police misconduct

Breath of Fresh Air: Faulty DWI Breath Test Machine Affects Thousands of Cases

March 07, 2012 16:08

There’s some shocking news coming out of San Francisco, California, where thousands of DWI breath tests are being questioned for their accuracy. The device in question, the Alco-Sensor IV breath test device, has been used for years to test the breath alcohol concentrations for DWI...

I Lied. And That's the Truth

February 28, 2012 03:53

Herewith (I'm trying to sound like a lawyer), what is surely one of the stupidest statements any lawyer has willingly committed to print. The problem is not merely a literary one; the question of the identity of the author of the [Shakespeare] plays is also one of evidence, and therefore within the...

Lt. Ransom William's point of view

February 08, 2012 00:27

More on Sheriff Cannon's high speed chase in Charleston - the Post and Courier has the video from Lt. Ransom Williams' patrol car, who was the furthest involved officer from the pursuit and yet managed to be the first on scene, ultimately traveling 40 miles in 28 minutes in an unmarked car. The...

Loose Cannon

February 06, 2012 23:31

What happens when you "swerve in traffic" in front of the County Sheriff? I expect you get a traffic ticket, at a minimum. But what happens when you then don't stop for the inevitable blue lights? It appears that it may result in a high speed chase, your tires get shot out, you get the crap beat...

S.C. police misconduct update

January 15, 2012 15:35

Lancaster County Sheriff's Deputy Dale Perdue was fired and charged with burglary third degree, petit larceny, and misconduct in office after allegedly stealing construction materials from a home, while in his patrol car. A Seneca, S.C. police captain was demoted and several other officers left...