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“Was Trump Success in the Republican Primary a Surprise? Look at History!”
This post doesn’t live here anymore. It migrated to my other blog:
The Big No-No: An Outsider on American Fascism, where it resides under the title:
“Was Trump Success in the Republican Primary a Surprise? Look at History!”
Posted in Police, US Politics, World War Two
Tagged America, authoritarianism, Donald Trump, education, Elections, Fascism, Government, history, Police, Republican primary 2016
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“Better Firearms Training, Less Lethal Force, Fewer Lethal Police Shootings”
Posted in Police
Tagged Ferguson, firearm training, lethal force, lethal police shootings, license to kill, Police, police shootings, police training
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The Big No-No: An Outsider on American Fascism, where it resides under the title:
“How to Get Independent Quality Police Training and Police Accountability”
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“1984: Dutch Police Training Adjusts to Society’s Anti-Authoritarianism”
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The Big No-No: An Outsider on American Fascism,
where it resides under the title:
“Authoritarianism: Response to Police Misconduct? A Slap on the Wrist”
Dear Police Chief Acevedo,
I’m an Austin resident. I drive my kids downtown to school every morning and back every afternoon. Since I’ve been driving the same route twice a day for five years, I’ve befriended some of the homeless who stand on corners I almost always stop at. These guys sleep mostly under bridges and overpasses. Continue reading
Posted in Austin, homeless, Police
Tagged Austin, camping, harassment, homeless, letters, no camping ordinance, open letter, Opinion, Police, police chief Art Acevedo, society
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The smaller the town, the bigger the chance that your police “chief” and mayor are below par. A small town simply doesn’t have the tax base needed to attract qualified people and there are too few qualified people in the borough itself.
Gilberton ranks way below the Pennsylvania average in pretty much everything, like income, house values and education. It definitely has a very low tax base. And how big is the pool Gilberton has to fish in for its government employees?
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Right around the time I wrote my post about Gilberton, PA Police Chief Mark Kessler, there was also a meme going around Facebook asking not to make stupid people famous. So I wondered if I–with many others–was guilty of giving this guy the spotlight, or if I was doing the right thing in drawing attention–again, along with many others–to a disconcerting phenomenon. Continue reading
This is the eleventh post in a series about American high school students’ impressions on a presentation about the Netherlands in World War Two. Click here for the introduction to said presentation.
In America there’s a stubborn connection between cops and donuts. I’m sure police hate the stereotype, but with the rudeness I’ve encountered by American police, and considering how overweight a lot of them are, and since you do almost always see at least one police car parked at any given donut shop, I admittedly partake in the joke now and then. Continue reading
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