Posts Tagged ‘Capitol’
Police officers’ ‘restraint’ on Capitol Hill is no victory for a racist America
When I saw the CNN headline about the heroism of police during the Capitol insurrection, I did a double-take because I wasn’t sure I’d read it correctly. “New radio and video footage from Capitol riot shows a coordinated attack and officers’ restraint,” it said. In that moment, the anger I felt was visceral. While I…
Read More If Capitol rioters loved America, why did they try to destroy it?
I’ve been thinking a lot about love lately. After all, Sunday is Valentine’s Day, and my wife of twenty years is still my love. We decided more than two decades ago to build a life together, and we’ve done that, because when you love somebody that’s what you do. You build them up instead of…
Read More A Philly cop is under investigation for attending the pre-riot Trump rally. We’re not surprised
A Philadelphia Police detective is under investigation after allegedly attending the rally before the riot. And guess what. We’re not surprised. If the Inquirer is right, and Philadelphia Detective Jennifer Gugger allegedly attended that rally, I gotta wonder what she was thinking. Because Gugger’s job in the police department’s recruitment unit was to investigate social…
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