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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of July 27

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This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate topic, but almost all should be posted in here.

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    KapteinB
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    Trump administration drops Reflecting Pool vandalism charge and admits 'botched' repairs (BBC)

    Trump administration drops Reflecting Pool vandalism charge and admits 'botched' repairs (BBC)

    US prosecutors have dropped charges against a former Olympian who had been accused of vandalising the Reflecting Pool in Washington DC, saying the damage is now believed to be "the result of flawed installation by the contractor".

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    1. DefinitelyNotAFae
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      Aw, they changed their mind after some reflection... As easy as the puns are on this one. It is almost certain that they lied to the grand jury to get this indictment. And I'm not going to pretend...

      Aw, they changed their mind after some reflection...

      As easy as the puns are on this one. It is almost certain that they lied to the grand jury to get this indictment. And I'm not going to pretend prosecution never stretches the truth In ordinary circumstances. But this is egregious, and was probably required to even get a hint of an indictment given the lack of trust Grand juries have demonstrated in the doj lately. Especially in DC.

      I don't have words for the disgust. And I'm not sure if they only prosecuted to please Trump or if they just wanted to ruin this man's life as an example.

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  2. kfwyre
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    Father of teen school shooter sentenced to 15 years in prison (BBC)

    Father of teen school shooter sentenced to 15 years in prison (BBC)

    The father of a teenage boy who shot and killed four people at a high school in the US state of Georgia has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for murder, manslaughter and other charges.

    Colin Gray, 55, was found guilty in March on a slate of charges stemming from the 2024 attack that left two teachers and two students dead in Winder, Georgia.

    His son, 16-year-old Colt Gray, pleaded guilty to the murders last week, and investigators said that the rifle he used was a gift from his father.

    Colin Gray's prosecution marks the third time a US parent has been held criminally responsible for a mass shooting carried out by their child, according to CBS News, the BBC's US partner.

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