Too Much SWAT, Part 2
In response to an article I wrote last month about Police Shootings that Make You Go Hmmmm…, a Chicago SWAT team member named Erick left an interesting comment. I responded to part of it yesterday in Too Much SWAT, Part 1. Here’s the rest of Erick’s comment: In response to raids including non-violent crimes let… Read more
A Great Idea From the Instapundit
Glenn Reynolds blogged the arrested-for-photographing-the-cops story too. Of course, he did it earlier. In his commentary, he offers this terrific idea: I think we need civil rights legislation making this kind of arrest illegal. Treble damages, plus the right to civil forfeiture of any police property or equipment used in the arrest. Oh, and respondeat… Read more
Ignorance of the Law
The story is a little vague, and there may be more to the incident, but it seems a Philadelphia police officer has proven his ignorance of the rights of the free press: PHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia family said they are outraged over the arrest of one of their family members. The family of Neftaly Cruz… Read more
Too Much SWAT, Part 1
In response to an article I wrote last month about Police Shootings that Make You Go Hmmmm…, a commenter named Erick writes: I’ve been on the Chicago Police SWAT team now without incident for over a year. SWAT teams don’t just take random phone calls from anonymous callers, gear up and go smashing in peoples… Read more
The Value of Land Under Eminent Domain
Radley Balko says this: In Tacoma, Washington, the “Sound Transit,” a government agency, offered a landowner $439,000 for a piece of property in 2004. Finding the offer low, the landowner sued, and eventually lost in the State Supreme Court. Now, the Sound Transit is offering just $240,000, citing a “reassessment” of the property’s value. That’s… Read more
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