You can’t ‘fix’ a corrupt department with the problems as invasive as they obviously are in OPD. The veterans just corrupt the rookies.
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]]>I remember when people had a fit because the Federal officers who were assigned to the Branch Davidian raid were given medical training by the military prior to the operation. Now local police are using military tactics, many coming from the ‘helpful’ Israeli ‘security forces’.
We can hope that the Federal judge overseeing the consent agreement with the Oakland PD shuts them down. The oath says ‘support and defend the Constitution’, not shred it. It is to be hoped that the media wakes up to the threat and starts complaining, instead of just publishing police press releases.
]]>Something has changed since… I was going to say my Vietnam protest days, but hell, something has changed since I protested Bush 43’s Iraq war… and not for the better, if freedom of speech, assembly and petition (preferably without broken bones) is your objective.
]]>I just checked and Broward and Miami-Dade don’t look like they’ll make it to 30%. The Cubans are sitting it out.
I was talking about using the National Guard to control the cops. The students haven’t been a problem as near as I can see. I would have let them sit there forever, if it was up to me. The students in the ‘protests’ were a lot less of problem, than the students at the ‘Spring Fling’ or athletic events.
]]>Mitt and Co. can say all they want to bring the Repubs together in this laughable primary season. We all know they’re burning cash like there’s no tomorrow. I cannot wait to see the GOP looking for a hand out come November – and getting stiffed!
Um – yeah. We have thugs in police uniforms up and down the California coast. They only use the national guard on college campuses when push comes to shove. See you in 1984!
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