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Dear America, Where's My Hug?
“…so how you feel? Frustrated, irritated, sometimes I don’t know myself I be too numb, to feel something sometimes…” ~ Khujo Goodie of Goodie Mob, “Thought Process” Soul Food (1995) As the news of Eric Garners murderer – and I use that term with all of the weight it carries considering that the medical examiner…
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F*ck The St. Louis Police Officers Association And Everything They Believe In
If you watch the news, you’ve probably seen or at least heard about the pre-game display that a few of the St. Louis Rams football players put on when walking out of the tunnel on Sunday before they, the Rams of St. Louis put an otherworldly ass whippin’ on the Raiders of Oakland. Five players – Stedman…
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When White People Attack…Pumpkins
This past Saturday, a riot broke out during the New Hampshire Pumpkin Festival, resulting in police releasing tear gas and pepper spray into the crowd. Expletives (and allegedly, beer cans and bottles) were hurled at police. Arrests were made. Somehow, though, no one was killed for it. Maybe the true magic safety color here is…
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Fuck The Police, Volume 3,456,789,777,841,546,354,147
At this point, providing commentary on police fuckery is pointless. We all know that police are violating as many rights as they’re maintaining they uphold. Also, miss me with the good cops story. I’m sure there are some guys out there doing their job…until shit hits the fan and its “them” (aka the the citizens)…
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A Peek Into The Secret Club Of Assumed Racism
My thoughts flash back about five months ago to South Avenue in Wilkinsburg: It’s around 5:30 p.m. and I’m driving to my dad’s house for dinner with my wife and two daughters, 14 and 11. Something bizarre awaits us. We’re pulling out from a stop sign when – seemingly out of nowhere – two girls,…
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And They Wonder Why We Say "F*ck The Police"
In a recent article posted on the Washington Post’s website entitled, “I’m a cop. If you don’t want to get hurt, don’t challenge me”, former Los Angeles Police Department (the same local jurisdiction that housed the infamous Rampart Division and the scandal) officer Sunil Dutta offered a police officer’s perspective on how to deal with…