Archive for the 'Police' Category

The reason for the anomalies is clear. Police radio waves sometimes last further into space than we had previously believed.

Friday, February 29th, 2008

NASA Baffled by Unexplained Force Acting on Space Probes
By Charles Q. Choi
Special to SPACE.com
posted: 29 February 2008
11:17 am ET
Mysteriously, five spacecraft that flew past the Earth have each displayed unexpected anomalies in their motions.
These newfound enigmas join the so-called “Pioneer anomaly” as hints that unexplained forces may appear to act on spacecraft.
A decade ago, after […]

German Police Dogs To Wear Shoes–AP headline in Yahoo

Friday, February 29th, 2008

AP
Mon Feb 25, 9:59 PM ET
BERLIN - Police dogs in the western city of Duesseldorf will no longer get their feet dirty when on patrol —
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Images: (shoes) nextag.com;(dog) santaclaradog.org

THE CARRIAGE OF FIGARO

Monday, December 3rd, 2007

Giuliani Campaign: Nathan Security Wasn’t Misused
Source: Police Chauffeured Friends, Family Of Judith Nathan
Reporting
Andrew Kirtzman
NEW YORK (CBS) ―
The Rudy Giuliani campaign has denied allegations that Judith Nathan, Giuliani’s one-time mistress and current wife, abused police protection during his tenure as mayor.

At the dawn of 2001, Nathan was Giuliani’s good friend and was receiving a blanket of […]

“The overwhelming 99.9 percent do their job professionally.”–Paul Green, political scientist, Roosevelt University

Monday, October 1st, 2007

According to Illinois.com, there are 13,619 Chicago police officers.
Paul Green’s observation would allow only 14 officers to act in a non-professional manner.
I don’t think that’s possible.
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Chicago police again mired in scandal
By MIKE ROBINSON, Associated Press WriterSun Sep 30, 7:04 PM ET
Videotapes of angry officers savagely beating civilians and charges that a murder […]

This is why I have difficulty with commentary accusing African-Americans of “playing the race card.” They’ve experienced this behavior for centuries.

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

American gestapo
July 28, 2007 - 4:02am.
Abuse of power by National Park Service police
By DOUG THOMPSON
The last place you expect to run into a federal government goon squad is the Blue Ridge Parkway, the scenic highway that runs through Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee.

For the last two years, the Park Service has brought in its “CIT” […]

When Rep. Chris Shays(WM-CN) blew up at Capitol Police, it passed like a warm breeze.

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

Representative Cynthia McKinney’s run-in ignited a firestorm fed by the sulfur-breathing talking heads of cable news.

Could there be a difference between white and black anger?????
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Former U.S. Rep. Cynthia McKinney Sues Newspaper for Libel
Published: July 30, 2007 11:10 AM ET
NEW YORK Former U.S. Rep. Cynthia McKinney has filed a lawsuit against The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, claiming the […]

McCain Chair Arrested for Sex in Men’s Room–Raw Story headline

Thursday, July 12th, 2007

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Images: (Ward Bond & Barton McClane) Maltese Falcon via britannica.com via cache.eb.com;; (cigarette) ridiculouspolitics.blogspot.com via toshop.free.fr;(red chair) sexychairs.com;

Please find the story here.

I was tired…

Monday, April 9th, 2007

tired of the cheap suits…the forty-pound breast pockets… the bad complexions. But, mainly I was tired of the whining around the water cooler by guys who would just as soon fall asleep at their desks than empty a .38 into your gut.
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NRC staffers quietly become gun-toting cops
Typical cases involve falsified records, lost equipment, sleeping […]

Is that a flashlight in your pocket, or…

Friday, March 30th, 2007

March 30, 2007, 10:33AM
L.A. Police to Get New Flashlights
© 2007 The Associated Press
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LOS ANGELES — Police will soon be outfitted with a cutting edge flashlight that is not only brighter than others, but too small to be used as a weapon.The idea for the 7060 LED flashlight was conceived just days after news cameras broadcast […]

It can’t happen here. It can’t happen here. It can’t happen here.

Saturday, March 24th, 2007

March 25, 2007
N.Y. Police Spied Broadly Before G.O.P. Convention
By JIM DWYER
For at least a year before the 2004 Republican National Convention, teams of undercover New York City police officers traveled to cities across the country, Canada and Europe to conduct covert observations of people who planned to protest at the convention, according to police records […]