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A tale of two cities

Murder in Baltimore is at a four-year high. Murder in New York City is at a record low. Meanwhile, from Justin Fenton’s Baltimore Sun article, in other cities: Homicides across the country Oakland, Calif. — down 25 percent (as of Dec. 12) Philadelphia — down 24 percent (as of Dec. 16) Flint, Mich. — down 22 percent (as of Dec.…

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Victory for Free Speech

From CNN: “‘Duck Dynasty’ resuming ‘with the entire Robertson family,’ including Phil.” It’s only a victory for free speech if you don’t like the speech. Seriously. And now I really want to start watching the show.

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“Decreased Stop and Frisk Causes Crime to Skyrocket in NYC”

Well that’s the headline I would have expected to see after listening to Ray Kelly and Mayor Bloomberg (and almost all my police friends) over the past few years. They had me believe that each and every one of those more than 600,000 annual stops in 2011 was absolutely essential to prevent the city from descending into an Orwellian Escape…

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Rolling Santa

And here’s a song to put you in the Christmas spirit: Stuck in the Smoke Hole of our Tipi. Merry Christmas!

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Are you with Phil Robertson? Or David Bahati?

Phil Robertson is the suspended star of Duck Dynasty. David Bahati is the Ugandan parliament member sponsoring the Anti-Homosexuality Bill known as “Kill the Gays.” Guess who said what (answers below): 1) “To me, this exposed the level of intolerance that is inconsistent with American values. But as you know it also strengthen my resolve to carry on a cause…

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“Why are cops such assholes?”

This is a question I’ve been asked a surprising number of times (Once by a national TV host during a commercial break). Usually the tone is joking (ie: completely serious). A certain lazy and rude copin Chicago got me thinking about it. My answer: “Because they can.” As a non-asshole (in my humble opinion) former police officer, this is a…

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Why (some) good people don’t like cops

Because (some) cops enforce non-existent laws and treat them like sh*t. Ta-Nehisi Coates writes about a recent encounter with police on the streets of Chicago: Catercorner to the volunteers of Safe Passage, two cops sat in an SUV, snug and warm. Our video team was shooting the conversation between our host and the kid. One of the cops rolled down…

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