Tag Archives: Breonna Taylor
Black Lives Matter. Walmart and Trump do not
From Harper’s Weekly Review: Philadelphia imposed a curfew after police officers shot and killed Walter Wallace Jr., a 27-year-old black man, after which Walmart removed guns and ammunition from displays nationwide, citing concern about looting, but then walked back the … Continue reading
Posted in Fascism, Law, suits and order, police violence, Racism, The Facts of Life
Tagged Breonna Taylor, DOJ, Harper's Weekly Review, Jonathan Mattingly, police violence, Tamir Rice, Walmart, Walter Wallace Jr
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Paths Crossed: When drug raids go radically bad
The horrendous police shooting of Breonna Taylor reminded me of a case I once did some work on — a case which demonstrates how cops can miserably fuck up when they investigate illegal drug cases, especially when their warrants depend … Continue reading
Posted in Law, suits and order, Paths Crossed, The Facts of Life
Tagged Breonna Taylor, confidential informants, Drug Enforcement Agency, drug raids go bad, Environmental Protection Agency, qualified immunity, War on Drugs
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