What this lawsuit really amounts to is resistance by a sub-section of Seattle police, who refuse to be more careful about how they use their weapons so they do not kill citizens. A federal appeals court rejected claims from about 125 Seattle police officers that a consent decree or “use of force” policy violates their Second Read More…
“The war on our police must end,” Donald Trump forcefully demanded during a speech in Wisconsin in August. “It must end now.” This sentiment is often parroted by right-wing outlets and savored by cop-loving Americans who should (according to what’s left of their ideological principles) harbor the utmost skepticism toward institutions of government. Yet no matter Read More…
Israel has long valued what it calls, its “deterrence capacity’, that is their ability to scare their opponents into submission in order to stop attacks. Yet this ability for Israel is now long gone, and attempts to revive it for political reasons may drag Israel into the abyss. In 1992, a journal article published in Read More…