Editorial statement © 2023 by Neil E Clement on a rectangular photo with black background, white letters and purple borderline as follows: Brute Force is An Answer but it is not The Answer. The Answer requires the use of Wisdom, something Brute Force does not possess. "Brute Force is NOT THE ANSWER" #digitalPhotographybyneileclement #TAPS #TheAbsolutePowerSyndrome #Brute_Force #Police_State Photo © 2023 Neil E Clement, All Rights Reserved

"Brute Force is NOT THE ANSWER"
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"A society governed by brute force cannot be a just society." Editorial statement © 2019 by Neil E Clement overlaid on a photo of two policemen in riot gear (possibly in South Africa) brutalizing someone laying on the street, head on curb. Two black policemen are terrorizing a black man laying on the ground. One policeman is brutally kicking the man on the ground while the other observes. The man on the ground does not appear to be conscious. There appear to be clouds of tear gas and more police in the background. "Brute Force - Take 4 of 4" #digitalPhotographybyneileclement #TAPS #TheAbsolutePowerSyndrome #Brute_Force #Police_State Photo © 2019 Neil E Clement, All Rights Reserved

"Brute Force - Take 4 of 4"
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"A society governed by brute force cannot be a just society." Editorial statement © 2019 by Neil E Clement overlaid on a photo of a small defenseless woman on the street being brutalized by two police "thugs" in full riot gear. Each thug has a hold of one of her arms and they seem intent on dragging her someplace, most likely a jail. Other police in the background are keeping the crowd at bay. Location unknown but looks American. "Brute Force - Take 3 of 4" #digitalPhotographybyneileclement #TAPS #TheAbsolutePowerSyndrome #Brute_Force #Police_State Photo © 2019 Neil E Clement, All Rights Reserved

"Brute Force - Take 3 of 4"
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"A society governed by brute force cannot be a just society." Editorial statement © 2019 by Neil E Clement overlaid on a photo of police blue uniforms and riot gear using their "batons" (the sticks they use to beat people with) to "control" and manhandle people in a crowd on an unknown street in an unknown town. "Brute Force - Take 2 of 4" #digitalPhotographybyneileclement #TAPS #TheAbsolutePowerSyndrome #Brute_Force #Police_State Photo © 2019 Neil E Clement, All Rights Reserved

"Brute Force - Take 2 of 4"
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"A society governed by brute force cannot be a just society." Editorial statement © 2019 by Neil E Clement overlaid on a photo of hundreds of Boston police marching in full riot gear and holding up their "batons" (the sticks they use to beat people with) during the 2020 Black Lives Matter civil protests in Boston marking the death of George Floyd (and other people of color) at the hands of brutal policemen (and women). "Brute Force - Take 1 of 4" #digitalPhotographybyneileclement #TAPS #TheAbsolutePowerSyndrome #Brute_Force #Police_State Photo © 2019 Neil E Clement, All Rights Reserved

"Brute Force - Take 1 of 4"
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