February2016

Feb. 29, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — Morning folks, hot links coming through: A second autopsy of Amilcar Perez-Lopez contradicts the San Francisco PD’s version of events. Perez-Lopez, a Guatemalan immigrant, was shot dead by officers after he...

Feb. 29, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — There’s been a curiously muted reaction to the mass shooting in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Jason Dalton was arrested after a shooting spree that left six people dead and two wounded. The...

Feb. 29, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — A teenager, 17-year-old Abdi Mohamed, remains in a coma today after being shot three times by police in Salt Lake City on Saturday night. The shooting sparked unrest amongst witnesses, who felt...

Jan. 29, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — Vincent Nemorin wanted answers as to why his son came home from school with his pants soiled in feces. Asking his son’s second-grade teacher about it the next day gave...

Feb. 29, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — Two weeks ago, Ramsey Orta, the man who recorded the video of Eric Garner’s death, found himself in a very familiar situation. He was in handcuffs and on his way...

Feb. 26, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — Georgia, I know sometimes you get it into your head to pass some poorly written laws. Remember that time you passed a law that enhanced criminal penalties if the crime...

Feb. 26, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — A very fascinating (and very long) article at the Atlantic profiles John Coughenour, a Harley-riding, prison-visiting U.S. District Court judge from the Western District of Washington who has no love...

Feb. 26, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — Ken Womble recently addressed the issue of the large state prison population: However, these instances are primarily within the federal system, a system very much in need of reform, but...

Feb. 26, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — Why can’t we, the people, film the police when they are out in public? Didn’t your mom tell you to always be on your best behavior? If you aren’t doing...

Feb. 26, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — Hi folks, your links update this morning: 17-year old Isiah Harvey is threatening to sue Lithonia, GA, Police Chief Roosevelt Smith for police brutality. The teen claims that Smith choked him...