“We are trained to be trigger happy”
What does the officer tell his family when he returns home that night? Does he tell them he did good work, because he’s safe while his victim lies on a gurney in the coroner’s office?
Tag Archives: militarized police
Battle jammies save the day
The police officer who does a somersault on some suburban boulevard as he charges in to subdue a bikini-clad teenager at a neighborhood pool party, looks a lot more ridiculous viewed on YouTube than he did when he surprised everyone with his faux manliness. Later on you have a lot of time to absorb the self-infatuation such behavior displays.
We have a problem here
Edward Snowden’s critics don’t try to conceal their satisfaction these days. They call him a “dweeb” who is “holed up” …
The Jeffersonian 