Police
Friday A/V Club: Buster Keaton vs. the Los Angeles Police Department
The classic comedy Cops.
Justice Dept. Reviewing Nationwide Police Tactics
On the assumption that this is a training issue and not a power issue, of course.
Obama: 'Death of Michael Brown Is Heartbreaking'
Calls for reflection and understanding
FAA Bans Low-Flying Aircraft Over Ferguson, Missouri
Such as, media helicopters who might be filming police and citizen activity on the streets
Woman Wasn't Told She Was Participating in an Active Shooter 'Drill'
That's certainly a terrible way to conduct such an exercise.
Dad Left Kids in Car At Police Station Parking Lot. Now He's Got New Charges.
The precinct parking lot is not exactly a high-crime area.
Man Arrested for Passive Aggressive Watermelon Stabbing
The war on passive aggression and watermelon cruelty is alive in Thomaston, Connecticut.
Over-Policing America
SWAT teams were once used only in emergencies such as riots or hostage situations. But today there are more than 50,000 "no-knock raids" a year.
Stay Indoors, Kids! Baltimore's Crazy Curfew Will Cost Parents $500 a Pop
What a nuisance (the law, not the kids).
Punishing Prostitution Clients Is Not a Feminist Solution
Conceptually the "Nordic Model"-which criminalizes the buying rather than the selling of sexual services-strips women of agency and autonomy.
Detroit Police Chief Lauds Second Amendment, Armed Citizens For Keeping Crime Down
It's nice to have a police chief who recognizes that people have a right to defend themselves.