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Archive for February 6th, 2015
February 6th, 2015 - 8:38 am § in Misc.
Is Seattle’s mayor obstructing police reform?
Although Mayor Ed Murray has hired a reformer as Seattle’s new police chief, he’s opposed to greater police accountability where the rubber meets the road — police contract negotiations. The city negotiates a labor contract with its police union once every four years. The Community[...]
February 6th, 2015 - 4:01 am § in Misc.
Slur of the Day
Boong / bong / bung (Aus) Australian aboriginal.[21] Boong, pronounced with ʊ (like the vowel in bull), is related to the Australian English slang word bung, meaning dead; infected; or dysfunctional. From bung, to go bung “Originally to die, then to break down, go bankrupt, cease to function [...]
February 6th, 2015 - 12:44 am § in Hypocrisy
Book Review: Immunity for the rich, a police state for the poor
“The problem is, if the law is applied unequally enough over a long enough period of time, at some point, law enforcement becomes politically illegitimate. Whole classes of arrests become (circle one) illegal, improper, morally unenforceable.” — The Divide: American Injustice in t[...]