Confusing economic interests with national security interests is nothing new, but as long as corporate interests dominate the policy-making apparatus, we will witness the discovery of endless enemies in need of policing.
Howard Leslie, a Central Division captain, said his command staff closely tracks daily crime updates, which has helped to deploy officers to areas most in need of policing.
For many, the frustration stems not just from the policy itself, but what it suggests: that women's bodies are inherently sexual, obscene, in need of policing.
Today, the "us" are upper-class, white, male, cis heterosexuals, and the "them" are the rest of us, the Other, those in desperate need of policing.
Today, the "us" are upper-class, white, male, cis heterosexuals and the "them" are the rest of us, the Other, those in desperate need of policing.
The overwhelming problem with both the mythological "black identity extremist" and the purported need for BLM surveillance is that it perpetuates the dangerous idea that black protest is inherently a violent problem in need of policing.
Occupation officials say Iraq is in desperate need of police officers as the American military tries to lower its profile on the streets.
"An Australian, for instance, could freely echo President [Abdel Fatah] al-Sisi of Egypt's warning that Islam needs a religious revolution without fear of official persecution or need of police protection," he said.
The recommendations were in a report that found that the overall reduction of crime in the nation had often come at a "significant cost to the vulnerable communities in greatest need of police protection".
Now there are officers who can translate for those who do not speak English helping eliminate a language barrier for people in need of police assistance, and assisting suspects who may have trouble understanding their rights or the reason for their arrest.
The act of policing needs to be safer.
