While the United states Armed Forces (private mercenaries) are stationed at 737 bases, in 130 nations around the world, defending “all freedom-loving people everywhere in the world,” Frank Moss, a Warsaw, north carolina statute enforcement officer chokes, slams to the pavement and arrests 22-year-old Anthony Wall over a complaint about customer service at the local Waffle House restaurant.  Wall was returning home with his 15-year-old sister, whom he had escorted to her high school prom.

       [added 8/24/2024] Thanks to Freedom’s Phoenix for this entry.