Business, Beyoncé, and boycotting: law enforcement fights back
Many law enforcement officers are beginning to use boycotts as a means to fight back against public criticism in an increasingly tense social and political climate.
Law Enforcement
Think before you shoot
A recent report reveals that the mentally ill and African American citizens of Los Angeles are involved in police shootings by the LAPD at a disproportionately higher number.
“Hello officer… I would like to take my consent back, please”
Kansas Supreme Court ruled it is a Fourth Amendment violation to criminally charge a person for refusing to submit to a DUI test when pulled over.
Less lethal is now more complicated
A 2011 controversy in the Village of Pinehurst, which did not concern golf, has created far-reaching collateral effects.
Will Tasers be the solution to ending force used by police officers? Chicago Mayor Emanuel seems to think so.
Chicago Mayor, Rahm Emanuel, announced a new policy to be implemented consisting of providing more accessible Tasers to police officers and better training of police officers when dealing with confrontational situations with suspects.
Police officers in public schools: Are they the main contributors in the “school-to-prison pipeline?”
Police officers who work inside the public school systems across the nation lack the training to work with children, and therefore, contribute to the influx of students being pushed into the “school-to-prison pipeline.”
Children should be creative, but maybe not if their name is Mohammed
Muslim teen gets arrested and suspended after bringing a clock to school; his father asserts Islamophobia for the reasoning behind drastic measures taken by the school and police.
The use of excessive force is a judgment call, but this is a child!
Should the standard for excessive force be different for when police encounters a child?
#BlackLivesMatter: the movement seeking to shed light on America’s racial problem
From Michael Brown to Eric Garner to most recently Sandra Bland; the United States has a serious policing problem.
Police Worn Body Cameras: How the North Carolina House is attempting to address the concern of excessive force within law enforcement agencies
North Carolina currently has two bills in the House that attempt to remedy the current political turmoil between law enforcement and the community with the implementation of police worn body cameras.
Let the Bird Fly—Giving a Cop “The Finger” is NOT Grounds for Arrest
Federal courts have held that giving “the bird” to a police officer is a form of protected speech under the First Amendment.
And the courts said, “Let there be light!”
Flashing your headlights to warn other drivers of speed traps is speech protected under the First Amendment.
Filming “camera-shy” cops—crime or constitutional right?
State laws seeking to prevent bystanders from filming police officers may infringe upon citizens’ First Amendment rights.
Colleges work to stop racial profiling before it starts
School administrators are considering the use of anti-bias training and body-worn cameras to prevent racial profiling by campus police officers.
WARNING: Safety Not Guaranteed
Transgender inmates face discrimination and mistreatment by fellow inmates and prison officials.