Tag: Police

Those three words ‘Blue Lives Matter’ have become more popular with right-wingers in the last few years. I’ve seen these flags and stickers fairly often. It seems to be a noble thing to support law enforcement. But……. The increase in the displays of the ‘Blue...

This disturbing story reveals how untreated mental illness can end in a horrific downward spiral of paranoid delusions, violence, and a complete break in reality. Please read with care. In Jupiter, FL, a 19-year-old college sophomore, Austin Harrouff, was home for the summer. His friends and fami...

Racism has a way of muddying otherwise clear legal waters. For instance, when you think about the purpose of seatbelt laws, safety is the first word that comes to mind. Since wearing a seatbelt decreases the severity of injuries sustained during a crash, most states require drivers and their passeng...

Ina case of "mistaken identity," California police officers pulled over Shanice Stewart, a pregnant mother, who was taking her 8-year-old son, Brandon, to football practice on October 17th. After complying with their demand that she toss her keys out the window and walk toward them slowly ...

I have written an article or two on the British police both as a historical insight into its changing political role in industrial disputes during the Miners’ Strike of 1984 and at its inability to change and reform itself internally before, during, and after the racist murder of Stephen Lawre...

Lull’s opening statement — that “hegemony is the power or dominance that one social group holds over others” is clearly pertinent to the world as it is in the 21st Century, in the 2020s: the past few years as have been shaped by police brutality, protests, the covid pand...

In a city where safety concerns have been prevalent, two separate fatal shootings occurred in Detroit recently, prompting the Detroit Police Department to launch investigations into these tragic incidents. The incidents, both of which took place on a Saturday morning, have left the community de...

The Incident The incident took place near the intersection of Shelby and Raymond streets on the city’s south side. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) officers were initially responding to an unrelated robbery at a Speedway gas station at 2053 Shelby Street. While at the gas st...

In a candid and revealing interview, I sat down with a black police officer who remained anonymous. Let’s not call it an interview. It was more of a Conversation. The officer was okay with me taking notes, but no recordings, no video. Our Conversation was about the officer&rs...