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Old 17th June 2010, 04:49 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Don't approach your Congressman!

Follow the link at the bottom to watch two pretty stunning videos.

The second is that of a Congressman getting unnecessarily physical with a couple of students who just asked him a simple question.

But the first is the really shocking one: a Seattle policeman in a scuffle with a couple of unruly jaywalkers (jaywalkers!) and responding by punching a 17-year-old girl in the face! Not slapping, not backhanding, not even pulling back on his hit... a proper, full-on, cocking-his-hand-back-and-unleashing-a-haymaker sort of punch, right on the face. What makes it even worse, he's a white policeman against a black* girl. That's just asking for trouble.

And these are the people who are supposed to help keep society in order?

Rash of video footage incriminates lawmakers, police - Yahoo! News

* Or should I say African-American? I can never remember whether or not 'black' is acceptable nowadays. I think I've heard enough people in the media say it to think it's alright...
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