In Turkey, four staff members of the satirical magazine LeMan were arrested on charges of inciting “public hatred and enmity” after publishing a cartoon that authorities claim depicted Muhammad, the founder of Islam. The cartoon, which LeM Read More Article from Reason.com Reason MagazineThe Reason Magazine website is a go-to destination for libertarians seeking cogent […]
Former Warren, Michigan, police officer James Burke faces two felony counts of homicide-manslaughter with a motor vehicle after he drove a police SUV at nearly 115 mph, crashing into a Dodge Durango and killing Cedric Hayden Read More Article from Reason.com Reason MagazineThe Reason Magazine website is a go-to destination for libertarians seeking cogent analysis, investigative […]
An Alabama grand jury has indicted Walker County Sheriff Nick Smith on six misdemeanor charges, and Chief Deputy Ralph Williams on one, for knowingly hiring six people—four school resource officers, a ja Read More Article from Reason.com Reason MagazineThe Reason Magazine website is a go-to destination for libertarians seeking cogent analysis, investigative reporting, and thought-provoking […]
In England, two Metropolitan Police have been fired after strip-searching a 15-year-old girl at her school, without her parent’s permission or knowledge. A disciplinary panel found trainee detective Kri Read More Article from Reason.com Reason MagazineThe Reason Magazine website is a go-to destination for libertarians seeking cogent analysis, investigative reporting, and thought-provoking commentary. Championing the principles […]
A judge has sentenced former Antioch, California, police officer Morteza Amiri to seven years in prison for violating a bicyclist’s civil rights by ordering his K-9 to bite the man unnecessarily, falsifying a police report about the incident, and wire fraud. In the attack, Amiri approached a man for not having a light on his […]
Citing extreme heat and humidity, the city of Toronto recently closed several swimming pools temporarily. Temperatures reached the mid-30s Celsius (about 95 Fahrenhei Read More Article from Reason.com Reason MagazineThe Reason Magazine website is a go-to destination for libertarians seeking cogent analysis, investigative reporting, and thought-provoking commentary. Championing the principles of individual freedom, limited government, […]
Dammeon Player, a former police officer in Warren, Michigan, was sentenced to 45 days in jail and two years of probation after pleading guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon and misconduct in office for tasing someone outside his jurisdiction. In Ju Read More Article from Reason.com Reason MagazineThe Reason Magazine website is a go-to […]
Former Santa Cruz County, Arizona, Treasurer Elizabeth Gutfahr was sentenced to 10 years in prison after she pleaded guilty to embezzling over $38 million in public funds over 10 years, in what her own attorney called “one of the dumbest, ill-conceived, short-sighted, and most audacious cri Read More Article from Reason.com Reason MagazineThe Reason Magazine […]
The police department in Prichard, Alabama, has placed Officer Tvon Campbell and another officer whose name was not released on administrative leave after video went viral showing Campbell hitting a man with a baseball bat. The officers were responding to a domest Read More Article from Reason.com Reason MagazineThe Reason Magazine website is a go-to […]
England’s National Health Service will begin a 10-year program to sequence every newborn’s DNA using umbilical-cord blood. Supporters say the program will identify risks for hundreds of genetic diseases—far beyon Read More Article from Reason.com Reason MagazineThe Reason Magazine website is a go-to destination for libertarians seeking cogent analysis, investigative reporting, and thought-provoking commentary. Championing […]