6 Responses to “Open Link & Comment Thread”

1. Thene Writes:
   November 17th, 2007 at 4:40 am

   I’m reminded of a ‘Then and Now’ cartoon I saw in Private Eye in, I’d guess, 2000. ‘Then’ was a small child playing on a miniature scooter and a suited, overweight man talking into a mobile phone. ‘Now’ was the child on the phone and the man on the scooter… It’s interesting how cartoons use familiar stereotypes to communicate with us.

   As for links and comments; I’m surprised how little coverage this has attracted in the feminist blogosphere.

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2. Alex T. Writes:
   November 17th, 2007 at 5:58 am

   It’s kinda funny that this did come true - no one walks (except the very poor), everyone drives around on wheels. Sadly, it’s not at all like this utopian version of getting around.

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3. Sailorman Writes:
   November 17th, 2007 at 7:26 am

   thene, that was on both feminist and feministing i think.

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4. Radfem Writes:
   November 18th, 2007 at 1:51 pm

   I’ve been blogging on the situation with Drew Peterson, the police sergeant in Illinois who’s had one wife disappear and another die under mysterious circumstances. Three of his four wives all told people that if they died and it looked like an accident, it wasn’t. The third wife, Kathleen Savio just had her body exhumed.

   Here’s a very helpful link I found on DV in law enforcement, called Abuse of Power. The information provided in the site really helps provide insight into what is being described about the lives of these women while with Peterson.

   Here’s a fact sheet on law enforcement-related DV which shows that it’s more common in law enforcement families than the public at large.

   The Purple Berets address the issue as well.

   I’m looking for more links in women in law enforcement particularly women of color. One of my readers was just elected to the head of the police union and he needs to adjust some of his attitudes on women in law enforcement, not to mention women in general based on some of his commentaries.

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5. Radfem Writes:
   November 18th, 2007 at 2:08 pm

   Having read the fine print which is Black Amazon’s site has got a great articles, including postings and discussions on oft-repeated femininst quotes.

   They are must reads.

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6. tred Writes:
   November 19th, 2007 at 11:53 pm

   FBI Hate Crime Stats

   “In 2006, police identified 7,330 offenders; 58.6 percent white (80% of the population), 20.6 percent black (12% of the population), 12.9 percent race unknown and the rest other races.”

   Not only are drug laws unfair, it appears now that hate crime laws unfairly target blacks as well.

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