Houston ticketed 90 people for feeding the homeless, but no jury will convict them
The city passed a law making it illegal to feed the homeless on public property in 2012.
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The city passed a law making it illegal to feed the homeless on public property in 2012.
A grand jury will indict a ham sandwich. The corollary, of course, is "if that's what the prosecutor wants." And prosecutors rarely want their ham sandwiches indicted. An unarmed man shot in the stomach by Officer Sarah Stumler of the Louisville Metro Police recently discovered the corollaries of this truism still hold, even if the…
Death of Maryland man shows continued out-of-control nature of SWAT, no-knock raids When police officers shattered his window and used a battering ram to enter his home, Duncan Lemp's worst fears had come true. James Bovard Opinion columnist One of the most positive developments from last year's political strife was a stronger focus on police abuses and no-knock raids. Some states and cities have imposed new restrictions, others are working toward greater transparency when it comes to police shootings. Unfortunately, Maryland, a state that has wrestled with some of the most egregious SWAT an...