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Norm Stamper: Police Brutality: Deal With It
Disclosure: During my rookie days back in the sixties as a San Diego police officer I used excessive force, more than once. I remember most of the incidents, though I'm sure I've conveniently forgotten some. I'm ashamed, wish to hell I hadn't done it. But I did, and visceral memories of these ...
New police brutality video at 3arabawy
arabist.net — Dear Mr Hossam, i have been follwing this important blog, the best egyptina blog in english in... my opinion, for a while. therfore, i was surprised to read your comment on misrdigital regarding this revolting torture act. however, i considered it as a ... (more) New police brutality video at 3arabawy
Norm Stamper: Police Brutality Part II
huffingtonpost.com — I hope those who have commented on my piece on police brutality (or my previous posts ,... for that matter) will forgive me: Four entries into my new HuffPo blog, I'm just now figuring out how to join the conversation. "Learned helplessness" is a lousy ... (more) Norm Stamper: Police Brutality Part II
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The Agitator — ... Frank Gaffney tries to tie Oklahoma City bombing to Saddam Hussein. Yesterday. I missed it when it came out, but the Washington City Paper had a good piece back in January on the three-year anniversary of the death of Sal Culosi. I’m hoping to write an update on his parents’ lawsuit here in a few weeks. Here’s a helpful overview of the cool stuff offered by Google Labs. Former Seattle police chief Norm Stamper has a good piece on police brutality up at the Huffington Post. ...

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What Would God Do?
buzzmachine.com 3/19/2009 — Coming full circle, I’ve seen a fair number of religious folk responding to What Would Google Do? and wondering what its laws and lessons mean for their churches. What would, uh, Jesus do? Ron Smith, pastor of a church in San Diego, took my ...
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Sign of the Times: "Not Hiring" and SummaryCalculated Risk
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Google Rules, A Biblical InterpretationThe Moderate Voice
Ron Smith, a San Diego pastor, was reading What Would Google Do? the book by Jeff Jarvis. When he got to the New Ethic chapter, page 91, he saw a connection between the Google “rules” as articulated by Jarvis and his work in the church: Make mistakes well. As I write my ...
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Theater Review (San Diego): The Threepenny Opera at the San Diego RepAll articles at Blogcritics
Mack the Knife stalks San Diego again after 30 years. San Diego Repertory Theatre is presenting an excellent production of Brecht’s The Threepenny Opera. The show is Brecht’s retelling of John Gay’s 18th century Beggar's Opera, featuring Mack the Knife and assorted lowlife ...
No You Di'int: Hezbollah Republican Congressman Who Denounces Earmarks . . . is Earmark PimpDebbie Schlussel
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"American Idol" iPhone Application LaunchingThe Huffington Post | Full News Feed
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Marathon MondayOp For
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