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This blog is dedicated to whatever I happen to feel like saying at the time. I am not always right, but I reserve the right to think I am. Everything I say is not going to be absolute truth, as I fall prey to satire, comedy, mayhem and bad reading habits. If you choose to believe what you're told without doing any research, you get what you deserve. If you know the answer better than I, speak up, or forever hold your, well, you know...
WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE
I have set up this blog site largely because I don't want anyone else to be held responsible for the entirety of my ranting, thoughtfulness, ego mania, raging dispair or uncontrolable delight. Ad Nauseum.
I thoroughly enjoy posting on the ever-so-lighthearted Face Book, however, everybody needs a ventilator sometime.
This is mine.
Take it for what it's worth.
Or not.
I'll probably do it anyway.
Yes, I'm sure of it.
And yes, all material here is copyrighted.
Please ask permission before using any of it, or at least give me the damn credit.
I thoroughly enjoy posting on the ever-so-lighthearted Face Book, however, everybody needs a ventilator sometime.
This is mine.
Take it for what it's worth.
Or not.
I'll probably do it anyway.
Yes, I'm sure of it.
And yes, all material here is copyrighted.
Please ask permission before using any of it, or at least give me the damn credit.
About Me
- Lord David
- Lord David was born feet first with teeth, stolen by Gypsies & raised by Pirates. After being captured by The Evil One during the War with the Giant Rats of Sumatra, Lord David escaped by drawing a window seat third class bus ticket to Cleveland on a cereal box top, and jumped ship in New Orleans. Scoundrel, artist, bartender, hot shot guitar player, ex-punk & rock singer, late night pub philosopher, general layabout & vagabond, he can be found doing whatever pays or entertains. He is also the founder & host of the Skull Club.
5 comments:
This, alone, should terrify you:
"In one of several shootings involving sergeants, a sergeant, who has been involved in six officer-involved shootings in four years, fired several shots at individuals fleeing from him on foot in a residential area. The sergeant gave conflicting accounts as to why he fired his weapon, and the sergeant’s decision to engage in a foot pursuit was tactically questionable, given that he was by himself, at night, and the only infraction he had cause to believe the subjects had committed was failure to wear seat belts."
so.much.epic.WRONG! :( C'mon NOPD, shape the eff up!
Really? After reading this blog I thought you ghost wrote most of the report for the DOJ.
The least they could have done was a footnote citation.
In all seriousness, sunlight is the best disinfectant, and a lot of this has been hidden from view for a long, long time. A lot of excuses have been made for a long, long time. As bad as this report is, it is the real first step required to accept the reality of the situation, and take realistic steps to improve the situation.
Right as rain, you are, Skywalker...
As bad as anything ever gets, that's where it's improvement will have to start. And the clear light of day does, indeed, whither away those nasty bits...
It also seems apparent that the NOPD is finally going to get dragged into not only that light, but the 21st Century, as well.
It's certainly time that it became an environment that attracted career law enforcement professionals, or at least those seeking to become one.
The feudal system never really works once everyone gets involved, and only really attracts those willing to rule by thuggery. Perhaps a clean slate will bring a higher level of understanding, if not honor.
Perhaps the only good things to come out of all this is that with the public scrutiny now being focused upon NOPD, these officers may begin to think twice before continuing their vendetta against young, black, men, "traveling kids", or anyone else who doesn't look white and "mainstream".
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