Tennessee
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Andrew Lee Thomas: Disclose If You Want Them to Die
Feb 27, 2017(Comments: 3)February 27, 2017 (Fault Lines) – On April 21, 1997, a Loomis-Fargo armored-car driver, James Day, was shot in the back of the head outside a Memphis Walgreens where he’d just picked up a bag of... -
Tennessee Cracks Down on the Scourge of Unlicensed Horse Massage
Feb 21, 2017(Comments: 4)February 21, 2017 (Fault Lines) – The Government loves to fix problems. And if it can’t find any, it creates new ones. Tennessee resident Laurie Wheeler is getting a first-hand look at how the government can... -
The Sixth Circuit Makes Immunity Great Again
Jan 20, 2017(Comments: 1)January 20, 2017 (Fault Lines) – Confidential informants (CIs) and controlled buys are the bread and butter of most drug investigations. Without snitches, it would be difficult for law enforcement to get to the dealers and... -
My Time With Rufus And Rocky
Jan 4, 2017(Comments: 7)January 4, 2016 (Fault Lines) — When I tell people I used to live and work across the street from a moonshiner, they usually laugh and think I’m exaggerating. Rufus and his son Rocky* were the... -
The Tennessee Waltz: Avoiding Constitutional Entanglements
Jan 2, 2017(Comments: 1)January 2, 2017 (Fault Lines) — The Tennessee Supreme Court recently vacated the conviction of a defendant who was accused of stalking her baby daddy. Nicole Flowers was charged with violating TCA 39-17-15, which forbids (among... -
Lawrence McKinney And His Life: Worth $75 In Tennessee
Dec 20, 2016(Comments: 1)December 20, 2016 (Fault Lines) – How much is your life worth? Even when you have one of those crappy days that makes you want to just give up, how much is the ability to walk... -
In Police Shootings, Perception Matters As Much As Justification
Dec 6, 2016(Comments: 9)December 6, 2016 (Fault Lines) – On August 19, 2015, in the Chattanooga suburb of East Ridge, Police Lieutenant Daniel Stephenson, using a patrol rifle, shot and killed Todd Browning, 54, in front of Browning’s home.... -
Memphis Sweeps Beale Street, Violates Civil Rights
Oct 28, 2016(Comments: 2)October 28, 2016 (Mimesis Law) – It doesn’t seem right that a city can encourage excessive alcohol consumption, and then overreact when people get drunk. Fault Lines contributor Mario Machado took the city to task for... -
“Substantial Settlements” Aren’t A Substitute For Justice
Aug 26, 2016(Comments: 5)August 26, 2016 (Fault Lines) — Usually when Friday rolls around and a post with the name “Chris Seaton” runs, it’s a few good jokes designed to either rile up the overtly sensitive or give people... -
Plastic Doll Evades Sexual Assault Charges In Murfreesboro On Technicality
Jul 29, 2016(Comments: 10)July 29, 2016 (Fault Lines) — Murfreesboro, Tennessee’s police are starting to finally get their acts together after the recent fiasco involving arrests of elementary school kids over an alleged off campus fight. They responded to...