“Sophisticated urban warfare.” Give us a fucking break with that nonsense, PD.

Its ALWAYS been this way in the US.. because he US has always wanted, dare I say, NEEDED a foil for its actions, and blacks have been traditionally that victim of choice.. (or it has included others at various times.. (Latinos, Asians, Irish, etc..) but it has always come back to vilifying the blacks because blacks…

That guy that disarmed him was not an officer but a security guard.

Yeah. If the police are interested in demonstrating that “this isn’t systemic”, the past couple of days - in multiple cities across the nation - have undercut their argument. Either that, or being a 'bad apple' is part of the cop test.

One thing I haven’t seen yet in any coverage of these events that I’ve seen is a bit of recent historical context that’s pretty damn relevant to the moment we find ourselves in. While it’s certainly true that police violence against black and brown people has always been there and we’re just seeing it more often in…

Being white and famous doesn’t help...

A lot of police, across the country, woke up yesterday and thought “Give me a reason.” For so many, their attitude wasn’t to protect life or property or maintain decorum, but to confront and put down protesters challenging their authority. That, along with the obvious racial component, is why these protests are…

As Will Smith said about racism being filmed the same sentiment applies to the police. They are covering badges as not to be identified, behaving as if laws don’t apply to them and escalating confrontations at peaceful protests. The NYPD basically tried to run over people last night and Mayor DeBlasio acted as if…

One takeaway I’m getting from all this is mayors have no authority over their city’s police force...

It’s a special kind of cop that thinks a knee to the neck is the proper response to a protest about a cop putting his knee to a guys neck.

As an ER nurse there are parts of this piece that speak to a career of experiences I cannot put in to words nor hope for others to understand. There are whole sections of my life that lay dormant and forgotten, occasionally flickering alive in the calm of night or on a drive in to work. I can’t explain it, but all of…

The first Division is one of my favorite games (the setting, the snow, etc) and now has sudden relevance again, despite being a somewhat vapid Tom Clancy property.

Thank you and all your colleagues for all your hard work, for dealing with what you see and experience every day. Thank you for just trying your best.

You deserve so much more than what you get for the job you do. I could not imagine dealing with 10% of what you deal with every day. Thank you.

Good luck Agent. 

I can’t imagine doing what you do every day. Know that it is appreciated.

Yeah, just... really, after reading all this, what is there left to say?

Finished reading and sort of instinctively scrolled down to leave a comment, but I’m not sure why. I can’t think of much to say.

...You're struggling to understand how Disney mistreated teen stars, when, in your own words, Disney regarded them not as humans but as a product? Have you just not had your coffee yet to not get how that comes across?