police

The double standards in American policing are not OK

There is no single scene that better exemplifies the underlying friction between American law enforcement and the non-white public it is meant to serve than those cops in Kenosha driving right on by a double murderer.

Josh Moon

August 27, 2020

Sessions says that he will never stop fighting for law enforcement officers

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Jeff Sessions said on social media that he will “never stop fighting” for law enforcement officers. This was in response to the Saturday slaying of Ohio police officer Anthony Dia. “We must end the violence against police,” Sessions said. “The last words of Officer Anthony Dia before he died on Saturday … Continued

Brandon Moseley

July 9, 2020

Ex-boyfriend charged in slaying of Montgomery Police Detective

Montgomery Police Department Detective Tanisha Pughsley died early Monday from a gunshot wound. “Our entire community today mourns the death of one of our own, Tanisha Pughsley,” Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed said in a statement on Monday. “Detective Pughsley answered the call to serve, defend and protect our city,” Reed wrote. “We stand today with … Continued

Brandon Moseley

July 9, 2020

How qualified immunity affected an Alabama man shot five times during a police sting

Trinell King was driving his girlfriend’s car to give an acquaintance, Donavan Brown, a ride when a Warrior Police Department officer pulled him over because the car didn’t have a license plate. King, who is Black, didn’t have proof of insurance or a driver’s license that September day in 2015, but gave the officer a … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

June 30, 2020

Opinion

Who will stand and lead?

Alabama is beset by a worldwide pandemic, economic collapse and a growing cry for social justice for its black citizens. Anyone of these crises alone would require superior leadership of conscience, fortitude and political skill. But at this moment, who is leading? The silence of the state’s top leaders is troubling but speaks to the … Continued

Bill Britt

June 17, 2020

Sessions appeals to Fayette County Republicans

Former U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions, R-Alabama, spoke to an online meeting of the Fayette County Republican Party on Tuesday evening. “It is my wife’s birthday,” Sessions said. We have been married for 51 years.” Sessions claimed that he was better prepared to represent the people of Alabama in the Senate than his Republican Party primary … Continued

Brandon Moseley

June 10, 2020

Montgomery police to adopt #8cantwait policies

The way law enforcement in Alabama’s capital city police citizens is about to change. Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed and Montgomery Police Chief Ernest Finley announced on Tuesday that MPD will enter the national #8cantwait initiative, which puts forth eight policies meant to reduce hostile police interactions and shootings. “I along with Chief Ernest Finley believe … Continued

Josh Moon

June 9, 2020

Circumstances prompting FBI action at Athens superintendent’s home unclear

The circumstances that prompted an FBI raid of a north Alabama school superintendent’s home on Tuesday remain unclear. An FBI spokesperson confirmed that the agency conducted a “law enforcement action” at the home of Athens Superintendent Trey Holladay, but declined to provide additional information or give any indication if the action involved Holladay’s work as … Continued

Josh Moon

June 9, 2020

Marshall “satisfied” actions taken by police in Huntsville were “reasonable”

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall (R) voiced his support Thursday for law enforcement in Huntsville. As has been widely reported, the Huntsville Police Department used tear gas Wednesday evening to disperse a crowd of protesters. Given the infrequency with which this tool is employed, the attorney general said he believed that it was his duty … Continued

Brandon Moseley

June 5, 2020

Perspective | Huntsville doctor recounts protest dispersed by police tear gas

Dr. Pippa Abston is a Huntsville area physician. The following is her first-hand account of the protest in Huntsville, Alabama, on Wednesday, where police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at demonstrators after an Alabama NAACP rally. I arrived at Big Springs Park at about 4:30 before the start of the protest at 5 p.m. … Continued

Pippa Abston

June 4, 2020