Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 80: Ben Pogue Runs for Solicitor in South Carolina
Ben Pogue is a candidate for the Ninth Circuit Solicitor in South Carolina, representing Charleston and Berkley…
Police Transparency Remains Uneven At Best
While the passage of the First Step Act and its passage represents a tremendous step forward for…
Sunday Commentary: The Fact That Walter Scott’s Killer Goes to Prison Doesn’t Fix the System
If you missed the news, Michael Slager, the North Charleston, South Carolina, police officer who shot and…
Former Officer’s Guilty Verdict for Killing Walter Scott Is the Exception, Not the Rule
By Shaundra Young Scott Police officer Michael Slager shot and killed an unarmed Black man, Walter Scott,…
Officer Pleads Guilty in the South Carolina Death of Walter Scott
Back in December, a Charleston jury deadlocked in the case of Michael Slager, who shot and killed…
Response: Law Professors Mistakenly Claim that Michael Slager Planted Evidence
By Dick Griest Let me bring to your attention evidence which I believe makes the legal opinions…
Sunday Commentary II: The System Has Failed Us in the Death of Walter Scott
I have been watching some of the trials of officers accused criminally of killing unarmed black men…
Sunday Commentary: Shoot First, Ask Questions Later
The death of Tyre King has spawned a number of questions and a debate. The 13-year-old was…
Monday Morning Thoughts: An Eerily Similar Shooting
There are common denominators in a lot of these police shootings and the killing of Jessica Williams…
New Evidence of Racial Profiling Looks at Seat Belt Stops
By Nusrat Choudhury Sam Dubose. Walter Scott. Sandra Bland. 2015 showed in terrible and vivid detail how…
Sunday Commentary II: Body Worn Cameras Shouldn’t Provide Alibis to Dishonest Cops
When Texas State Trooper Brian Encinia arrested Sandra Bland last summer in Texas, he claimed Ms. Bland…
Commentary: Davis Needs To Do Police Body Cameras the Right Way
It is difficult to know exactly what will arise out of the current national discussion about police…
My View: Police Body Cameras Are Not Enough
In late 2013, a man was biking home on Alvarado Ave. in Davis. Unbeknownst to him, the…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Both Parties Fall Short on the Issue of Police Accountability
The recent incidents in South Carolina and Baltimore, on top of the incidents from last year in…
The Real Lesson of Walter Scott’s Slaying
By Dennis Parker Another unarmed black man is shot by a white police officer, this time in…
Eye on the Courts: Why So Few Police Officers Are Charged with Fatal Shooting
The Washington Post this weekend in an analysis found that, of the thousands of fatal shootings by…
My View: What the Lonesome Death of Walter Scott Tells Us
Officer Michael Slager told investigators that Walter Scott had taken his Taser in a struggle and that…
Walter Scott’s Killing Is a Direct Result of the Current State of Policing in America Today
By Ezekiel Edwards It’s déjà vu. And it’s also a nightmare. Police gunning down unarmed black men…
