Are Police Body Cameras the Way to Go to Protect Police and Citizens?
In the wake of Ferguson, we have had a nationwide discussion on issues focusing on police accountability…
New York Times Calls For Independent Prosecutors to Investigate Officer-Involved Shootings
On April 30, 2009, Yolo County suffered its own controversial officer-involved shooting – of Luis Gutierrez, who…
Eye on the Courts: Lack of Reliable Data on Police Killings
In the past few days of discussion over police-involved shootings, we have seen a lot of claims…
My View: The Counter-Narrative in Police Shootings
It has been pretty interesting to me to watch the give and take on the police killing…
SF Public Defender on the Indictment Decision
By Jeff Adachi As San Francisco Public Defender, I am deeply disappointed with the grand jury’s failure…
Analysis: Ferguson Was a Highly Unusual Case and Process
I find myself fascinated with the shooting of Michael Brown as it brings to light a number…
Commentary: No Justice, No Peace
It has been obvious for quite some time that the Grand Jury was not going to indict…
Sunday Commentary: Decision Forthcoming, Do You Know Where Your MRAP Is?
When the Davis City Council voted 3-1-1 back in late August to send the Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected…
Militarization of Police: What’s the Harm?
COMMENTARY: The most frequently identified defense of the MRAP (mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle) has been that, while…
Special Commentary: The Role of White America in Ending Racism
Emerging out of the Ferguson, Missouri, situation has been a community discussion, not just of policing and…
Restoring Faith in Humanity in Ferguson
In the last several weeks we have seen in many cases the worst of humanity. Anger has…
My View: Appalling Lack of Sensitivity to Community Values with Police Vehicle
The timing of the disclosure could not have been worse from the city’s perspective and it is…
Petition to Get Rid of Armored Vehicle Launched on Change.org
Russell Neches of Davis has launched a change.org petition to “get rid of the police department’s armored…
Police Militarization Comes to Davis
Even before the Ferguson incident, the issue of the militarization of American policing had come to the…
The Shooting of an Unarmed Black Man in Ferguson Has Wide-Ranging Implications
The official investigation will have to sort out the facts in the case in Missouri of shooting…
