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Read up on the reporting from Radley Balko, for Cato Institute, Reason, and the Washington Post more recently. His work on kicking down every possible justifica
by vanadium 6y ago
Read up on the reporting from Radley Balko, for Cato Institute, Reason, and the Washington Post more recently. His work on kicking down every possible justification for no-knock warrants and militarized civilian police forces is the best out there. I believe he also authored a book on the topic.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radley_Balko https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radley_Balko
- dnautics 6y agoHe also arguably saved the life of Cory Maye by relentlessly shining light on the situation. Balko is a hero. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ARvUF9GNes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ARvUF9GNes
- vanadium 6y agoHe absolutely is; I had been doing work for Reason for some years inclusive of the Cory Maye work, and met him for a short time. Not only is he a great guy to have a beer with, it was probably the most satisfying work of my career helping to amplify the visibility of his efforts.
- 0xddd 6y agoUnfortunately, the third part is missing from youtube. Full video here https://reason.com/video/mississippi-drug-war-blues/ https://reason.com/video/mississippi-drug-war-blues/.