tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post2032028660064839647..comments2024-02-21T12:11:32.886-05:00Comments on Bats Left/Throws Right: To Preserve DisorderJames Briggs Stratton "Doghouse" Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05378802364709433791noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-25700425563561568322011-11-01T10:53:53.164-04:002011-11-01T10:53:53.164-04:00yet those New York cops who were all OK are now tu...yet those New York cops who were all OK are now turning into hooting gangs of thugs who show up at court trials of their "fellow men in blue" charged with serious corruption and other crimes (beyond fixing tickets) <br /><br />I can't see these union cops as all that different than a bunch of Crips and Bloods staring down witnesses.Brian Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-25635005250887907782011-10-28T10:27:17.109-04:002011-10-28T10:27:17.109-04:00Police thuggery is such a relative, multi-leveled ...Police thuggery is such a relative, multi-leveled concept. For me, growing up in New York, the cops were okay. They might bust a head every now and then, but only if we asked for it. At an anti-war rally, we would be in much more danger. If we were Black, the danger was constant and much more severe. <br /><br />Maybe it comes down to the old standby: whose name is on the check? Police are fred chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10812811681270634366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-60144794233948085762011-10-27T13:26:09.915-04:002011-10-27T13:26:09.915-04:00Fiddlin' Bill, a substantial portion of the Am...Fiddlin' Bill, a substantial portion of the American population viewed <a href="http://www.may4.org/information/kent-state-1970-description-of-events-may-1-through-may-4.html" rel="nofollow">the Kent State protesters in the same way that our corporate media is typecasting OWS now</a>.<br /><br /><i>That morning, Ohio Governor James Rhodes, who was running for US Senate, arrived in Kent and ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®©https://www.blogger.com/profile/06252371815131259831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-75253564700256686302011-10-27T06:55:03.021-04:002011-10-27T06:55:03.021-04:00Then there's this:
http://www.emptywheel.net/2...Then there's this:<br />http://www.emptywheel.net/2011/10/26/dojs-new-foia-rule-just-attempt-to-formalize-practice-theyve-been-following-for-years/Fiddlin Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083633111240927563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-36723860161723999462011-10-27T06:40:25.945-04:002011-10-27T06:40:25.945-04:00There was a time when police thuggery was viewed b...There was a time when police thuggery was viewed by most Americans as cause for indignation--at least when it was framed in certain ways. Examples of these would include the Birmingham police dogs and firehoses, and Kent State, the latter of which might have been the turning point in American disgust with Vietnam. I'm concerned that this part of the "American character" if you Fiddlin Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083633111240927563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-81823996573025362172011-10-26T18:54:42.921-04:002011-10-26T18:54:42.921-04:00It's 2011, and only protests for lower taxes a...It's 2011, and only protests for lower taxes and deregulation are approved by the powers that be.<br /><br />The revolution might not be televised, but it's going to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZLyUK0t0vQ" rel="nofollow">be on youtube</a>.<br />~ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®©https://www.blogger.com/profile/06252371815131259831noreply@blogger.com