nomadpete

I totally agree.. That helps to even out the playing field for both sides of the thin blue line. I think it should improve public trust, too. I note that in US, the feds have prohibited the ICE from wearing body cameras. Are civilians permitted to wear body cameras?

How many Aussies still want to ditch our King? Looking at the failing democracy in usa, I sure don't like going down the path of having a president! It's not working out too well for them!

I had hoped that once Donold won the election, that the toxic division of usa might cool down. I was so wrong about that. Just reading some us news now, and they gave most coverage to vitriolic hate against protesters. The ICE could do their job without all this theatrical agression. Their job could be done quietly, respecting people, without doing it at gunpoint and with hidden faces. It's clear to me that ICE is designed to frighten and threaten and enrage everyone. But they intentionally stir up the division. Stoking fear & hate helped DT win the presidency last time. And yet, their mid term elections are still months away, (if they actually have them). They are winding up the voters a bit early!

From Red's link above.... Trump’s action as the behavior of a leader who “believes in absolute executive power,” ------------------ The current man in the gilded oval has clearly shown no intention of letting state law, federal law, or international law get in his way. His policy seems to be "I can do whatever I want. So whatcha gunna do about it?"

So, would you rather have Miller or JD vance or Donold in the gilded oval? The whole mob looks equally qualified.

I see reports that the trump administration has prevented state and county law enforcement and courts from dealing with investigating the case. Witholding evidence. Its for FBI only. And trump has already told everyone it was clearly self defence by the goon.

The curious thing about security guards in Aus... is they have no power to detain or arrest or touch an alleged offender. At least that's what I was told. A friend did security for a while and he said he had to bluff. Basically he was legally only allowed to ask them nicely to wait here whilst he phoned the police. The exact opposite to what we see in usa.

This sad event is proof of the new faschist usa. Those ICE 'agents' are heavily armed, are masked (unidentifiable), uncontrolled, and know that they are above the law. Sounds like the infamous brownshirts. Each step that usa takes destabilises the world destroys trust in their country.

Something I notice is how our civilian police are looking more and more like military operatives. I think this hampers their connection with the communities that they are employed to protect. Are we getting too americanised? Should our coppers carry assault rifles like in USA? What think you?

Nah. It doesn't bear thinking about.

These days, everything is done by ones and zeros...

Back in my (working) day, I had great data security....

Yes, I was taking the pyss. To point out that the Groper seems devoid of moral, but at least is mortal.

Besides, it's not a war if nobody is fighting back.

I think there is a misspelling in that sentence. 'Own mortality' looks more like it.

The law may be an ass.... But it's better than running the world on random bullying.

Muppets, by definition.

I think wars have already been started, nationally. For instance, arming a new mob of anonymous unidentifiable 'enforcers', all wearing face coverings. (ICE). Then giving them free rein to imprison anybody anywhere. Particularly anybody with brown complexion and black hair. That sounds like a domestic ethnic war. In my opinion, there is a war against law & order in USofA. All of which brings my selfish self to really look closely at our own politics for signs of danger.

The latest executive order is commanding the US secretary of defence to build up the national guard. The purpose is to have a larger readily available force for rapid deployment anywhere within the country. Why? Recently the national guard has been used to suppress political dissent. Some are comparing this to the SS.

Isn't that part of the plan? The new world order (of bullies), divides the world into a 'western hemisphere' controlled by trump, and a 'eastern hemisphere' that pootin and xi can squabble over. USA, pootin & xi all wish that all european alliances will dissolve. No EU. No NATO. Much easier to get control when they can divide & conquer (economically & militarily)

Great news! Norway has a solution to the present international jitters. But it might not be welcomed by the major media industry. (Due to stealing a lot of media hysteria.)

Or was it a wild front ear?

Davey, Davey Crocket. King of the wildfrontier

Nobody sitting in their nursing home has ever said, "I just wish I'd had less sx." Or "I just wish I'd spent more time at the office."

Just as I thought. Everyone has pushed the Epstein Files onto the back burner. The zone has been flooded with other outrages. Now it's a horserace between releasing the Epstein files and the heat death of the solar system.