A Terrible Feedback Loop

Less than a week, three police officers acquitted for the extrajudicial summary execution of black men. Plus we talk about Melba Mao and his questionable choices in personnel, the TSA’s new policy of reading your papers, criminal justice news from all over the country, and a #Law140 segment on the common law and whether “no doesn’t mean no” in North Carolina. Join the conversation by following @fsckemall on Twitter, and tweet us your comments and questions using the hashtag #fsck! Show Notes: * The Moscow Muppet admits to attempted witness tampering (Washington Post) * Naranjillo Nixon pledges to enact a law that already exists (The Hill) * The Apricot Authoritarian praises the Panama Canal (The Independent) * A fake law “grad” takes over housing policy (Above the Law) * A racist anti-Semite takes over at the Department of Energy (Washington Post) * There’s a new TSA policy that can’t possibly go wrong (ACLU) * Ken White of Popehat confirms nothing could possibly go wrong, really (Twitter) * Mississippi lawmaker promotes lynching (HuffPost) * Nabra Hassanen killed in VA for being Muslim (NPR) * NC’s legislature encroaches on judicial discretion with fee waivers (WRAL) * Sex offenders have First Amendment rights (SupremeCourt.gov) * Five officials charged with manslaughter for Flint water crisis (Detroit Free Press) * A Los Angeles deputy tries to kill a dog, instead kills a kid (Time) * 71-year-old man killed by Miami FL police chase (Miami Herald) * Mexican teen was on the ground when he was executed by Border Patrol (AZCentral) * Woman cited for child abuse because of wind (Reason) * US ...