Rise of the Warrior Cop (Chris Pratt, MGT edition)

[LessAspin]

I've been thinking about images of that cop with MGT when she came to DC..

I have a feeling that this new Georgia congressperson is going to be the gift that keeps on giving A HERETIC I AM 11/15/2020

Then yesterday I see this story about Chris Pratt's brother..

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

So I'll kick this important piece...

My holiday reading: Balko, The Rise of the Warrior Cop

posted by markpkessinger 12/31/2014


My holiday reading: Balko, The Rise of the Warrior Cop
I was traveling over the holidays, and found myself with a good bit of time to kill while waiting in airports. So I picked up Radley Balko's, Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America's Police Forces. I haven't gotten all that far into it yet, but I was struck by the question Balko poses right at the outset, in the book's introduction:

Are cops constitutional?

To be honest, I had never even considered the question (nor, I'm guessing, have most folks). Here's an excerpt:

https://upload.democraticunderground.com/10026026671

http://www.salon.com/writer/radley_balko/

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323848804578608040780519904.html

[llashram]

1. the trump crowd

was really counting on more support from LEO's of all stripes and jurisdictions. We came very close to losing our experiment in democracy to a fascist matrix full of these types upholding white racist fascist Stephen Miller law.

[flotsam]

2. Deserves more K&Rs

But reading even one link is going to involve a LOT of reading and it seems we don't like that...