"We've got a gang of federal cops sticking their noses into our business."
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Leighton Gage, who spent a great deal of his time in Brazil, used his extensive knowledge of the country's political, economic, and social climate to create an outstanding series of police procedurals.  His latest, "The Ways of Evil Men," published posthumously, opens with a heartbreaking scene.  Anati, a member of the Awana tribe who live in the rainforest, goes hunting with his eight-year-old son, Raoni.  When the two returns to their village they discover that all thirty-nine members of their tribe are dead.  Who killed these men, women, and children?  Jade Calmon, an employee of the federal government's National Indian Foundation, will not stop asking questions until she learns the truth.  Since the local law enforcement authorities have no love for the Awana, Jade is forced to pull strings in order to bring in the big guns:  Mario Silva, Chief Inspector of the Brazilian Federal Police, Arnaldo Nunes, Silva's partner, and a support team that includes other agents and an assistant medical examiner.

Why can't the locals investigate this crime?  The nearest town, Azevedo, is run by the Big Six, corrupt landowners (including the mayor) who have contempt for the Indians and covet their land.  To insure that no one gets in their way, they have the parish priest, the head of the local police, and a so-called environmental watchdog on their payroll.  Only incorruptible law enforcement professionals like Mario Silva can be trusted to apprehend the guilty parties.  Silva travels to Azevedo, where he and his colleagues interview Osvaldo Neto and his wife, Amanda, the owners of the town's only bar, restaurant, and hotel.  Osvaldo is part Indian and has disdain for the bigots, liars, thieves, adulterers, and murderers who patronize his establishment.  Fortunately, Silva is a tenacious detective who relishes a challenge.  He will need to be clever, devious, and lucky to solve what will turn out to be a complex and ugly case.

"The Ways of Evil Men" is a hard-hitting and engrossing novel that lives up to its title.  The villains (both male and female) are utterly vile.  They frame the innocent, bribe people to turn a blind eye to their transgressions, and enrich themselves through legal and illegal means.  Another person who takes an interest in these outrageous goings-on ia a fearless female reporter named Maura Mandel; she risks her life, expecting to make headlines with what she hopes will be a sensational story.  This is a compelling, gritty, and atmospheric tale with lively descriptive writing, dark humor, and sharply-crafted dialogue. Readers will admire Silva and his associates, who are determined to prove that no one--no matter how wealthy, influential, and arrogant--is above the law.

Those of us who admired Leighton Gage's talent, creativity, and integrity will miss him greatly.
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David Kopel sets out to demonstrate what the federal government did wrong regarding the Waco raid, siege, and final assault.  He is clearly not altogether interested in what David Koresh did wrong (and points out that law enforcement should be held to a higher standard than the criminals they wish to apprehend).  Rather his inquiry is in what went wrong and what to do to prevent it from happening again.

This book is meticulously documented, and provides concrete, actionable reforms that can, and indeed must, be enacted.  Unfortunately our government has been going the wrong direction since the early 1980's in this regard and the trends have not been abated by the Waco tragedy.  We see federal law enforcement staffed with the wrong people, making the wrong decisions, and providing inadequate information to those who are supposed to oversee them.

This is not a book that says that the government is the enemy.  Rather it shows systemic problems with federal law enforcement in particular by the FBI and BATF.  In the end the book recommends localizing and demilitarizing law enforcement and returning our police officers to the role of peace officers rather than soldiers in a war against crime.

This is one of the books which has greatly changed the way I look at our nation.&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Three-Felonies-a-Day-How-the-Feds-Target-the-Innocent/dp/1594032556/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Three Felonies a Day: How the Feds Target the Innocent</a>&nbsp;is another.  Yet both parties seem to be determined to undermine the basic Constitutional protections all of us are supposed to enjoy.  Heck, the current president is arguing in court that he has the right to determine where and when the US military can be ordered to kill an American without trial.  This is the wrong direction, and yet it is not and should not be a partisan issue.  As Kopel and Blackman demonstrate, this is a trend which has been building for decades under the administration of both parties.  Yet as long as it's the bad guys (Koresh, Weaver, etc) who get targeted, most Americans don't care or may even applaud the erosion of our liberties.

This is a book that will change your perspective.  It's worth reading and pondering.  Highly recommended.
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Ever thought if candy producers have contracts with dentists, or tire fixers hiring naughty little brats for throwing nails on the street. See the blue print of the lawyers' works to hide or surface the hidden signatures  under these contracts signed between the cigarette producers and all the  people who do the dirtyer part of their business.
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This book showed how rogue cops can work the system and seem to be serving as our protectors yet to be the scrum we need protection from.
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David begins to focus on the corruption of the police department and society at large, but he does anticipate the backlash he's going to receive.
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Tough read, but shows the State Dept, Justice, and FBI have all done the Hillary cover-up before. Our government is infiltrated with commies, Mooslams, and who knows what else, and for what reason.
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Amazon + Cartel Coins the Hutts are gonna be mad someone is moving in on their territory.
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The guys hate them.  We love them.  We set up geofences so we know exactly when they arrive somewhere and leave.  We can also retrace their route in the event we need the information.  Just for reference, we caught one taking an hour long crap (yea right) instead of working like he was supposed to be.  Aside from "spying" on our employees, these little ditties allow us to track our trucks 24/7 in the event something happens.  If someone wants to say our truck did something, I can pull up on my phone and tell if my truck was even there at the alleged time.  We also get a snapshot of how our equipment gets used or abused.  For a fleet or just a parent who worries about their kids (all of us), these are valuable tools that we never knew we needed until we saw them.
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I love it!  There are some bad eggs out there, but cops, by far are awesome!  They're there to Serve and Protect!  They do.  Show them some love!
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A good story, but I was not pleased with the absolute and complete condemnation of the police.  Sure, there are some very bad apples in the police ranks (as there are in all areas of existence) but certainly few and far between, and for the most part in America, our police are honest, hardworking, and underpaid for what they do on a daily basis, namely risking their very lives to maintain peace in our communities.
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The Gulabi Gang takes to the streets with the threat that they will take the law into their own hands.  Armed only with theri voices and big sticks they are making a mark in their world.  it is time the politicans listened to what they had to say before it is too late. Excellent!
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A story of a bus driver and a superintendent colluding and shirking their duties and risking the lives of their students simply to feed their egos.
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Police in Palm Beach work to solve cases and round up the bad guys.
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They should test Proof at the Frye Apt Complex in Seattle it's infested.  It just causes them to back off.
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Good "war stories" from the streets of Los Angeles.  Know a couple of them and all they wanted to do was a decent job and help people.  Now the have to look over their shoulders for every action they take wondering if it will end up in court or a personnel beef.  Tough job.
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I was recently targeted by local Military Installation Police,
for alledged speeding and as a result of a integrity issue on
military part, which was proven by the use of this camera, which
proved that officer who wrote the ticket had lied, If civil law
enforcement don't shoot this down I advised all vehicle operator
to purchase this item.
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my husband was at Ft. Bragg when this happened.  This was clearly a botched job of the MP's and the police, and FBI.  the man was framed for something that a group of mad hippies did, because Dr. MacDonald wouldn't give them RX for their drug habits!  That judge was prejudiced, and wanted Dr. MacDonald to pay for the crime.  So did the prosecution!