Saheed Vassell, a black immigrant from Jamaica, became another victim of police shooting in New York City. What were the circumstances of this case?
READ MORENew York Cops’ Behavior So Prevalent It’s Called Testilying
New Yorkers have known of the phenom — so public, it has a name — ‘testilying.’ Nector Martinez On October 10, 2017, police officer Nector Martinez walked to the stand in a Bronx courthouse. Raising his right hand, he vowed to report the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Those were lies […]
READ MOREIs Marijuana Legal In NYC Now?
Is Pot Legal In New York City? It’s Complicated — And Race-Based
READ MORENew York Busts Arrests For Overtime Pay
For decades, New York Police Officers have routinely padded their paychecks with overtime pay made possible by being creative with arrests and collusion.
READ MOREJust What Is An Ar15?
Another mass shooting, this one in Florida, and pundits are throwing around words like ‘assault rifle’ not even knowing what they’re talking about. It will be impossible for a person, or a group, to produce meaningful gun legislation if they can’t even get the terms right.
READ MORENew York City Law Refuses To Honor 1500 Ice Requests
In a bid to reduce undocumented aliens Immigration and Customs Enforcement stepped up enforcement of capture and detain and deport. One city, New York, is not having anything to do with it.
READ MOREFruit Of The Poisonous Tree Often Used To Trigger Local Arrests
Local arrests are not always locally affected. Often the so-called evidence has been provided to state and local authorities through the illicit complicity between the National Security Agency (NSA) and various branches of the federal government.
READ MOREWhen The Sexual Predator Is A Cop
The issue of law enforcement officers sexually assaulting inmates and detainees isn’t new. What’s also not new is the tendency of cities, municipalities, and governments to look the other way. Some studies show the problem is widespread.
READ MORENew York Crime Lessens Above Ground But The Subway Makes Up For It
While New York City’s streets are safer today, crime is spiking along the underground.
READ MOREJuvenile Justice Can Be Confusing
Two recent events in New York metro’s legal arena highlight the confusing world of juvenile justice. In one incident a 40-something year old man is tried as a youth while in the other juveniles will no longer be sent to adult prisons in The Big Apple.
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