Police brutality and race
The following was written by David Simon, who so far as I can tell is a not just a liberal but a leftist. He’s lived in Baltimore for a long, long time, used to be a police reporter for The … Continue reading →
The following was written by David Simon, who so far as I can tell is a not just a liberal but a leftist. He’s lived in Baltimore for a long, long time, used to be a police reporter for The … Continue reading →
The Boston Globe is every bit as liberal a paper as the New York Times, and both of them are offering a fair amount of criticism of the Clinton Foundation’s suspicious slip-ups. From the Globe: An unprecedented ethics promise that … Continue reading →
The Baltimore police have delivered a report to a prosecutor that contains the following new information: “The police van carrying Gray to the station made a previously undisclosed stop that was captured on a ‘privately owned camera.’” That’s all we … Continue reading →
The WaPo is reporting that a man who was being transported in the other side of the van that also was carrying Freddie Gray has told investigators he heard sounds that indicated Gray may have been trying to hurt himself … Continue reading →
But here’s some.
Continue reading →Last night I was watching a DVD of the movie “Black Orpheus,” and I noticed that Alexandro Constantino, who plays the role of the station master Hermes in the film, is a ringer for…well, first let’s look at the only … Continue reading →
I was curious to learn more about Eric O’Keefe, the man who fought back by bringing suit against the John Doe investigations in Wisconsin. It seemed to me he must be a stalwart sort. And then a few days later … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This is a repeat of a previous post. Unfortunately, it seems as though it’s always a timely subject.] Commenter “Ymarsakar” once made an interesting observation: When the world declares Jews, Republicans, and whites to be non humans that need … Continue reading →
This article claims that women are “silenced” in online conversations. And yet, when you read it, you discover that what is meant is that women just don’t post as often as men in online forums. That somehow translates into “silenced”? … Continue reading →
I’ve learned that speculation on how SCOTUS will rule is pretty worthless. And yet we’re all tempted to do it. But this one has me stumped, and I cannot even make a prediction except to say the liberals on the … Continue reading →
Freddie Gray died of a very severe spinal cord injury. But how he sustained that injury is unknown, and that is an all-important question. Like many of the men in recent incidents where police treatment of black men have gotten … Continue reading →
There’s anarchy in Baltimore, and the leaders of the city don’t seem to have a clue what to do about it. Many articles here. See also this. The major had a message that sounded bizarre: So, the city government “gave … Continue reading →