Brickbat: It’s the Chicago Way
A report by Chicago Inspector General’s office found that city police officers regularly use their department-issued placards to park their personal vehicles in department lots when they attend Cubs and …
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The New York Times, NBC, and Other Outlets Don’t Trust You To Handle the Truth
In the original Planet of the Apes movie (1968), the most-fascinating character is Dr. Zaius, the elitist, orangutan in chief who alone possessed the secret knowledge that (spoiler alert!) apes …
ABC News Used Footage From a Kentucky Gun Show and Said It Was Syrian Warfare
Trust in the news media is at historic lows. Days like today won’t make it any better. During Sunday evening and Monday morning broadcasts, ABC News showed footage from a …
The Officer Who Shot Atatiana Jefferson in Her Own Home Has Resigned
City leaders in Fort Worth, Texas, held a news conference today to provide more details on the fatal shooting of Atatiana Jefferson, which occurred while she was watching her 8-year-old …
Texas Police Fatally Shot a Woman in Her Own Home After a Neighbor Asked for a Welfare Check
A Fort Worth police officer shot Atatiana Koquice Jefferson, 28, in Jefferson’s own home on Saturday night. Jefferson had been playing video games with her 8-year-old nephew late into the …
Trump Says He Has a Trade Deal With China. His Trade War Still Looks Like a Failure.
The Trump administration has reportedly reached an agreement in principle on a trade deal with China. That’s good news, if only because it signals a cessation in hostilities between the …
A 12-Year-Old Girl Pointed Finger Guns at Other Kids. Cops Handcuffed and Arrested Her.
A 12-year-old girl who attends a middle school in Kansas City made her fingers into the shape of a gun and pointed at several of her classmates. These kids had …
Silicon Valley Is Helping Expunge Marijuana Convictions
A conviction for growing marijuana turned Rob Jenkins’ life upside down. “The police ran in there and took my whole garden apart and trashed my whole apartment,” Jenkins says of …
Saying ‘Triggered’ Will Not Turn Your Child Into a Nazi
“Racists Are Recruiting. Watch Your White Sons,” warns a recent New York Times piece by the feminist writer Joanna Schroeder. While it is undoubtedly true that white supremacist trolls try to …
Minor’s Slander Lawsuit Against Another Minor, Prompted by Defendant’s Allegations of Rape
An excerpt from a recently filed Complaint (which used the parties’ full names, but I decided to abbreviate the names because they are minors): A. and H. [who are currently …