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Walker County Schools entered new territory Thursday when a police officer assigned to LaFayette High School turned a Taser stun gun on two girls brawling during lunch.
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The video is short, but the article text says the officer gave several verbal warnings. What do you think--was this Taser use justified? Delete the scoop?
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Lancaster County Sheriff’s investigators think Tom Hamm, a 24-year veteran of the Lincoln Police Department, shot and killed himself Tuesday night. 
Maximillian Anderson's comment,
May 24, 8:38 PM
It is sad to see that an officer felt so much physical pain that he killed himself. It is more common to read about officers that have mental health problems that lead to their suicide but this was a little different. Ultimately, it sounds like the job is what lead to his needing multiple surgeries because he was a street cop. The article said that he was planning to retire in about five years and that he was living with his most recent knee pain for three years. I wonder if he was going to physical therapy for his most recent knee replacement in April. It seems like a little over a month and a half after a knee replacement surgery is too soon to give up hope.
Kevin Bishop's comment,
Today, 4:54 AM
It is pretty depressing to see that an officer was experiencing so much pain that he chose to end his life. The number of surgeries he had had over 32 years was high but the article did not mention how many of those surgeries were job related. It is possible that some of those surgeries were related to other problems. It is important for people to fully research the careers they are choosing to go into before starting them. My father is a master automotive technician and experiences pain in his elbows, back, and wrists from using all the different power and hydraulic tools. Certain jobs can cause physical damage such as policing, automotive repair, construction, etc. Physical therapy can definitely help reduce the level of pain associated with those types of injuries. Like Max I wonder if the officer was going to physical therapy and if it was providing any kind of relief.
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The 17-year-old on £15k a year quit after boasting on Twitter about sex, drugs and violence.
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The police are organized around a distinct cultural tradition. When we break from that tradition, we are often attacked. Thus, we tend to be slow to change. 
Seth Dinkel's comment,
May 24, 10:38 PM
It is important to create a definitive line between behavior that is rebellious and behavior that is unacceptable. In this case Paris Brown acted with behavior that can only be viewed as unacceptable in society today. Paris Brown was old enough to realize that her status in life made her a target for the press. The police commissioner could easily have found a more ideal candidate for the job. Often times people apologize, not because they regret the behavior they have committed, but because they regret having been caught committing that behavior. There are many young upstanding individuals in society who would make a more ideal candidate for the position. Second chances have their value, but we should reward politically correct behavior in individuals more often. When people are rewarded after committing a politically unacceptable behavior, they do not learn that there are consequences for their actions.
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A former Philadelphia police officer once hailed as a hero and given a seat next to the first lady at a speech by President Obama has been arrested and charged with rape and other crimes.
Maximillian Anderson's comment,
May 24, 8:57 PM
The article says, "Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey told a Philadelphia Daily News columnist in February of last year that he believed he had made a mistake in granting the former officer's request to go back to work too soon after he was shot." This officer was shot in 2007 and retired from the department in 2011. I am not sure why they try to connect his shooting, coming back so quickly, and the charges against him. I do not think that his shooting and coming back quickly have anything to do with what he did to the two women. It is incredible to see someone who was so high up-once invited to sit with the First Lady at a Presidential address to congress- fall so far and do what he did to the women.
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The ruling said a grand jury received bad instructions before indicting Officer Richard Haste in the shooting of Ramarley Graham. Delete the scoop?
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The sharp cracks echoing from the East Bakersfield street were loud enough to jolt Ruben Ceballos from a midnight slumber. Then he heard screams. Delete the scoop?
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The overhaul Friday included a demotion to captain of the acting chief, Anthony Toribio, who had held the position for just two days after Police Chief Howard Jordan shocked city leadership when he stepped down, citing health problems. Delete the scoop?
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In a bid to curb rampant corruption, the Mexico state has mandated that only women are allowed to issue traffic citations. 
Rob Duke's comment,
May 22, 2:25 AM
FYI, that risque photo wasn't there when I scooped this article....
Kevin Bishop's comment,
Today, 4:42 AM
I will be the first to say that the risque photo definitely caught my attention and the article was not quite as interesting. Mexico's police force must be in a extremely negative state if they are attempting something this unusual. I am unsure that it will prove to be a very successful solution. All humans regardless of gender are susceptible to corruption. The female officers may become just as corrupt as the male officers. If the female officers are the only ones that are allowed to issue citations does that take away the probable cause of driving violations for male officers? If the male officers cannot use driving violations as a reason to issue a traffic stop perhaps they will miss out on catching criminals committing related crimes. Not being able to issue citations may lower morale for the male officers. It will be interesting to see the state of Mexico in a year and see the public's feedback. I hope it turns out well.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- As he shivered on a narrow iron bar 220 feet above San Francisco Bay, 22-year-old Kevin Berthia heard a voice. It did not belong to the old wounds, crushing worries and inner demons that had driven him to the Golden Gate Bridge. Delete the scoop?
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Privacy groups are denouncing a federal government move to force Internet companies like Facebook and Google to build backdoors that would let the FBI and other agencies snoop in on real time online communications. Delete the scoop?
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Atlantic readers offer ideas including a tricameral legislature, a ban on incarcerating nonviolent criminals, and declassifying all information after 20 years.
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Here's some pretty radical reforms--what do you think? I see some pretty obvious unintended consequences...
Kevin Bishop's comment,
Today, 5:17 AM
Some of these reforms suggested are actually pretty intelligent. I agree that an individual should be allowed to do anything to his or her body without the government's interference. However that action must not harm any other person. I agree that the government should not restrict the acts of two consenting adults on private property. Both of those amendments would of course have a lot of consequences that people may not like. Drug use, suicide, etc. would then not be restricted. Citizens should be allowed to record any words or actions of a governmental official. In the current time period with abundant recording devices, officials should assume at all times that they are being recorded. The officials then can always do the right thing. Not all of the amendments are very good and the ones I agree with can easily turn out negatively.
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One Pasadena police officer was killed and another lost his leg in an accident last night in Kerrville
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if he'd been working on his own car, I see this as non-line of duty death, but stopping to help someone with this major type of incident; then, I think both officers are "on-duty". 
Mandy Burris's comment,
April 29, 9:44 PM
Rob, I agree. It is not easy to "turn off" the policeman side at the end of the day and so stopping to help someone stranded on the road is second nature in addition to kind and generous. It's terrible to think that two officers have been lost in different ways to a kind act and a driver attempting to prevent an accident. I think that both officers should be considered "on-duty" in this situation and the incident should be treated with the same support and reverence had they been wearing their uniforms and badges.
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Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio may no longer take race or Latino heritage into account for law enforcement decisions
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Scroll to the end of the article to see that the court took issue with using Latin appearance to stop vehicles; to detaining people longer than necessary to check citizenship/resident alien status. Delete the scoop?
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A Redlands Police Sergeant was honored with the Mayor's Award Tuesday for his bravery during the February gun battle with ex-cop Christopher Dorner in Big Bear.
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This is my old department in California. Good place to have worked. Delete the scoop?
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A Central Florida man who was shot and killed by an FBI agent early Wednesday morning was being investigated by the FBI and Massachusetts authorities in connection with the Boston Marathon bombings .
Seth Dinkel's comment,
May 24, 10:37 PM
It sounds like the FBI agent followed the correct procedure in protecting himself from an armed assailant. However, it is regrettable that the suspect was killed before they learned more about his involvement with the Tsarnaev brothers. Ibragim Todashev’s past aggressive behavior indicates that it would not be unusual for him to attack an FBI agent.
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May 24, 11:54 PM
It's interesting how the Miranda vs. Arizona case influences police behavior. Prior to 1968, this man would have been "taken downtown", but I'm assuming (that's dangerous) that he was interviewed in his home in order to avoid the appearance that he was under arrest. This, in turn, avoided the Miranda warning. This is a good example of how institutional rules (case law here) influence organizational policy and practice.
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The federal judge who oversaw a dramatic, forced transformation of the Los Angeles Police Department has freed the department from the final vestiges of federal oversight. Delete the scoop?
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BAKERSFIELD — The FBI launched an investigation Tuesday into the death of a man who was beaten by authorities amid questions over whether officials tampered with cellphone videos confiscated from witnesses. Delete the scoop?
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Deciding which police officers killed in the line of duty belong on a national memorial usually is driven by facts and presents few obstacles. But this year, two cases show that it isn't always ... Delete the scoop?
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DavisVanguard.org is a news site focused on revealing the truth in and around Davis, California
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I received a citizen report for a suspicious vehicle. I contacted the citizen who told me "it was a black guy in a white jeep and he was opening everyone's mailboxes"...yup, next block over I found the suspect who was a U.S. Mail employee driving his marked USPS Jeep. Now who caused that b.s.? It certainly wasn't the cop that responded....
Maximillian Anderson's comment,
May 24, 9:06 PM
It is unfortunate that an elderly black man was put on the spot by an officer. I hope that the officer had more of a description to go off of than a "black male." I feel that profiling is okay as long as it is specific. For example, a victim describes the suspect a thin hispanic with a white shirt and blue shoes on and the officers stop and question any people in the area that fit that specific description. But a vague description of a "mexican guy" or something is not an adequate reason to stop all hispanic people. If the officer's inquiry was in fact without basis, I hope that he is made to apologize to the old man.
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SAN BERNARDINO -- Two suspects in a Yucca Valley homicide led authorities on a high-speed chase Thursday that ended with a gun battle, one suspect dead, another wounded and a California Highway Patrol officer wounded.
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Col. Keith Mallard, head of the Alaska State Troopers, learned about the viral video of his officers when someone sent a private message to the official trooper Facebook account.
Seth Dinkel's comment,
May 24, 10:38 PM
Waite verbalized after the fact that she was reaching for the door. However, in many ways it appeared that she could have been reaching for the gun on the belt of the State Trooper. Waite was acting abusively to the Trooper who appeared to be doing his job to the best of his ability. The possession of marijuana by one of the occupants of the household is a strong indicator for the family’s outright disrespect of the law. Better parenting could have done much to avoid the situation that occurred between the young woman and the troopers. Whether or not Waite was reaching for the door or the gun on the State Trooper’s belt, her close proximity to the trooper’s gun gave him the right to defend himself the way he saw fit.
Rob Duke's comment,
Today, 1:51 PM
Seth, I tend to agree. It's not 100% clear, but based upon the totality of the circumstances, I'd give the benefit of the doubt to the Trooper on this one. If they'd have turned the video off immediately after the use of force, I'm not sure I'd say that, though. This highlights some of the danger of saying "oh, we'll just make officers record everything": video only catches one angle and if anything is left out, it may change our perceptions of the entire incident.
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A midnight court hearing helped a Montana prosecutor avoid spending last weekend in jail. Delete the scoop?
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Something here to understanding the cultures too (maybe as it applies to things like 9/11 and the Boston bombings). Delete the scoop?
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