Occupying Forces.

I remember when, as a White kid, at least, I used to think cops were the good guys. You could tell them by their uniforms, like the good cowboys wore white hats. And I remember when I was doing fieldwork in a third-world nation, and you couldn't tell the cops from the dictator's military forces. …

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Smarter than the average bear.

From The Washington Post, March30, 2021: Two Capitol police officers sue Trump for ‘physical and emotional injuries’ suffered in riots. By Andrea Salcedo March 30, 2021 at 9:04 p.m. PDT Two Capitol police officers who battled the mob of pro-Trump supporters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 are now suing the former president for the physical end …

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2020: The year cops lost my respect.

I've struggled with cop culture for well over a decade. But no more. I have officially given up even trying to respect the profession. If I had to pick out the two or three most vile, reprehensible, events in American law enforcement during the past year, it would be damned tough. So many despicable incidents …

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Derek Chauvin Trial Begins.

The former Minneapolis cop murdered George Floyd on the world stage last summer, kneeling on Floyd's neck for nine minutes and twenty seconds with the most astoundingly depraved indifference to the man's pleas for air. Former Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin: a genuine monster with a badge and a gun. The trial jury is unusually diverse …

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“Zero threat.” Cops, do you even listen?

Your unwavering support goes to a seditionist who still says that his insurrectionists posed "zero threat." Tell that to the loved ones who lost U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick in the insurrection. Fallen US Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick. Source: Police Tribune, January 8, 2021. Tell it to the widow of USCP …

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Yep, cops can be sued for that.

Yes, Martha, shooting somebody does count as seizure, even if they temporarily elude custody afterward. The Supremes, that ignominious body of black-robed politicians who rule over all, for life, with utter disdain and impunity, said so today. Torres v. Madrid: a small crack in their fortress “The question in this case is whether a seizure …

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Chauvin’s trial to begin Monday

I'm completely biased about this one. Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin killed George Floyd, right in front of our eyes, with all the reptilian callousness of a true sociopath. Derek Chauvin killed George Floyd in front of the whole world on May 25, 2020 George Floyd's death was far from the beginning of my awareness of …

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Cops: Here are your fellow Trump supporters at the insurrection.

Those aren't leprechauns, you coppers: they're "Kekistan" Neo-Nazi flags. These are the people you aligned yourself with. They're The Rest of Trump's "unwavering support." And, of course, they're the "very nice people" who killed and injured over 140 of your colleagues at the U.S. Capitol. Ready to admit you were wrong? No? I thought not.