Military Chief Says Gay Ban Should Go

The military will not rush this change.  DADT will be removed from the armed services but it will be done in as slow and deliberate manner.Probably a study for a year, then phased in over two or three years....

Armed police officers to be stationed at Toronto high schools

There have been 45 murders in Toronto already this year, and now armed police officers are about to be stationed at two dozen public high schools. Scary stuff..."When Toronto high school students return to class, they will be joined by Toronto police officers, CTV News has...

Zimbabwe: Mugabe troops use rape as weapon

As the opposition party contemplates withdrawing from the election for President more stories of victimisation of people supporting political opponents of Mugabe surface.  "It was night when the...

Thai leg of Olympic torch relay is festive

There was only a few small protests in Thailand today as the Olympic torch made its way through the streets of Bangkok. Thousands of people came out to see the torch, and the mood was much more festive than it...

Cop-Watch Site Taken Offline

A community site dedicated to tracking and rating local police officers was quietly-- and without warning-- taken offline. Another example of GoDaddy rolling over at the first takedown notice, even when no illegal...

Vancouver to get lots more police

The Vancouver Police Department currently has about 1,200 staff, so the 96 announced here is a significant increase. I feel safer already--unless they have Tasers."The Vancouver Police Department made its...

Fair Dinkum Harassment

I read stuff like this and do a bit of a lizard laugh in my mouth: "AN Australian woman was branded a criminal by airline officials after "swearing" on an American flight - with a classic, and utterly inoffensive,...

Miami's Operation Tornado results in 101 arrests

In an attempt to target and eradicate crime in the city, Miami police will sometimes randomly perform a sweep and mass arrest in areas where suspicious activities are commonly reported. The previous sweep, two...

Man Attempts to Cash Phony Check with Dozens of Uniformed Police Present

"A Detroit man picked a bad day to try to pass a bad check, authorities say. An alleged scam artist who attempted to cash a counterfeit check in a store that was occupied by dozens of uniformed police officers was charged Wednesday with uttering and publishing."

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