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Let me say up front that I know this will be unpopular. But I can't help the uneasiness that I feel toward law enforcement lately...and I have some good reasons. Gone are the days of Officer Friendly, the neighborhood cop who knows everyone and is looking out for the community's best interest. It seems that lately, police officers end up terrorizing those they are supposed to be serving and protecting. Clearly, not all police are acting this way, but it sure seems the police state is ramping up. I have a high respect for police officers who respect the law....

Mom faces fireworks injury charges By Harry Harris Oakland Tribune Article Last Updated: 07/12/2008 08:44:49 AM PDT OAKLAND — A mother was charged Friday with felony child endangerment after her 4-year-old son, who was at home alone, set off a giant firecracker Thursday afternoon, blowing off part of his hand and leaving him blind in one eye. The boy, whose name was not released, lost the thumb and three fingers on his right hand, shattered an eardrum and was blinded in his right eye in the 2 p.m. explosion at a housing project in the 1100 block of 65th Avenue...

Police arrest an Indianapolis woman after she openly told them three children were riding in the trunk of her car. It started with a 9-1-1 call from 21st and Post Road around 1:30 Saturday afternoon. The caller said she'd just seen a woman put three small children in the trunk of a car and close it. The driver went south on Post Road and police stopped her at 10th and Post. Inside,45-year-old Linda Crenshaw and six children. Two of the children were in the front seat, four others in the back seat The officer asks her is she has kids...