This Week at Justice - January 12, 2024 - The Justice Department

[Rhiannon12866]

• Justice Department Observed National Human Trafficking Prevention Month

• Man Who Carried Out Machete Attack on NYPD Officers in Times Square on New Year's Eve 2022 Pleaded Guilty to Terrorism Charges

• United States and California Announced Diesel Engine Manufacturer Cummins Inc. Agreed to Pay a Record $1.675 Billion Civil Penalty in Vehicle Test Cheating Settlement

• U.S. Marshals Arrested More Than 73,000 Fugitives in Fiscal Year 2023

• Justice Department Released New Guide on the Use of Specialized Units in Law Enforcement Agencies

• Justice Department Released Information on Efforts to Protect the Right to Vote, Prosecute Election Crimes, and Secure Elections

[brer cat]

1. I am so glad to see that they are issuing guidelines on specialized units.

I wish they would also encourage the disuse of military equipment. Leos should not appear to be at war with our citizens.

I hope you are not going to be having terrible weather!

[Rhiannon12866]

2. I was just glad to see this weekly report back, it's been awhile and we need to keep up!

And we have only had one serious snow so far, it's been mostly rain since the temps have been well above freezing - which is unusual in these parts. We're expecting snow overnight tonight when the temps dip below freezing, but it's supposed to change to rain in the morning when it goes back into the 40s. We seem to have a wind advisory every day now, but I'd rather deal with that than a snowstorm. Hoping that you're well and dry, my friend!

[brer cat]

3. We had downpours today with high wind, but temps were in the 40s

so not too bad. There are no predictions of snow here, but we are to start dropping into the teens at night. brrrr. I am glad that we have four seasons here, but I am really a spring/fall person.

[Rhiannon12866]

4. Oh, same here! A couple of months ago I was wishing that the weather could stay just like it was

The summers have gotten unbearably hot and back in the day I had a summer job at an amusement park and I don't know how workers there now stand it. Back when I worked there, my boss used to send the mechanics around with "salt pills" for those of us out in the heat. And I don't know how the rest of the winter will turn out, but it's mostly in the low 30s overnight, then gets up above 40 during the day. I'm not counting on it staying that way, but I'm grateful for it while it lasts.

Stay warm, my friend! I remember when my grandmother moved to a retirement community in Western North Carolina, beautiful country and I visited her often. But when they got any snow at all, people would freak out and you didn't want to be on the roads with them. My younger cousin moved there permanently after attending college there and I asked her what they did if they got any real snow - and she said that they just waited for it to melt!

[brer cat]

5. Ha ha ha. That is so true!