Comments for playing for keeps http://gamatiasz.wordpress.com the blog of g.a. matiasz Sun, 22 Jun 2008 11:55:29 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on San Francisco Tourist Advisory by Becky http://gamatiasz.wordpress.com/2007/06/01/san-francisco-tourist-advisory/#comment-981 Becky Sun, 22 Jun 2008 11:55:29 +0000 http://gamatiasz.wordpress.com/2007/06/01/san-francisco-tourist-advisory/#comment-981 Unfortunately, crime is still rampant in San Francisco...yet people focus on news like this? Wow! Has he even been proven guilty or are you rushing to judgement (perhaps he is simply doing his job....i know several officers (no SF) that say they would avoid "situations" where there could be perspection that they did something wrong! Can you imagine that?!!? Soft police officers letting crime go? Shouldn't that be the focus? Of the 57 uses of force and the 31 injured citizens, how many were the RESULT of the "citizen/criminal" doing something illegal. Perhaps if "citizen/criminal" wasn't the CAUSE, this officer wouldn't have to use force. I'm cool with calling this guy an asshole and getting him off the street - becuase I don't live in SF. However, if you focus on this nonsense...crime will continue. Up to you. Good luck! Unfortunately, crime is still rampant in San Francisco…yet people focus on news like this? Wow! Has he even been proven guilty or are you rushing to judgement (perhaps he is simply doing his job….i know several officers (no SF) that say they would avoid “situations” where there could be perspection that they did something wrong! Can you imagine that?!!? Soft police officers letting crime go? Shouldn’t that be the focus? Of the 57 uses of force and the 31 injured citizens, how many were the RESULT of the “citizen/criminal” doing something illegal. Perhaps if “citizen/criminal” wasn’t the CAUSE, this officer wouldn’t have to use force. I’m cool with calling this guy an asshole and getting him off the street – becuase I don’t live in SF. However, if you focus on this nonsense…crime will continue. Up to you. Good luck!

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]]> Comment on About by bibomedia http://gamatiasz.wordpress.com/about/#comment-974 bibomedia Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:50:38 +0000 #comment-974 Have a nice day ! Have a nice day !

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]]> Comment on Oh joy! by propaganda press http://gamatiasz.wordpress.com/2007/06/11/oh-joy/#comment-963 propaganda press Mon, 14 Jan 2008 05:48:11 +0000 http://gamatiasz.wordpress.com/2007/06/11/oh-joy/#comment-963 how about the horific nigerian govt and royal dutch shell? how about the horific nigerian govt and royal dutch shell?

]]> Comment on About by Broke-Ass Stuart http://gamatiasz.wordpress.com/about/#comment-801 Broke-Ass Stuart Sun, 04 Nov 2007 17:16:45 +0000 #comment-801 Hey man Broke-Ass Stuart here. Just wondering if you know about the upcoming release party for the new Broke-Ass Stuart SF book. Hit me up brokeassstuart@hotmail.com Hey man Broke-Ass Stuart here. Just wondering if you know about the upcoming release party for the new Broke-Ass Stuart SF book. Hit me up brokeassstuart@hotmail.com

]]> Comment on The privatization of war, part 4 (Foreign policy, privatized) by G.A. Matiasz http://gamatiasz.wordpress.com/2007/10/06/the-privatization-of-war-part-4-foreign-policy-privatized/#comment-763 G.A. Matiasz Sun, 07 Oct 2007 18:04:03 +0000 http://gamatiasz.wordpress.com/2007/10/06/the-privatization-of-war-part-4-foreign-policy-privatized/#comment-763 I'm not a big fan of US interventionism around the globe, and private contractors are little more than glorified mercenaries in my opinion. However, when I find an outstanding educational graphic such as the one by Omnivore that accompanied Stanger's NYT opinion piece, I feel obligated to include the opinion as well, to provide context for the graphic. Needless to say, I don't think much of Stanger's view that military "outsourcing is in part a rational response to the new possibilities of the information age" and that the "challenge will be to manage creative forms of collaboration between government and the private sector in ways that serve the public interest." I’m not a big fan of US interventionism around the globe, and private contractors are little more than glorified mercenaries in my opinion. However, when I find an outstanding educational graphic such as the one by Omnivore that accompanied Stanger’s NYT opinion piece, I feel obligated to include the opinion as well, to provide context for the graphic. Needless to say, I don’t think much of Stanger’s view that military “outsourcing is in part a rational response to the new possibilities of the information age” and that the “challenge will be to manage creative forms of collaboration between government and the private sector in ways that serve the public interest.”

]]> Comment on The privatization of war, part 4 (Foreign policy, privatized) by kip http://gamatiasz.wordpress.com/2007/10/06/the-privatization-of-war-part-4-foreign-policy-privatized/#comment-762 kip Sat, 06 Oct 2007 23:17:32 +0000 http://gamatiasz.wordpress.com/2007/10/06/the-privatization-of-war-part-4-foreign-policy-privatized/#comment-762 I quite agree; oversight is the problem. I quite agree; oversight is the problem.

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