Posts Tagged ‘media’
One group of people in America is truly evil. No, I’m not referring to Muslim terrorists. Yes, the two Boston bombers were Muslims, but they don’t represent all Muslims. I’m not saying this to be politically correct, or because modern society demands proclamations against any kind of bias. I know not all Muslims are terrorists […]
Filed under: Writing | 35 Comments
Tags: Boston bombing, media, racism, Tsarnaev
The nightmare that almost was
We often see stories in the media of police officers doing something stupid, illegal or questionable. Contrary to what some believe, I do not automatically assume everything all cops do is right. I’ve been a police officer almost twenty years, and I know honest cops can make honest mistakes, and bad cops do bad things. […]
Filed under: Cops | 10 Comments
Tags: media, police
As I said in my introductory post, I try to stay away from politics. That’s just about impossible at the moment, as our impending election leads family members, friends and neighbors to accuse each other of being either “commies” or “nazipublicans”. I’m always amazed at the level of invective the opposing sides hurl at each […]
Filed under: Afghanistan | 4 Comments
Tags: Afghanistan, army, french army, kosovo, media, natgeo, national geographic, taliban, war