I was able to watch the taser spectacle that Lew had shown us a few days ago. There are a number of things that strike me about this whole sorry episode. First, the officer obviously is acting according to his training, which is done military style. (More proof of the militarization of the police in this country.) In the past, the “poorly-trained” officer would have waited or just would have started writing the ticket while the woman was talking. Second, it is clear that the police in this video were acting like members of an occupying force, and not as … Continue reading Taser Spectacle