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16 Aug 2007, 6:15 am
RADLEY BALKO ON "The government's morally dubious use of drug informants:" Late last month, the House Judiciary Committee held hearings on the death of the Kathryn Johnston, the 92-year-old Atlanta woman killed by police during a November 2006 drug raid on her home. [read post]
25 May 2010, 4:53 am by Glenn Reynolds
RADLEY BALKO: Lessons from the Death of Aiyana Stanley-Jones: How aggressive SWAT tactics contributed to the death of a 7-year-old Detroit girl. [read post]
30 Sep 2008, 5:16 pm
Since I've been back on the topic of snitching recently, I should mention that Radley Balko did an interview with the DEA whistleblower in the infamous House of Death case in which El Paso-based "federal agents had allowed a paid government informant to participate in a dozen brutal murders [across the river in Juarez] â€â [read post]
2 Oct 2013, 4:38 am by Gritsforbreakfast
The sheriff's office is touting it as a tool that will help them better serve warrants.Which leads Grits to offer two predictions: Either 1) the vehicle will never be used outside parades because it's ill-suited for police use, probably gets around 3 mpg, and nobody will have the parts nor experience to perform routine maintenance, or 2) within the first dozen times the vehicle is used to serve warrants, DCSO will roll up on the wrong house.For all that many in law enforcement dislike… [read post]
11 Jul 2007, 2:02 pm
RADLEY BALKO: "So why is that despite the fact that there hasn't been a terror attack on U.S. soil in nearly six years, it still feels like we're losing the 'war on terror? [read post]
29 Jun 2010, 10:44 am by Glenn Reynolds
RADLEY BALKO: Police Blackout: Law enforcement agencies in Northern Virginia say you have no right to know what they’re doing. [read post]
17 Aug 2010, 7:49 am by Glenn Reynolds
RADLEY BALKO: Indiana’s laws prohibiting police departments from enriching themselves via asset forfeiture would be much more effective if they weren’t ignored. [read post]
10 Aug 2010, 7:00 am by Glenn Reynolds
RADLEY BALKO talks to police officers about why you should go to jail for daring to videotape them. [read post]
8 Dec 2010, 4:59 am by Glenn Reynolds
RADLEY BALKO: The War On Cameras: It has never been easier—or more dangerous—to record the police. [read post]
2 Mar 2010, 10:13 am by Glenn Reynolds
RADLEY BALKO: 4.5 SWAT Raids Per Day: Maryland’s SWAT transparency bill produces its first disturbing results. [read post]
20 Nov 2007, 7:18 am
RADLEY BALKO OBSERVES THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY of the Kathryn Johnston raid in Atlanta: Shortly after the shooting, the police alleged that they had paid an informant to buy drugs from Ms. [read post]
16 Jan 2014, 2:56 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
The topic of police union attacks on Dallas Police Chief David Brown was on Grits' to-do list to write about tomorrow morning but Radley Balko beat me to the punch at his new blog at the Washington Post (congrats on that, btw). [read post]
10 Nov 2006, 7:40 am
RADLEY BALKO: Mollahan is, to say the least, "ethically challenged. [read post]
20 Jan 2009, 6:16 am
RADLEY BALKO: Let My Students Drink: College presidents say it’s time to lower the drinking age. [read post]