Category Archives: police violence

The problem with cops and soldiers

Posted on February 24, 2021 by Naomi

From Harper’s Weekly Review: The Philadelphia police union demanded a 5 percent “accountability pay” salary increase in exchange for agreeing to wear body cameras, and a Beverly Hills police officer was accused of playing music by the Nineties ska-punk band … Continue reading →

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“Compare and contrast” US vs Russia

Posted on January 24, 2021 by Naomi

Remember those “compare and contrast” essay questions we used to get in school? I’m still in school — eternally in school — so let’s do another US vs Russia contrast. Russia: in response to the mass non-violent protests supporting Alexey … Continue reading →

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Capitol chaos and federal crimes: “a tsunami of stupid”

Posted on January 9, 2021 by Naomi

The best and smartest opinion — with legal citations — on Wednesday’s Capitol chaos comes from Kevin Underhill, on his LoweringTheBar. Underhill’s main point is accurately summarized in his title. He goes on to name some of these idiots and … Continue reading →

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