European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 30, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 stars and stripes monday april 30 2007 in the states after Imus scandal the associated press Chicago a panel discussion titled does hiphop hate women Drew More than 400 people sign that the juror that erupted Over Don Imus com ments int Over yet Imus claimed that rappers routinely de Fame and demean Black women and Call them worse names than i Ever did some panellists at the University of Chi Cago event criticized music executives for failing to make a Strong statement against violent and demeaning language in rap music others blasted hiphop Mogul rus sell Simmons for not doing enough when he called last week for the recording and broadcast industries to ban Bitch to and the word from All so called clean versions of rap songs How is no one saying to Russell to we already Bleep out those words said Joan Morgan an author and commentator on hiphop and feminism others said hiphop  be made a Scapegoat for what s wrong in America we allow this language to go on said Amina Norma Hawkins a Chicago hiphop emcee and executive director of the Chicago hiphop initiative As a Community we Arent responsible for our Chil Dren so we dont teach our Little boys How to grow up to be men and respect women we allow them to learn from the Street what s acceptable some said Imus april 12 firing by lbs radio Over a slur he used to describe rut Gers University women basketball team has provided a new Opportunity to Galva Nize Public opinion on the Issue sexism is too convenient within the Black Community for Black men said David Beard an assistant professor at the University of Tennessee this Issue of Imus came up and i asked the Black men in my hiphop course what were their stakes in it they were like Well we dont really have any stakes in it it seems trial of cop in videotaped shooting of unarmed airman set to begin by Gillian Flaccus the associated press san Bernardino Calif the Grainy Amateur video seems to show a Deputy shoot ing a us airman three times As he struggles to obey an order to get up from the ground but it is what the video does not show that could take Center stage at the upcoming trial of former san Bernardino county sheriffs Deputy Ivory j Webb or after the shooting Webb told investigators he thought 21yearold Elio Carrion was reaching for a weapon something that is not Clear on the 40second video clip authorities later determined Carrion was unarmed still experts say the Deputy Contention could prevail in the Case based on acquittals in previous High profile police brutality Tri als jurors tend to believe accused cops who say they opened fire because they Felt threat ened said Eugene Odonnell a former prosecutor who is now a professor at John Jay col lege of criminal Justice in new York otherwise their actions would make no sense he added in addition Law enforcement officials Are finding that videos Seldom capture enough detail to disprove those claims at least in the eyes of jurors what were learning about videos is that they often dont answer All the questions you think they might answer Odonnell said they raise at least As Many questions As they that s if there High qual Ity Webb 46 has pleaded not guilty to felony charges of attempted voluntary manslaughter and assault with a firearm in the Jan 29 2006 shooting that was filmed by a bystander and aired by to stations nationwide jury selection is set to begin monday if convicted Webb could face More than 18 years in prison prosecutors declined to com ment on details of the Case however when the charges were announced last year san Bernardino county District attorney Michael Ramos said Webb believed he was doing what he needed to do in our Legal analysis that was unreasonable Carrion now 23 was a passenger in a car that crashed during a High Speed purse by Webb the air Force senior airman testified at a preliminary hearing that he had been drinking at a Barbecue to celebrate this re turn from Iraq t on the video he can be heard swearing at Webb before the Deputy tells him to get up get up Carrion was then shot webbs lawyer Michael Schwartz could pursue several tactics in defending his Cli ent experts said he could emphasize Carrion drinking and profanity or question the Quality of the dark Grainy videotape which has confusing audio and gaps in filming Schwartz has previously suggested that Webb might actually have shouted Doat get up at Carrion and during the preliminary hearing the lawyer played an feb enhanced copy of the videotape Frame Frame to show Carrion hand going toward his jacket a movement mat becomes almost imperceptible when the footage is seen at real Speed Calif Highway collapses after Tanker fire Noah Berger the Oakland Calif a Section of Highway lies burned and crumbled sunday in Emeryville Calif after a Tanker carrying gasoline exploded in the resulting Blaze a Section of freeway that funnels traffic onto the san Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge collapsed the trucks Driver suffered second degree Burns officer Trent Cross of the California Highway patrol told a got the Tanker ignited after crashing into a Pylon officials said report us did not use millions of katrina Aid new York in the Wake of Hurri Cane katrina devastation the us government failed to take advantage of Mil Lions of dollars in foreign Aid from its Al lies the Washington Post reported Sun Day the us has collected about Mil lion and used just million of the million in Cash that was offered the news paper reported Kuwait made the largest offer million in Cash and million in Oil the Post said the kuwaitis ended up instead donating million each to the red Cross and a private katrina Aid group be cause it seemed to be the fastest Way to get Money to the people that needed it the kuwaiti ambassador to the United states Salem Abdullah Aljaner a Sabah told the Post the Oil donation was not collected from the associated press pc for Foo 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