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What If Only “Outlaws” Had Guns? Look at These Statistics
The gun lobby likes to say “outlaw guns and only outlaws will have guns.” The fear mongering drives gun sales which is the NRA's purpose. (Why else would Wayne …

Is “Supercop” William Bratton the Answer to Oakland’s Police Problem?
Oakland recently hired famed police chief William Bratton as a consultant in an effort to find a solution to its ongoing problems with its Police Department

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Provocalz, a Provocative Vocalist
“Every time you see in the media someone's been killed by police it always just happens to be an Aboriginal,” says radical rapper Provocalz. It's 9.30 on a Saturday …

Mayor Bloomberg Announces New Marijuana Policy: Marijuana Possession Arrests Will Lead to Desk Appearance, Not Overnight Jail
In his State of the City speech today, Mayor Bloomberg announced a new police policy: those arrested for marijuana in New York City will no longer have to spend …

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I’m a Mother, Not a Terrorist
If you walked by me on the street, if you noticed me at all, it would probably be due to how much I looked like your 4th grade teacher, …

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Tipping Point
Did y’all read the manifesto of the cop killer out there in LA? (https: The Killer Cop’s Insane Facebook Manifesto, Part 1: ‘I assure you that the casualty rate …

Is America Ready to Legalize Marijuana?
Advocates in Congress say a shift from criminal enforcement to taxation could add $100 billion to the federal budget.

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Drones Are a Local Issue
No city is an island, Entire of itself. Each is a piece of the continent, A part of the main. I write from Charlottesville, Va., but am hopeful that …

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A New Model Drone Resolution
...Concerns include the following: drones can crash into airplanes, buildings, and each other; drones can fall out of the sky; drones can produce noise pollution; drones can produce visual …

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A Silly Country
This is a silly country. "You know if that was me or you trying to stop him, the police would arrest us. Lock us down. They'd say, 'Man, let …