Oversight Needed

In connection with my last post:

Looking at the facebook and other social media profiles 

of our local law enforcement here in rural, Southwest

Georgia, it is painfully evident that not one of these 

souls is in any position to be an 'officer of the peace.'

Certainly they aren't in a position to be holding people's

lives in their hands with ultimate authority and loaded

firearms.

The profiles I saw (and mind you, this is only what is

available to the public) were filled with racist commentary,

pro-Trump diatribes against liberals, violent rhetoric, 

conspiracy theories, homophobia, religious extremism, and 

many more disturbing ideas and imagery.

An actual post from local law enforcement officer's facebook page

We all know you can't separate those kinds of feelings 

and positions from your working self, and in high-emotion

situations where people's true nature takes over...this is

a disastrous set-up.

There needs to be a watchdog group for keeping tabs

on those in law enforcement, jailers, security guards,

etc. and make certain they are fit for the job.

(We also have several firefighters with Klan connections/

involvement: The people who decide whether or not to save 

the lives of citizens are probably important to observe, too.)

We need monitoring, documenting, and taking action against 

the prejudicial and unfit behaviors and commentary of those 

who are entrusted to keep us safe. Because just like mass

shooters and other terrorists who leave a trail of warning

signs prior to committing atrocities, cops can be seen 'going'

bad from a mile away. 

If only someone were doing something about it...

Someone out there must be working on this, so if you are 

and need assistance, let us know. And if you are one of 

many groups/individuals currently doing this, let me

know so we can promote where people can find out more 

about their watchmen.

We need to coordinate this information and make it 

known far and wide. The Good Ol' Boys Club is in

need of being shut down. Time IS up.

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Hiding in Plain Sight: The Keys to the Kingdom

White supremacists inside American Law Enforcement

Click link for the whole story on how law enforcement

agencies (officially) became a safe haven for white 

supremacy extremists.

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Demanding responsible and humane policing

is not an unreasonable action.

The fact that we don't receive reasoned

and judicious treatment from those

sworn to protect us is the absurdity.

And the man in charge of the Justice

Department just publicly declared that

"The police are not the problem..."

with a straight face.

No, they're one significant aspect of the problem:
The allowances of their murderous activities

go to attitudes much higher up the food chain.

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Our Supposed Role Models Are Failing Us

There can be no valid campaign against bullying

in America until the ultimate, empowered bullies in 

law enforcement are held accountable for their crimes 

and stopped from causing further harm.

No child will ever listen to a call to 'act more humanely'

or 'take responsibility' if the community members they

are told to honor and emulate are out of control and

beyond reproach.

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Power Corrupts

Giving the absolute authority

of a badge and a gun

to a human being

reveals parts of their soul

perhaps unknown even to them.

Without sufficient instruction

and regulation, there is nothing

keeping that sleeping giant 

from fully awakening.

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To 'serve and protect' whom?

Every day across this nation and

around the world, police forces are

targeting regular citizens with excessive

force, dismissiveness, unwarranted brutality,

and unregulated anger.

These are not isolated incidents, but

rather the new norm. We know more and 

more about the regularity of this

criminal behavior by those sworn to serve and 

protect, but only because of social media.

Journalism has become a discarded

artifact. Even among those agencies

still doing some good work, law enforcement is 

off limits (except when it comes to puff 

pieces about rescuing kittens, or indoctrination

messages to keep up the notion of

'dutiful, stand-up civil servants who

are beyond reproach.')

That's what happens when all your outlets 

are owned by the same folks whose

special interests are being protected

by the men and women behind the badges.

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Being Visible

People often act as though I have no business even having

an opinion regarding police corruption. Of course, often those 

are the militant pro-cop individuals who attend church, think

conservatively, eat their veggies, clean their plate, and do

'everything' they're told. And, most unremarkable, they tend 

to be white-skinned folks. 

But we'll get into indoctrination and privilege another time!

Why am I so involved and concerned? Well, in part, it's because

I'm an activist and I care about injustice and corruption and lies

wherever they occur. Having a system in place that wrongfully

destroys people's lives on a whim is a pretty serious matter that

I think should have everyone upset and involved.

But beyond that, it's personal.

I have experienced first-hand over the past 35 years,

an inordinate amount of harm from law enforcement individuals.

I don't mean that in the course of breaking a law someone hurt my 

feelings, so jump that dismissive assault. I'm talking about being

harassed, intimidated, threatened, coerced, assaulted, falsely

arrested, and much more at the hands of law enforcement who 

were simply criminal thugs not interested in doing the job they 

signed up to do.

It's only natural that at least a small amount of the population 

of cops would turn out to be 'bad apples.' But this is far deeper 

than that. Much more than just a few 'isolated incidents,' as if \

the incidents apologists always refer to as 'isolated' makes them 

less despicable.

I'll be sharing my multitude of personal stories here, in order 

to illustrate the variance and depth of the problem. Let's just say

I'm lucky to be alive. And right now, in my small town I'm 

living in, I am very much at fear for my well-being and life

due to the outrageous corruption and deviancy of local

law enforcement and their dislike of me.

Yes, I have reasons for my deep distaste and distrust, although

I would hope that all of us would be concerned about the current state 

of things for no other reason than love of neighbor and country.

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