One big question deserves to be on every police officer’s mind when pulling a motorist over for a relatively minor offense: Is this stop really worth the […]
Tag: police brutality
The cop culture of violence and silence
The Dominion Post reported Monday that Westover’s insurer settled two lawsuits alleging police brutality. The suit on behalf of William Cox — who says he was kicked, […]
What happens when ‘tough on crime’ meets weak on police reform?
by Erika D. Smith Violent crime is up in California. So is the public’s fear of crime. And so is the poll-driven, tough-on-crime political rhetoric. But if […]
Trial of 3 officers is latest test of American justice
Police abuse of power often involves not only the abuser but also other officers who enable the abuse through inaction and silence. They are virtually never prosecuted, […]
Power unrestrained serves only itself
As police misbehavior goes, it was a small thing. No one was killed, or shot, or even arrested. But in a sense, that gives it all the […]
What is going on in Westover?
While the Black Lives Matter protests of summer 2020 put racism and inequity in the national spotlight, another key feature of the protests was highlighting police brutality […]
Qualified immunity needs reformed
by Ramesh Ponnuru Glenn Youngkin wants to talk about qualified immunity. Not many people know what it is — and even people who think they do often […]
‘Standard procedure’ is the problem
In the predawn hours of May 21, Monongalia County Sheriff’s Deputies surrounded Chin Orih’s home, guns drawn. The sound of a deputy banging on their door woke […]
Impact of our war on police
by Jay Ambrose Suppose you’re in a battlefield with bad guys coming at you full force and you have the means of stopping them, but, while calling […]
Yes, we should still talk about ‘defunding the police’
by Darryl Lorenzo Wellington Millions of people have celebrated former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin’s conviction for the murder of George Floyd as a validation of the […]
