Police do too much. People call the police whenever something is troublesome. The status quo, where we expect police to be all things all the time, social worker, psychiatrist, animal control agent, negotiator, mediator, EMT, and doctor (often all at once), is bad for police and for people who need special services.
Legal Questions
Parisi Press Release
The “victim” has made allegations with zero evidence, other than her word, based on facts that have already been disproven in court in her various civil actions to try to discredit Professor Parisi. The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office has failed to do their due diligence in charging these allegations.
We Are All Criminals
We are all criminals. Some of us have just gotten a pass.
Collateral Consequences — How the Innocent Get Punished Anyway Part III
Civil forfeiture is the law, codified in state and federal statutes. The law has to be changed. But other seizures happen without statutory authority or statutory remedy.
Collateral Consequences — How the Innocent Get Punished Anyway Part II
You can lose your driver’s license and be saddled with a DWI-related offense on your driving record for being charged, even if found not guilty.