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By: JLS

Thank you for writing in such a way as to be optimistic when it is warranted. I think a lot of us fall into the temptation to just be cynical so much that we forget that when the evidence gives us a...

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By: MH

Ah, so now I can take off my cup while reading this blog?

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By: SJE

Who are you? What have you done to Radley?

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By: Nancy Lebovitz

Not much less punitive– people convicted of crimes related to prostitution can be treated as sex offenders. The damned thing passed. A small part of it was blocked by a judge.

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By: Burgers Allday

In line with some of the examples in your fine artie: http://www.policeone.com/corrections/articles/6036279-Defense-lawyers-say-cop-shouldnt-get-jail-time-for-excessive-force-incident/

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By: Gideon Darrow

A Texas Prosecutor Faces Justice: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/13/opinion/nocera-a-texas-prosecutor-faces-justice.html

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By: marie

Forgive me, Burgers…I cannot tell if that is sarcasm or not. This cop killed a man. Radley, I like the optimism and am happy for the victims of the WOD. What I worry about is that law enforcement and...

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By: MH

There are (I hope) not enough pedophiles to support the same kind of jobs program afforded by the Drug War. They will fight tooth and nail not to give up the Drug War.

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By: Burgers Allday

The cop was well on his way to getting off scot-free. It was public pressure that (a) got him a (federal) trial; and (b) now has gotten a couple public officials voted out / fired. as a long time...

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By: marie

There are (I hope) not enough pedophiles to support the same kind of jobs program afforded by the Drug War. There aren’t that many pedophiles but experience with the Drug War shows that they don’t need...

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By: Rojo

Making the state the vendor probably seemed logical to the Oregon marijuana initiative writers, as that is basically the situation with liquor sales here. Anyway, I voted for it because whatever the...

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By: red

I’ve actually become harsher towards criminals over the years while reducing my the actual number of things I think people should be punished for. At this point anything that actually cause harm to...

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By: Allen Garvin

In California, the irrational crime panic of the 90s–criminals who re-offend over and over–has been replaced with an irrational fear of sex slavery, the initiative mandating decades-long punishment for...

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By: Boyd Durkin

Lot’s of WTF regarding Burger’s Seattle PD link: Cop is eventually convicted by a federal jury of violating victim’s civil rights by using excessive force and then lying to investigators. Standard...

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By: Cynical in New York

I honestly don’t think so. Badgelickers and “law and order” types still outnumber us who actually cherish our civil liberties. While the recent developments in laws regarding marijuana are certainly a...

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By: Burgers Allday

Standard Operating Procedure: City refused to charge the cops involved (after a thorough internal investigation)…even though they were later convicted. So, not only was there enough evidence to file...

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By: Burgers Allday

PS: The Spokane Officer (the main instigator) has now been sentenced to four years. supposedly he will have to serve at least 85%.

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