REIN IN THE CRIMINALS

In the past week there have been numerous videos and photos of police brutality aimed at civilians exercising their constitutional rights. With the encouragement of that craven man in The White House, his Attorney General, and Republican politicians (including the GOP chair in a Texas county spouting conspiracist drivel). There have also been a staggering number of incidents where local police forces deliberately targeted members of the press, with evident disregard for any safety or legality.
The number of threats by the men in blue has been astronomical.

In one incident which the entire world now knows about, the Seattle police pepper-sprayed a little girl in the face, hid their badges, and the Seattle authorities refused comment. Supporters of the police assert that it was the parents' fault for bringing their daughter to a "dangerous" situation -- a by all accounts peaceful demonstration which the Seattle cops turned into a melee, nota bene -- and the cops were justified in spraying her.
What else did you expect them to do?

The cops broke out the flashbangs, batons, and Mace.

The kid ended up terrified, of course.


According to many righteous white people, pepperspray is a legitimate method of crowd control, especially when small children are disobedient and possibly breaking curfew. For adults, kneel on their necks.


And, in an example of the destruction of our country under Trump, thugs from the Bureau of Prisons now "guard" parts of Washington, without any oversight by the legitimate authorities there, no identifications or name tags on their uniforms so that they can be held accountable, no badges, and no answers from the Justice Department or the president's henchmen about their deployment and command structures.

The President, his fan-base, his attorney general, and the Republican Party are all complicit in the worsening erosion of our liberty, and the brutalities that now are taking place.

It will take more than just words to return the confidence of normal people in the authorities. A good start would be badges and name plates fully visible, unlimited mobility and access for the press at all times during a demonstration, cameras filming everyone in uniform, and no damned Bureau of Prisons goons anywhere.


Plus an absolutely iron requirement that ALL officers, irrespective of their role or service branch, automatically state their names, numbers, and departments, whenever interacting with the public.

And William Barr should stand down.
Damn' well immediately.
He's unfit.



The Seattle Police Department, LAPD, and the Minneapolis police in particular, must be disciplined and completely reformed.

Bring these thugs to heel.




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