Is Drinking after a DUI crash or stop a good idea
On Saturday, August 30, 2014, the Tampa Bay Times posted an article on whether if you drink after a DUI crash can you avoid a DUI? In Georgia, a DUI whether based on a breath or blood test or if there is no chemical test, based on your ability to drive safe (which is determined […]
Read MoreAtlanta Police Department weighing body cameras for police officers
August 21, 2014. WSBTV.com reported that Atlanta police are seriously considering the department-wide implementation of body cameras in the wake of the Michael Brown police shooting which triggered rioting and civil disobedience in Ferguson, Missouri. Typically, these cameras clip to the uniform or can be attached to sunglasses, hats, or the head similar to a google […]
Read MoreWhat is a Honey Badger – Atlanta DUI Officer hit and injured by DUI driver chases him down for the arrest
CBS46.com reported on August 20, 2014. While conducting a routine traffic stop, an Atlanta DUI Task Force Police Officer was reportedly rear-ended by a DUI -Drunk Driver who then fled in a red pick-up truck; and, despite suffering neck and back injuries, the Officer chased down the perp to a local gas station where he initiated […]
Read MoreFulton County Courthouse floods and court documents damaged
WSB TV reported on July 28th, 2014 that a pipe in a 9th-floor bathroom burst on Friday night and flooded all weekend damaging courtrooms, offices, and numerous official court documents. The flooding affected the entire family law division, administrative offices, and the District Attorney’s office. In the meantime, employees have been moved to make-shift office spaces […]
Read MoreCreative Loafing Expose: Murder in Georgia Prisons
Creative Loafing Expose on the Deteriorating Condition of Georgia Prisons. Georgia Prisons are underfunded, unsupervised, unsafe, run by street gangs, and riddled by violence. There have been over 33 prison deaths since 2010 which is almost 30% more than the decade spanning from 2000 to 2010. The reality of the prison system plagued by violence […]
Read MoreWinder DUI arrests are up over the past 2 years
On June 24, 2014, BarrowCountyNews.com reported that DUI arrests are up in Winder, Georgia primarily due to better-trained police officers. Corporal Chris Wigner is primarily responsible for the increased arrests according to the article. Wigner has been recognized by MADD as one of Georgia’s top DUI police officers. This goes to illustrate that DUI arrests are […]
Read MoreNPR examines how the justice system has gotten into the business of raising revenue on the backs of the poor
The United States Supreme Court in Bearden v. Georgia, 461 U.S. 660 (1983), held that courts cannot imprison a person for failure to pay a criminal fine unless the failure to pay was “willful.” In 1971 there were fewer than 200,000 inmates in our state and federal prisons. By 2012, that number had risen to over 1,500,000 or about the population […]
Read MoreSCOTUS to hear arguments on cell phone searches incident to arrest on April 28 2014
April 28, 2014: The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments today on whether police should have to get a warrant when searching cell phones incident to arrest according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Technology experts fear that with the technology available on the market like Cellebrite which can blow past passwords, security encryption, password extraction, and even […]
Read MoreWhy the LAPD are disabling their police video equipment – apparently you cant handle the truth
The LAPD does not think you can handle the truth. Well, at least the rank and file police officers don’t. In an article on arstechnica.com, an exposé chronicles how LAPD officers are “monkeywrenching” the video equipment in their police cars so it won’t record and transmit the footage to their police supervisors. The response was […]
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