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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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Who sues? Some violent lawsuits
Some true stories about violence wrongfully committed on innocent people by government agencies sworn to keep us safe and at peace. Although some of these incidents could be called accidental, they’re still wrong. A lawsuit is a way of getting some justice and establishing a baseline for such dangerous work vis-a-vis average citizens. Continue reading
Posted in The Facts of Life
Tagged C.I.'s, confidential informants, driving while black (DWB), Drug Enforcement Agency, Law and government agencies, lawsuits against municipal agencies, lawsuits against police, municipal agencies, narcs, police misconduct, police wrongdoing, violence against African-Americans, War on Drugs, War on Terror
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