Just in case people wondered why the American public hate congress so much. Obama, unprincipled like the rest on the FISA bill via Crooks and Liars.
Frankly this hole situation makes me think Ron Paul was the right candidate. I might not like all the results but at least with Paul I could be sure […]
This is a follow up article to Dealing with Rogue Cops.
I wanted say a few words about some men and women doing a difficult ugly job. Internal Affairs. Most of us know about these “police that police the cops” from media. Its not an entirely accurate picture of what they do and its unsympathetic […]
if you are a good and honest cop, this isn’t about you. Its about bad or criminal cops. Still if you have anything you’d like to say feel free to comment .
Opinions from active duty and former law enforcement are always welcome.
Other than pedophiles, rapists and serial killers there are is worse […]
Thanks to clever people at Reddit I found about Birth Control Watch, a fascinating site that tracks the war on access to contraception.
It might surprise you folks to know that there is a segment of the US population, primarily religious crazies that wants to take away your birth control pills and condoms.
Not stop abortion, which […]
I saw this yesterday and to be honest I didn’t want to report on it. I just was so angry at the footage I wasn’t sure I could give the police a fair shake.
After seeing it on other blogs I decided to put in my two cents worth.
Raw Story has this appalling case […]
The problem described in this article are endemic to police work and government in general. It should come as no surprise that (quoting)
The citizen review board that was supposed to be looking into the more extreme complaints has been moribund for years.
After the Johnston shooting, that board was scrapped and a new one […]
You read about my concerns here.
Via Reddit this blog, 6 Hours a Week has a great letter to send your Senator to stop this bad legislation.
From Times Online
The second paragraph states
A senior lawyer for the American government has told the Court of Appeal in London that kidnapping foreign citizens is permissible under American law because the US Supreme Court has sanctioned it.
This is an appallingly stupid idea that violates good international practice and leaves Americans at severe […]
Some of the posts on this topic seem a little hysterical to me but if in doubt its better to just say no to anything this government does.
Newstarget (via Digg) has a pretty hysterical piece on it.
Arstechnica a calmer one.
having looked over the articles, considered the caliber of people we have in […]
From Forbes.
This technology is some of the stuff we are going to have to stop, not just in court but passing laws with teeth. This means treating privacy breaches not as something to be shrugged off but a felony level criminal matter.
If we can’t stop the technology we will have to learn to […]