DOJ Rips Into Police for Failing to Stop Uvalde School Shooting Sooner

Police officials “demonstrated no urgency” in their response to the deadly elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, and the response that did happen was plagued by “cascading failures,” according to a scathing Department of Justice report released Thursday. A gunman Continue reading DOJ Rips Into Police for Failing to Stop Uvalde School Shooting Sooner

Police Don’t Appear to Think Roger Stone’s Assassination Threats Were Just a Joke

“I think all of us know what this country was built on. And [racism] still exists,” Tony Duncan, a Black business owner in Bamberg who went to school with Haley’s older siblings, told NPR last year. “It exists. As people Continue reading Police Don’t Appear to Think Roger Stone’s Assassination Threats Were Just a Joke

It’s Not the University President’s Job to Police Free Speech

In our book, we deliberately chose not to discuss hate speech in terms of “harm,” and we specifically critiqued the proposition that (as one of our colleagues put it) “a commitment to inclusivity requires that impact is elevated over intent.” Continue reading It’s Not the University President’s Job to Police Free Speech

“Navajo Police: Class 57” Takes a Long Look at an Impossible Job

It’s hard to escape the thought that the police are part of the cycle of violence. At the close of its second episode, Class 57 splices together footage of recruits being hazed and learning hand-to-hand combat with an introduction in Continue reading “Navajo Police: Class 57” Takes a Long Look at an Impossible Job

Video Shows “Back the Blue” Republican Representative Cursing Out Police

Newly released video shows “Back the Blue” Republican Representative Ronny Jackson spewing a profanity-laced tirade at state troopers who were trying to detain him last month. The bodycam footage shows Jackson was tackled to the ground by a Department of Continue reading Video Shows “Back the Blue” Republican Representative Cursing Out Police

A Police Raid on a Kansas Newspaper Could Force the DOJ’s Hand

“Based on public reporting, the search warrant that has been published online, and your public statements to the press, there appears to be no justification for the breadth and intrusiveness of the search—particularly when other investigative steps may have been Continue reading A Police Raid on a Kansas Newspaper Could Force the DOJ’s Hand