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Archive for May 1st, 2015
The accused cops
Photos: Left, Officer Ceasar Gooding Jr., 45, the van driver, is charged with second-degree murder, manslaughter, second-degree assault, two vehicular manslaughter charges and misconduct in office; right, Officer William Porter, 25, is charged with involuntary manslaughter, second-degree assault, a[...]
A brief history of Baltimore paddywagon mayhem
It’s now clear that Freddie Gray was “taken for a ride” by Baltimore cops, and didn’t survive the experience. The practice is so common there are multiple slang terms for it: “Rough ride,” “wild ride,” “bringing them up front,” “scre[...]
BREAKING NEWS: Bill Gates to work on making marijuana cheap for the poor!
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Baltimore D.A. charges all 6 cops in Freddie Gray arrest; charges against 1 cop include 2nd degree murder
Baltimore’s newly-elected prosecutor, Marilyn Mosby, a black woman from a family of police officers, announced she is filing criminal charges against all 6 police officers involved in Freddie Gray’s arrest this morning. At least 1 of the officers is charged with second-degree murder. Arr[...]
A Primer on Economics
Chad Lupkes: Economic Theory: The Terms of the Debate What we need is a better understanding of the terms of the debate. My intention here is to define what those terms are, explain where we are now, and where we want to be. I’ll also describe the directions that we could go that we don’[...]