Category Archives: Police Misconduct

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Bush White House Ethics Lawyer Files Complaint Against FBI Director

Richard W. Painter is a professor at the University of Minnesota Law School. He was the chief White House ethics attorney from 2005-2007 under…

Dr. Aafia Siddiqui – The Punishment Does Not Fit the Crime

86 Year Federal Sentence Handed to the Gray Lady of Bagram Greater Than Necessary, Cruel and Unusual Depending on who you believe, Dr. Aafia…

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