Police: Searching The Student Body
From time to time, stories crop up that clearly illustrate why law enforcement is getting a bad name. By that, …
Category Archives: Courts and Cops
Bloodletting 6
As regular readers know, I’ve been following the case of Utah nurse Alex Wubbels for some time. The archive of …
The Freddie Gray Case, Update 50: Feds Honor The Rule Of Law
Freddie Gray was arrested in Baltimore on 12 April, 2015, and died a few days later. More than two years …
The Justine Damond Case, Update #11: The Law
Some readers have observed that Prosecutor Mike Freeman’s statement that it will take until the end of the year to …
Bloodletting 5
In a sad chapter in the Alex Wubbels story, Bill Gray, the truck driver and reserve police officer critically injured–major …
Bloodletting 4
As all wait for a decision by Salt Lake City Police Chief Mike Brown, and for a decision on possible …
The Freddie Gray Case, Update #49:
In the aftermath of the failed Freddie Gray prosecutions/persecution, Baltimore continues to descend into even greater chaos than usual. Baltimore …
Bloodletting 3
Thus far, publically available information suggests Chief Mike Brown and his fellow Salt Lake City police administrators tried to sweep …
The Justine Damond Case, Update #10: He Ain’t Going To Be Pushed.
In Update 9: Transparency And Accountability, I analyzed the sloth with which the BCA and local prosecutor’s office were proceeding. There …
Michael Bennett: Close Call in Las Vegas
Erik Scott Regular readers know I have been following the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police since I began writing about the …
Bloodletting 2
In Bloodletting, I introduced you to Nurse Alex Wubbels of Salt Lake City. Wubbels is a former two-time Olympian in skiing, …
Bloodletting
Something professional police officers fear, and guard against, is becoming badge heavy. A badge heavy officer is one that comes …
Rape, Police Style
Occasionally, a police story comes around where the conduct of the officers involved was so outrageous, so utterly lacking in …
The Justine Damond Case, Update #9: Transparency And Accountability
There is not much of consequence going on in the Damond case these days. In this article, I’ll bring everyone …
