In my previous post, I discussed the militarisation of American policing and its adverse effects during the recent protests. Militarisation, coupled with a perceived lack of police leadership, accountability and trustworthiness, presents a worrying future …
Perhaps with unintentional irony, US President Donald Trump said in a recent national address that America ‘needs creation, not destruction; cooperation, not contempt; security, not anarchy; healing, not hatred; justice, not chaos’. In any community, …
Having read the article last month by Antony Funnell for ‘Future Tense’ and published on ABC News Online, I felt there was a need to respond. The article specifically targets the equipment being used by …
The beat Footage of police brutality leads to arrests in Hong Kong Amid accusations of police brutality linked to pro-democracy protests, two Hong Kong police officers have been arrested after footage was released of them …
The beat German police commandos caught funnelling ammunition to doomsday groups In Germany, four special operations police commandos have been arrested for giving ammunition to far-right ‘doomsday prepper’ groups. Prosecutors allege that as long ago …
