police

March 3, 2017 (Fault Lines)– The First Circuit Court of Appeals recently vacated the dismissal of a case that poses the question: can a police department that does everything in its power to get you murdered...

March 3, 2017 (Fault Lines) — I grew up in Chicago’s southwest suburbs. I still vividly recall Orland Park’s water tower – painted like a white golf ball perched upon a green tee. In huge block...

February 20, 2017 (Fault Lines) — The seventh draft of a bill purporting to make it easier to prosecute law enforcement officers for using deadly force is making its way through the Washington State Legislature. Nowhere...

February 14, 2017 (Fault Lines) — Fault Lines contributor Sam Bieler examined some of the executive orders our sitting President issued regarding criminal justice. His takeaway was the orders were much ado about nothing. Here’s his...

January 23, 2017 (Fault Lines) – Ed. Note: This is part two of Lou Hayes’ post on the “Just-Comply-With-Police Fallacy.” Chicago area disabilities activist and author David Perry refers to a “cult of compliance” – a...

December 23, 2016 (Fault Lines) — A Texas police officer has asked a provocative legal question that only a lawyer can address: under Texas law, can an adult man choke a child for littering? We here at...

December 23, 2016 (Fault Lines) – On August 31, 2012, Michael Vincent Allen fled from the police in Garland, Texas. The pursuit reached speeds of over 100 mph and ended in Mesquite, Texas after former Garland...

December 9, 2016 (Fault Lines) – Last Tuesday I wrote about an officer-involved shooting near Chattanooga, and compared the public relations position of the police and the district attorney to the position of Confederate General Braxton...

December 7, 2016 (Fault Lines) — “Press experts” and “ethicists” are pissed. The Santa Maria, California police department apparently issued a false press release, saying that two men had been arrested in connection with a fraud scheme....

November 7, 2016 (Fault Lines) — Because of relevant precedent, the police have no duty “to Protect and Serve” civilians citizens. Officers can protect and serve to their heart’s content, but the law does not include...