Tag: police
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How a Policeman Assaulted My Wife Today at a Serbian Courthouse
When my wife called from the First Basic Court in Belgrade, I barely recognized her voice. She was sobbing uncontrollably, gasping for breath, unable to complete a sentence. Between cries, she shouted only one word: “Đubreta!” (“Scum!”). Minutes later I learned why. According to her account, a policeman grabbed her by both arms and dragged…
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A “HIT AND RUN” THE BELGRADE WAY
SERBIAN POLICEMAN: “IT’S MADNESS OVER HERE. THIS IS A CRAZY COUNTRY, THESE ARE CRAZY PEOPLE, THEY DO CRAZY THINGS.” AND IT’S ALL CONSIDERED “NORMAL”, INCLUDING DOUBLE-PARKING AND BLOCKING OTHER PEOPLE’S CARS Last Thursday, I parked our car on “our” street. Milutina Bojica is “a quiet dead end,” as people would describe the 100m-cul de sac.…
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AN AMERICAN FROM SERBIA: “THOSE WHO DO NOT LEARN FROM HISTORY ARE DOOMED TO REPEAT IT”
AN AMERICAN FROM SERBIA: “THOSE WHO DO NOT LEARN FROM HISTORY ARE DOOMED TO REPEAT IT” WILL NOTHING EVER CHANGE IN SERBIA? (for the better) So the Serbian cauldron is boiling again. People are in the streets protesting against the regime, and the police and government goons are beating them again. Just as happened in…
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AN AMERICAN IN SERBIA: WHAT LIVING IN BELGRADE IS LIKE AFTER 50+ YEARS IN AMERICA
Three years ago, I arrived in Serbia. The idea was to see what living in my native city for about six months would be like after spending half a century in America. Well, the best laid plans of mice and men… Three months after my arrival, a temporary living arrangement became a permanent wedlock. I…
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AN AMERICAN IN SERBIA: WHAT LIVING IN BELGRADE IS LIKE AFTER 50+ YEARS IN AMERICA
A COUNTRY OF THE YOUNG, THE OLD AND THE MEDIOCRE LEGACIES OF FORMER COMMUNIST SYSTEM REMAIN: LIKE LIVING IN A POLICE STATE – LIVING IN A STATE OF FEAR – YOU’RE GULTY UNTIL PROVEN INNOCENT – PEOPLE SERVE THE POLICE AND THE STATE INSTEAD OF THE OPPOSITE PS: SAD STATISTICS: SERBIA IS DYING Population shrinking,…
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AN AMERICAN IN SERBIA: WHAT LIVING IN BELGRADE IS LIKE AFTER 50+ YEARS IN AMERICA
A COUNTRY OF THE YOUNG, THE OLD AND THE MEDIOCRE LEGACIES OF FORMER COMMUNIST SYSTEM REMAIN: LIKE LIVING IN A POLICE STATE – LIVING IN A STATE OF FEAR – YOU’RE GULTY UNTIL PROVEN INNOCENT – PEOPLE SERVE THE POLICE AND THE STATE INSTEAD OF THE OPPOSITE PS: SAD STATISTICS: SERBIA IS DYING Population shrinking,…
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AN AMERICAN IN SERBIA: WHAT LIVING IN BELGRADE IS LIKE AFTER 50+ YEARS IN AMERICA
INTOLERANCE, RUDENESS, SENSELESS BUREAUCRACY, FILTHY SIDEWALKS, MOUNTAINS OF PAPER, BIG COMMIE BROTHER STILL WATCHING PEOPLE – SOME LEGACIES OF THE OLD COMMUNIST SYSTEM STILL REMAIN
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DALLAS BLOWBACK: GOVERNMENT-TRAINED KILLER TURNS ON POLICE
DALLAS BLOWBACK: GOVERNMENT-TRAINED KILLER TURNS ON POLICE “When you play with fire, you get burned by fire.” “All who draw the sword will die by the sword.” On Thursday night in Dallas, Micah Johnson, a black Army veteran, did what the government trained him to do: KILL. He used his military skills to take out…
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CHARLIE HEBDO’S BLOOD MONEY: PROFITING FROM MURDERS, TERRORISM
TURNING TERRORISM INTO PROFIT CENTER: FITTING NEW WORLD ORDER PROFILE “The very first issue of Charlie Hebdo since the attack on its editorial staff was released Wednesday in France, and appeared to immediately sell out at newsstands. A print run of 3 million, 50 times the normal circulation of 60,000, has been raised to 5…
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OBAMA REFUSES TO REVERSE MILITARIZATION OF POLICE
This is another Truth in Media pictorial-editorial OBAMA REFUSES TO REVERSE MILITARIZATION OF POLICE IN AMERICA So much for Obama’s compassion for his beleaguered brethren across the country, like those in Ferguson, MO, who are reeling from increased militarization of police. Our “chief executive” has firmly decided to stay firmly pat and do nothing to reverse…
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