Tag Archives: police violence

EMU’s football program figures prominently in controversial story of Oklahoma City serial rapist cop Daniel Holtzclaw

By Mark | February 19, 2016

I suppose there’s a good chance that all of you already know this, but, up until last night, when I read the controversial SB Nation article about Daniel Holtzclaw, the Oklahoma City police officer who was sentenced last month to 263 years in prison for raping eight women while on duty, I wasn’t aware of […]

Posted in Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged abuse of power, Ann Arbor News, black lives matter, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, criminal justice, CTE, Daniel Holtzclaw, Detroit Lions, Eastern Michigan University, EMU, football, Jannie Ligons, Jeff Arnold, Jeff Genyk, police abuse, police brutality, racism, SB Nation, sexual assault, Spencer Hall, sports, tone-deaf | 17 Comments

And the award for darkest brand jamming goes to….

By Mark | October 19, 2015

Earlier this month, seemingly out of nowhere, references to a new campaign for Frosted Flakes started showing up online. The campaign, called Tony is Back, promised to bring Tony the Tiger back into our homes to address the real-world problems of modern adults with enthusiastic encouragement and sugary cereal in the much the same way […]

Posted in Marketing, Media, Uncategorized | Also tagged ad campaigns, anti-capitalist, brand jamming, cereal, culture jamming, Finland, First Breath Films, Food Liberation Army, Gina Ferranti, Jani Leinonen, Kellogg's, mascots, McDonalds, prostitution, Ronald McDonald, terrorism, Tony is Back, Tony the Tiger | 9 Comments

OK, let’s talk about the Baltimore riots

By Mark | April 28, 2015

Three people have written to me over the past 24 hours requesting that I start a thread on the riots that are currently raging in Baltimore. This post is for them. If not for their notes, I don’t think I would have mentioned it here. It’s not that I don’t care that Freddy Gray was […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Other, Uncategorized | Also tagged Baltimore, David Simon, Freddie Gray, John Angelos, LBJ, Michael Jackson, MLK, race, riots, The Wire | 19 Comments

What does it say about our society when even our priests are proudly declaring that they’re prepared to dispense lethal force?

By Mark | April 22, 2015

Ann Arbor Catholic priest Ed Fride is in the news today for encouraging his parishioners at Christ the King Catholic Church to arm themselves. In a letter sent out this past weekend to his flock, Fride explained why he carried a weapon, and why the church would likely be hosting more CPL classes on their […]