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Here are some images of policemen behaving badly (at least it’s only a game?)

This is a post about our being in possession of a new cache of images of policemen behaving badly. Plus ça change, eh? OK, maybe some context is needed here: The images in question are new screens from This Is The Police, which completed a successful Kickstarter campaign this February and is slated for a December release. The game tells the story of a police chief who, with six months until his retirement, decides to cash in on his position and power, legality be damned! The consequences can quickly spiral: people who sincerely believe they are carrying out their duties…
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Why one police department is using the "All Your Base" meme

In 2003, seven young men were arrested by police in Sturgis, Michigan for posting signs of the now-ubiquitous videogame meme, “All your base are belong to us,” all across town. At the time, local residents interpreted the prank in light of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, with the Sturgis Police Chief calling it a “borderline terrorist threat.” Now, over a decade later, police in Philadelphia are using the same Zero Wing (mis)translation as part of their “#NoSavesies” social media campaign to stop people from getting in fights over parking spots that don’t belong to them. Since the beginning of…