Who is the most dangerous when they abuse power?  Police? Prosecutors? Judges?
Police work under many rules. If they do not follow the rules they eventually get caught. They can be dangerous to some individuals, but unless the judge and prosecutor join them, the potential for abuse is limited in both time and scope.
Judges are probably [...]

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Brooklyn Man Dies After Being Tasered By NYPD (click for story)

Stun Gun Tactic Shocks Onlookers: ‘They Could Have Just Grabbed Him’

Not to be punning
But what’s really stunning’s
This way to take somebody down.
It’s not very cunning
To use tasers for stunning
When fifteen feet off of the ground
 

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A friend  sent me this great example of the 4th amendment in action. The article, titled: “Yo quiero a search warrant: Lawyer succeeds in suppressing evidence found in taco” was originally published in the Missouri Lawyers Weekly.
It seems that Branson police were investigating a fight and were told that someone involved in the fight had gone to [...]

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Update on that tasered guy that fell off the bridge in Columbia, MO:
The Columbia police department has finished investigating itself and found that its officers acted properly. You can read the official police report* showing that this incident was a comedy of errors with officers making multiple attempts to tase this guy when he [...]

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Most people would agree that driving around without a seat belt shows a definite streak of self-destructiveness. This is probably why we see frequent “Click-it or Ticket” PR initiatives coming from law enforcement promising a “crackdown” on seat belt violators.
Thursday September 11, 2008 is another crackdown day for some Missouri law enforcement. So be warned. [...]

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