August2015
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The Law of Police Killings: Whenever They Feel Like It
Aug 31, 2015(Comments: 11)Aug. 31, 2015 (Mimesis Law) — Begin with F. Scott Fitzgerald from The Crack-Up (1936): The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and... -
Dismissal of Charges Against Kerrick Feels Wrong, Yet Right
Aug 31, 2015(Comments: 1)Aug. 31, 2015 (Mimesis Law) — “We want an indictment. The cops don’t like it.” These words pierced the freezing Ferguson air as protesters marched in front of the Clayton County Courthouse in November of 2014.... -
In Tennessee, A Child Abuse Registry Without A Crime
Aug 31, 2015(Comments: 4)Aug. 31, 2015 (Mimesis Law) — Tennessee, living up to its moniker of “The Volunteer State,” has bounded down the path of naming and shaming parenting done “wrong.” It’s chosen to publish the Department of Children’s... -
InterDigital Can’t Dial Up A Win Against Microsoft Phones
Aug 31, 2015(Comments: 0)Aug. 31, 2015 (Mimesis Law) — When you are a patent licensing company and lose a patent case, the market reaction can be swift and punishing. A look at the after-hours chart for InterDigital, after the company... -
Filling The Hole In The Black Lives Matter Agenda
Aug 28, 2015(Comments: 1)Aug. 28, 2015 (Mimesis Law) — In his discussion of the Black Lives Matter policy agenda at the Washington Post, Radley Balko called it “practical, well-thought out, and in most cases, achievable.” And indeed, it includes a... -
Judge Posner Meets Zantac, And Fixes The Game
Aug 28, 2015(Comments: 9)Aug. 28, 2015 (Mimesis Law) — America has created one of the fairest and most equitable institutions in the world. Each side is given equal resources and adequate counsel, the arbiters are neutral and closely scrutinized,... -
Traffic Stop Killings: Who Should Be Afraid?
Aug 28, 2015(Comments: 2)Aug. 28, 2015 (Mimesis Law) — The Lake Charles, Louisiana Police Department recently issued a public service announcement video on what a person should do when they are pulled over by the police. The video correctly... -
Rachel Baker’s Really Bad Idea: Shame First
Aug 27, 2015(Comments: 1)Aug. 27, 2015 (Mimesis Law) — Rachel Baker, by contemporary accounts, is a hero to the modern college student who should never feel threatened or hurt by allegedly harmful actions, words or deeds. She is the... -
The DNA Fail That Almost Killed Kareem Johnson
Aug 27, 2015(Comments: 2)Aug. 27, 2015 (Mimesis Law) — The 2007 murder trial of Kareem Johnson was a slam dunk for the prosecution. Sure, the motive that Johnson shot and killed Walter Smith outside of a North Philadelphia night... -
Allison Parker Murder From Killer’s POV
Aug 27, 2015(Comments: 0)Aug. 27, 2015 (Mimesis Law) —On Wednesday morning, WDBJ-TV viewers in Roanoke, Virginia witnessed the fatal shootings of reporter Alison Parker and camera operator Adam Ward during a live broadcast of the station’s morning show. Authorities...