by rbaumgartner | Mar 24, 2020 | Civil Rights, Police Brutality
For far too long law enforcement has utilized canine companions to carry out their dirty work. Steeped in a legacy of dog attacks on people of color during the Civil Rights Movement, to escalating the War on Drugs through drug sniffing dogs, to canine-officers chasing... by rbaumgartner | Oct 24, 2019 | Police Brutality
California has passed one of the only sensible police brutality laws in the nation. The state now requires an officer who kills one of its citizens to show that the use of deadly force was “necessary” rather than merely showing that the use of deadly force was... by rbaumgartner | Mar 4, 2019 | Police Brutality
It’s no secret that we live in troubled times. Many city streets in Denver have become dangerous for those who enforce the law as well as those who live here. The police’s job is to protect and serve the community, but sometimes they make mistakes and overreact in...