{"id":1362,"date":"2021-11-12T04:35:35","date_gmt":"2021-11-12T04:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bloomingtonnews.online\/?p=1362"},"modified":"2021-11-15T03:44:07","modified_gmt":"2021-11-15T03:44:07","slug":"local-news-headlines-november-12-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bloomingtonnews.online\/?p=1362","title":{"rendered":"Local News Headlines: November 12, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Bloomington Deputy Mayor uses profanity while publicly engaged by constituent<\/strong><br>Bloomington Deputy Mayor Donald Griffin Jr. was the subject of a video posted on and circulating social media yesterday, being questioned while using a treadmill at a local gym. The unidentified constituent using the treadmill next to his asked him if he was the Deputy Mayor of Bloomington, to which he answered \u201cya, you know what, don\u2019t talk to me\u201d and then the man proceeded to question Deputy Mayor Griffin as to why he wasn\u2019t wearing a face covering in an indoor facility, in accordance to the current Monroe County Health Department Ordinance. The Deputy Mayor told him to \u201cdo your own thing\u2026 do your f***ing thing\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The constituent repeatedly asked Griffin to \u201cfollow the rules [he] put in place.\u201d Griffin responded that it wasn\u2019t his rule, that it was the rule of the [Monroe County] Health Department, and then told the man several times to \u201cShut the f*** up\u201d and to \u201cDo your own thing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The video in question is 37 seconds long, and listeners are unaware of what transpired before the filming began. Additionally, there are exceptions to the Face Covering Mandate, including those engaged in indoor exercise for which wearing a covering is incompatible, but the example provided in the approved ordinance mentions swimming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yael Ksander, Communications Director for Mayor Hamilton, offered a late-night response after a request for comment from the South Central Indiana News Network. She stated:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe administration is disappointed that someone in our community is clearly attempting to defame the deputy mayor, and that the media are dignifying this stunt with coverage. The deputy mayor was fully compliant with the rules of the gym where he works out, where mask wearing is required of patrons between workout stations but not while working out at one. The Deputy Mayor was swearing because someone&#8211;who had clearly planned this ambush&#8211;was harassing him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, Ksander implied that the Mayor\u2019s Administration believed this to be an altercation which was racially motivated by adding, \u201cIt is shameful that folks in this day and age, and especially in Bloomington, are still resorting to the stereotype of the angry black man to try to sway public opinion.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The South Central Indiana News Network is awaiting further clarification as to the rationale for this apparent accusation of racism by the Mayor\u2019s Administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jimpfaff\/videos\/3015264945404756\">View the Video Here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Indiana AG Rokita releases advisory that BLM is a political organization and could create a Public School liability<\/strong><br>In response to state lawmakers\u2019 inquiries, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita released an official advisory&nbsp;opinion categorizing Black Lives Matter (BLM) as a political organization that public schools should treat the same as other such groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBlack Lives Matter is unequivocally a political organization,\u201d Attorney General Rokita said. \u201cPromoting or displaying some politically based materials while prohibiting the promotion or display of others could create a liability for schools and could violate the First Amendment.\u201d By adopting neutral&nbsp;policies regarding the display of signs and other materials, Attorney General Rokita states in the advisory opinion, educational leaders can help&nbsp;\u201censure the focus remains on the mission of our schools \u2014 educating our children.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Attorney General Rokita produced the advisory opinion in response to a request from two state legislators \u2014 Sen. John Crane, R-Brownsburg, and Rep. Michelle Davis, R-Whiteland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Indianapolis Violence Reduction Director to retire during year of record breaking number of murders<br><\/strong>Shonna Majors, the Indianapolis Community Violence Reduction Director, has decided to step down form her role. Majors, who built the r community violence reduction team over the past 3 years, aspired to introduce industry best practices and reduce crime through prevention efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Indianapolis Office of Public Health and Safety will assess the roles and responsibilities of the violence reduction team as they determine that program\u2019s future budget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Indianapolis has seen a sharp increase in violent crimes over the past several years, and broke their murder record in 2020 by more than 30%. In 2020, the record has been broken again, and the city currently has nearly 220 murders, with 7 weeks left in the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This Week in Hoosier History<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bloomingtonnews.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1364\" width=\"66\" height=\"98\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>1986<\/em> &#8211; Hoosiers premiered at the Circle Theater in Indianapolis.&nbsp; Loosely based on the 1954 Milan High School basketball team, the movie was shot entirely in Indiana.&nbsp; Film critic Roger Ebert awarded the picture a full five stars.&nbsp; &#8220;Hoosiers works a magic,&#8221; he wrote, &#8220;in getting us to care about the fate of the team and the people depending on it.&nbsp; It is a movie that is all heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>For more local news . . .<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/bloomingtonnews.online\/?page_id=2\">Check out our archived episodes of&nbsp;<em>What\u2019s Happenin\u2019<\/em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Talkin\u2019 Sports with Nick Jenkinson<\/em>&nbsp;here<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bloomington Deputy Mayor uses profanity while publicly engaged by constituentBloomington Deputy Mayor Donald Griffin Jr. was the subject of a video posted on and circulating social media yesterday, being questioned while using a treadmill at a local gym. 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