by Jonathan Zimmerman I live in Philadelphia, a hugely unequal city. Our access to education, transportation and health care — and the quality of these services — […]
Tag: police reform
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Addressing crime can’t ignore need for more police
Misguided calls from the left to “defund” the police threaten to put Democrats in the position of the Nixon era, when they were successfully painted as soft […]
‘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 […]
Postcast 83 – August 6, 2021
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Fed agents to don body cams; all police should do it
In recent years, more and more police departments have been choosing to strap their officers with body cameras — a move that boosts transparency in an era […]
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 […]
