Greetings from Atlanta! Join us this week for a smaller episode that’s part criminal justice f*ckery, and part mini-WTFsck Volume VI. We talk about cops killing people by car in Michigan and Louisiana, hitting a third in New York (before framing the driver for DWI), and a pair of entries from our “Ain’t no systemic racism in this country bih” files about a white nationalist schoolteacher in Florida and a racist firefighter in Kansas.
Then, in place of #Law140, T. Greg answers a quartet of your questions!
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ALABAMA: Man who criticized Etowah County Sheriff to media arrested 4 days later (AL.com)Our episode with this story (Fsck #53)CALIFORNIA: LAPD officers James Nichols, Luis Valenzuela plead no contest to raping multiple women while on duty (LA Times)CALIFORNIA: Pasadena PD Lt. Vasken Gourdikian indicted for illegal gun sales, lying (Pasadena Star-News)CALIFORNIA: San Francisco PD police fire 65+ shots into occupied RV, somehow hit no one (SFGate)COLORADO: Democratic legislator Steve Lebsock impeached and removed for sexual harassment, changes to Republican (Denver Post)FLORIDA: Republican social studies teacher Dayanna Volitich runs white nationalist podcast, Twitter feed (HuffPost)FLORIDA: Largo attorney arrested for conducting trial while high (Tampa Bay Times)GEORGIA: “Small government” Republicans use government to punish Delta Airlines for ending NRA discount (Governing Magazine)ILLINOIS: ICE detains 7-year-old and mother as both seek asylum, holds them apart for 4+ months (Chicago Tribune)KANSAS: Firefighter spits on 3-year-old “ni—er child,” hides behind badge (KCTV 5)Racist firefighters in NY (Fsck #41)Racist firefighters in FL (Fsck #36)Racist firefighters in OH (Fsck #27)KENTUCKY: “Family values” Republicans block bill to stop rape of 13-year-olds (Louisville Courier-Journal)LOUISIANA: Baton Rouge PD killer cop Christopher Manuel demolishes SUV while speeding, kills 1-year-old, mother charged (New Orleans Advocate)MASSACHUSETTS: Boston PD officer Zachary Crossen accosts random black man walking to barbershop, caught on video (Boston Globe)MICHIGAN: Detroit PD officers Stephen Heid and Ronald Cadez cause lethal crash, flee scene (Detroit Free Press)NEW YORK: NYPD officer Justin Joseph plows into sober black man’s car, frames him for DWI (NY Daily News)NEW YORK: NYPD perv cop Anthony Avosso charged for repeatedly exposing himself to women (NY Daily News)Exposing yourself is evidently a NYPD tradition (Fsck #46)Seriously, they do it a lot (Fsck #33)NORTH CAROLINA: More than 15,000+ rape kits are sitting on shelves, never tested (WRAL)NORTH CAROLINA: Asheville PD officer Chris Hickman beats the sh*t out of unarmed black man, caught on video (Asheville Citizen Times)Of course the Department is only concerned about who leaked the video (Asheville Citizen Times)Asheville is the “hippie mecca”… where they patrol black neighborhoods with AR-15s (Twitter)NORTH CAROLINA: Charlotte-Meck PD cop Matthew Porter charged with repeatedly raping 10-year-old girl (WCNC 36)VIRGINIA: Chesterfield County police hold black college student at gunpoint, no charges filed, refuse to release bodycam (Richmond Times-Dispatch)WTFsck: When can you tell institutions are participating in cover-ups? (Twitter)WTFsck: Will anything happen with gun control this time?WTFsck: Are there any legal issues with Georgia’s actions about Delta? (Twitter)WTFsck: Am I arrogant and belittling on purpose?WTFsck? Volume 5 (Fsck #43):Are “revenge prosecutions” common?Are NC trial judges elected or appointed or something else?Can Trump be prosecuted after his term ends?What is the best way for listeners to support the podcast?What is my favorite beer?Any new podcast recommendations?What do I watch on TV?What is the weirdest thing in my apartment?What is my biggest pet peeve?What is my favorite memory of 2017?What is my biggest accomplishment of 2017?What are my predictions for 2018?WTFsck? Volume 4 (Fsck #28):Prospects for race-conscious college admissions?Thoughts about the #TakeAKnee NFL protests?What are my “goals” for the podcast?What tools do you need to start your own podcast?WTFsck? Volume 3 (Fsck #24):Podcast details?Why did I leave computer science to become a lawyer?How does “qualified immunity” compare between employees and police? Why does “Congress” now include all governments?WTFsck? Volume 2 (Fsck #15):How and when to hire a lawyer?Can Congress undo constitutional laws?What type of gun do I carry?Why do lawyers think precedent is so great?WTFsck? Volume 1 (Fsck #5):Segregated Graduation at Harvard?What do I think about Citizens United?How will Gorsuch compare to Scalia?Why am I a conservative?The post Carmageddon, Police Edition (Episode 54) appeared first on #FSCK 'Em All!.