When the so-called main stream media is a fail, for whatever reason, and blacks out an important story - blogs like this could literally save lives. The coverage of the dogs used against civil rights protesters by Bull Connor sure would … [Read more...]
Archives for September 9, 2016
Asimov, Lincoln, and eh-hem… Trump
As we suffer through this year of Trump hoping that our suffering will not continue for the next four, these words of Isaac Asimov and Abraham Lincoln are oddly comforting as we go in for the final sled to November: "There is a cult of … [Read more...]
Those “People Who Think They Are Above the Law”
On Facebook today: A photo of the World Trade Center with the following post- "Someone remarked that this photo may offend a certain "group" of people in this country and around the world. I really don't care if it does! Your welcome … [Read more...]
Judge allows body camera pilot program to proceed; Globe publishes misleading editorial
In a 19-page decision, Superior Court Justice Douglas Wilkins ruled today that the Commissioner of the Boston Police Department may institute a pilot program in which he will order 100 officers to wear body cameras, rejecting the police … [Read more...]
Privacy for All: No Body Cams for Cops
I’ve been following this debate closely, and I’ve struggled with it. It’s been said that body cams reduce violence committed by police. If convincing data comes in on that, I might have to revise my position, because it means that a … [Read more...]