Eight years ago Cincinnati was shutdown by major race riots, a reaction to the fatal shooting of Timothy Thomas by Cincinnati Police. Since then race issues have been very touchy here. Now we are facing an incident in which a Cincinnati police officer tasered a young black female, who turns out to be a city […]
I have been told by quiet a few attorneys in the past that if the police pull you over and tell you to get out of the car then you should ask them if you are under arrest. If not then you don’t have to. The same thing happened to Henry Gates. He was told […]
Yeah I am sure the wingnuts will try to lecture me on first amendment rights and all, but that is how Brian Kilmead on Fox news thinks we should treat Code Pink: A Fox News morning host has a novel idea to handle those pesky Code Pink protesters who disrupt political events and Congressional hearings: […]
Sounds like a joke but sadly it is not. Did you know high schools and even middle schools have started using tasers on students? I didn’t. There’s a brewing controversy on this now in Wichita, Kansas, which I learned about from Jake Lowen of the excellent organization Hope Street Youth Development. Here’s the timeline he […]