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Ferguson MO’s traffic fines & jail conspiracy

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Naomi

An excellent New York Times article by Monica Davey about the until-now secret horror imposed upon citizens, too often black, by municipalities that derive their income from bogus traffic stops, subsequent fines and never-ending punitive measures including imprisonment: Ferguson One … Continue reading →

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“John Oliver on Civil Forfeiture”: a primer on municipal crime

Posted on October 11, 2014 by Naomi

I’m always grateful to Kevin Underhill, Lowering the Bar maestro, for anything he posts.  I’m especially grateful today because he gives us a long, brilliant and incomparably hilarious video from John Oliver’s TV show, in which Oliver declaims sardonically on … Continue reading →

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