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I wonder if American police really need to carry handguns at all times, no matter what, or if there are instances where they can leave it in the squad car and just carry something less lethal like a taser, nightstick, pepper spray etc. The notion that they need to be prepped and ready to deliver lethal force at all moments and all times does not seem irrefutable or incontestable to me. After all, LEOs in other countries have managed to do a pretty good job without being strapped all the time.

A few quick points:
1) The grand jury + prosecutor indictment system is a poor fit for police brutality cases. Prosecutors have an obvious conflict of interest because they are dependent on police investigative work and testimony. The grand jury is compromised by some inherent pro-police, anti-minority bias operating at a conscious and/or unconscious level. Everything they process is filtered through that lens. A special investigative unit and special prosecutor for police misconduct cases is a good start.
2) The War on Drugs is a major factor in the intensification of conflict between police and some of the communities they are supposed to serve and protect. Phasing it out over time would be a very prudent move, imo.
3) It's not just police training in use of force that needs to be changed. It's the state laws on the books which often give cops far too much leeway with regard to the use of force, esp. lethal force.
4) We need a return to community policing, a shift from "broken windows" patrol policies which have the net effect of criminalizing minorities for petty misdemeanors and imposes a kind of regressive tax on citizens through overzealous citation work, and we need a major shift in cop culture. Start kicking the unfit for duty ones out instead of circling the wagons every time one of them kills an unarmed citizen,e.g.
5) From what I have been reading, the Cleveland PD/Tamir Rice shooting is by far the worst case of systemic misconduct. The shooter in the Rice case was actually declared "unfit for duty" by the previous department he worked for, and the Cleveland PD hired him without even doing a thorough background check! The officers lied about half a dozen things in their initial interview/report, and rendered no aid to Rice until 4 minutes later when a nearby FBI agent immediately began doing so upon arrival at the scene.

A few quick points:
1) The grand jury + prosecutor indictment system is a poor fit for police brutality cases. Prosecutors have an obvious conflict of interest because they are dependent on police investigative work and testimony. The grand jury is compromised by some inherent pro-police, anti-minority bias operating at a conscious and/or unconscious level. Everything they process is filtered through that lens. A special investigative unit and special prosecutor for police misconduct cases is a good start.
2) The War on Drugs is a major factor in the intensification of conflict between police and some of the communities they are supposed to serve and protect. Phasing it out over time would be a very prudent move, imo.
3) It's not just police training in use of force that needs to be changed. It's the state laws on the books which often give cops far too much leeway with regard to the use of force, esp. lethal force.
4) We need a return to community policing, a shift from "broken windows" patrol policies which have the net effect of criminalizing minorities for petty misdemeanors and imposes a kind of regressive tax on citizens through overzealous citation work, and we need a major shift in cop culture. Start kicking the unfit for duty ones out instead of circling the wagons every time one of them kills an unarmed citizen,e.g.
5) From what I have been reading, the Cleveland PD/Tamir Rice shooting is by far the worst case of systemic misconduct. The shooter in the Rice case was actually declared "unfit for duty" by the previous department he worked for, and the Cleveland PD hired him without even doing a thorough background check! The officers lied about half a dozen things in their initial interview/report, and rendered no aid to Rice until 4 minutes later when a nearby FBI agent immediately began doing so upon arrival at the scene.

I didn't even know a live-action version of Watership Down was in development, let alone production!

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7.62x51, in 20 round clips not enough throw weight for you?
 
Try 7.62x63, in 30 round clips!
 
30-06. "Don't call it a comeback! I been here for years, rocking my peers putting suckers in fear...making the tears rain down like a monsoon...don't ever compare me to the rest that get sliced and diced...competition's paying the price! I'm gonna knock you out!"

Kids will age anybody.

At last it can be revealed!
 
At last it can be revealed! I took advantage of some free time in ace artist Eric Lofgren's schedule earlier this year to get him to create a beautiful piece of art that I currently intend to use as the cover of Mythic Hero. He took my idea and executed it superbly.

I don't have a finished book. I don't have any specific idea for how I'll publish the book when it is finished. But man, do I have a kick-ass cover.
 

DIY War Room Risk Game.
 
https://imgur.com/a/6Xz6p