A Thousand Cuts

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Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

158. A pistol-packin' granny caps a would-be mugger in Manhattan and gets sued for her trouble. 159. Puppycide in Buffalo during a police raid that fails to turn up any drugs or make any arrests. 160. Maricopa County (Ariz.) Sheriff Joe Arpaio, no friend of fugitives, illegal immigrants or civil rights, spends ...

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Abuse, harassment, and customer service (but I repeat myself)

Tuesday, March 17th, 2009

143. Homer, Louisiana police chief Russell Mills, after one of his officers shot and killed a 73-year-old mute black man: "If I see three or four young black men walking down the street, I have to stop them and check their names," said Mills, who is white. "I want them to ...

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