Category Archives: Police Misconduct

Oct 07 2019

Former Prosecutor Tries to Fend Off Serious Misconduct Charges

In 2003, three men were indicted for capital murder in connection with the April 3rd murders of two people during an attempted robbery of…

Sep 02 2018

Murder Conviction of Police Officer is Rare Measure of Accountability

The August 9, 2014 killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown, an African American, in Ferguson, Missouri by a white police officer named Darren Wilson during…

Sep 02 2018

Cop Photographs Sex Assault Victim for Personal Gratification, Keeps Job

It is horrific enough for a woman to be sexually assaulted, but the injury is compounded when those who are charged with protecting the…

Aug 29 2018

Militarized Police Versus the First Amendment, Peaceful Protest

The militarization of law enforcement in the United States began in earnest in 1990 when Congress enacted Section 1208 of the National Defense Authorization…

Aug 29 2018

Wrongful Conviction Civil Rights Case to Proceed

There are several indisputable core facts about the case of Susan Mellen. First, the burned body of Rick Daly was found near a dumpster…

Feb 03 2018

Touching White Fog Line, No Basis for Traffic Stop

A “fog line” is a white (usually bright) line painted on the right side of a roadway separating the roadway from what is known…

Jan 25 2018

Tax Payers Pay When the Police Exceed Their Authority

When two or more police officers are involved in a confrontational situation and someone is recording the confrontation with a cell phone, there will…