Category Archives: Police State
American Death Squads? Terrence Crutcher and Compliance.
Another day, another police execution of an unarmed black male, this time with his hands unmistakably up, and captured on video from multiple angles. My initial take on it was to to tweet/Facebook the following: “He complied…but still died…” The … Continue reading
Obedience—not resistance—is futile
Resistance is not futile—obedience is. Don’t believe me? Think about it. You obey and what happens? More obedience is required. You go to work, you pay your bills, you pay your taxes, you support your candidates, and so on. … Continue reading
In 23 Seconds, Alton Sterling went from Suspect to Dead Man
In this extremely disturbing video in the Alton Sterling case in Baton Rouge, we see the cops set upon Sterling at 5 seconds in. The cop pulls his gun at 23 seconds in—after Sterling appears to be subdued and pinned … Continue reading
The Constitution: Toilet Paper or Treasure?
Since Orlando, there has been a lot of talk about doing away with the Second Amendment, for example: here and here. A Facebook commenter put it this way: “And I don’t give a damn about the Second Amendment, and I … Continue reading
How to get a student to leave a room against their will—without violence
It seems that there are those who just cannot accept the idea that what Officer Ben Fields did to the young female student in the South Carolina classroom was unjustified, even though his boss has now fired him and said … Continue reading
We’re getting to them: SC Classroom Cop FIRED
Turns out that even Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott agrees with those of us who instinctively knew what the South Carolina classroom cop did was wrong: She continued to refuse, and at that point the video shows the deputy flipping … Continue reading
We Are Not Put On This Earth To Obey Cops, Pt. 2
By now, most people have seen the video of a South Carolina school cop throwing around a non-violent teenage girl like a ragdoll: Very shameful behavior on the part of the cop. Such use of force could possibly be justified … Continue reading
Mantras of Slavery, Mantras of Freedom
Chris Hedges gets it so right in his latest piece (latest piece I’ve read, anyway) for Truthdig. While the piece is ostensibly about the farce elections in America, Hedges can’t help but get in as many digs at the system … Continue reading
Crossfade: Global Financial System Fading Out, So Global Police State Being Turned Up
Crossfade: a radio/DJ term for keeping music and/or the beat going between one song that is ending and another one that is beginning. Or as Wikipedia puts it regarding how crossfaders are used: “A crossfader on a DJ mixer essentially … Continue reading