Category Archives: Local Government

Stateside Oklahoma: Training Documents for the Reserve Deputy Who Killed Eric Harris Were Reportedly Falsified

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro Tulsa World reported this morning that supervisors at the Tulsa Sheriff’s Office were ordered to falsify training records for Robert Bates, the reserve deputy who accidentally shot Eric Harris with a gun instead of a Taser on April … Continue reading →

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San Francisco Police Officers To Be Dismissed for Sending Racist and Homophobic Text Messages

Posted on April 4, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro Timothy Williams (New York Times) reported on Friday that Greg Suhr, San Francisco’s police chief, said that “he had moved to dismiss seven officers who sent or received text messages that spoke of lynching African-Americans and burning crosses. … Continue reading →

Posted in Equal Rights, Homosexual Rights, Justice, Law Enforcement, Local Government, Racism, Society, United States | Tagged , , | 6 Comments

New York City Mayor de Blasio Says Someone May Have Improperly Tapped a Gas Line Before Building Explosion

Posted on March 29, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro New York City officials reportedly “suspect that leaking natural gas was the source of Thursday’s explosion and fire, which sparked a raging blaze that took hundreds of firefighters to quell.” Last Friday, Mayor Bill de Blasio said … Continue reading →

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Municipal Violations, Debtors’ Prisons, For-Profit Probation Companies…and a John Oliver Video

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro Two years ago, I wrote a column for Res Ipsa Loquitor on the subject of debtors’ prisons in the United States. In that posting, I told about a 2010 report published by the America Civil Liberties Union … Continue reading →

Posted in Alabama, Civil Liberties, Countries, Courts, Democracy, Equal Rights, Government, Jurisprudence, Law Enforcement, Local Government, Prison, Racism, Short Video, Society, United States | Tagged , , , , , , | 96 Comments

Fort Lauderdale Police Officers Fired Over Racist Text Messages and Video

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro WSVN reported today that the FBI “is launching an inquiry into the Fort Lauderdale Police Department’s internal affairs investigation that led to the firing of three police officers over racial slurs’ that they used in personal text … Continue reading →

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A Mark Fiore Political Cartoon Video: “Racist EZ-Cash”

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro Mark Fiore, the Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist, posted a video last week titled Racist EZ- Cash following the release of the Justice Department’s report on the city of Ferguson, Missouri. Fiore said that the veil had “been … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Liberties, Corruption, Countries, Courts, Democracy, DOJ, Equal Rights, Government, Humor, Jurisprudence, Justice, Law Enforcement, Local Government, Missouri, Political Science, Politics, Racism, Short Video, Society, United States | Tagged , , , , , | 9 Comments

AZ SB 1071: Right to Petition or Special Interest Corruption?

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Gene Howington

by Gene Howington Arizona seems to get in the news quite a bit as of late and it is rarely flattering. This time it is a bill being sponsored to specifically benefit one person. SB 1071 is moving quickly through … Continue reading →

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Family of Mentally Ill Man Who Was Killed by Dallas Police Releases Video of His Shooting (VIDEO)

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro A recently released video of the officer-involved shooting of Jason Harrison in Dallas last year shows what happened in the moments before the mentally ill mandied. Harrison, 38, was shot by police while holding a screwdriver.  His … Continue reading →

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FERGUSON UPDATE: Suspect in police shooting in custody

Posted on March 15, 2015 by Chuck Stanley

By Chuck Stanley: Police in Ferguson, MO report they have apprehended a suspect in the sniper attack on two officers.  Details are sketchy. Lot of gossip on Twitter.  The weapon used has been seized, according to reports. No details on … Continue reading →

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For Poetry Friday: A prayer for a correctional officer.

Posted on March 13, 2015 by Chuck Stanley

by Chuck Stanley When the CelticLassie read on Daily Kos that former correctional officer ruleoflaw is critically ill, she wanted to send him a message. His story appeared in a diary by SaraR, who is making him a community quilt. … Continue reading →

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