Minnesota
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Minnesota’s Rational Indefinite Commitment of Sex Offenders
Jan 5, 2017(Comments: 0)January 5, 2017 (Fault Lines) — Minnesotans who receive the label “sex offender,” and are determined either a “sexually dangerous person” or “a person with a sexual psychopathic tendency,” now face the potential for life incarceration in... -
Minnesota College Football Players Silenced For Title IX Protest
Dec 20, 2016(Comments: 11)December 20, 2016 (Fault Lines) — The amorphous blob of a sexual assault law that isn’t, often referred to here as “Title IX,” clashed last week with another major powerhouse on college campuses. College athletics bring... -
Cop’s Attorney Says Philando Castile Killed Himself By Smoking Pot
Dec 19, 2016(Comments: 0)December 19, 2016 (fault Lines) — If you believe the attorneys for Officer Jeronimo Yanez, the St. Anthony, Minnesota Police Officer who killed Philando Castile during a traffic stop, then being stoned is negligence and if... -
Citizen–Police Review Boards And Accountability
Dec 13, 2016(Comments: 2)December 13, 2016 (Fault Lines) – The city of Saint Paul recently revised its city ordinance on its citizen – police review commission, changing the make-up of the commission from two police officers and five civilians,... -
Remorse Doesn’t Sell When You Tried To Be A Terrorist
Nov 18, 2016(Comments: 1)November 18, 2016 (Fault Lines) — Not a lot of people are going to feel too bad reading about a harsh sentence for someone who tried to join ISIS, even if they did say they were... -
Blame The Law, Not Just Racism, For Larnie Thomas
Oct 19, 2016(Comments: 4)October 29, 2016 (Fault Lines) — Another day, another outrage as white police officers unfairly arrest another black man for something stupid. This time, the arrestee is Larnie Thomas: A Minnesota NAACP branch demanded a formal... -
Joseph Zacher & The Problem With Sex Offenders In The Back Yard
Oct 3, 2016(Comments: 1)October 4, 2016 (Fault Lines) — In most communities, sex offenders are probably about as welcome as creepy clowns. In Birchwood Village, Minnesota, Thomas Jefferson found that out the hard way. The Jeffersons wanted to take... -
Could Police Reform Come From The Ballot Box?
Aug 24, 2016(Comments: 4)August 24, 2016 (Fault Lines) — Minneapolis might become a test bed for police reform if a new measure before voters this November is approved. The city council initially voted 9 to 3 against it, with... -
A Moment of Silence for the NRA
Jul 12, 2016(Comments: 11)July 12, 2016 (Fault Lines) — Brian Fung, a reporter for the Washington Post, has a point. In the wake of Philando Castile’s shooting at the hands of a Falcon Heights, MI cop, every interest group... -
Minnesota’s Anti-Sexting Law Violates The First Amendment
Jun 23, 2016(Comments: 1)June 23, 2016 (Fault Lines) — The “sexting” craze, sending nude photos of one another across digital lines, has led to arrest after arrest of children for the simple offense of doing stupid things with cell...