Charlotte: Video, And The Reality Of Gunfights
The two videos–dashcam and bodycam–of the Charlotte confrontation are, as has been widely reported, not definitive. As I wrote in …
Category Archives: Courts and Cops
The Trayvon Martin Case, Update 48: Once More Out Of The Twilight Zone
Back in May of 2015, I wrote The Trayvon Martin Case, Update 45: George Zimmerman “Involved,” which was the tale …
The Trayvon Martin Case, Update 47: Justice At Last!
“Power corrupts. Absolute power tends to corrupt absolutely.” Lord Acton It has taken years, but it appears cosmic justice has …
The Slyville Smith Case: It Doesn’t Matter, Part 2
The investigation into the death of Milwaukee social justice holy martyr Slyville Smith continues, but several new tidbits of information …
The Slyville Smith Case: It Doesn’t Matter
Circa August 18, 2016, with the Milwaukee case leading the news, it is instructive to review the pantheon of Black …
The Freddie Gray Case, Update 40: They’re All Racists! Raaaciiiists!!!
Imagine, gentle readers, a supposedly scientific study into a new treatment for a deadly disease. The study purports to demonstrate …
The Freddie Gray Case, Update 39: Never-Ending Irony
As is usual in such cases, with the passage of time, and the lifting of Judge Barry Williams’ gag order, …
The Freddie Gray Case, Update 38: Destruction and Decontamination
When Marilyn Mosby announced she would drop all charges that remained against three of the six officers, I speculated that …
Cop Cute X 2
A famous, if cynical, axiom of the news business is “if it bleeds, it leads,” meaning the horrific and sensational …
The Freddie Gray Case, Update 37.2: Belaboring The Obvious
I generally don’t toot my own horn, but this comment from Update 21, turns out to have been particularly prophetic: …
The Freddie Gray Case, Update 37.1: The Mosby-Caused Disaster, Part I
Today’s digital edition of the Baltimore Sun announced the 31st murder in July alone. It was an appropriate backdrop for …
The Freddie Gray Case, Update #37: PROSECUTIONS OVER; Mosby-Caused Disaster Continues
Earlier today, the day set for motions in the trial of Officer Garrett Miller, Baltimore Prosecutor Marilyn Mosby announced she …
Dallas: An Explosive Use Of Police Force
Police use of force is very much in the news these days. On one hand, Social Justice warriors and Democrat …
The Freddie Gray Case, Update 36.7: Waiting For The Next Trial…
These are strange, dangerous times. A Supreme Court Justice–Ruth Bader Ginsberg–breached every canon of judicial ethics by saying aloud what …
