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Tag Archives: Law Enforcement
Now self-radicalized police act as official lone wolves to kill People of Color
By ann summers Apparently some police officers, each in their own jurisdictions and with disproportionate community representation and oversight have decided to engage in their own stochastic terrorism, where random LEOs have taken it upon themselves to exceed authority and in some … Continue reading
More Mediated than Stochastic Terrorism: Trump as the dog whistler
By ann summers In Wilmington, N.C., on Tuesday, Mr. Trump said: “Hillary wants to abolish—essentially abolish the Second Amendment. By the way, if she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do folks. Although the Second Amendment people—maybe … Continue reading
On the Cover of the Rolling Stochastic Terrorism
By ann summers So whenever threats come up and/or actual events, this term gets tossed around: stochastic terrorism is an imprecise idea that while easily uttered and sounding scientistic, does not contain sufficient objectivity in a democracy that demands actionable expectation … Continue reading
America, “a divided crime scene”, terminated with extreme vetting
By ann summers The GOP seeks a perfect storm to excite their base by scheduling an opportunity for Open Carry idiots to confront Cleveland protestors outside the secure zone in a surreal 8th grade reenactors’ version of Kent State. And … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Celebrity, Free Speech, Government, Jurisprudence, Media, Ohio, Political Science, Politics, Presidential Elections, RNC, Society, Tea Party, Terrorism, Uncategorized
Tagged 2016 Presidential Candidates, Donald Trump, Law Enforcement, Officer Involved Shootings, police, Racism, Republicans
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Expert Discourse and using IEDs to “neutralize threats”
By ann summers So Trumpians, RWNJs, and lesser neoconservatives might be described as the following: “They talk a lot about justice. They talk a lot about freedom. They want to change the society into a positive direction. They believe that they’re doing … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Equal Rights, Free Speech, Government, Jurisprudence, Law Enforcement, Media, Murder, Police, Terrorism, Terrorists, Texas, Uncategorized, War on "Terror"
Tagged Law Enforcement, Officer Involved Shootings, police, Racism, Terrorism
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Hate gets a pass…racial profiling as political correctness
By ann summers Because of a “mouth-feel” like styrofoam peanuts, I hate baked Cheetos or their generic imitators even as I definitely like fried Cheetos. So much for common sense about what is healthy snack food— fortunately it probably isn’t … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Civil Liberties, Conservatives, Constitutional Law, Courts, Crime, Equal Rights, Government, Homosexual Rights, Law Enforcement, Media, Politics, Presidential Elections, Racism, Terrorism, Terrorists, Uncategorized
Tagged 2016 Presidential Candidates, Donald Trump, Gun Violence, Guns, Law Enforcement, Officer Involved Shootings, police, profiling, Racism, Republicans, Terrorism
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Public Safety in the post-Pulse era
By ann summers Orlando’s horrific domestic extremist attack demonstrates that with the constant, cyclical negation of private and public rights there cannot be win-win solutions in a modern democracy that has foundationally resisted the notion of a theocratic state. An … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, 9-11, Afghanistan, Civil Liberties, Crime, DHS, Equal Rights, FBI, Florida, Government, Heroism, Homeland Security, Homosexual Rights, Immigrants, Jurisprudence, Law Enforcement, Media, Murder, News, Police, Racism, Society, Terrorism, Terrorists, Uncategorized
Tagged Cliven Bundy, Guns, Law Enforcement, Malheur Wildlife Refuge, police, Terrorism
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Orlando Massacre: Pulse One = Stonewall too
By ann summers The framing of that meme of “the worst act of mass shooting in US history” comes not only as an “act of terror and an act of hate” but also raises some other peripheral issues in the early … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Afghanistan, Breaking News, California, Conspiracy, Crime, DHS, Equal Rights, FBI, Florida, Government, Heroism, Holidays, Homosexual Rights, Law Enforcement, Media, Murder, Police, Politics, Presidential Elections, Society, Terrorism, Terrorists, Uncategorized
Tagged 2016 Presidential Candidates, Donald Trump, Law Enforcement, police, Terrorism
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