Brad Haywood Unfortunately, until police chiefs are actually responsive to the overwhelming amount of data showing the disastrous effects of pretext stops, they will always take a mile when given and inch … theappeal.org/ban-pretextual…

A client’s family member described me as a “barracuda” today. That’s a pretty fun compliment to receive as a defense attorney.

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If you consider that most police chiefs & other top brass entered the profession in the early-80s/mid-90s, and were trained & indoctrinated during the height of copaganda and crime wave hysteria, their resistance to reform—especially ending the war on drugs—makes a lot more sense

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Miami police pretending to be shocked that one of their officers did his job the way he was trained, which the law allows, and which his supervisors expect of him. Don’t worry, cops. If the past 4 1/2 yrs are any indication, no one will give a shit a few weeks from now.

Nearly 8O million people in the U.S. have a criminal record, including 2.5 million in VA. A criminal record can have devastating consequences on people long after they were convicted or served their sentence—or even if they were never convicted at all. 1/2 emporiaindependentmessenger.com/news/article_7…

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One agreed plea, eight—count ‘em—EIGHT hearings. And the case STILL hasn’t concluded! Our staffing levels don’t account for this sort of extreme inefficiency. It’s a very regular part of Arlington practice, tho, and a BIG reason so few att’ys remain on our court appointed list

Most police chiefs, chief prosecutors and judges grew up during the height of the drug war & drug war propaganda and it really shows.