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“Shielding Children From Talk of Ferguson and Garner”
Rachel L. Swarns is a New York Times columnist. She is also, apparently, a black woman. I say “apparently,” because I had no reason to know this until yesterday, when in her column The Working Life, she shared with us … Continue reading
Posted in Law, suits and order
Tagged police misconduct, racism, racism in America, racism in police
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Two newspaper opinion pieces on the Eric Garner case
Yesterday’s New York Times’ opinion page published an intelligent explication from two law students, Shakeer Rahman and Sam Barr, about the “legal rules that enable police violence.” It begins with one pertinent case and one strong-minded victim who tried to … Continue reading
Posted in Law, suits and order
Tagged police brutality lawsuits, police misconduct
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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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