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 …
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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 …
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 …
Respecting The Police?
In these interesting—as in the ancient Chinese curse—times it is becoming a matter of public faith that America’s police are …
The Justine Damond Case, Update #8: The Challenge Of Culture
In the cosmic irony category, former Minneapolis Police Chief Janee Harteau was recently honored. The Sydney Morning Herald reports: Ms …
The Justine Damond Case, Update 7.4: Police Searching Police
In Update 7.2: All Fished Out, I explained, in some detail, the substantial problems with one of the two search …
The Justine Damond Case, Update 7.3: Rights and Responsibilities
It is easy, when one has extensive experience in a given profession, to take some things for granted. Particularly in …
The Justine Damond Case, Update #7.2: All Fished Out
In Update 7: The BCA–Gone Fishin’, I wrote of the apparent problems in two search warrants served by the BCA the …
The Justine Damond Case, Update #7: The BCA–Gone Fishin’
There are no new, definitive developments in the Justine Damond shooting, though a number of news reports suggest the current …
Police IQ 2
In September of 2014, I wrote an article titled Police IQ, which was a discussion about trends in police hiring, …
The Justine Damond Case, #6: Transforming Policing, Demonstrating Allegiance
I’m only upset because I didn’t think of it. Several of these signs were posted, professionally, around the Twin Cities. …
The Justine Damond Case, Update 5: Transforming Policing
As I’ve previously noted, establishing an accurate time frame is absolutely essential to any police involved shooting investigation. The Minneapolis …
The Justine Damond Case, Update 4: Political Damage
Barack Obama caused a great deal of damage. Much of that damage is only now becoming apparent, and more will …
The Justine Damond Case, Update 3: Deadly Force, Deadly Mistake
For the time being, the initial deluge of new information in this case seems to have slowed, which is generally …
