Bad Cop Blotter
What I Learned Writing About Bad Cops for a Year and a Half
I've been writing this Bad Cop Blotter column for more than 18 months, and the pre-Ferguson, post-Ferguson divide is palpable – if only in a media-giving-a-shit kind of a way.
How Can We Stop Unnecessary and Dangerous SWAT Raids?
A Georgia reform bill proposed in the wake of a police operation that put an 18-month-old in the hospital is a step in the right direction.
The 'Charlie' Hebdo' Attacks Showed When We Need Cops
We should salute cops when they do their jobs, but law enforcement heroism can't be used to delay police reform.
Alabama Police Killed a 'Sovereign Citizen' Who Was Dropping Off a Stray Animal at a Shelter
On Tuesday, police in Dothan, Alabama, fatally shot a reported member of the loosely-defined "sovereign citizen" movement after he refused to show a government-issued ID to employees at an animal shelter.
Why Are US Cops Terrifying Children with 'Active Shooter' Drills?
Cops reportedly brandished handguns and even an AR-15 rifle during the exercise, which may have done more harm than good by traumatising a bunch of kids.
Californian Cops Stole a Suspects' Nude Photos as a 'Game'
US cops can be just as creepy as the dudes behind the Fappening?
The Milwaukee Police Officer Who Killed a Schizophrenic Man Got Fired and Nobody's Happy
US cops frequently kill the mentally ill without paying a real price.
The US Government Thinks the DEA’s Fake Facebook Profile of a Real Woman Was No Big Deal
Is violating a woman's privacy in service of the drug war really OK?
Bad Information Leads to Worse Police Raids
An American man is dead because cops raided his house on what turned out to be a phoney tip from an informant.
Why Did a Black Man Get Gunned Down in Walmart for Carrying an Unloaded Air Rifle?
A month later, the death of John Crawford III at the hands of police still makes no damn sense.
Everything Wrong with Police Has Been On Display in Ferguson
A bad situation made worse by the cops' crazy response.