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Dallas PD De-Escalation
I noticed while watching on TV that the Dallas Police weren’t wearing riot gear during the Black Lives demonstration. And the atmosphere seemed peaceful – almost friendly in some cases. The Dallas PD calls it De-Escalation.
De-Escalation
The department wanted more transparency. It published a spreadsheet showing 10 years of incidents resulting in injury or death to suspects in custody. BuzzFeed reports claims of excessive force dropped 64% between 2009 and 2014.
The department’s tactics for covering protests reflected its community policing focus. “You have a community that is upset, that feels wronged. It’s important to establish trust with them,” Maj. Max Geron told the Washington Post. “The ideal police response to a protest is no response at all.”
And so on Thursday night, the officers around the protest wore normal uniforms, without helmets or heavy vests.
Vox shows officers posing for pictures with protestors on the police department Twitter feed.
Cincinnati Gorilla, Chicago Humans
Not Beginning to Feel a Lot Like Christmas
We’re in for a record warm Christmas in the East. If you want to ski, go west.
Turkey Pardon
Intelligence bosses haven’t been talking turkey when it comes to ISIS.
The Pentagon Inspector General has been investigating Central Command on the suspicion it doctored intelligence to tell the president what he wanted to hear about ISIS. Now The Daily Beast says CENTCOM officials are interfering with the investigation by hiding information.
Those who toe the official, upbeat line about the fight against ISIS are rewarded, while those who don’t are marginalized.
Former Defense Intelligence Director Lt. General Michael Flynn says, “Where intelligence starts and stops is at the White House The president sets the priorities.”
Death to America Greetings
One of President Obama’s justifications for the Iran nuke deal is that it would bring Iran into the civilized “community of nations”.
And so it has.
Death to America
The ayatollah offers a friendly reminder not to take offense when his followers shout Death to America. They don’t mean death to individual Americans, just death to our system of government and all our institutions.
Well, then. None taken.
