First bid! Whoo! Now I need a bidding war to start, and to finish taking photos for the goth boots I'm selling.

You guys, I think the body camera footage from the police officer who killed a black motorist last week here in Cincy is going to be really bad for the officer. The county prosecutor refuses to release the footage until the grand jury has ruled, saying he doesn't want the grand jury to be influenced. But the officer's statement and the radio calls have been released. How are they not also an influence on the grand jury?

Even the family members haven't been allowed to see the video footage yet, which is unconscionable. There's a strong suspicion, backed up by hints today from the police chief, that the video footage shows that the officer had no reason to use his gun. This could get really ugly.

Do you want me to look for a casserole dish for you at the sample sale, Zen? I have no idea what we might carry in that line, but probably something.

Sure! Otherwise I'll probably buy one at the thrift store, honestly.

Cloudburst, pretty!

I read the NY Magazine article about the women Bill Cosby attacked

Not reading. Nope.

I don't even like beans enough to distinguish between them. No, wait, I like the beans that are called "black-eyed peas", as long as they aren't overcooked into mush. Or maybe I liked them because my grandmother always cooked them with pork, so they were savory.

My fancy boots arrived and they are perfect! Now I have the perfect black pair and the perfect brown pair. I will never have to buy another pair of boots again. hahahahahha really

First bid!

Always so satisfying to know the thingie is going to have a new home.

My fancy boots arrived and they are perfect! Now I have the perfect black pair and the perfect brown pair. I will never have to buy another pair of boots again.

Boots and accent wall paint colors are the only news I want to hear today.

Okay, also that cute video of the deputy and the baby owl in Colorado. That's fine too.

The county prosecutor refuses to release the footage until the grand jury has ruled, saying he doesn't want the grand jury to be influenced.

W.T.F. What is the point of having video cameras on the officers if the footage isn't allowed to be seen? It should be illegal for them to refuse to release it. Maybe not make it public, at least not before sentencing, but release it to the jury, release it to the lawyers and the judge.

Steph, is that the Sandra Bland case?

All sorts of beans were No Thanks to me growing up, and I even picked the lima beans out of alphabet soup. I suspect my mom was very thankful for my love of tomatoes, corn, and fried okra during my childhood.

Even now green beans and garbonzo beans are the only kinds I'll eat on their own, though I'm fine with whatever in chili, soup, or stew.

Zen, I bet you could find something at thrift store. I had too many casserole dishes, they are part of what I am selling.

Jilli - go you with the eBay. I put up 14 things yesterday.

Steph, is that the Sandra Bland case?

No, Samuel Dubose. Sandra Bland was in Texas.

Samuel Dubose was pulled over by a University of Cincinnati cop -- not even a city cop -- OFF CAMPUS, for missing a front license plate. And the campus cop fucking shot Dubose in the head while he sat in his car.

And the county prosecutor refuses to release the tape, because it's going to be really really ugly.

And I just read on Twitter than Dubose's family has hired George Zimmerman's defense attorney. Embrace the fucking irony. And yet, that tells me that this may turn into a clusterfuck of epic proportions.