Show notes
We’re back! This week in political news we cover Melba Mao’s spat with Senator Bob Corker, and in our criminal justice segment we go over an excellent analysis of how the War on Drugs contributes to mass incarceration, an Arkansas judge pleads guilty to offering leniency in exchange for nude photos, a Georgia sheriff is indicted for sexually abusing high school students, and much (much) more!
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Show Notes:
* Sen. Corker speaks his mind on the Papaya POTUS… (Twitter)
* …and tweets his assessment too (Twitter)
* Trump praises Vegas shooter as “smart” (Toronto Star)
* Ninth Circuit vacates murder conviction due to Miranda violation (Ninth Circuit COA)
* Excellent analysis of the War on Drugs and mass incarceration (Medium)
* Study shows “broken windows policing” increases crime (Nature)
* Study shows decarceration doesn’t increase crime (Open Philanthropy Project)
* How peer mentorship can change police culture (The Atlantic)
* Shaun King launches a new weekly Injustice Roundup (Medium)
* National DAs’ org tries to stoke weed fear (Twitter)
* American Conservative Magazine notes police violence is systemic (American Conservative)
* How conservatives came to love free lawyers for the poor (The Marshall Project)
* Uncle Sam will start collecting your social media info (BuzzFeed)
* ALASKA: Inmates stripped naked, paraded on dog leashes (New York Times)
* ARKANSAS: Judge pleads guilty to giving lighter sentences for nudes (Chicago Tribune)
* ARIZONA: 14-year-old with autism violently arrested by mistake (ABC 15)
* CALIFORNIA: Rocklin PD officer Brad Alford arrested for beating suspect with baton (Sacramento Bee)
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#Law140 will return next week! Until then, make sure to check out our page on Patreon for exclusive patron-only content!
Join the conversation by following @fsckemall on Twitter, and tweet us your comments and questions using the hashtag #fsck!
Show Notes:
* Sen. Corker speaks his mind on the Papaya POTUS… (Twitter)
* …and tweets his assessment too (Twitter)
* Trump praises Vegas shooter as “smart” (Toronto Star)
* Ninth Circuit vacates murder conviction due to Miranda violation (Ninth Circuit COA)
* Excellent analysis of the War on Drugs and mass incarceration (Medium)
* Study shows “broken windows policing” increases crime (Nature)
* Study shows decarceration doesn’t increase crime (Open Philanthropy Project)
* How peer mentorship can change police culture (The Atlantic)
* Shaun King launches a new weekly Injustice Roundup (Medium)
* National DAs’ org tries to stoke weed fear (Twitter)
* American Conservative Magazine notes police violence is systemic (American Conservative)
* How conservatives came to love free lawyers for the poor (The Marshall Project)
* Uncle Sam will start collecting your social media info (BuzzFeed)
* ALASKA: Inmates stripped naked, paraded on dog leashes (New York Times)
* ARKANSAS: Judge pleads guilty to giving lighter sentences for nudes (Chicago Tribune)
* ARIZONA: 14-year-old with autism violently arrested by mistake (ABC 15)
* CALIFORNIA: Rocklin PD officer Brad Alford arrested for beating suspect with baton (Sacramento Bee)
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