Torturous Progress
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Some time ago I wrote of my mission to get my Congressman and our two Judiciary-Committee-member Senators to say they supported the prosecution of torturers.
I made considerable progress yesterday. Continue Reading
Internal Affairs complaint filed against MPD Police Chief Dolan
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Ever since the Minneapolis Civilian Police Review Authority (CRA) was established in the early 1990’s, Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) Chiefs have been reluctant to impose discipline on officers in CRA-sustained cases of misconduct. Continue Reading
Tolerance has its limits
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[The following is my reply to Beth El Synagogue President Gary Krupp’s Star Tribune op-ed, which in turn was a response to an American Jewish World opinion piece by Phil Freshman, republished on Continue Reading
A Parallel Universe
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Chuck Turchick was a bum, now he’s retired. He hates to write but gets headaches unless he spews forth with his weird, other-worldly thoughts.
Continue ReadingAre we all war criminals?
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I am amazed. Our government has tortured in our names, and the streets are empty, the campuses are calm. Our President wants only “torture-plus” investigated for possible prosecution. Arguably, not to investigate credible claims of torture is itself a war crime. But hardly a peep.
Are We All War Criminals?
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I am amazed. Our government has tortured in our names, and the streets are empty, the campuses are calm. Our President wants only “torture-plus” investigated for possible prosecution. Arguably, not to investigate credible allegations of torture is itself a war crime. Continue Reading
Our Senators and Torture
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I’ve been on a mission. Since the release of the torture memos in April, I have been trying to find out if my Senators and Congressman support the prosecution of torturers. (My efforts with Sen. Franken started the day after he was sworn in.)
What If Our Knees Bent the Other Way?
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(Inspired by Gallagher, the watermelon-smashing comedian, who asked, “If your knees bent the other way, what would a chair look like?”)
We humans are quite the mixture. We are selfish, competitive, individualistic creatures. And we are also selfless, cooperative, social creatures. It’s a miracle we’re not constantly confused.
I am a gang member
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I am a gang member. In my neighborhood it seems everyone is. I can’t remember when I wasn’t in a gang. I’m not bragging or anything; that’s just the way it is in my neighborhood.