Posts by Russell Brown
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Hard News: Behind Baltimore, in reply to
As pointed out in the documentary, the structure of pay in the US Police Force is such that officers receive performance pay based on the number of arrests they make. So they persecute poor neighbourhoods to boost their own take home pay. In other words, it PAYS to be doing drug enforcement as you can make multiple arrests in a day – whereas investigative/detective type work (i.e., solving crime) doesn’t pay.
That's one of the most compelling parts of the film, I think.
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Hard News: Behind Baltimore, in reply to
aaand – thats what you get for not reading to the bottom – doh
The thought is appreciated :-)
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Hard News: Behind Baltimore, in reply to
Whereas in this country usually the main danger to a young policeman at music festivals is getting kissed by to many *ahem* "exuberant" young women.
The forbearance of young policemen in these situations is often a heartwarming spectacle.
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Thank you for writing this, Hilary. It's good to acknowledge the sorrow. Kia kaha.
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Hard News: Anzac Day II, in reply to
That so very well encapsulates everything that is wrong with this highly polished jingoism about "our nation" and "their sacrifice" and who is "re-writing history". Reporting the insufficiently patriotic for a round of pillory, because you can't let the facts get in the way of official "history".
You may also note the use of the phrase "tip line", endlessly used by Whaleoil and exposed for what it was in Dirty Politics.
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I wrote another post ...
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Hard News: About Campbell Live, in reply to
It’s on now. Giovanni Tiso is rolling out the boycott artillery again, this time against Mike Hosking.
No, there's no boycott so far as I can see.
It's simply people writing to Hosking's boss and sponsor to make clear their feelings about his vile piece on Amanda Bailey.
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An Aussie lad-mag hijacks Anzac for a bikini cover.
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