Category: Cops

(SURPRISE) Late Night Nutpunch Links

by sloopyinca | Apr 4, 2017 | Cops, Crime | 122

I just felt like delivering a rapid-fire series of nut punches since there’s nothing really going on except a few baseball games.

Raoul Berger, Originalism, and the Bill of Rights, Part One – Music and Mussolini

by The Fusionist | Mar 27, 2017 | Constitution, Cops, Federal Power, First Amendment, History, Religion | 118

The first in a series of articles about the legal scholar Raoul Berger (1901-2000), a central figure in the originalist movement. TRIGGER WARNING: Violins.

A Good Example for Counterinsurgency (or policing)

by Swiss Servator | Mar 26, 2017 | Afghanistan, Cops, National Security | 207

How some Virginians, Afghans and a Soviet tractor showed me the way. And kept me from blowing a leg off.

City of Huntington, WV, City Supervisors And Former Police Officer Sued Over Police Sexual Assaults

by sloopyinca | Mar 21, 2017 | Cops, Crime | 165

Two unnamed women have sued a former police detective, city supervisors and the city of Huntington, WV over alleged civil rights violations including sexual assault.

If Blazing Saddles Were a Serious Legal Drama

by Guest Contributor | Mar 13, 2017 | Constitution, Cops, History, Politics, Racism | 98

The Fusionist ponders a case resembling the plot of Blazing Saddles – if Blazing Saddles was a serious legal drama. The case, based on the “right” to compel service from a private business, ended up denying the right to jury trial.

The Wire…Except For Real

by sloopyinca | Mar 1, 2017 | Cops, Crime, Drugs | 131

Alternate Headline: David Simon Ought To Sue Somebody!

There’s A First Time For Everything

by sloopyinca | Feb 21, 2017 | Cops | 88

The Chicago Independent Police Review Authority has been around since 2007. In that time, the city has paid out an estimated $500 million in excessive force claims.And in that time not a single police officer has been...

Professional Courtesy

by sloopyinca | Feb 20, 2017 | Cops | 44

Sometimes it’s good to be the king…or at least one of the King’s men. Texas has some of the toughest DUI laws in the country. But if you want to avoid the stiffest penalties, all you have to do is carry...

Saturday Morning Links

by Swiss Servator | Feb 18, 2017 | Cops, Daily Links, Intellectual Property | 279

No, alt-text or pics….it is Saturday morning fer Gawd’s sake.

Thursday Afternoon Links

by Jo Ferova | Feb 16, 2017 | Big Government, Cops, Daily Links, Drugs, Education, Guns, Science | 243

California Assemblywoman Melissa Melendez introduced a bill to make California a “shall-issue” state. “It is our Constitutional right to defend ourselves,” said sponsor Assemblywoman Melissa Melendez, a Republican...

Monday Morning Links

by sloopyinca | Feb 13, 2017 | Big Government, Children, Cops, Daily Links, Entertainment, Executive Branch, Immigration, Media | 107

Lots happening this weekend, so let’s get going. Mike Flynn is skating on some pretty thin ice over his possible talks with Russia after the election but before he assumed his National Security position. A mother in...

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