As Bad As it Gets!

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Interesting points being Exposed by Ferguson Missouri

The citizens do not trust those who are paid from their tax dollars, to serve and protect them. The police respond with military hardware which draws comparisons to Tiananmen Square. There was a lose of life that initiated all of this scrutiny. Now the Freedom of Information Act is being circumvented. Yes, the city officials are obligated to follow the law but that doesn't mean they can't get 'around' it. They are managing the release of information by making it prohibitively expensive. It is almost makes you want to stand up and scream ENOUGH! Now the Grand Jury is taking the long road to arrive at a decision. Makes you wonder if the people in positions of authority are dragging this out, in the hope, folks lose interest and just go away.

The good that has came out of this? Community Based Policing (as being displayed by Ronald Johnson) has come to the forefront as a means to an end. The citizens keep pushing for progressive change. We've already discussed why Darren Wilson is going to be cleared for his actions. Enough said?

Finally . . . thanks for this reply.  But remember, the issue here isn't less police, but more effective policing. I feel the angst.

wait until some one needs the police and they don't show up because they are afraid they might offend some one...you can always call some one else to help, oops, no one will come to help anymore...you'll get your wish-no more police harassing you, congratulations.......  

A Government of the People, for the People.

Where has all the accountability went? It's like playing hide and seek with attorneys who represent communities who are squaring off against its citizens. Read this over again, it could be important.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials in Ferguson, Missouri, are charging nearly 10 times the cost of some of their own employees' salaries before they will agree to turn over files under public records laws about the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown.

I Did My Part

Lets see . . . I wrote JusThis & Brand of Justice. I did my part Mr. Faulkner!

Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion against injustice and lying and greed. If people all over the world...would do this, it would change the earth. 

William Faulkner

Gone Girl

After reading this story . . . I immediately reread it. Gillian Flynn nailed it. Pick up a copy of this book. Read it and then check out the movie. Sociopaths make up an estimated 10% of our population.

Tell me it isn't so. A copycat Islamic beheading in Oklahoma?

One wonders if the NFL is going to be successful in its push for a European presence.

Real everyday heroes are out there. Don't lose hope. Keep reading . . .
Now, she and her loved ones, are afraid in their own home. fearing retaliation and violence more vicious than the last.

Eastern district captain Darwin Roche made a promise to protect her and her family.

At 9:30 p.m. Roche showed up to her house and plans to stay through the night protecting her and her family.

'Police Safe' . . . Kirk Cousins . . . and poor pitiful Trooper Groubert!?!?

Man . . . Kirk practically takes care of the over - under himself. Wow, what a zany world we live in. Gotta say, gambling is one tough way to earn a living. A little while back we considered the odds of a Chief managing to pull off a Press Conference. I mean I was giddy, this was going to be good stuff. Then he shows up and reads a message without any give and take with the media. Surprised - Surprise. 0 & 2 and the Student Loans loom, but there was no choice, we're makin' attempts at being professions after all. 

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Now we've been discussing the importance of folks, any folks. Children, blacks, whites, wheelchair bound, you name it . . . to hang onto the mentality of hands up don't shoot. The cops are being instructed by outfits like Caliber Press to shoot and ask questions later. Citizens please heed my call, the times have been a changin'. Don't get all smug and figure it can't happen to you and yours. When you are in an interaction with the police be slow. Keep your hands visible. If you wear seat belts, shouldn't you at least consider the concept of being 'Police Safe'? Trooper Groubert was responding to what he thought was going to be an armed encounter. Man, talk about messed up. Can you imagine how terrible this Trooper feels? So please talk to your kids. Be 'Police Safe'. You could be saving your life and an officers career as well as his liberty.

The order is
Rapidly fadin'
And the first one now
Will later be last
For the times they are a-changin'.

Owner of Americas Team . . . some kind of sex fiend?

Man, the NFL must be lookin' around with dismay. Yes sir, must be dismal behind the scenes. They must be looking at one another . . . like thinking . . . who's next? Must be startling to realize boat loads of cash can't keep you safe from technology. So we have wife beatings, child whippings, and Hernandez's murder trial set to begin in October. Owners, i.e Eddie Debartolo used to get jammed up over allegations of gambling. Now, all of a sudden, women are lining up and calling Jerry Jones out for perverse and shameful behavior. In days past Owners would've just denied it or threatened lawsuits. Now they're being forced to smell the roses of accountability. Ouch.

I suppose there are crazier things going on besides a Texas Oilman getting sexed up. You know, 'Knock Out' 'Beheadings' 'Ferguson' and-and-and. Hightime to figure out a response . . . you think? Owe, almost forgot, take the Skins tonight, they'll cover three and a half.

    

No . . . please . . . not another politician approving another message.

Man oh man . . . talk about terrible times. Bar-knuckle terrorism in the cross hairs of President Obama. Goodell can't tell a decent lie anymore. I mean, where's Clinton when ya need him? He'll do anything for a buck and boy does the NFL need some good old Clinton advice about now. Talking about advice, don't ya think Bill should sit Hillary down, and in no uncertain terms, explain to her that she's running for President? One last thing . . . Governor Branstad is spending 4.1 million to get elected to a job that pays 130 thousand a year. He gets in and is bought and paid for. Right? I mean, pick your poison, select a politician and check 'em out. You ever get that feeling you've been degraded to the point of no return?

Exhausted on the Nations Mall

Not one more step!

Great Job Policing in small town America.

Well, we've been discussing issues regarding the police. In little ol' Austin last winter the police addressed an issue regarding a possibly armed suspect by rolling out the military hardware. Troop Transport, helmets, soldier outfits. The whole militarized deal I've been harping on. The suspect got away. Well after a shooting the other day, neighbors gave the police a description of the suspect vehicle. Instead of a 'Police State Military Response' the police opted for a civilian police response i.e. 'Community Based Policing'. It worked. They arrested a suspect. Nice job. No stand off. No needless overtime or frightened neighborhoods.

I discussed investigative procedures a couple of posts ago. Apparently baseball bats were used in an assault. You may recall a couple weeks ago that I discussed a convenience store being robbed with bats. Is there something to this modus operandi fitting with the robbery? Lets hope the Chief knows what this word means and how to look into the matter.

I received this message from a reader and chuckled. This was an action detailed in Brand of Justice! I'm tellin' ya I was a cop too long to not have these experiences impact my stories! . . . Officers found Price getting into his silver jaguar in front of his home at the 800 block of Fifth Street Northeast, according to the complaint. Police saw a .357 caliber bullet sitting on top of insulation in an unfinished wall inside Price’s garage, where they later found several more bullets and a Ruger LCR .357 magnum revolver.

Against All Odds . . .

Looks to me like the Chief (detailed in yesterdays post) can handle a press conference! He wrote himself up a script and read it without flubbing it up this time. I'm impressed. Now I guess it's onward to infinity and beyond.

Oh, this just in. Positive changes in the offing?

Sept 17 (Reuters) - Los Angeles schools' police said on Tuesday it would give up three grenade launchers it acquired for free through a federal program now facing mounting scrutiny for supplying local agencies with military-grade equipment, the L.A Times newspaper reported.

Shooting in Austin. Can the Chief handle a Press Conference? Don't bet on it!

Yesterday I mentioned a Chief and his inability to perform his duties. He is very inexperienced and refuses to educated himself on matters regarding public service. Oh sure, he studied manuals and came up five star bars to pin on his uniform so he looks the part. But it's the same ol' story when push comes to shove. I'm thinking the Press Conference will be handled by someone other than the Chief.

Yesterday I pointed out that this Chief was referencing DNA to solve crimes where DNA would never be used. I mentioned how his fella botched a Press Conference regarding a robbery. He should have refrained from using police lingo and described the suspects and asked for input from the community instead of concentrating on putting all kinds of yellow tape around the crime scene.

A reporter told me that the Chief acts like a deer in headlights. An officer told me when the Captain takes off and the Chief is left to run the department that he comes up with all kinds of goofy stuff. The officers bid their time with the knowledge that the Captain will straighten things out upon his return.

On the good side, this Chief is morally sound and conducts his personal life beyond reproach. He's just naive and has no idea how to be a Chief. I'll let y'all know how this plays out. 

Back in Minnesota-What's Next?

Good god it's chilly back in the Midwest or perhaps I'm not used to it. Here's the deal. Readers of this blog certainly must be getting the feeling that we are digging into issues long before they come to a head. What's next? What do we need to dig into? Email me if that's where your comfort zone is. You can also post directly to this blog and I will not know who in the hell ya are. Promise.

In the land where I hail out of it seems the alleged law violators are winning. First, several are shot at the Lansing Corners Eatery. The Sheriff is in the media collecting DNA but no arrests have ever occurred. Next, the militarized police move in on a house where they thought a car jacking suspect was hiding out. After a day long stand-off it was discovered the suspect had scooted. Then, the police attempt to stop a car but it drives off as the cop is walking up to the drivers side door. The squad speeds off to apprehended the naughty driver only to find it's been abandoned. But wait. A stocking cap was found in a yard. The Chief of Police puts his ignorance on public display by claiming the hat was going to be DNA tested to determine the identity of the suspect. Then finally, several individuals walked into a Convenience Store and struck employees with bats and robbed the place. The Chief jumps in front of cameras and uses words like perpetrator, female, male, suspects and more and more cop lingo. Oh, tons of yellow tape was strung around the store, but yet, nobody has been taken into custody.

On the positive side, the cops seem rather adapt at nailing traffic violations. I don't know. I suppose another positive would be the public, that is served and protected, has a short memory. Everyone seems focused on what's gonna happen as opposed to what has happened and just what could be done to improve things. Yeap . . . my friend Moose seemed to sum it up best. If ya wanna get away with crime move to . . .

So big guy, what do you think of Kenneth Green being found innocent?

Great question. Kenneth Green is involved in a shoot out with the police and is dumped in jail for 25 months facing something like 48 counts of this and that. He's offered plea deals and the media has a hay day with this case. Then in no time flat a jury finds Kenneth innocent. I suppose there are some out there who still maintain this could never happen to them. I wrote a book my friends, called Brand of Justice. Hell, I could have called it Kenneth's story.

The Citizens Side.

The Cops Side.

So what do I think? I believe the jury got this right. I believe the system owes Kenneth big time. The crack about pallbearers. Really? I believe the Chief Investigative Reporter at ABC 7 News, Chuck Goudie sounds like he's been sucking up to cops for too long. Remember Chuck, it happened to Kenneth . . . and it could happen to you!

Finally, isn't it high time we learn from our mistakes? Isn't it high time we strive for improvements? 

The 911 Memorial

Staring up at the exact point of impact begs the question . . . How can a gulf separate humanity to the point where so much death and destruction must deliberately occur?

A Reviewers Reaction to a Reviewers Reaction involving Brand of Justice

I agree with this reaction from a previously posted comment . . . regarding 'maybe'. In these times of Mike Brown, Militarized Police, Misconduct of Prosecutors, False Arrests and Wrongful Convictions do we have to struggle with this issue???

I absolutely love the plot line of this novel. With a really good edit, this novel would be terrific. However, because the word maybe is "may be" and the wrong form of "there" is used several times, I could not give it more stars.

What the fuck is this person smoking? I have read books with errrrors far worse than this and never gave it a thought. I have seen things like BGF which could mean just about anything and the book still got great reviews.

I think this person is just trying to get attention and hoping to get a sharp reply and then attack again defening their position.

I hope you iked all of the miss use of words my friend, cus I am laughing my ass off right now.

LAKs

You Old Rodeo Clown

What do Ray Rice and the unidentified police officer in LA have in common?

   

Just who is my demographic?

Brand of Justice was thoroughly edited by Sween Services. This outfit represents many years of editing by retired English specialists. So I'm scratching my head regarding concerns representing the editing of this book, but, must say I'm glad ya loved the plot line. My primary concern with this review is that the reviewer did not get the thrust of this story. Issues concerning a frustration with the criminal justice system. Innocent folks being put to death because of a faulty system. The belief that 'it'll never happen to me'. Apathy. What about Ferguson and on and on?

I absolutely love the plot line of this novel. With a really good edit, this novel would be terrific. However, because the word maybe is "may be" and the wrong form of "there" is used several times, I could not give it more stars.

Is it possible for us to learn a thing or two?

What side am I on anyways? I'm on the side of good law enforcement. The kind that learns from it's mistakes. Does not embellish. Who are of the mindset of 'serving and protecting' with skill and determination. Think about this once. Where would we be without without law&order?

Consider   Listen to the angst in the voice of the poster. This incident left me wondering. Oh . . . by the way, the officer was exonerated and given his job back with pay. How does this happen?

2nd Item for Consideration   This issue throws some light on what's been termed Prosecutor Misconduct on this blog. I mean really? Felony charges? It happens. Tinkey said it best in Brand of Justice.
“You see . . . I’m only here tonight cause I’m righting wrongs. That’s a notion new to you I expect. You a big time lawyer. If you were even half as good as you think you are we wouldn’t be here tonight. You see, you’re the lawyer. Oh excuse me, I mean pro-see-cute-her. So you don’t ask the right questions, you don’t do nothing but get innocent folks found guilty is all. So whaa-laa, heeeere’s” Tinkey screamed “JOHNNY” causing Toppan to scream and her dogs to bay loudly.