How do we change our police culture?

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Friday June 12, 2015 · 8:34 AM PDT

2015/06/12 · 08:34

Police departments around the country are out of control. That is obvious. I've heard and read arguments that not all cops are "bad," but even the good ones seem unlikely or unable to make a difference in the cop culture as xxdr zombiexx's diary, this is why we dont get to hear about good cops, shows.

The entire situation is really reminiscent of a well-known psychological experiment conducted in the early 70s. It revolved around prisoners and prison guards, but obvious parallels can be made to modern policing.

If you haven't heard of that study, I recommend you check it out. A link and summary below the fold.

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Friday May 10, 2013 · 11:44 AM PDT

2013/05/10 · 11:44

I've been a member of Daily Kos, in good standing, for many years now. I'm mostly a lurker. Today, my nerves are frayed and I don't know why, but certainly elements in the Kos community are really annoying me and it's happening on both sides of an issue.

The issue isn't important (it's guns), but what I hate is that I have to wade through some stupid cat fight on diaries I'm otherwise interested in just to get to the meaningful comments. I don't care how many ways you can insult each other back and forth. I don't want to read it.

What annoys me is that in order to avoid the entire conversation, I pretty much have to skip through every comment in the thread. It would be nice to have a mechanism - maybe a "double arrow" that would close up/hide the entire thread and move on to the next one.

There. I said it and now I feel better. I'm sorry if you wasted your time reading my vent!

Day of Silence for LGBT

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Friday April 19, 2013 · 7:34 AM PDT

2013/04/19 · 07:34

It's been a hell of a week. I have ties to both Boston and West, Texas, so it's also been a bit personal. My heart goes out to both communities and the whole country.

But in all of this madness, some good goes on. I'd count the Day of Silence among the good.

My daughter is participating in the Day of Silence. She is sacrificing other events today in order to honor LGBT victims of bullying and harassment. I'm very proud of her. From the Day of Silence website:

What is the Day of Silence?
The Day of Silence is a student-led national event that brings attention to anti-LGBT name-calling, bullying and harassment in schools. Students from middle school to college take a vow of silence in an effort to encourage schools and classmates to address the problem of anti-LGBT behavior by illustrating the silencing effect of bullying and harassment on LGBT students and those perceived to be LGBT.

From what I can tell, her school is supportive of the students involved. She will wear a card around her neck letting everyone know why she isn't speaking. During class times that she does have to speak, she turns the card over so as not to disrupt class.

She's very young and it makes me proud that she is already light years ahead of many of her elders in her perspective on the world and the suffering of others.

The War on Teachers

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Thursday March 03, 2011 · 10:34 AM PST

2011/03/03 · 10:34

With every passing day, I read the news and get angrier and angrier. There is a war on the middle class in America and a lot of people are fighting back.

Today, the war hit too close to home and I'm pissed off.

I'm pissed off because our HEROES, firefighters and police, revered after the 911 attacks, have had to take to street to protest power grabs in Wisconsin and Ohio.

And I'm pissed off because the Republicans have declared war on teachers. This is becoming personal.

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H1N1 (non-)testing and Tamiflu supply

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Thursday October 22, 2009 · 2:17 PM PDT

2009/10/22 · 14:17

Our entire family is currently fighting what is presumed to be H1N1. But this whole ordeal has frustrated me for a couple of reasons: We aren't 100% sure we have H1N1 and, although children are at higher risk, we were only able to get Tamiflu for the adults.

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Sunday October 19, 2008 · 6:27 AM PDT

2008/10/19 · 06:27

From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:

The race to claim Missouri in the presidential election will likely hinge on two suburban counties — St. Louis County and its counterpart across the state, Jackson County. The counties are among Missouri's few blocs of swing territory in what is otherwise a politically polarized state. "Suburban voters are a critical segment of the electorate that both sides are fighting over,'' said Jared Craighead, executive director for the Missouri Republican Party.

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