It’s not just Uvalde. Cops nationwide can’t stop crimes from happening or solve them once they’ve occurred.
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Posted inLaw and Justice
Why Uvalde Cops Were Too Cowardly to Charge a Mass Shooter
American police are taught first and foremost to fear for their own lives.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Working Out Equity in City Parks
A fitness gear seizure in Harlem’s Marcus Garvey Park shows that city officials have miles to go to create and support welcoming spaces for all residents.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Police Have No Duty to Protect the Public
Though often unsaid in police reform debates, numerous court precedents have established that cops aren’t obligated to act in the interests of citizens.
Posted inPodcasts
Ground Zero for Criminal Justice Reform
Mary Moriarty, candidate for Hennepin County attorney, explains what’s been going on in Minneapolis since the George Floyd protests.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Blame Police When They Fail Horribly
New York cops bungled their response to a mass shooter.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Court and the Rise in Vigilantism
Last Friday’s ruling on Texas’s new anti-abortion law makes it possible to undo long-established rights.
Posted inTAP
January 6th Defendants Allege Police Brutality. Come Again?
Today on TAP: Cops to blame for violence during riots? That would be a novel, and whites-only, development.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Ahmaud Arbery and the Legacy of White Fear
A jury rendered justice in the Georgia case. What happens the next time?
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Project Censored, Part 2: The New Normal Is More Normalized Censorship
Canary Mission’s blacklists, union busting at Google, Pfizer’s vaccine negotiation tactics, police dogs, and forced sterilization round out the list of censored stories.