Just over a month ago I came face to snout with rabies, one of the world’s oldest identifiable diseases and one of the most
Tag: Police
Ferguson: How I’m going to discuss it in my classroom
Yesterday from 12:15 to about 2:15 in the afternoon, I marched with about a thousand other people from the spot where Mike Brown was
What we can learn from the shooting in Ferguson, Missouri
When I was in college in 1968, I attended Congressional hearings on the 1967 urban riots (soon to be followed by even more severe
Infographic: Evolution of riot gear
Most of us have seen the pictures of the riots from Ferguson, Missouri this past weekend. One of the most startling aspects of the
Ferguson MO in context: The militarization of the police
When a Ferguson, Missouri police officer shot and killed Michael Brown, an unarmed teenager, the neighborhood erupted, and area police departments were quickly on
Mass incarceration–the new Jim Crow
I think it’s time to talk about an issue that isn’t glamorous or infamous, but it is so subtle and so completely off the
Militarized police force: No longer just a threat, it’s here
Judging from the two excerpts published so far on Salon.com, Radley Balko’s new book, Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America’s Police
The militarization of local law enforcement
One of the many disturbing trends since 9/11 is the steady militarization of our domestic police. Thanks to loads of money and equipment funneled