Category Archives: police violence

Reasons for suing your boss?

Oh, yeah, this is one. From Harper’s Weekly Review: [S]everal police officers in North Bergen, New Jersey, sued their chief for defecating in office trash cans, shaving his body on their desks, and spiking their coffee mugs with Viagra. Is … Continue reading

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A time-honored way to resist and protest

When I was a kid, the greatest impact newspapers and TV news had on me was during the civil rights protests in the South. Those photos: young, well-dressed African-Americans sitting at a diner counter, quietly waiting for the service they … Continue reading

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What are some exemplary southern public servants up to? Mishegas

From Harper’s Weekly Review: [D]owntown Springfield, Tennessee, lost power when one of its former mayors drove his car into a utility pole while reaching for his breakfast biscuit. [I]n Georgia, a former Bibb County Deputy of the Year was reportedly … Continue reading

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