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Regional leader Carles Puigdemont  is due to address the regional parliament on Tuesday afternoon and Madrid is worried  it  will vote for a unilateral declaration of independence.
Catalan President Carles Puigdemont at the Palau de la Generalitat  the regional government headquarters in Barcelona  Spain  October 6  2017. REUTERS/Yves Herman
 Puigdemont  said on Sunday  he  had not been in contact with the Madrid government for some time because  it  refused to discuss independence.
“What is happening in Catalonia is real  whether they like it or not. Millions of people have voted  who want to decide. We have to talk about this ”  he  said.
Carles Puigdemont

There's  no question that Chicago police detective Dante Servin killed Rekia Boyd when he fired five shots at a group of people in a dark West Side alley .  The question  is whether  his  actions were justified because  he  had a reasonable fear that  his  life was in danger.
We'll never know the answer  because Cook County Judge Dennis Porter got stuck on a different question: Should  Servin  have been charged with a more serious crime than involuntary manslaughter?
 Servin 's trial ended Monday with a directed verdict of not guilty because Porter decided prosecutors had aimed too low.
 Servin  was off duty and in  his  personal car when  he  got in a shouting match with the group in March 2012.  His  lawyers say  he  drew  his  gun and fired when Antonio Cross pulled an object from  his  waistband and pointed it at  Servin .  Boyd  was hit in the back of the head.  She  died two days later.  She  was 22.
After three days of testimony  Porter abruptly ended  Servin 's bench trial. He said prosecutors had shown "beyond a reasonable doubt" that Servin killed  Boyd   and that the officer fired the shots knowing they were likely to cause great bodily harm or death. Those elements would add up to first-degree murder  the judge said  unless  Servin  could prove he acted in self defense. But  Servin  never had to make that case.
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To win a conviction on the involuntary manslaughter charge  prosecutors needed to prove that  Servin  acted recklessly — without regard for the risks.
 Servin  couldn't be convicted of first-degree murder because  he  was charged with involuntary manslaughter. And  he  couldn't be convicted of involuntary manslaughter  Porter said  because there was no evidence of reckless behavior.
The appellate courts said the evidence supported a first-degree murder conviction and the defendants weren't entitled to be tried on a less serious charge. Their convictions were upheld.  Servin 's outcome turns that on  its  head.
We asked around and found some attorneys who agreed with Porter's reasoning and some who didn't. It's not subject to appeal  because  Servin  was found not guilty. The case is over.
 Servin  did not help matters with  his  comments to reporters after the verdict.  He  repeated  his  contention that Boyd's death was an accident — let's be clear   the judge  said no such thing — and said  he  was lucky not to be "a police death statistic."
"Antonio Cross is a would-be cop killer  and that's all I have to say "  Servin  said.
 Servin  was making an off-duty burger run in  his  personal car when the confrontation occurred.  He  was not putting  his  life on the line to serve and protect.
Cross is not a would-be cop killer.  His  "weapon" turned out to be a cell phone. An aggravated assault charge against  him  was dropped in March 2013  the same day the city agreed to a $4.5 million wrongful death settlement with Boyd's relatives.
Dante Servin

Strict gun control advocate  Sen. Chris Murphy  said Sunday  he ’s “willing to move forward” with Republicans to ban the bump-stock devices that were used in the nation’s worst mass shooting.
“The NRA at least in the time I have been in Congress has never been willing to change U.S. gun laws ”  Murphy  said. “I think they see that they were likely going to lose this fight in Congress  and so now they’re trying to get it done through administrative action. But this is the first time that the gun lobby has shown willingness to come to the table.”
 Murphy  said  however  Congress should mandate background checks for all gun purchases.
"That would be the clear next step "  he  said. "That should be our North Star."
Also in the interview   Murphy  said the Democratic Party should give back donations received from the Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein  who’s embroiled in a sex harassment scandal.
"I think that probably makes sense "  he  said. "I mean this is a pretty bad guy  who did some really awful things."
"I don't require a background check to contribute to my campaign "  he  added. "And so there are probably lots of people with unsavory backgrounds and pasts who have given to both Democrats and Republicans."

Chris Murphy