Continuing Ogre-oid: Militarization of U.S. Police Forces

Can't get enough of cops in flack jackets driving tanks through people's front doors?  How about cops in black uniforms with combat boots brandishing automatic weapons blocking the streets to keep the blacks from cruising in their cars?  Or our National Guard Blackhawk helicopters being used to look for pot plants rather than rescuing dying people off their roofs in New Orleans?  Well then military drones endlessly patrolling our skies are for you!

Artists attend Cherokee Police Parade

This weekend, hundreds of artists showed up to take part in the Louisville Police Department parade, where LMPD strutted around Cherokee Park triangle in all kinds of post-9-11 equipment: cops were on bikes, mounted patrol, on foot--and the sherriff's office even had their own golf cart type buggies. Shiny patrol cars with light flashing were stationed at every block. In these tough times, it was nice to see the affluent art community come and out and show some support for the chronically underfunded and marginally influencial local police force. As we all know, artists, children, and old people eating ice cream are a perenniel social threat, so I say the more police and more police equipment, the better!