Comments on: Police and prosecution roundup

By: Jim Dedman

Jim Dedman — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 16:34:17 +0000

Many thanks for the shout-out, Walter!

Doug — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 12:59:31 +0000

“Mr. District Attorney” was also a rather lame old time radio show.

Walter Olson — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 11:13:19 +0000

In reply to MattS. Thanks, fixed now.

MattS — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 04:58:33 +0000

Federalism and constitutional concerns aside, how well do these consent decrees actually work in reforming conduct?

i (square root of -1)

MattS — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 04:56:59 +0000

“Doctrine of qualified immunity shields police officers (and other public employees) from most civil liability. How does it work?”

It doesn’t.

MattS — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 04:55:21 +0000

[David Boaz, Cato; Reason panel on “sex trafficking” goes on despite threatened activist disruptions]

The link to the David Boaz article is broken, ttp: instead of http:

MattS — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 04:52:09 +0000

““Under the Microscope: The FBI Hair Cases,” on a major forensic fiasco [Al-Jazeera America documentary, auto-plays, via Scott Greenfield]”

The link does not go to the actual documentary, only to a trailer.

It’s still interesting.