September2016
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Don’t Call FBI Director Comey A Weasel
Sep 30, 2016(Comments: 12)September 30, 2016 (Fault Lines) — Whatever you do, don’t call FBI Director James Comey a “weasel.” Don’t refer to any of his hard working staff at the FBI as “weasels.” Director Weasel Comey and his... -
Fault Lines Friday Fail
Sep 30, 2016(Comments: 1)September 30, 2016 (Fault Lines) — The temperatures are cooling down, but the heat keeps coming at Fault Lines. From a debate over forensic science in the courtroom to the barn-burning debut of our newest contributor,... -
Greensboro, NC Tries To Pull Cop’s Certification Over DeJuan Yourse
Sep 30, 2016(Comments: 5)September 30, 2016 (Fault Lines) – On June 17, 2016, Greensboro, North Carolina police officers C.N. Jackson and Travis Cole answered a call about a possible break-in and made contact with DeJuan Yourse. Yourse was on... -
Spanish Class Is No Place For Obscenities
Sep 30, 2016(Comments: 1)September 30, 2016 (Mimesis Law) – Substitute teachers were usually a nice break from the monotony of school. They didn’t know the rules; they didn’t know much about the subject; and they were there just killing... -
Why Police Perform Poorly Under Scrutiny
Sep 30, 2016(Comments: 3)September 30, 2016 (Fault Lines) — Heather Mac Donald and others have focused lately on a so-called “Ferguson effect,” the idea that increased scrutiny and accountability for police has made them shy. As a result, Mac... -
America’s Trumped-Up Crime Problem
Sep 30, 2016(Comments: 0)September 30, 2016 (Fault Lines) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has, in part, built his campaign on America’s rising crime rate. The Donald paints a bleak picture of our modern-day nation. Between Mexican murderers and... -
No-Fly No-Gun Is Such A Bad Idea It May Actually Be Good
Sep 29, 2016(Comments: 3)September, 29, 2016 (Fault Lines) – During Monday’s debate, while ostensibly answering a question about healing racial tensions, Secretary Clinton meandered into a discussion about the terrorist watch list and its cousin, the no-fly list. Of... -
Miami-Dade’s Emil Van Lugo: High Standards In Cars, Low Standards In Gasoline
Sep 29, 2016(Comments: 8)September 29, 2016 (Fault Lines) — Some cops drive it like they stole it, but Emil Van Lugo stole it to drive it. No, he didn’t steal the car. He stole the gas to drive his... -
2 Big Fish, 2 Super Stoolies, & the DEA Walk Into The SDNY…
Sep 29, 2016(Comments: 0)September 29, 2016 (Fault Lines) — Two nephews of Venezuela’s First Lady are facing cocaine trafficking charges in Manhattan’s federal court after being apprehended by Haitian law enforcement at the behest of the DEA. According to... -
Trial Strategy And IAC: Conception And Execution
Sep 29, 2016(Comments: 4)September 29, 2016 (Fault Lines) — Ineffective assistance of counsel (IAC) cases are notoriously tough to win. The reason for this is pretty simple: the burden of proof is shifted. It’s not on the prosecution to prove...