‘Gun death’ at hands of police demonstrates public’s need for relevant data

“[I]t troubles me that there is no national database to track police shootings of civilians,” Franklin explains. “This means that we don’t know exactly how many people are killed by police each year. And lawmakers and other authorities don't have the information they need when making decisions about policy changes that could save lives.” [More]

Today's Gun Rights Examiner report notes full visibility over agents of government killing citizens ought to be something we all agree on. That most in positions of influence aren't even curious, let alone demanding, tells us much.

The New Vichy Collaborators

I stand in solidarity with the artist Bardot on this point.* A government that would prosecute her for speaking the truth is every bit the herd of swine as the demonic Islamists who would see French (and all) women stoned to death if not submissive and veiled. [More]

A culture that does not fear, but rather respects and cherishes strong and independent women, encourages the unalienable right of both sexes to refuse to be victims -- against individual or organized predators, including the official and unofficial kinds. So naturally, the New Vichy sellout traitors punish that, as well.

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And yo, Bernard: Brûle en enfer.

* No, of course not on every point. And calling for a government empowered to ban what she doesn't agree with contributes to the hoist on her own petard situation she now finds herself in.