Category Archives: Police

Mosses from The Old Manse

Posted on January 18, 2019 by M. Meo

While Montaigne initiated the literary form of the personal essay, and did it so well that millions of writers since then have followed his lead, I confess that I’m no Montaigne. I find inspiration for setting out my ideas, half-finished … Continue reading →

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Lessons from Colonialism

Posted on June 7, 2017 by M. Meo

While my two teenaged sons, Michael Kepler and John Dominic, were attending the much-anticipated Free Speech pro-Trump rally in front of City Hall this last weekend, getting onto the front page of the British newspaper the Guardian, I went to … Continue reading →

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Yet Another Unnecessary Death

Posted on May 11, 2017 by M. Meo

So far we have only the police story, which goes as follows. May 10, 2017 23:10 The Portland Police Bureau and East County Major Crimes Team are in the early stages of an officer-involved shooting investigation that occurred early Wednesday … Continue reading →

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Same Old, Same Old

Posted on March 17, 2017 by M. Meo

Green Party activists, especially those motivated by anti-war sentiment, have no difficulty demonstrating the alignment between the Republican and Democratic parties, upholders both of the American Empire, through brutal military means. David Swanson imagines Trump’s budget originating in the thought, … Continue reading →

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Mass Incarceration Here and Now

Posted on March 15, 2017 by M. Meo

  My friend Shane Greene, whom I’ve known since we were locked up in Multnomah County Jail last year for months together, came to visit me the other day; he’s been out of state prison for three months now, and … Continue reading →

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What If A Coup Takes Place

Posted on February 1, 2017 by M. Meo

Your Intrepid Reporter, dear reader, will preface this commentary, as he has done in the past, with the notice that it constitutes the opinion of one who has pled guilty to violating a Restraining Order, taken out by his wife. … Continue reading →

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Epistemological Comment

Posted on December 18, 2016 by M. Meo

In the last post I spoke of how the citizens of the United States are asked, by our intelligence services, to believe a whipped-up story of Russian hacking affecting the recent election.  The C.I.A., the White House, the Congress, and … Continue reading →

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The Emptiness of the ‘Trump Is Not a Fascist’ Boast

Posted on December 10, 2016 by M. Meo

This blog has already pointed out the narcissistic assurance of liberal commentators claiming to know in advance what’s going to happen, right after having the roof fall in, last November 8th. Before us we have yet another example, one Kenneth … Continue reading →

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Portland Police Shoot Another Miscreant

Posted on December 9, 2016 by M. Meo

The Portland Police killed another suspect Tuesday. He had shot at them when they arrived, and missed. Presumably they then told him to come out of the building from which he had fired the shot. He did. He carried a … Continue reading →

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City of Portland Plays to Crowd, but Opposes Accountability

Posted on December 3, 2016 by M. Meo

Our mayor, Charlie Hales, ran on a platform, four years back, of police accountability.  Once he was elected he took personal control of the municipal police as its Commissioner. Since then Mr Hales has had an almost perfect record of … Continue reading →

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