEN ZAPPALLA CONDEMNED HIS ACTION, SAYING, “ROSFELD'S ACTIONS WERE INTENTIONAL AND HE WAS NOT ACTING TO PREVENT DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY, ZAPPALA SAID. "YOU DO NOT SHOOT SOMEBODY IN THE BACK IF THEY ARE NOT A THREAT TO YOU," ZAPPALA SAID.

UNFORTUNATELY, THIS SORT OF STORY REPEATS OVER AND OVER, WHICH IS WHAT MAKES ME THINK THAT THE NEED FOR GOOD SELECTION AND TRAINING OF OFFICERS IS A LARGE PART OF THE PROBLEM; AND THAT WHILE TRUE HUMAN "ERROR" DOES OCCUR UNDER STRESS, SHEER COMPETITIVENESS OF THE SAME SORT THAT MAKES CERTAIN DOGS CHASE ANY CAT THAT THEY SEE -- AN ATTACK THAT IS DONE PURELY FOR FUN -- IS AT LEAST HALF OF THE THE MOTIVATION. THAT’S THE DEPRESSING PART OF IT ALL. I WANT US TO BE BETTER THAN THE “LOWER” ANIMALS, BUT WE JUST AREN’T.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/antwon-rose-jr-death-east-pittsburgh-officer-michael-rosfeld-charged-today-2018-06-27/
CBS/AP June 27, 2018, 12:11 PM
Antwon Rose Jr. death: East Pittsburgh Officer Michael Rosfeld charged with criminal homicide

PITTSBURGH — The East Pittsburgh Police officer who fatally shot 17-year-old Antwon Rose Jr. on June 19 has been charged with criminal homicide. According to court records, East Pittsburgh Police Officer Michael Rosfeld was formally charged Wednesday morning.

In a criminal complaint filed in the case, detectives cite witnesses who said Rose clearly had nothing in his hands when he was shot, contradicting what Rosfeld initially told investigators.

Rose's family stood by, crying and wearing shirts that read "Justice for Antwon," as their attorneys spoke at a press conference Wednesday. Attorney Lee Merritt said the family is "cautiously optimistic" about the charge being filed, but said "criminal charges alone are going to be insufficient."

"We are in it for the long haul, to see this process through to conviction," Merritt said.

Rosfeld was conducting a traffic stop of the vehicle Rose was riding in, which police said fit the description of one used in a drive-by shooting that night. He told investigators he had ordered the driver out of the car, and down on the ground, when Rose got out of the vehicle.

According to Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen Zappala, Jr., Rose can be seen on witness video showing his hands before fleeing. No weapon was found on his person.

Rosfeld first told investigators that Rose "turned his hand toward" Rosfeld, who "saw something dark that he perceived as a gun," detectives wrote in the complaint. But when asked to repeat his version of events, Rosfeld's story changed, detectives wrote.

"During that rendition, Rosfeld told the detectives that he did not see a gun when the passenger emerged and ran. When confronted with this inconsistency, Rosfeld stated he saw something in the passenger's hand but was not sure what it was," detectives wrote in the complaint. "In addition, Officer Rosfeld stated that he was not certain if the individual who had his arm pointed at him was still pointing at him when he fired the shots."

Rosfeld opened fire, striking Rose three times from behind. Rose died from his injuries.

rosfeld-rose-2.jpg
East Pittsburgh Police Officer Michael Rosfeld (left) is charged with the shooting death of 17-year-old Antwon Rose Jr. (right). ALLEGHENY COUNTY JAIL (LEFT); STK, EMBRACE LIFE/WOODLAND HILLS SCHOOL DISTRICT VIA CBS PITTSBURGH (RIGHT)

Criminal homicide is a broad category that includes manslaughter and murder. Pennsylvania prosecutors typically specify what subsection of homicide they will pursue later in the case.

A medical examiner determined Rose was struck in the cheek — exiting through the nasal passage — the right elbow from behind, and in the mid-back, which was the fatal shot, Zappala said during a press conference Wednesday. The bullet lodged in Rose's chest and was determined to be from Rosfeld's service weapon, Zappala said.

Rosfeld's actions were intentional and he was not acting to prevent death or serious injury, Zappala said.

"You do not shoot somebody in the back if they are not a threat to you," Zappala said.

Criminal homicide is a broad category that includes manslaughter and murder. Pennsylvania prosecutors typically specify what subsection of homicide they will pursue later in the case. Zappala said the officer's actions clearly support a third-degree murder conviction but they will ask the jury to consider a full range of charges, including first-degree murder.

Zappala said Rosfeld is remorseful.

CBS Pittsburgh reports that according to sources, Rosfeld had only been on duty in East Pittsburgh for three weeks, and he was formally sworn in about 90 minutes before the fatal shooting. Rosfeld had been working as a police officer in the region since 2011.

He had previously worked in Harmarville and Oakmont. He also worked for the University of Pittsburgh Police Department and was reportedly dismissed for cause from the university. The university turned his personnel file over to county investigators as part of the investigation.

Rose family attorneys said they have filed a writ to obtain he personnel file. They said they believed it would show "prior egregious behavior" and a history of falsifying reports. Asked by reporters if he saw anything in Rosfeld's past employment records that raised concerns, Zappala said yes but declined to elaborate.

The shooting happened around 8:30 p.m. on June 19 in East Pittsburgh. Police were initially called to Kirkpatrick Avenue in North Braddock for reports of a drive-by shooting. At the scene, they found a 22-year-old man injured. That man was taken to the hospital, where he was treated and released for a wound to the abdomen that may have been a graze wound from a bullet or a building fragment, Zappala said.

Police obtained surveillance footage of a vehicle that was seen fleeing the scene of that shooting and alerted nearby departments. The drive-by shooter appeared to be sitting in the rear passenger seat. Rose was sitting in the the front passenger seat of the vehicle Rosfeld pulled over in in East Pittsburgh around 10 minutes later.

Zaijuan Hester, 17, another passenger in the vehicle, fled and remained at large for a week. He was later located and arrested on June 26. He will face charges in connection to the North Braddock shooting. Video shows the person who fired shots from the car in North Braddock was in the backseat and wearing a dark tee-shirt, which Hester was wearing, Zappala said. Rose was riding in the front passenger seat and wearing a white tee-shirt, he said.

Other evidence indicates Hester was the gunman, he said.

Rose was not involved in the North Braddock shooting other than being in the car, Zappala said.

"By all accounts Mr. Rose never did anything in furtherance of any crimes in North Braddock," Zappala said.

Hester was charged as an adult with aggravated assault, possession of firearm by a minor, receiving stolen property, persons not to possess firearms, and criminal attempt.

Neither Rose nor Hester were armed when Rosfeld opened fire, and Rosfeld admitted he never saw a weapon, Zappala said, which he called "significant."

Zappala said said [sic] two weapons, both stolen, were found in the car, one of which was used in the North Braddock shooting and another that was linked to three or four other crimes, Zappala said. Rose had an empty clip in his pocket, Zappala said.

Rosfeld was placed on paid administrative leave after the shooting, which has triggered protests in the area.

Rosfeld's bail, which was opposed by prosecutors, was set at $250,000, according to court documents. Rosfeld was released and a preliminary hearing is set for July 6.

Rosfeld's attorney Patrick Thomassey told CBS Pittsburgh he doesn't believe this is a murder case. Thomassey said his client was in a dangerous situation.

"Clearly, the people in the car were armed. Clearly at least one person in the car was firing at somebody and shot somebody right up the road. Police officers are there to protect," Thomassey said.

He said he believes his client had the "right to shoot" under the law.

Rose family attorneys said the bail for low for a murder case and said it would represent their first legal hurdle. Zappala said he had spoken with Rose's family.

"They are very distraught about the loss of their son, who by all accounts was a good kid," Zappala said.

© 2018 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.


THE FOLLOWING STORY IS A SLIGHTLY MODIFIED VERSION OF THE PREVIOUS ONE, AND BOTH HAVE A NUMBER OF DIFFERING DETAILS. READ THIS ONE, ALSO IF YOU WANT TO DIG IN REALLY DEEPLY INTO THE SUBJECT. IF YOU DON’T, JUST “PLAY THROUGH,” AS GOLFERS SAY. THERE IS MORE INFORMATION ON ROSFELD’S BACKGROUND IN THIS SECOND ONE, THOUGH, AND IT REALLY IS INTERESTING.

“ROSE FAMILY ATTORNEYS SAID THE BAIL FOR LOW FOR A MURDER CASE ....” THIS IS A STRING OF WORDS EQUAL TO THE BEST, OR WORST, OF DONALD TRUMP, DON’T YOU THINK? FOR THE PHRASE “WORD SALAD,” AS SOME CLEVER NEWS WRITER DUBBED IT A FEW MONTHS AGO, IT MUST HAVE MORE THAN ONE LIKELY MEANING AND UNCLEAR REFERENCES. IS THIS WHY CBS NEVER GIVES THE WRITER’S NAME? I KNOW WHAT HE OR SHE MUST BE SAYING, BUT STILL ....

UNFORTUNATELY, THIS SORT OF STORY REPEATS OVER AND OVER, WHICH IS WHAT MAKES ME THINK THAT GOOD SELECTION AND TRAINING OF OFFICERS IS A LARGE PART OF THE PROBLEM OR THE SOLUTION, AND THAT WHILE TRUE HUMAN ERROR DEFINITELY DOES OCCUR UNDER STRESS, COMPETITIVENESS IS BASIC TO THE ASSERTIVENESS THAT POLICE NEED IN ORDER TO BE EFFECTIVE ON THE STREET. IT MUST BE CONTROLLED AND PROPERLY CHANNELED TO PRODUCE A GOOD LAW ENFORCER, THOUGH. THEIR GOALS AND ACTIONS MUST FIT IN WITH JUSTICE IN IT’S FINER FORM, FAIRNESS. POLICE WHO ARE KILLERS ARE OF THE SAME SORT OF PERSONALITY THAT MAKES CERTAIN DOGS CHASE ANY CAT THAT THEY SEE. IT’S PURELY FOR FUN, AND IF THE CAT IS KILLED, THAT IS EVEN MORE FUN.

I HAD A MANX CAT MANY YEARS AGO WHO WAS ON THE FRONT PORCH WITH ME WHEN THREE MEDIUM-LARGE AND ROWDY DOGS CAME RUNNING UP. MY CAT, RATHER THAN RUNNING AWAY, JUMPED OFF THE PORCH RIGHT IN THEIR FACES AND EMITTED THAT HALF GROWL HALF YOWL SOUND THAT THEY DO WHEN THEY ARE REALLY ANGRY. THE DOGS ALL SCATTERED IMMEDIATELY. A TIME IS COMING WHEN POLICE WILL HAVE TO AMEND THE WAY THEY HANDLE HUMAN INTERACTIONS ALSO. GOING BY THE ACTIONS OF AG ZAPPALLA, HE IS WILLING TO PUT A STOP TO RANDOM KILLINGS BY POLICE OFFICERS. THERE WILL CERTAINLY BE UPS AND DOWNS ON THIS, BUT MOST AMERICANS PROBABLY AREN’T READY FOR THE POLICE STATE YET.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/antwon-rose-jr-death-east-pittsburgh-officer-michael-rosfeld-charged-today-2018-06-27/
CBS/AP June 27, 2018, 12:11 PM
Antwon Rose Jr. death: East Pittsburgh Officer Michael Rosfeld charged with criminal homicide

PITTSBURGH — The East Pittsburgh Police officer who fatally shot 17-year-old Antwon Rose Jr. on June 19 has been charged with criminal homicide. According to court records, East Pittsburgh Police Officer Michael Rosfeld was formally charged Wednesday morning.

In a criminal complaint filed in the case, detectives cite witnesses who said Rose clearly had nothing in his hands when he was shot, contradicting what Rosfeld initially told investigators.

Rose's family stood by, crying and wearing shirts that read "Justice for Antwon," as their attorneys spoke at a press conference Wednesday. Attorney Lee Merritt said the family is "cautiously optimistic" about the charge being filed, but said "criminal charges alone are going to be insufficient."

"We are in it for the long haul, to see this process through to conviction," Merritt said.

Rosfeld was conducting a traffic stop of the vehicle Rose was riding in, which police said fit the description of one used in a drive-by shooting that night. He told investigators he had ordered the driver out of the car, and down on the ground, when Rose got out of the vehicle.

According to Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen Zappala, Jr., Rose can be seen on witness video showing his hands before fleeing. No weapon was found on his person.

Rosfeld first told investigators that Rose "turned his hand toward" Rosfeld, who "saw something dark that he perceived as a gun," detectives wrote in the complaint. But when asked to repeat his version of events, Rosfeld's story changed, detectives wrote.

"During that rendition, Rosfeld told the detectives that he did not see a gun when the passenger emerged and ran. When confronted with this inconsistency, Rosfeld stated he saw something in the passenger's hand but was not sure what it was," detectives wrote in the complaint. "In addition, Officer Rosfeld stated that he was not certain if the individual who had his arm pointed at him was still pointing at him when he fired the shots."

Rosfeld opened fire, striking Rose three times from behind. Rose died from his injuries.

rosfeld-rose-2.jpg
East Pittsburgh Police Officer Michael Rosfeld (left) is charged with the shooting death of 17-year-old Antwon Rose Jr. (right). ALLEGHENY COUNTY JAIL (LEFT); STK, EMBRACE LIFE/WOODLAND HILLS SCHOOL DISTRICT VIA CBS PITTSBURGH (RIGHT)

Criminal homicide is a broad category that includes manslaughter and murder. Pennsylvania prosecutors typically specify what subsection of homicide they will pursue later in the case.

A medical examiner determined Rose was struck in the cheek — exiting through the nasal passage — the right elbow from behind, and in the mid-back, which was the fatal shot, Zappala said during a press conference Wednesday. The bullet lodged in Rose's chest and was determined to be from Rosfeld's service weapon, Zappala said.

Rosfeld's actions were intentional and he was not acting to prevent death or serious injury, Zappala said.

"You do not shoot somebody in the back if they are not a threat to you," Zappala said.

Criminal homicide is a broad category that includes manslaughter and murder. Pennsylvania prosecutors typically specify what subsection of homicide they will pursue later in the case. Zappala said the officer's actions clearly support a third-degree murder conviction but they will ask the jury to consider a full range of charges, including first-degree murder.

Zappala said Rosfeld is remorseful.

CBS Pittsburgh reports that according to sources, Rosfeld had only been on duty in East Pittsburgh for three weeks, and he was formally sworn in about 90 minutes before the fatal shooting. Rosfeld had been working as a police officer in the region since 2011.

He had previously worked in Harmarville and Oakmont. He also worked for the University of Pittsburgh Police Department and was reportedly dismissed for cause from the university. The university turned his personnel file over to county investigators as part of the investigation.

Rose family attorneys said they have filed a writ to obtain he personnel file. They said they believed it would show "prior egregious behavior" and a history of falsifying reports. Asked by reporters if he saw anything in Rosfeld's past employment records that raised concerns, Zappala said yes but declined to elaborate.

The shooting happened around 8:30 p.m. on June 19 in East Pittsburgh. Police were initially called to Kirkpatrick Avenue in North Braddock for reports of a drive-by shooting. At the scene, they found a 22-year-old man injured. That man was taken to the hospital, where he was treated and released for a wound to the abdomen that may have been a graze wound from a bullet or a building fragment, Zappala said.

Police obtained surveillance footage of a vehicle that was seen fleeing the scene of that shooting and alerted nearby departments. The drive-by shooter appeared to be sitting in the rear passenger seat. Rose was sitting in the the front passenger seat of the vehicle Rosfeld pulled over in in East Pittsburgh around 10 minutes later.

Zaijuan Hester, 17, another passenger in the vehicle, fled and remained at large for a week. He was later located and arrested on June 26. He will face charges in connection to the North Braddock shooting. Video shows the person who fired shots from the car in North Braddock was in the backseat and wearing a dark tee-shirt, which Hester was wearing, Zappala said. Rose was riding in the front passenger seat and wearing a white tee-shirt, he said.

Other evidence indicates Hester was the gunman, he said.

Rose was not involved in the North Braddock shooting other than being in the car, Zappala said.

"By all accounts Mr. Rose never did anything in furtherance of any crimes in North Braddock," Zappala said.

Hester was charged as an adult with aggravated assault, possession of firearm by a minor, receiving stolen property, persons not to possess firearms, and criminal attempt.

Neither Rose nor Hester were armed when Rosfeld opened fire, and Rosfeld admitted he never saw a weapon, Zappala said, which he called "significant."

Zappala said said two weapons, both stolen, were found in the car, one of which was used in the North Braddock shooting and another that was linked to three or four other crimes, Zappala said. Rose had an empty clip in his pocket, Zappala said.

Rosfeld was placed on paid administrative leave after the shooting, which has triggered protests in the area.

Rosfeld's bail, which was opposed by prosecutors, was set at $250,000, according to court documents. Rosfeld was released and a preliminary hearing is set for July 6.

Rosfeld's attorney Patrick Thomassey told CBS Pittsburgh he doesn't believe this is a murder case. Thomassey said his client was in a dangerous situation.

"Clearly, the people in the car were armed. Clearly at least one person in the car was firing at somebody and shot somebody right up the road. Police officers are there to protect," Thomassey said.

He said he believes his client had the "right to shoot" under the law.

Rose family attorneys said the bail for low for a murder case and said it would represent their first legal hurdle. Zappala said he had spoken with Rose's family.

"They are very distraught about the loss of their son, who by all accounts was a good kid," Zappala said.

© 2018 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.



A FIFTEEN YEAR-OLD RUNAWAY IS TRYING FOR FREEDOM. I WONDER WHAT LIVING INSIDE THE SHELTER IS LIKE, AND WHETHER HE WAS ABUSED. HE VERY LIKELY WAS. THIS STORY SAYS THAT 42 HAVE ESCAPED OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/teen-was-42nd-child-to-escape-network-of-migrant-shelters-since-october-casa-padre-southwest-key/
By GRAHAM KATES CBS NEWS June 25, 2018, 5:14 PM
Teen was 42nd child to flee network of migrant shelters along border since October

BROWNSVILLE, Texas -- A teenage boy who crossed the southern border unaccompanied recently has gone missing from the shelter where he was housed after being taken into custody, officials confirmed to CBS News.

The 15-year-old had been living at the Casa Padre shelter for unaccompanied minors in Brownsville, Texas. The facility is a former Walmart that has been retrofitted to house more than 1,000 youths transferred from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Southwest Key Programs is the company contracted by HHS' Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) to operate the Casa Padre facility, one of 26 shelters it oversees in Texas, Arizona and California. In a phone call with CBS News, spokesman Jeff Eller said 42 children have decided on their own to leave and not return to Southwest Key facilities since Oct. 1. He said the children typically climb a fence. Eller noted that the number of children who have gone missing accounts for just 0.21 percent of the 19,846 children the organization has cared for during that time.

A source familiar with the situation told CBS News the boy was outside in a playground during scheduled recreational time Saturday when he "took off and climbed the fence." Facility staff did not try to restrain the boy, though they did briefly attempt to convince him to stay.

The ORR policy manual notes that child care providers must ensure each facility has "controlled entry and exit from the premises to ensure unaccompanied alien children remain within the facility perimeter."

However, Eller said in an earlier email that the child left of his own accord, and that the non-profit's employees were not allowed to stop him.

"As a licensed child care center, if a child attempts to leave any of our facilities, we cannot restrain them. We are not a detention center," Eller said. "We talk to them and try to get them to stay. If they leave the property, we call law enforcement."

Eller said the child was reported missing to local authorities.

The boy arrived alone at the border recently, according to an HHS spokesperson. His father lives in the United States and is in the process of being vetted to be the boy's sponsor.

"When an (unaccompanied alien child) is reported as missing, local authorities, the Department of Homeland Security, and the UAC's Parent (or emergency contact) are notified. When a UAC is found, the UAC will be returned to DHS custody and most likely referred back to HHS until a suitable sponsor is found," the agency said in a statement emailed to CBS News.

Local and federal officials are searching for the boy, the spokesperson said.

Graham Kates
Graham Kates is an investigative reporter covering criminal justice, privacy issues and information security for CBSNews.com.

© 2018 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved.



WE NEED TO TEACH YOUNG PEOPLE THE RIGHT WAY TO GET ALONG PEACEFULLY, BUT IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN NO MORE THAN HALF THE TIME, ESPECIALLY SINCE TRUMP GRABBED THE REINS OF POWER. THE TRUMPITES WILL HAVE TO BE FOUGHT, BUT NOT WITH POISON TIPPED BARBS LIKE THIS SHODDY TREATMENT OF SANDERS WHEN SHE WAS PEACEFULLY HAVING A MEAL WITH FRIENDS. THAT RESTAURANT OWNER IS “LIBERAL” BUT NOT KIND.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/commentary-the-message-86-ing-sarah-sanders-sent-to-conservatives/
By MICHAEL GRAHAM CBS NEWS June 25, 2018, 6:08 AM
Commentary: The message "86-ing" Sarah Sanders sent to conservatives

When it comes to the story of Sarah Huckabee Sanders and the Red Hen restaurant, you can't blame conservatives for being confused.

A few weeks ago, the owner of Colorado's Masterpiece Cakeshop was a national villain for refusing to bake a custom cake to celebrate a same-sex marriage. American liberals were outraged when the U.S. Supreme Court -- by a 7-2 margin -- refused to force the owner, Jack Phillips, to either set aside his moral objections to gay marriages and make the cake or else shut down.

"The Court today has offered dangerous encouragement to those who would deny civil rights to LGBT people and people living with HIV," Lambda Legal CEO Rachel B. Tiven said at the time.

"Bigotry Baked In" was the headline from the National Center for Transgender Equality.

And while liberals across the country slammed the bakery's Yelp page with negative reviews, one denouncing its "hatred sweets," Hollywood figures like Seth McFarlane and Judd Apatow took to Twitter to denounce the court's ruling: "the Supreme Court has approved of hate," Apatow wrote.

So refusing to serve someone because doing so would violate your personal beliefs on what you believe is an important moral issue -- that's bad, right?

Apparently not.

The Washington Post reports that the owner of the Red Hen, a small farm-to-table restaurant in Lexington, Virginia, refused to serve White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Friday night. Why? "This feels like the moment in our democracy when people have to make uncomfortable actions and decisions to uphold their morals," Red Hen owner Stephanie Wilkins told the Post. "We just felt there are moments in time when people need to live their convictions. This appeared to be one."

You can practically hear the neck-snapping double-takes from the American Right echoing across the internet. "Sarah Sanders can now drive in Saudi Arabia, but not dine freely in Virginia," conservative wit @Hale_Razor quipped on Twitter.

The treatment of Sanders at the Red Hen restaurant is the very incarnation of the double standard many conservative Americans feel they've lived under for years. Their social media feeds are full of liberals supporting the very same behavior for which they've been condemned as (literally) "bigots" and "Nazis."

Liberal activists who denounced the Colorado bakery rushed to the internet to celebrate the treatment of Sarah Huckabee Sanders.

"Sarah Sanders is whining about not being served at the Red Hen restaurant, because she is a terrible person who lies for Trump and hurts this country," said Democratic Coalition founder and MSNBC contributor Scott Dworkin. "Cry me a river. Go eat at a KKK restaurant."

New York playwright Paul Rudnick said Sanders "should get used to being denied entry at nice places, like restaurants, democracies and heaven."

And the same Judd Apatow who decried the Masterpiece Cakeshop ruling retweeted messages supporting the Red Hen's refusal of service.

Just this week, conservatives have seen Sanders ejected from a restaurant, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen being screamed at while she ate dinner at a Mexican restaurant in D.C., and Seth Rogen on CBS' "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" bragging about how he refused to take a photo with House Speaker Paul Ryan and his family (he had already taken a picture with Ryan's sons). And instead of being viewed as "terrorists" and "extremists," as Tea Partiers were during the Obama era, the perpetrators are celebrated for standing up to "evil."

Not everyone on the Left had the same reaction, though. Former President Obama's senior political adviser, David Axelrod, had a message for his fellow liberals: "Kind of amazed and appalled by the number of folks on Left who applauded the expulsion of @PressSec and her family from a restaurant. This, in the end, is a triumph for @realDonaldTrump vision of America: Now we're divided by red plates & blue plates!"

On CBS News' "Face the Nation" Sunday, Congressman Elijah Cummings, D-Maryland, concurred: "As far as the restaurant incident, I think the restaurant owner should have served her. I really do."

But conservatives believe, and with good reason, that the view of the liberal-dominated media culture is that tolerance and understanding is one-way street. "Tolerate us," they say, "or we'll come after you."

For her part, the restaurant owner described her conversation this way: "I explained that the restaurant has certain standards that I feel it has to uphold, such as honesty, and compassion, and cooperation." And her display of compassion and cooperation was to throw Sanders out?

Cultural conservatives realize that they are a political minority in America. With the glaring exception of abortion (American support for pro-life positions has increased over the past two decades), they have largely lost the battles for what the believe are fundamental family values necessary for the nation to succeed and prosper. As a political force, they've moved from their "Moral Majority" days of offense to a position of defense. They're asking the tolerant, inclusive Left to simply leave them alone. Their belief that progressives are determined to force them into accepting liberal views was one reason many evangelicals set aside their "Character counts" mantra in order to back Trump. The Left, they believe, isn't interested in political co-existence, but rather total victory.

The latest twist in the Sanders' saga appears to confirm that belief. On Sunday, the news cycle turned from the uncivil treatment of the White House spokesperson to a claim that she's broken the law by defending herself.

Obama's director of the Office of Government Ethics, Walter Shaub, accused Sanders of violating federal law when she tweeted about being kicked out of the restaurant. "Sarah, I know you don't care even a tiny little bit about the ethics rules," Shaub tweeted, "but [U]sing your official account for this is a clear violation of 5 CFR 2635.702(a). It's the same as if an ATF agent pulled out his badge when a restaurant tried to throw him/her out. "


Walter Shaub
✔
@waltshaub
Sarah, I know you don’t care even a tiny little bit about the ethics rules, but using your official account for this is a clear violation of 5 CFR 2635.702(a). It’s the same as if an ATF agent pulled out his badge when a restaurant tried to throw him/her out.

Sarah Sanders
✔
@PressSec
Last night I was told by the owner of Red Hen in Lexington, VA to leave because I work for @POTUS and I politely left. Her actions say far more about her than about me. I always do my best to treat people, including those I disagree with, respectfully and will continue to do so

3:39 PM - Jun 23, 2018
116K
44K people are talking about this
Twitter Ads info and privacy

Unmentioned, however, was the fact that Sanders was responding to reports about the incident by, among others, Red Hen employees who took to social media to brag about turning her away. One posted a photo of the restaurant's white board declaring "86— Sarah Sanders." (The term "86" is restaurant jargon that means that an item has been removed from the menu or refusal of service).

And so once again, conservatives see what they believe are liberal America's rules of the game: When you follow your beliefs, you're the bad guy. When you're rudely treated by others for your beliefs…you're the bad guy. And when you defend yourself -- ditto.

Ari Fleischer, who had Sanders' job in the George W. Bush's White House, made this observation: "I guess we're heading into an America with Democrat-only restaurants, which will lead to Republican-only restaurants. Do the fools who threw Sarah out, and the people who cheer them on, really want us to be that kind of country?"

Matt Yglesias, of liberal website Vox.com, replied, "Who is going to cook the food at Republican-only restaurants," a reference to Republican support for border security.

Always on offense. No matter how offensive. That's the dish being served to many American conservatives today.

© 2018 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved.



ANOTHER NEW DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST CANDIDATE, A 28 YEAR OLD HISPANIC WOMAN, HAS WON OVER AN OLD SCHOOL DEMOCRAT. WE NEED MORE OF THAT, OR THE OLD GUARD DEMS WILL CONTINUE STRUTTING AROUND WITH THEIR NOSES IN THE AIR. WE HAVE TO BECOME A LARGE ENOUGH PERCENTAGE OF THE DEMOCRATS THAT THEY WILL MOVE OVER AND MAKE ROOM AT THE TABLE.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ocasio-wins-primary-democratic-nomination-congress-crowley_us_5b21a084e4b0bbb7a0e46ccd
POLITICS 06/26/2018 09:52 pm ET Updated 6 hours ago
Top Democratic Congressman Loses Seat To N.Y. Democratic Socialist In Huge Upset
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won an unexpected victory against powerful incumbent Rep. Joe Crowley, all but guaranteeing her a seat in the U.S. House.
By Sarah Ruiz-Grossman and Daniel Marans

PHOTOGRAPH -- JENNIFER MASON, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez canvasses in the Bronx borough of New York City.

In the biggest primary upset of 2018, powerful Rep. Joe Crowley (D-N.Y.) lost his seat to progressive political newcomer Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Tuesday.

Crowley is the chair of the House Democratic Caucus, and he was often named as a future leader of the party, should Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) retire one day.

The victory for Ocasio-Cortez, a 28-year-old Latina candidate with modest resources and views that easily make her one of the most left-wing members of Congress, would be significant under any circumstances. That she won in the 14th Congressional District against Crowley, the House Democratic Caucus chairman and a leading candidate for Speaker, is nothing short of remarkable. It was the first time Crowley faced a serious primary challenge in 14 years.

Her win is the most historic ouster of a congressional leader since former GOP Majority Leader Eric Cantor lost his Virginia seat to tea party challenger Dave Brat in June 2014.

“This is not an end, this is the beginning. This is the beginning because the message that we sent the world tonight is that it’s not OK to put donors before your community,” Ocasio-Cortez told her supporters Tuesday night.

In his concession statement, Crowley said he would support Ocasio-Cortez in November.

“The Trump administration is a threat to everything we stand for here in Queens and the Bronx, and if we don’t win back the House this November, we will lose the nation we love,” he said. “This is why we must come together. We will only be able to stop Donald Trump and the Republican Congress by working together, as a united Democratic Party.”


J. David Goodman
✔
@jdavidgoodman
Now @JoeCrowleyNY is playing guitar. He dedicated the first song to @Ocasio2018 — “Born to Run”
@

10:16 PM - Jun 26, 2018
3,766
1,174 people are talking about this
Twitter Ads info and privacy

Ocasio-Cortez’s party Tuesday night, held at a Bronx pool hall with no stage, started small and quickly grew as it became apparent that she would defeat Crowley. In attendance was Cynthia Nixon, the actress and progressive candidate challenging New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) in the Sept. 13 primary, as well as Zephyr Teachout, the law professor running for state attorney general.

What culminated as a celebration of progressive strength, however, began largely outside the national media spotlight. She went door to door introducing herself to voters, quietly putting together the operation needed to get on the ballot in a state with notoriously byzantine election rules. Her bid caught fire among a small and intense group of progressive activists.

But most national poll watchers viewed Crowley’s re-election as a foregone conclusion.

New York’s diverse 14th District is heavily Democratic, and Ocasio-Cortez is expected to win in November. Her GOP opponent is Anthony Pappas, a St. John’s University professor.

“Our district is overwhelmingly people of color, it’s working class, it’s very immigrant ― and it hasn’t had the representation we’ve needed,” Ocasio-Cortez, a second-generation Puerto Rican, told HuffPost earlier this month. Crowley, 56, who hails from a middle-class Irish family, has been in Congress for nearly two decades.

In beating the incumbent, the progressive millennial, who has never held elected office, also scored a victory for the wave of women running for office since President Donald Trump’s election ― following other notable primary victories so far for Stacey Abrams in Georgia and Lupe Valdez in Texas.



Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
✔
@Ocasio2018
It's time for a New York that works for all of us.

On June 26th, we can make it happen - but only if we have the #CourageToChange.

It's time to get to work. Please retweet this video and sign up to knock doors + more at http://Ocasio2018.com to bring our movement to Congress.

8:01 AM - May 30, 2018
30.3K
11.8K people are talking about this
Twitter Ads info and privacy

Ocasio-Cortez’s progressive platform includes ideas like a $15 minimum wage and Medicare for all, which have become more mainstream among Democratic Party leaders in recent years, as well as more radical proposals, like abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement and having a federal job guarantee.

Ocasio-Cortez’s victory is the biggest electoral coup to date for Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and his network of allied groups.

Ocasio-Cortez was an organizer for Sanders’ 2016 presidential campaign, and Justice Democrats, a left-leaning group formed by former Sanders staffers, was one of her earliest boosters. Our Revolution, a group Sanders founded as a successor to his campaign, also backed her.

Ocasio-Cortez will also be the only current member of Congress who is a dues-paying member of the Democratic Socialists of America.

How will Trump's administration impact you?

The newcomer won despite her campaign coffers lagging far behind Crowley’s: She raised over $300,000, compared to about $3.4 million for Crowley.

Ocasio-Cortez touted her working-class roots and her campaign’s refusal to take corporate money in her bid to win voters over to her grassroots campaign.

“I’m not running from the left; I’m running from the bottom,” the Bronx-born candidate told HuffPost earlier this month. “I’m running in fierce advocacy for working-class New Yorkers.”

Republicans immediately gloated at the results ― even though the party has almost no shot at taking the seat.

“Democrats have spent millions rigging primaries across the country but couldn’t spare a dime for poor Joe Crowley tonight,” said NRCC spokesman Matt Gorman. “House Democrats, hoping for a post-Pelosi era, are now left leaderless. The only person happier tonight than Nancy Pelosi is the NRCC.”

RELATED COVERAGE -- How This Young Latina Candidate Is Shaking Up A New York Congressional Race

Ocasio-Cortez’s team made it a point to not take corporate PAC money, while Crowley accepted donations from corporate PACs and companies’ employees or owners. While about two-thirds of her campaign donations so far have been small, under-$200 contributions, less than 1 percent of Crowley’s funds were.

“I see people like me, who thought someone like me couldn’t be in politics,” Ocasio-Cortez told HuffPost earlier this month. “[They] now are saying, ‘Oh, wait, I don’t need to take money from corporations to run. Maybe I’ll run, too.’”

Ultimately, local politics likely played as much of a role in Crowley’s defeat as national cross-currents. Crowley is not only the fourth-highest-ranking Democrat in the House and a leading fundraiser for his colleagues.

As chairman of the Queens County Democratic Party, he is also one of the most influential figures in New York City politics. His role atop what is widely viewed as one of the last true political machines in American politics earned him the moniker “The King of Queens.”

Just as Crowley’s predecessor, Thomas Manton, tapped him to run in 1998 in a way that virtually assured Crowley’s win, Democrats hoping to rise in the populous borough had to go through Crowley.

Reporting in The Intercept documented ways in which Crowley had used his status to benefit himself and cronies. For example, attorneys tied to Crowley have won a disproportionate share of the legal business at the Queens County Surrogate’s Court, which processes the estates of Queens residents who died without wills.

The political post gave Crowley obvious advantages. As recently as last Monday, he held an official event at the Queens Library at Woodside, where other senior Queens officials praised him for helping secure an additional $6.5 million from the New York City budget to renovate the facility.

But it also bred resentment among working-class constituents who chafed at his top-down influence and harbored a sense that he had ignored their concerns about the rising cost of housing. It undoubtedly did not help matters that Crowley’s primary residence was in the Washington suburb of Arlington, Virginia.

As Ocasio-Cortez spoke at a news conference in East Elmhurst in Queens last week, several Latino supporters interjected with chants in Spanish, “Yes to the change. No to the machine.”

Speakers and attendees at the event, which announced the endorsement of the Pan-American Democratic Association in Queens, just as often cited Crowley’s role in permitting the construction of a Target facility nearby and fears of gentrification as they did his vote for the Iraq War in 2002 when explaining their support for Ocasio-Cortez.

Notwithstanding her staunch progressive views, in an interview with HuffPost after the news conference, Ocasio-Cortez insisted that she would welcome opportunities to work with Republicans. Two areas she sees as potential grounds for cooperation are the Dream Act and criminal justice reform.

Asked whether she would accept a meeting with President Donald Trump, Ocasio-Cortez was more reluctant.

“Probably not. I would probably want conditions. I would make demands,” she said with a chuckle. “I’m not gonna give him a photo-op because he wants it.”

Whitney Snyder contributed reporting.


THE PUBLIC AND CONGRESS NEED TO KNOW THE DETAILS OF A SYSTEM THAT PRESUMES THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN TO BE INCOMPETENT IN SOME WAY. SEE GARCIA’S WORDS: “BUT GARCIA SAYS IT IS NOT: "THE SYSTEM IS SET UP THAT, ONCE YOU TAKE THE CHILD FROM THE PARENT, THE PARENT THEN IS PRESUMED TO POTENTIALLY NOT BE ADEQUATE TO REGAIN THEIR CHILD."

I THINK THE PRESIDENT NEEDS TO ISSUE PARDONS TO EVERYBODY WHO IS ROBBED OF HIS OR HER RIGHT AS A PARENT TO KEEP HER OWN CHILD. I ALSO THINK DONALD TRUMP WILL NEVER LIVE THIS DOWN, AND THAT THE STUFF WILL HIT THE FAN SOONER THAN HE PROBABLY HOPES. OF ALL THE TRUMPIAN INSANITIES I’VE SEEN THIS YEAR, THIS ONE IS THE NUTTIEST, AND THE MOST HARMFUL. WHAT USE DO THE NEO-FASCISTS HAVE FOR ALL THESE LATINO CHILDREN? ARE THEY PLANNING TO INJURE OR KILL THEM? SELL THEM FOR SEX SLAVES? THE FAR-RIGHT PEOPLE BEHIND TRUMP MAY BE FOLLOWING IN THE WWII PATTERNS. DOES MEIN KAMPF GIVE A PLAN OF ACTION? YES, ACCORDING TO WIKIPEDIA, IT DOES. I’VE NEVER READ THAT MANIFESTO BY HITLER. MAYBE I SHOULD DO IT BEFORE I DIE. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mein_Kampf

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/asylum-applicant-seeks-news-of-3-year-old-granddaughter-taken-away/
CBS NEWS June 25, 2018, 7:14 AM
Asylum applicant seeks news of separated 3-year-old granddaughter

The Trump administration says it is still separating a small number of immigrant children from adults. The action is reportedly taken when parental relationships cannot be confirmed, or if the adult is deemed to pose a threat to the child's safety.

CBS News correspondent Mireya Villarreal, reporting from Tornillo, Texas, spoke to a Mexican grandmother who says her granddaughter was taken away, even though she is her legal guardian.

Last week Villarreal interviewed Angelica and three-year-old Sophia, just before they crossed the border seeking asylum. Angelica was worried Sophia might be taken away, even though she is the only mother the little girl has ever known.

On Friday, her worst fear came true.

sophia-age-3-promo.jpg
Sophia, age 3, last week. The girl's grandmother tells "CBS This Morning" that immigration officials separated the two at the border despite documents proving her to be the child's legal guardian. CBS NEWS

"Sophia was pleading with her not to leave to leave her alone, not to let her go, not to leave her with the police," Villarreal reports.

Angelica told "CBS This Morning" she does not know where her three-year-old granddaughter Sophia is, ever since they were separated by immigration officials on Friday – this despite having papers proving that she is Sophia's legal guardian. Angelica said she was told the documents don't matter.

Ruben Garcia, who runs the Annunciation House in El Paso, which provides shelter and legal assistance to immigrants, is helping Angelica and other separated families.

On Sunday, Annunciation House took in 32 immigrant parents after federal authorities withdrew criminal charges for illegal entry. The parents were separated from their children, and do not know where they are.

"When this policy was implemented in the beginning, it was implemented without any plan," Garcia said at a press conference.

The Department of Homeland Security says there is a process to "ensure family members know the location of their children." There is a 1-800 number, and an email providing information. Homeland Security also says the reunification process is "well-coordinated."

But Garcia says it is not: "The system is set up that, once you take the child from the parent, the parent then is presumed to potentially not be adequate to regain their child."

angelica-with-mireya-villarreal-620.jpg
Angelica says immigration officials removed her three-year-old granddaughter at border despite having documents proving her to be the child's legal guardian. CBS NEWS

Garcia also says immigrants at the Annunciation House have not found the 1-800 number to be helpful.

It's also unclear if parents detained by the government have access to e-mail or the ability to call the 1-800 number for information about their child.

Angelica says immigration officials told her it will be days before she gets any information on Sophia's whereabouts.

When asked what the hardest part of this ordeal has been, she replied, "Being away from her, separated."

The official told her that Sophia would be in a place that was safe and secure, "but there is nothing like being with family."

Angelica's asylum case is pending in immigration court.

RELATED:

Why Trump's executive order "hasn't solved" issue of family separation ("CBS This Morning")
5 first ladies speak out on family separations at border
Pope Francis believes border family separations are "immoral"
Roger Rosenblatt on why the family separation crisis touches us all ("Sunday Morning")

© 2018 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved.



WHAT THEY GIVE WITH ONE HAND, THEY TAKE AWAY WITH THE OTHER.

“IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS, THE SAUDI GOVERNMENT HAS ARRESTED SEVERAL WOMEN'S RIGHTS CAMPAIGNERS WHO PUSHED FOR EVEN GREATER EQUALITY. THEY'RE ACCUSED OF CONSPIRING AGAINST THE AUTHORITIES.”

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/saudi-arabia-women-drive-pushing-limits-of-freedom/
CBS NEWS June 25, 2018, 7:19 AM
Saudi women begin driving, pushing limits of their freedom

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- A new era is underway in Saudi Arabia; newly-empowered women got behind the wheel at the stroke of midnight on Sunday as the world's last ban on female drivers ended. It was an emotional moment for many women who have been fighting nearly three decades for the freedom.

A small number of brave Saudi women protested for 28 years, demanding the right to drive and risking arrest, but they didn't get anywhere until Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman decided to shake up the Islamic Kingdom with a series of reforms – allowing cinemas, music concerts, and women to finally get in the driving seat.

It was one short drive for college student Hanan al Hussein, one huge leap forward for Saudi Arabia. She's one of hundreds of Saudi women who now have their licenses, reports CBS News correspondent Holly Williams.

"I like being independent. I don't like to count on someone else to do my stuff for me," al Hussein told CBS News.

The Saudi government has set up high-tech, all-female driving schools to help others pass their tests. Women are now joining the workforce in record numbers and pushing the limits of their freedom.

Hana is a fan of extreme sports who agreed to shown us her drift driving skills.

"It's like I'm in control of where I want to go," Hana said. "This feeling, I love it."

Her family, however, prefers that she doesn't show her face on camera. It's a reminder that this remains a deeply conservative country where women need a male relative's permission to travel overseas or get married.

They've set up simulators outside a busy shopping mall to tempt more women to drive, but changing old attitudes in Saudi Arabia won't be easy.

In the last few weeks, the Saudi government has arrested several women's rights campaigners who pushed for even greater equality. They're accused of conspiring against the authorities.

© 2018 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved.


THIS STORY IS SAD, SOBERING, AND SO SILLY. I AM NOT PROUD OF THE WHITE WOMAN HARASSING A BLACK CHILD WHO WAS USING SOME INITIATIVE. I THOUGHT THAT IS WHAT “CONSERVATIVES” WANT PEOPLE TO DO? OR IS IT REALLY BECAUSE SHE WAS IN THE WRONG NEIGHBORHOOD, OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES? THE WHITE WOMAN ACCUSED THEM OF “SCREAMING,” WHICH PROBABLY MEANS ARGUING --OR MAYBE IT’S JUST AN EXCUSE.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alison-ettel-permit-patty-regrets-calling-police-on-little-girl-selling-water/
CBS NEWS June 25, 2018, 7:53 AM
Outcry after woman calls police on little girl selling water

Eight-year-old Jordan Rodgers was selling bottled water on a San Francisco sidewalk for about 15 minutes when she was confronted by Alison Ettel for not having a permit.

"She asked me where's my permit? And I didn't know what a permit was," Jordan told CBS News.

There has been a growing backlash online against Ettel, who is white, who allegedly called police on the little girl, who is black, since Jordan's mother, Erin Austin, intervened and recorded the interaction on video.

Why call the police, Ettel was asked? "Um, illegally selling water without a permit," she replied.


Raj 🌹
@_ethiopiangold
So my little cousin was selling water and didn't have a permit so this lady decided to call the cops on an 8 year old. #PermitPatty

1:35 PM - Jun 23, 2018
195K
96.5K people are talking about this
Twitter Ads info and privacy

Austin says she is not sure if race was a factor for the woman who reported it, but said that woman was filled with hate for calling the police on such a young girl.

DeMarco Morgan reports Jordan was selling water because she wanted to go on her first-ever trip to Disneyland.

"Recently I lost my job and we were planning a trip to Disneyland before that happened," Austin said. "And so it kind of sidelined us a little bit. And my daughter just wanted to help."

In this latest instance of black people being reported to authorities for seemingly normal things, Ettel – now nicknamed by critics "Permit Patty" – has drawn comparisons to Jennifer Schulte. In April, Schulte (mocked online as "Barbecue Becky") called the police on a group of black people having a barbecue in a park.

Last month a Yale grad student called police on a classmate for napping in a common area.

And two months ago, two men were detained for using a Starbucks bathroom and sitting at a table for several minutes without ordering.

Ettel told the Huffington Post that she acted because Rodgers and her mother were screaming, but that after watching the video she feels "horrible and heart-wrenched." She also said, "I completely regret that I handled that so poorly. It was completely stress-related, and I should have never confronted her. That was a mistake, a complete mistake."

Austin denies screaming, and says the situation should have never escalated to calling the police.

"Let kids be kids," Austin said. "If they're not hurting anybody, who cares?"

Austin's daughter says she does plan to keep on selling water.

As for the trip to Disneyland, musician Jonathan Brannon saw the story and has already paid for Rodgers and three of her family members to go whenever they'd like.

© 2018 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved.