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I think some of the stats in

DF — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 22:20:08 +0000

In reply to This is so depressing and, of

I think some of the stats in the article acanuck posted below point to one reason why this is not a mainstream issue: this type of police violence is typically visited on young black and Latino males. It's not something that affects white America and its sons directly. Of course, this is true of similar problems throughout the entire criminal justice system and the WOD.

Not only that, but at least

DF — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 22:12:44 +0000

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Not only that, but at least here in California they've made it impossible to find out anything about internal "investigations." Unless actual criminal charges result from misconduct, the public has been firmly locked out of knowing whether accountability exists or not. This is explicitly to protect the privacy of police officers.

As for the privacy of the average citizen...

Thanks for the link.

You all could see it. She had

Qnonymous — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 19:45:35 +0000

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You all could see it. She had it comin'. She had a stroller.

- Bill Hicks

Stephan Salisbury puts the

acanuck — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 18:55:26 +0000

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Stephan Salisbury puts the Anaheim shootings (there were two in two days) in a national context. With an intro by Nick Turse. It's cross-posted on Huffington Post (minus the intro):

http://www.tomdispatch.com/blog/175575/

I hadn't noticed before how routinely authorities and media use the phrase "officer-involved shooting" -- neatly glossing over the fact that the "involvement" consists of pulling the trigger. A parallel to the institutional non-apology: "Mistakes were made."

I was wondering how Anaheim's dozen or so such shootings a year compared with national averages. Salisbury has the answer: there are no such stats. Apparently no official body thinks it's crucial to document how deadly America's police forces are -- and against whom their violence is directed.

This is so depressing and, of

Michael Maiello — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 17:22:55 +0000

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This is so depressing and, of course, it' been going on for decades now. It really has brought military style discipline to the streets and the problem is, most people are all for that because most people don't imagine that they'll even raise their voice if their neighbor is shot in the back, much less attend a political or economic protest. America has become something of a Hobbitton, where the people avoid controversy or getting involved in the affairs of state.