Not the Only One

[...] Birch is unequivocal: when everyone knows someone is in trouble, there is a collective duty to do something about it. https://theconversation.com/were-all-r

DeShawn Franklin was asleep in his bedroom when police officers barged in. He was punched several times, including three times in the face. He was also Tasered, dragged out of his bedroom, handcuffed and placed in a police car. “I didn’t even know what was going on. I was just asleep,” Franklin told The Washington Post. “It was just all a big shock and disturbance.” One thing became clear immediately: Franklin, then an 18-year-old high school senior, had done nothing wrong. But he did fit...

Forgive the endlessly rhetorical posts but why didn’t the US corp media cover the genocide by Israel of Palestinians in Gaza the way they are covering Iran’s missile launch toward Israel?

The first police spouse Dr. Leanor Boulin Johnson interviewed came into the office, sat down and said: “I have something I want to talk to you about, and I really don’t care what you want to talk to me about. I’m going to tell you what I want you to know about my stress.” (p. 60 from Police Wife by Alex Roslin). She went on to tell Dr. Johnson and her colleague about how her police officer husband was beating her. More stories of police officer-perpetrated domestic violence were uncovered as ...

In 1997, the Wood Royal Commission into the New South Wales Police Service concluded that a state of `systemic and entrenched corruption' existed in the police organization. Major reforms were introduced in the wake of the Commission, including the appointment of a new Police Commissioner, organizational restructuring, a complete revamp of recruit education, as well as increased monitoring and accountability. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=nsw+police+causes&btnG=#d=...

Former senior officer's behaviour 'breach of trust', judge says in DV sentence By Nabil Al-Nashar Former NSW Police officer, Jordan Weston, has been sentenced to multiple community corrections orders after pleading guilty to charges of assault, stalking and intimidation of his ex-partner. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-10/former-senior-nsw-police-officer-sentenced-dv-offences-ex/104919444 #OIDV