But let’s start here, because brave cops deserve to be protected. And because black lives matter.
Ann Coulter "To use the cliche of the moment, these are deeply polarized times. But there are some issues so urgent that we must find common ground. At the top of that list is preventing police-citizen interactions from resulting in the deaths of either innocent civilians or dedicated police officers.
"Unsurprisingly, Joe Biden’s Justice Department is now signaling its intent to address this problem in the time-honored Democrat way — by “investigating” local police departments, so it can then announce the foregone conclusion that “systemic racism” abounds.
"The next step in that playbook is a “Consent Decree,” where local police departments, under threat of crippling and endless Dickensian litigation, agree to hand over their keys to the feds. And yes, this nifty move is executed under color of law, though it’s not entirely different in spirit from the way Captain Phillips lost control of his container ship on the high seas, if you happened to catch the Tom Hanks movie.
"Conservatives are girding for battle. In the past, Consent Decrees have been used to kneecap police departments, compelling them to waste millions of dollars on paperwork, and focus on concerns notable for not being “Keeping the Public Safe.”
"Maybe in the interest of comity, we shouldn’t abandon Consent Decrees so fast. So here’s my stab at one. Below, I have enumerated 16 bullet points that I believe we can all agree on." . . . Read the rest here...
Strangers: For years I was a psychotherapist and worked with people who were very seriously emotionally and mentally unstable. Some of the personality disorders explain such behavior. But watch out for the borderline personality disorders (BPD). These are highly unstable individuals who hate themselves and hate anyone associated with them. They can be exceedingly charming one moment and in the next moment severely ridicule and criticize you as though you are lower than dirt to them. Not saying this diagnosis fits the driver, but the behavior pattern looks familiar.
LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva told Fox News he was "appalled" when he saw the video. "She claims to be a teacher. I'm not so sure where she is teaching... but if she represents her profession, is that an indictment on her profession and the caliber of people?" Villanueva asked.
" 'You have one incident like George Floyd...but some people want to label the entire profession as if everyone was a Derek Chauvin. It shows you that bigotry, racism comes in all, colors and all ages -- that's proof of that right there," Villanueva said. "If you want to call all of the deputies murderers, unfortunately, you are doing the exact same thing you're accusing other people of doing against your own kind.' "