Hawthorne Police shoot dog; because they can.

"be patient as police investigate the shooting..." - Hollow words from Police Departments all around our Nation.

I purpose a new oversight body for our Police in the United States, one made up of "average" citizens. Something like jury duty. Facts are presented from both sides and its up to us, the Citizens, to determine the fate of those that work off our tax dollars. Time and time again, in Chicago, where I called home for many, many years, we would hear these words "be patient as police investigate..." and nothing would happen to the officer(s).

Police brutality is running rampant like desert fires in this Country. Its for a change, its time for real accountability. Police policing Police is one of the purest forms of hypocrisy. Only when there is enough public pressure, media attention, do officers become accountable. Until then, they may just get chewed out for their actions, more likely for getting caught.

Anyone remember the Cop beating the Female bartender and how they (police) tried to justify it? What about the Protestor in Oakland who got nailed with a grenade in the head? What about the UC Davis College Protestors being sprayed with pepper spray for non-violent acts? Or the Famous Rodney King tape? or..and...what about...how the list continues to grow almost daily in this country.

When do we say enough is enough and take our Country and our Civil rights back?

Media Control; who owns what...

After a small debate on HuffPo, a place where I go to 'troll' my Democratic Socialist beliefs, I decided that I should post this link.  It is a link from FreePress that shows where the ownership is and in what format. It seems there are a lot of people, who dont understand the throttle Corporate ownership has taken over or media. So hopefully this will give anyone of us, a link (if you dont already have this bookmarked as a resource) to provide those naysayers, who believe that there is no propaganda machine at work here.

http://www.freepress.net/ownership/chart

The Biggest Traitors to Democracy...

In response to those that say Snowden, and Manning are the worst TRAITOR there are: I think, We, the American People, our the worst Traitors there are...For we have allowed our Democracy to be taken over by those that only serve their interest, the interest of the elite and wealthy.

America, was to be a shinning beacon of hope in a New World...yet here we are, a Country who is a bully... A Country who turns its backs on its poor and homeless and creates hostility to those less fortunate. A Country that fuels suspicion and angst towards one another. A Country that interferes with our Nations at a whim; just for our own Military Industrial complex can sell their toys. A Country that says there is religious freedoms upon its soil; as Christian Values are shoved down the throats of its people. A Country where you are supposed to be free; yet personal lives are more regulated then Wall Street, Oil Companies and Waste Management Services. A Country that believes it has the RIGHT to bomb innocent men, women and children in Sovereign Nations; just to try to kill one 'terrorist.' A Country where there are two sets of law; one for the poor and one for the Affluent. A Country that puts the wealth of the 1% above education, medical care and all those "Christian Values" they shove down OUR throats as they eat caviar as children starve. A Country that has abandoned "We the People for the People..." for an Oligarchy Reich.

SO who is actually harming America and American values and should be looked at as the worst kind of traitor? Bradly Manning? Edward Snowden? - No; it is "We the People," who should be held accountable for being the biggest TRAITORS to Democracy. We have allowed this Country to become a Tyrant to its People, and to the World.