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Enforcers category archive

Immunity Impunity 0

Get out of Jail free cardDeath by “first responder.”

Words fail me.

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February 27, 2021 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: Enforcers |

Facebook Frolics 0

Enforcer frolics.

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February 21, 2021 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: Enforcers, Politics of Hate |

Color Blinded 0

“Honest, Sarge, I can’t tell one from another.”

Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.

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February 14, 2021 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: "That Conversation about Race", Enforcers |

Facebook Frolics 0

Insurrectionist frolics.

One more time, the internet is a public place.

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January 28, 2021 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: "That Conversation about Race", Enforcers, Politics of Hate |

If One Standard Is Good, Two Must Be Better 0

At NJ.com, Albert Kelly compares and contrasts.

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January 25, 2021 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: "That Conversation about Race", Enforcers |

Facebook Frolics 0

Enforcer frolics.

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January 25, 2021 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: Enforcers, Politics of Hate |

Know Them by the Company They Keep 0

No surprises here.

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January 11, 2021 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: "That Conversation about Race", Enforcers |

Immunity Impunity 0

Get out of Jail free cardThe card that enforcers always use to trump their way out of being held responsible for their venality.

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January 10, 2021 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: "That Conversation about Race", Enforcers |

Immunity Impunity 0

Get out of Jail free cardI’m almost–not quite–as old as the man who filed this suit.

I don’t think police would have treated me as they did the plaintiff in said action, but, then, I’m Not Black.

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December 27, 2020 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: "That Conversation about Race", Enforcers, Personal Musings |

Immunity Impunity 0

Warning: Some audio issues.

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December 3, 2020 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: Enforcers |

Tales of the Trumpling: Snapshots of Trickle-Down Trumpery 0

An Enforced Trumpling.

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November 10, 2020 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: "That Conversation about Race", Enforcers |

Tales of the Trumpling: Snapshots of Trickle-Down Trumpery 0

A uniformed Trumpling.

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November 7, 2020 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: Enforcers, Politics of Hate |

Immunity Impunity 0

Julie Werner-Simona, a veteran of three decades as a Federal prosecutor who’s now a law professor, argues that it comes from the top.

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November 1, 2020 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: Enforcers |

Tales of the Trumpling: Snapshots of Trickle-Down Trumpery 0

A cold case of Trumpling.

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November 1, 2020 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: "That Conversation about Race", Enforcers |

Facebook Frolics 0

Uniform frolics.

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October 28, 2020 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: "That Conversation about Race", Enforcers |

Gutting Out the Vote 0

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October 22, 2020 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: Enforcers, Political Theatre |

Reactionaries’ Mind Games 0

Psychologist Roy Eidelson explores of “status quo bias” (which is, as far as I can tell, a fancy phrasing of “fear of change”) deters persons and society from making change, even when the evidence for the need of change is blindingly overwhelming. Here’s a bit from the introduction to his piece:

Unfortunately, status quo bias makes us more susceptible to persuasion by faulty arguments—or “mind games”—from those who oppose much-needed change. This is tragically true in the context of urgent calls to address the police brutality and institutional racism epitomized by the deaths of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Rayshard Brooks, and other Black Americans. Despite overwhelming evidence of racial injustice in our system of law enforcement, defenders target our fears of change in their efforts to preserve the status quo. Five examples show what these appeals are like—and why we should view them with deep skepticism.

Follow the link for his five examples.

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October 20, 2020 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: "That Conversation about Race", Enforcers |

Backlash in Blue 0

More stuff you can make up.

Nope, no surprises here.

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October 19, 2020 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: "That Conversation about Race", Enforcers |

Tales of the Trumpling, Meet Facebook Frolics 0

When you put stuff on the internet, it can come back to haunt you.

And, in related news . . . .

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October 6, 2020 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: "That Conversation about Race", Enforcers |

Dogged Pursuit 0

AL.com doggedly investigates the bite marks. A snippet:

Police dogs are often portrayed as harmless, lovable members of the local police. But many departments across the country use dogs as weapons, training the animals to bite thousands of people every year, causing serious and even fatal injuries.

Folow the link. And snarl.

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October 4, 2020 | Posted by: Frank | Posted in: Enforcers |
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