This is one of the most uplifting things that I have seen since I can't remember when. I wrote the other day that it didn't really matter how much police academies examine their incoming students, once they get in,...
Derek Chauvin is going to have a long time to contemplate whether his act of violence was worth the price tag that is attached to it. From the stunned look in his eyes when the verdict was read and...
It's no new observation to say that Fox News is like a cartoon or that Tucker Carlson is a clown. Last night's show thoroughly buttressed those positions. Carlson was interviewing Ed Gavin, a former deputy sheriff in New York,...
Lady Justice is a tough old broad and she reaffirmed today that she's still in the game and her system works. The justice system works. That may seem like a strange lede, but in a day and age where...
I'm sorry, but I honestly believe the title to be true. Modern policing cannot be changed substantially, only modified. Because when you attempt to make systemic change, that logically means that you are going to change the system itself. After decades of...
The police are in a bad way if they're losing the likes of ultra conservative right-winger Pat Robertson. This is an eye opener. Take careful note, you're not going to see a woke Pat Robertson every day. https://twitter.com/ZTPetrizzo/status/1382727213448056836 “You can feel...
A person's life can turn on a dime, for better or for worse. One action or one happenstance can forevermore change a life's direction, and doors that you never knew existed can swing open -- or in the tragic...
What has blown my mind about this Daunte Wright shooting is the commentary about how the officer thought she had a taser in her hand. How is that possible? There is one depicted above that is yellow, but even...
A lawyer friend of mine told me years ago, "There are two criminal justice systems in America, one for the rich and one for the poor. Never doubt that for a minute." I had another friend, a co-worker who...

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Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. In fact, it's the only thing that ever has.

— Margaret Mead