Florida's Tri-Rail commuter train services faces a budget deficit as the governments of the three counties it serves cut their funding. How to make up the deficit? Soak the people who don't use it more money. Tri-Rail officials have asked the state for a $2 tax on rental cars to fund the trains.
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The decision vividly illustrates how the doctrine shields police from accountability for using excessive force.
I was one of the 153 signers and am a veteran of the Twitter wars. But even I was taken aback by the swift, virulent response.
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Recent data from Minneapolis show an increase in shooting crimes but not other crimes, the same pattern as in Chicago in 2016. The likely reason is a reduction in police street stops, just as in Chicago in 2016.
