In absolute monarchies, canon were often inscribed with the legend ultima ratio regum (“the king’s final argument”) — a proper inscription for the shotgun wielded by this corpulent police goon in Houston as he threatens a group of loud but peaceful and unarmed demonstrators the night of January 27. To their considerable credit, the [...]

Officers remotely operating any of the street’s plentiful surveillance cameras can “paint” suspicious targets with a directed light beam up to a city block away, and follow their movements. Patrol cars are likewise equipped with cameras that scan the license plates of all vehicles and have access to detailed databases containing personal information on drivers [...]

Perhaps Albert Flowers, the 66-year-old Melbourne, Florida man hospitalized for a month after being beaten by a cop, committed “battery on an officer” by bleeding on the armored thug who kicked him in the stomach, then slugged and choked him until one of his boyfriends arrived to Taser the helpless elderly man in the face. [...]

Former New Orleans Police Officer Kevin Hayden describes “The Largest Street Gang” –government police agencies, including the NOPD, that are riddled with murderers, robbers, and opportunistic thugs. Like many others who become police, Hayden earnestly wanted to protect and serve the public — and soon learned that he needed to protect the public from its [...]