There is a trend that is very troubling happening in our country; the police are increasingly violent and in many cases, seemingly out of control.
In New Mexico a Federal investigation is ongoing into a flurry of police shootings of unarmed people by policemen. One YouTube sequence shows a New Mexico cop shooting an unarmed, tee-shirted homeless man — in the back with an assault rifle.
One hundred ten people are arrested by a riot squad of helmeted, baton-weilding cops at McDonalds’ headquarters in St. Louis, MO, yesterday because they are complaining about low wages. (Follow this link for graphic photographs of the demonstrator/police confrontation.)
Each week another story breaks about some unarmed person being shot by police officers who seem to be on edge and nervous enough to shoot first and ask questions later.
And yet there are no Congressional hearings on the trend, no politicians shouting for changes, no mayors threatening police chiefs jobs.
Somehow we need to cause a change, or the people will rebel against not just the obvious oligarchy, but also the police forces that do their bidding.
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