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Category Archives: Police
Dallas Police Chief: “Suspect said he was upset about Black Lives Matter…he was upset about white people. He wanted to kill white people”
Flashback 2014: Video Shows NYC Protesters Chanting for “Dead Cops” Video captured from Saturday’s protests in New York City appeared to show demonstrators apparently calling for the deaths of police officers, hours before violence on the Brooklyn Bridge marred the … Continue reading
11 Cops Shot at Black Lives Matter Protest in Dallas
Steve Sailer writes: “A problem with the Democrats’ high-low coalition of the fringes is that the fringes are awfully fringy. Stoking black rage for political advantage is a high risk strategy. And it’s not as if Obama and the Clintons … Continue reading
‘KFDW is reporting two police officers have been shot in Dallas.’
Live news report. From my twitter stream: * Downtown Dallas it looks like a police officer is laying on the street during the protests. Bad. Looks really bad. * COPS DEAD ON THE GROUND ON LIVE TV * They’re shootin … Continue reading
The Sad and Troubling Story of Fridoon Rawshan, Man Fatally Shot by Cop
The gifts of the Afghans! News: The 42-year-old Afghanistan man shot and killed by a San Diego police officer outside of an adult bookstore on April 30 had a long criminal history, suffered a history of mental illness and was … Continue reading
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Heather Mac Donald: Violent crime has shot up due to the nonstop war on cops waged by Shaun King, Black Lives Matter, and the ACLU
Heather Mac Donald writes: Will the anti-cop Left please figure out what it wants? For more than a decade, activists have demanded the end of proactive policing, claiming that it was racist. Pedestrian stops—otherwise known as stop, question, and frisk—were … Continue reading
Cops On Roids
Comments: * I remember Star Trek: The Next Generation had an episode where there was a brief throwaway when a character was forced to view warriors through the ages, and the one from 21st-Century Earth (which was the then-future) had … Continue reading
Steve Sailer: You’ll be Amazed by This Money-saving Tip
Steve Sailer writes: A friend texts about a much better idea when being pulled over for a ticket than telling the cop you are a Sovereign Citizen: instead, act undocumented. I witnessed it on a ride-along in Nevada and just … Continue reading
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How Do You Hire The Best Cops?
Steve Sailer writes: There are two common viewpoints on how to choose policemen. Either hire: The best individuals who apply, or The best racial balance I think both arguments have some surface plausibility because the police are, as the word … Continue reading
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Using Affirmative Action To Hire More Black Police Massively Increases Crime & Corruption
How has affirmative action for blacks and latinos worked out in general? Why would any society want competent police in the first place? John Lott writes: Will increasing the number of minority and women police officers make law enforcement more … Continue reading
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Black CNN Anchor Calls Dallas Gunman’s Actions as ‘Courageous and Brave’
CNN anchor Fredricka Whitfield said Saturday: “It was very courageous and brave, if not crazy as well, to open fire on the police headquarters…” I mention she is black because blacks and whites tend to have opposite attitudes towards police … Continue reading