Show notes
It’s been a busy week for police K-9 units snacking on civilians! We also talk about the Papaya POTUS’s border fence, a bona fide heart-warming story out of Connecticut, and in our #Law140 section we cover defamation of public figures.Join the conversation by following @fsckemall on Twitter, and tweet us your comments and questions using the hashtag #fsck! [EDIT (07/17/17 @ 7:21pm): The original version of this episode had an error in describing the lawsuit between Florida Governor Rick Scott and State’s Attorney Aramis Ayala. Thank you to @lpmarkiewicz for the correction!]Show Notes:* Check out our new Patreon page! (Patreon)* Cantaloupe Caligula advocates for a fence (CNN)* Donald Trump Jr admits he tried to collude with the Soviets (CNN)* White conservatives have more faith in police under Trump (Twitter)* Republicans think colleges hurt the country… (Twitter)* …meaning the GOP has become the Know-Nothings (The Hill)* Rahm Emanuel wants to block kids from graduating (Vibe)* Fourth Circuit: Rowan County Commissioners’ prayers violated the First Amendment (4th Circuit COA)* Ellen McGirt on substance abuse and treatment (Fortune)* Addiction is rampant in the legal profession (NY Times)* Police need de-escalation training (Teen Vogue)* CALIFORNIA: Merced police brutalize a bunch of club-goers (Merced Sun-Star)* Here’s the mobile phone video (Twitter)* CALIFORNIA: San Diego K-9 snacks on handcuffed man’s arm (San Diego Union-Tribune)* CALIFORNIA: Police in Bakersfield think all black people look alike (Washington Post)* CALIFORNIA: Santa Ana police beat and tase a man on camera (Orange County Register)* CONNECTICUT: Aaron Tucker skips a job interview to save a crash victim (CBS News)* DC: The woman arrested for laughing at Jeff Sessions’s confirmation is freed (HuffPost)* FLORIDA: