Shooting inside Seattle’s ‘CHOP’ zone proves it’s ‘chaos’: Police union chief
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Which Black Lives Matter?
A demonstrator holds a sign during a protest against racial inequality at Lafayette Park in Washington, D.C., June 6, 2020. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters) When the police pull back, violent crime — against blacks — spikes. While the depraved murder of George Floyd should outrage us all, I believe it continues a misdirected focus on police killings, particularly of…
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Networks Pull Police Docuseries, Gone With the Wind Following Racial Injustice Protests
TV becomes the latest industry to reexamine itself. Live PD, one of cable’s biggest hits, had been off the air since last week, and was canceled Wednesday night by A&E. –A&E Key insights: Police programming, both scripted and unscripted, is among broadcast and cable’s most-watched shows. The call for change is coming from within the…
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Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 19 June 2020
Greetings from Tyler, We can only hope the looting and the burning is over, though we know otherwise. The media personalities are losing their minds over the prospect of life ever returning to normal. They’re reporting new “spikes” in virus cases everywhere that has dared return to something approaching normal life. Little doctors are basking…
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Trump directs Pentagon to pull 9,500 US troops from Germany by September
President Trump has directed the Pentagon to remove thousands of American troops from Germany by September, a move that would dramatically reshape the U.S. military posture in Europe and reflects growing tensions between Washington and Berlin over military spending and other security issues, U.S. government officials said Friday. The removal order would reduce the U.S. troop presence in Germany by 9,500…
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Bank of England Prepares Its Next Act in Saving of U.K. Economy
The Bank of England (BOE) stands in the City of London, U.K., on Wednesday, May 6, 2020. Bank of England policymakers will meet this week knowing that they’ll probably have to do more to combat the U.K.’s economic slump, if not now then soon. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg , Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — The Bank of England…
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More than 200 million medication errors occur in NHS (UK) per year, say researchers
A study has revealed an estimated 237 million medication errors occur in the NHS in England every year, and avoidable adverse drug reactions (ADRs) cause hundreds of deaths. Researchers from the Universities of York, Manchester, and Sheffield report that an estimated 712 deaths result from avoidable ADRs. They say, however, that ADRs could be a contributory factor…
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Israeli Police Brace for Possible Wide-scale, Violent Protests Inspired by Scenes in U.S.
In closed meetings, commanders are concerned that protesters will act more aggressively, influenced by police brutality protests in the United States following the killing of George Floyd. Israeli protesters demonstrate in Jerusalem, June 9, 2020. Police commanders voiced concern over the possible influence of Black Lives Matter protests on Israeli demonstrators. Credit: Emil Salman Police…
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NATO Looks to Counter Russia’s Growing Nuclear Capabilities
NATO Secretary Gen. Jens Stoltenberg speaks at a June 17, 2020, press briefing in Brussels, Belgium. NATO photo. NATO defense ministers on June 17 agreed on three measures aimed at countering Russia’s “extensive and growing arsenal of nuclear-capable missiles” during the first of a two-day meeting held via secure teleconference due to the new coronavirus…
