CIB is here on a day of much rejoicing to yap about morose and awful things, including the Memphis police killing of Tyre Nichols, parents being arrested for letting their kids walk down the street, Rick Ross’s thoughts on Teslas and other “smart cars,” and the HBCU that briefly thought it could rehabilitate an irredeemable racist quarterback recruit. Listen, if you must! Has something we said, or failed to say, made you FEEL something? You can tell us all about it on Facebook or Twitter, leave a comment on the show’s page on our website, or you can send us an email here. Enjoy!

Show Rundown
Open — Look who’s coming to dinner! And NFL playoffs talk
32:10 — Tyre Nichols vs. SCORPION
1:06:24 — Biden administration to roll back COVID emergency measures
1:09:37 — Don’t be a menace to northeastern Connecticut while walking to Dunkin’s in the hood
1:24:15 — Rick Ross, known Our Bogus Future enthusiast, is wary of your army of robot cars
1:28:04 — A high school quarterback mouthed the bad word, and a black coach is sorry
1:35:35 — Wrap-up! One WOKE restaurant, Living, Back to the Future Part II, and American Underdog — woof

Relevant Linkage

NYT — 71 Commands in 13 Minutes: Officers Gave Tyre Nichols Impossible Orders — A Times analysis found that officers gave dozens of contradictory and unachievable orders to Mr. Nichols. The punishment was severe — and eventually fatal.

Radley Balko @ NYT — Tyre Nichols’s Death Proves Yet Again That ‘Elite’ Police Units Are a Disaster

Noah Smith — Professionalize the police — An obvious major reform needs more attention than it's getting.

WaPo — Seventh officer suspended in Tyre Nichols death investigation

CNN — These benefits will disappear when Biden ends the Covid national and public health emergencies in May

Axios — Moderna considers charging $110-$130 for COVID vaccine dose

Reason Magazine — Connecticut Parents Arrested for Letting Kids, Ages 7 and 9, Walk to Dunkin' Donuts

FOX News — HBCU coach apologizes after offering scholarship to student dropped by Florida for rapping N-word

WaPo — She named her breakfast cafe Woke. A conservative backlash followed.