LBPD: Menace to Society – Part Three

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

This is the third part of my series on Long Beach police misconduct.  For Part 1, please click here.  For parts 2, 4 and 5, please see links at the bottom.
After getting to the police station, I was taunted by both the cops who were booking us and by the cowards behind the glass responsible for [...]

LBPD: Menace to Society – Part Two

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

This is the second part of my series on Long Beach police misconduct.  For Part 1, please click here.  For parts 3, 4 and 5, please see links at the bottom.
After arriving at the Jack in the Box near Legends in Belmont Shore, I sat down on the steps near the entrance with a lady [...]

LBPD: Menace to Society – Part One

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

Growing up as a child, I always thought that the police were a service-oriented organization whose purpose was to ensure the safety of civilians and maintain order in our communities.  After all, how many old-time movies showed the friendly neighborhood cop who would help old folks and children cross the street, acknowledge citizens by their [...]

What Is Your Time Worth?

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

What do you consider your “hourly rate” in life to be?  Here’s an easy way to figure it out.

Take the amount you feel you deserve to be making per year (a reasonable amount, not like 100 billion dollars).
Take 52 weeks (one year) and subtract the number of weeks you’d like to spend on vacation away [...]

Always Wear a Seatbelt and Don’t Drive with Drunks

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

Woman thrown from car; driver arrested for DUI | beach, kravetz, laguna, woman, jail – News – OCRegister.com.
The above story is about my friend, who was ejected from a closed SUV sunroof after the driver (drunk) hit a retaining wall and flipped the car over.  My friend was not wearing a seatbelt and suffered terrible [...]

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