Citizens today in Bumfuck Wisconsin dedicated a memorial
to those who have died at the hands of police
violence. Today Bumfuck became a symbol of the out of
control police state that has come to characterize many areas of the United
States.
Until just recently citizens felt obligated to put up
with the socially enforced siege of blue terror. This imposition on their civil liberties was considered the dues
they had to pay for being on American soil. But that sensibility began to
change after several high profile homicides at the hands of the men in blue. Children
as young as 12 have been gunned down in playgrounds
by overzealous men in blue. Today’s memorial to fallen civilians slain while just going
about their lives addresses this escalating
social phenomenon and provides a ‘Wake up America’ trumpet call that is now
being heard all around the world.
The high
profile homicides of civilians in public view are only the tip of the iceberg
when violence by men in blue is calculated.
The violence in public is often brought right into the homes of individual
men in blue. This report from the website National Center For Women &
Policing in their Police
Family Violence Fact Sheet reveals that “Two studies have
found that at least 40% of police officer families experience domestic
violence, (1, 2) in contrast to 10% of families in the general population.(3”.
What in the world is going on? Why are those entrusted
with enforcing the law and maintaining social equanimity more likely to harm
their own families than the average citizen is? It may be difficult to accept but the numbers
are in and it is a legitimate question to ask. So far few acceptable answers have
emerged. What is clear is that when men
in blue commit crimes against their families those crimes are routinely
covered up and in some cases those who report them are sent to prison and
upon release denied the opportunity for employment.
The memorial to fallen innocent citizens at the hands of
men in blue is not an actual reality, but should it be? Should America have a place within its borders
where those killed unlawfully by the men in blue are honored and remembered?
This is Pie In The Face News with ideas to make you think reporting from fictional Bumfuck
Wisconsin, where Scott Whatshisname lives.
