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Tag Archives: Police
Teaching Mom To Stand Up To Cops
If an officer asks personal questions or seeks permission to search you or your things, just say “no thanks.”
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The Political Package-Deal Ploy
Maybe your town needs a better police station, and maybe it needs better parks. Must you pay for one to get the other?
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A Small-Town Miscarriage Of Justice
An old story ends tragically in Georgia when a suspended cop who should have been in jail kills two, and then himself.
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Where A T-Shirt Can Mean Jail Time
In a struggling Florida beach town, who besides a crabby cop would challenge a taxi driver’s fashion choice?
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Consent Coerced By Cops
Can a person in custody freely consent to sex with the arresting officer? The answer is obvious, except in about 35 states.
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The Privilege Of Teaching Future Heroes
A suspended instructor was right, but for the wrong reasons, when he acknowledged the privilege to teach ‘future dead cops.’
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Blood On The Ward
A Utah detective manhandled a nurse who was just doing her job and protecting her patient. What are the consequences?
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A Bounty Hunter Goes Free
Philando Castile was killed after a questionable traffic stop; the officer, as usual, was acquitted.
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Cops And The ‘K-Hole’
A young man’s fatal encounter with Colorado police highlights the co-opting of emergency medicine by law enforcement.
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