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[CrunchGear] When you watch CSI or 24, you see all kinds of technology being employed to catch the bad guy. On a regular police beat, however, much of that technology is used for administration, records, and protection of the cops against allegations of abuse of authority, brutality, and so on.

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[Daily News Bridge] Seattle civil rights issue turns on hacking and police gadgetry ...: On a invariable the Old Bill strike, even so, much of that technology is hand-me-down for conduct, records, and immunity of the cops against allegations of mistreat of scholar, brutality, and so on. Either way, it’s comforting to be acquainted with that every interaction I’ll accept with a cop if I were to be, say, arrested for being a blogger on a Friday continually, intent be recorded and kept at least for the duration of the inquisition.

[Latest Activity on NAWSK - Aliens, Paranormal, Metaphysics, Spirituality, & Science] Grimes Sisters/German Church Rd. - NAWSK - Aliens, Paranormal ...: ..I feel there is plenty of room for both investigation types in this field and I am not going to tout one as more credible than the other, .residual imprint of unspeakable brutality that robbed those poor young souls of their lives .

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[A Phil-for-an-ill Blog] Robocop (1987) - Promoting the Militarization of Police « A Phil ...: Note that free-will of the protagonist has been completely replaced with mandatory (computerized) observance of the three directives given in the picture. The third directive is the most interesting because it compels Robocop to unconditionally serve the state even if its laws have become that of a tyrannical police state.

[TalkLeft] Wrongful Death Suit Settled Against Chattanooga Police - TalkLeft ...: My goal since being a kid has always been the pursuit to being a LEO I served in Iraq all of last year and the first of this year on an MP mission in a correctional facillity, With that being said any one person whom has ever detained an individual knows if they are high or drunk they are filled with unbelievable capabilities of strength, Were talking 4 individuals who are trained in tactics of detention, therefor if it took 4 to do the job then apparently this man was resisting just a bit.

[Panic Dots] Top 5: Modern Thrillers You May Have Missed: Robin Williams continued his role of dark characters to square off against dishevelled cop Will Dormer (Al Pacino) in this slow paced, psychological thriller. Drawing inspiration from his roles in previous films (mix one part ”˜suspicious loner’ from One Hour Photo with two parts ”˜outright paedophilic danger to children’ from Hook), Williams is satisfying creepy as Walter Finch, the lead suspect in the case of the murder of a school girl in a cold, rural town in Alaska.

[Schneier on Security] Schneier on Security: Mennonites and Photo IDs: I initially read "Mennonite" as "Mooninite" and wondered how Boston's over-reaction to promotional gadgetry was going to affect Photo IDs.

[Miami New Times | Complete Issue] "Kick Ass": A Superhero Flick for the YouTube Age - Page 1 ...: In a New York that is part past, part near-future, and part Canadian soundstage (street crime and graffiti are at pre-Giuliani levels, but gadgetry and weaponry are cutting-edge), Dave soon learns the hard way that trying to intimidate thieves while wearing a ridiculous green wet suit/superhero getup elicits first laughter, then a beatdown. But as soon as he's back on his feet —

[Mail Online - Peter Hitchens] 'Light'em up!' Is this warfare? - Mail Online - Peter Hitchens blog: If the RAF was fit for purpose or the AAC had an aircraft capable of providing close air support it would have been a British missile that had killed Matty Hull - but we've invested everything in an expensive showpiece aircraft designed to shoot down other expensive Mach 2 fighter jets or launch missiles at ground targets 40 miles away "lit up" by laser from 60,000 feet.

[青山妩媚] Why did Coca-Cola get the new name, Coke Classic? - 青山妩媚的日志 ...: "Although no tactician has taken the bayonet seriously since the Civil War, the Army sees bayonet training as a way of pumping up aggressiveness. On this morning, some of the women seemed tentative as they jabbed at dummies -- but no more so than an equal ratio of men, the sergeants said." ¡ª This Woman's Army With a `No Big Deal' Shrug, Basic Training at Fort Leonard Wood Again Mixes Genders;

[ZERO ANTHROPOLOGY] Gassing Puppies, Burning Women, and Playing Tennis « ZERO ANTHROPOLOGY: And all of the claims of inherent American goodness comes from a society with a history of lynchings, of forced marchings of natives, of slavery, of detention camps, of daily police brutality, and of its own steady interpersonal and institutional violence against women and the poor. The hypocrisy is inexcusable, but what is a real challenge is understanding how easily some find refuge in such unmolested states of absolute self-affirmation at the expense of the others they dehumanize and then demonize.

[The Muhlenberg Advocate] A Case for Student Power: The answer is to transform the relationships of power in our society so that young people are both participating in decision making that directly affects us and coercing decision makers to realize our capacity to noncooperate, an awkward English translation of Gandhi’s “satyagraha”, meaning “firmness of truth.”  We’ll call it “student power”, we’ll call it “collective liberation”, hell, we can call it “get shit done.”

[Jinni Blog] Vampires Vs. Zombies: The Bloody Showdown - Jinni Blog: For the most part of this comparison I would have to agree however I think there has been some Vampire movies that I would count as the cream of the crop that have been left off this list (i.e. Interview with the Vampire (Classic), Blade (The original), From Dusk Till Dawn, Vampire Hunter D, Near Dark, and Let the Right One In)

[God's Politics] The Dark Knight: A Tribute to George W - God's Politics - Jim ...: However, it has been difficult to find interpretations of this new Batman film that delve beneath the surface sheen of sexy black vehicles and leather tights, or the morbid fascination with the late Heath Ledger's performance (admittedly extraordinary -- and so obviously based on Tom Waits that that growly-voiced minstrel deserves the Oscar too, even though he's not in the movie) as the Joker. For most people, The Dark Knight simply tells an archetypal story of a hero who loses (or mislays) his own soul in the attempt at bringing justice to the world. 

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