This has got to stop. All this awful stuff.

[KoKo]

48. Good points... the media and glorification of our "wars."

I saw a report on RT America about the incidents of police brutality escalating and the horrific beating this OP is about. One of the people they interviewed said that the Police Brutality comes from the Top Down. It's the kind of people they are hiring for police officers and that new rules need to be put into place on hiring.

I would think that should also apply for the Police Commissioners who do the hiring in the first pace. Remember Ray Kelly in NY....and his replacement is now coming from LA (I think) and he had already worked in NYC and is supposed to be as bad as Ray Kelly was.

And, that we have these military people who were trained to kill and the attitude of the RW'ers and Limbaugh listeners who love violence and "tough guy" imagery.

I gave up on MSM...but, it's hard not to catch it when one turns on local news and the coverage is there of these horrific examples of police gone rogue. And, I can't deal with violent enfotainment and those lock up police shows and the rest. That all has a way of desensitizing those who watch. And, even little kids grow up watching that stuff. So...the media does have a big part in all of this. They are happy with Chertoff Group and the Military/Media/Industrial Complex. It brings in money and advertisments and that's what it's all about these days.