The Crucifixion and Martyrdom of Amanda Knox
It’s over. Amanda Knox has finally cast off the shackles of her oppressors, and she’s proven to the world that a rich white woman with a highly-paid PR firm behind her, and ties to rich Democratic...
View ArticleRunning Red Lights Still Okay, Though
Typical Seattle Driver Don’t worry homocidal suburban drivers. The SPD still wuvs you. See, drugs are bad for you, but having a 5,000lb steel bullet roll over your head is full of 8 essential vitamins...
View ArticleRuling Class: Nobody Leaves the Cage ‘Til We Say So
A proposed new ordinance in King County aims to slam the door on the so-called “catch and release” plan for non-violent felony offenders booked into the county jail. County Council member Jane Hague...
View ArticleA Tale of Two Cities
This week, the Seattle Police Department repeatedly removed low-income and homeless campers from their adopted spot next to the I-5 express lanes, just off of Pike Street. This is a strip of land in an...
View ArticleEmperor Cited for Indecent Exposure at 4th & Pine
This afternoon, during rush hour, a hundred or so people blocked the intersection of 4th & Pine Streets to protest something I couldn’t completely figure out. I saw a few “black lives matter” (but...
View ArticleCollision at 6th & Stewart
Note that cars continue to run red lights even after the collision. I will ask for your forgiveness in advance for this post. I’m still very shaken up. I’m still very angry. I’m still very...
View ArticleThe SPD: Where Officer Safety Remains Job #1
When I saw the headline and the accompanying animated GIF yesterday, I knew. I knew before I even checked, and I swear to you I would have bet anyone $10,000 that this incident had happened in...
View ArticleAnswering a Seattle Police Officer’s Question
“Why don’t you use the crosswalk!”, bellowed the Seattle Police Officer moonlighting as security for the Paramount Theater. My companion and I looked at each other with incredulity, before both...
View ArticleThe SPD vs. Seattle
“Look out, suburban white woman coming through, if you get hit it’s your own fault. I’m not going to say it again … white woman right of way people! Stoplights are for negroes and poor white trash!”...
View ArticleBlack Lives Matter. Affluent Lives Matter More.
On my way home from work today, I stopped to observe a Black Lives Matter rally in Westlake Park. I looked around at all of the people, at all of the signs, and I watched and waited for indication...
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