Orlando
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Markeith Loyd: No Magic Spells in the Law
Mar 6, 2017(Comments: 4)March 6, 2017 (Fault Lines)—Markeith Loyd of Orlando is accused of some pretty serious stuff: Almost two months ago, Loyd was working at a fast-food restaurant and expecting a child with his girlfriend Sade Dixon, whom... -
Donovan Winter Arrested for First Degree Teenage Stupidity
Feb 3, 2017(Comments: 2)February 3, 2017 (Fault Lines) — It’s sometimes hard to say if talented football players with bright futures commit more crimes than everyone else or if we just hear about it more because they’re celebrities. Either... -
Orlando Officers Favorit and Rolle Do As They Please
Aug 25, 2016(Comments: 8)August 25, 2016 (Fault Lines) — How many times have you seen police cars speeding past you without lights or sirens? How many times have you witnessed a patrol car activate his lights or siren and... -
Drug Warriors Can’t Tell Donut Glaze from Meth, Drug War Rages On
Jul 29, 2016(Comments: 5)July 29, 2016 (Fault Lines) — A recent story from Orlando about police officers confusing donut glaze for meth would almost be too ridiculous to believe if it weren’t for the drug war having provided us with... -
Why the Gun Control Conversation Isn’t Going Anywhere Productive
Jun 29, 2016(Comments: 9)June 29, 2016 (Fault Lines) — Christy Sheats’s senseless and unthinkable murder of her two daughters, one of whom was apparently to be married days later, will no doubt stoke the fire ignited by the mass... -
What Is A Mass Shooting, Anyway?
Jun 24, 2016(Comments: 3)June 24, 2016 (Fault Lines) – In the wake of the Orlando shooting, people from all over the political spectrum are debating the role of guns in American society. Along with “assault weapons,” one phrase that... -
Gun Control & The “No Buy List”: What Are We Getting Into?
Jun 20, 2016(Comments: 4)June 20, 2016 (Fault Lines) — In the wake of the Pulse massacre in Orlando, we’ve been inundated by the usual calls to DO SOMETHING in order to prevent the tragedy that has just occurred. One of... -
The Largest Mass Shooting in American History
Jun 17, 2016(Comments: 1)June 17, 2016 (Fault Lines) — On June 12, 2016, Omar Mateen entered the Pulse nightclub, which catered to the LGBT crowd in Orlando, Florida, and opened fire. He murdered 49 and wounded at least 53... -
Don’t Panic About the Orlando Shooting, Listen To The Lawyers
Jun 15, 2016(Comments: 2)June 15, 2016 (Fault Lines) — Another terrible shooting and another ride on the media merry-go-round. Terrible events are opportunities for the media to peddle fear and pundits to suck the air out of the room.... -
Police Awards: Stolen Valor Or Honest Mistake?
Apr 29, 2016(Comments: 0)Apr. 29, 2016 (Mimesis Law) — Recently, Orlando Police Chief John Mina ordered his officers to use “only the minimal amount of force necessary.” He also told officers who saw other officers using excessive force to...