Radley Balko
Opinion journalist, Washington Post. Author of Rise of the Warrior Cop, and The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist. Honorary Duckmaster (3/24/18).
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Woman sentenced for role in the shooting death of a Clinton police officer
A woman has been sentenced after an incorrectly-traced 911 call led to the shooting death of a Clinton police officer.
Radley Balko
Crazy story. A woman got a 20-year sentence/2nd degree murder conviction because she helped a guy sell meth, and that guy killed a cop during a shootout. Weirder still, the cops were only at the house b/c a 911 operator sent them to the wrong address.
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Georgia Supreme Court Urges State to Stop Stonewalling In Devonia Inman Case: “Let Justice Be Done”
Justice David Nahmias lamented the court’s previous refusal to review Devonia Inman’s case and expressed grave doubts about Inman’s underlying guilt.
Radley Balko
Like the oral arguments in the Julian Betton case I tweeted about yesterday, this Georgia Supreme Court ruling is rare and incredible. Frank, forthright, and righteous. It’s enough to give a cynic some hope.
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A Grieving Father Is Standing Trial for Criticizing a Judge on Facebook
Jonathan Vanderhagen believes a judge doomed his son to an early death. The judge says Vanderhagen's Facebook posts were intimidating.
Zelensky defends relationship with US after Trump accused of pushing Ukraine to meddle in 2020 election
Ukraine’s new president insists that relations are ‘very good’ with the US and that there will be a meeting ‘soon’
Radley Balko
I've written this before, but the question is no longer "Should Trump be impeached?" The question -- nearly every day -- is, "Should Trump be impeached for the crazy shit we've learned about in the last 24 hours?"
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A devastating diagnosis: Doctors trained to spot child abuse can save lives — or tear families apart
Doctors trained to spot child abuse can save lives - or tear families apart, a Houston Chronicle/NBC News investigation finds.
Ilhan Omar Demands Twitter Remove Trump's Account After He Shares Her 9/11 Dancing Video
Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar is trying to use the clout she has as a first-term member of Congress to get Twitter to permanently ban President Trump. As bold (and ridiculous) as that sounds, she made some
Former police officer sues gun maker, says his gun shot him in Chick-fil-A bathroom near Myrtle Beach
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. — A former New York City police officer, living in South Carolina, is suing a gun manufacturer after he says his pistol shot him in the bathroom of a Chick-fil-A near Myrtle Beach, WMBF reports.
The former officer, who has a...
Navy Confirms UFO Videos Posted by Blink 182 Rocker Are Real
The truth really is out there, Tom DeLonge.
According to Vice’s Motherboard, Navy spokesman Joseph Gradisher has confirmed that three videos posted to the To the Stars Academy of Arts and Sciences (TTSA)—...
WATCH: Full exchange between Corey Lewandowski and House Judiciary Counsel Barry Berke
Barry Berke, legal counsel for the House Judiciary Committee, questioned former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski about his relationship with the pres...
Radley Balko
Why did the Democrats wait until the end of the hearing to have a pro question Lewandowski? I mean, this is devastating.
Also, now that Lewandowski has admitted he willingly lies to the media (watch at 7 minutes), can we please stop putting him on TV?
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Acting Intelligence Chief Refuses to Testify, Prompting Standoff With Congress
Congress wants details of a whistle-blower complaint lodged with the intelligence agencies’ inspector general, but the director of national intelligence balked.
The troubling spread of plea-bargaining from America to the world
A tool for making justice swifter too often snares the innocent
Progress reported on Little Rock police use of no-knock searches
The Washington Post reports a sharp drop in use of no-knock drug raids by Little Rock police.
Opinion: Vape flavor ban doesn't help kids, hurts adults
Gov. Whitmer's his attempt to limit youth vaping undermines benefits of e-cigarettes and actually puts youth at risk, Wade and Kelley write.
Vaping Bad: Were 2 Wisconsin Brothers the Walter Whites of THC Oils?
As authorities work to understand the spate of vaping-related lung illnesses, a small-town drug bust offers a closer look at the vast black market for vaping supplies.
The grandmaster diet: How to lose weight while barely moving
You wouldn't think that chess players, who sit for hours on end and only extend their arms from time to time, would struggle with weight loss. But they do. Inside the very real, very bizarre metabolic phenomenon gripping chess.
Officers Said They Smelled Pot. The Judge Called Them Liars.
Courts in New York have long ruled that if a car smells like pot, the police can search it. But now, a backlash is mounting.
Justify Failed a Drug Test Before Winning the Triple Crown
Bob Baffert guided Justify to the 2018 Triple Crown, but a month before the Kentucky Derby, the horse failed a drug test that could have ended that campaign before it began.
Radley Balko
Could have told you this would happen after Justify won the Kentucky Derby, got famous, started partying with @BoJackHorseman.
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Radley Balko
If you see me at this event, please send condolences to my wife. It means I've died and gone to hell.
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