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The Memphis Police Department has disbanded its special SCORPION unit, after five of the unit's officers were involved in the death of Tyre Nichols. But similar units are still operating across the U.S.Specialized police units are often created after a spike in crime, as officials come under pressure to do something about it. The units often operate with little oversight and develop a reputation for using aggressive tactics.We speak with journalist Radley Balko, author of "Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America's Police Forces." He has studied police tactics and whether special units work to keep communities safe.In participating regions, you'll also hear a local news segment to help you make sense of what's going on in your community.Email us at considerthis@npr.org.

Five days after former police officers were charged with murder in the death of Tyre Nichols, the circumstances that led to his death renewed conversations about policing, the use of force and related issues. Radley Balko, author of "Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America's Police Forces," joined Geoff Bennett to discuss the new attention around elite police units. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Just how strong are the forces arrayed against police reform — and how far are they willing to go? In April 2019, Keith Humphrey was appointed police chief in Little Rock, Arkansas, a Southern city with a fraught history of racial division. Among the growing number of Black police chiefs, Humphrey came in with a mandate from the new mayor to implement reforms and curtail abuses. Almost as quickly as he set about to do that work, the city's “old guard,” the police union, and even cops under Humphrey's own command struck back. The aim, to many observers, was simple: to oust Humphrey.This week on Intercepted: Radley Balko joins The Intercept's Ali Gharib to talk about Humphrey's ordeal. Then Balko speaks to Little Rock civil rights attorney Mike Laux and former LRPD Lieut. Johnny Gilbert Jr. Balko, an award-winning journalist and columnist at the Washington Post, is the author of “Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America's Police Forces” and co-author, with Tucker Carrington, of “The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist: A True Story of Injustice in the American South.”If you'd like to support our work, go to theintercept.com/join — your donation, no matter what the amount, makes a real difference. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We are joined by Kamau Mshale, artist, activist, martial artist, and good human being. He is available at, Our Book, for this episode is: " Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America's Police ForcesRise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America's Police Forces" by, Radley Balko ISBN 1610394577 We explore: 1. Police brutality, its legacy and trauma within Black communities. 2. Mutual Aide, alternatives to police systems 3. Preparedness, the need to do what we can to be better and ready 4. Systems of empowerment. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/instructorarnold/message

Scott talks to Jessica Katzenstein from the Costs of War Project about her recent paper on the effects of America’s foreign wars on police militarization. She and Scott trace police militarization to the escalation of the war on drugs in the 1990s, when SWAT raids became especially prevalent. Today that trend has reached all-time highs, with Katzenstein estimating 60,000 raids per year. With so much military equipment being funneled to police departments from the military and Homeland Security, Scott describes the situation as hardly any different than a foreign army patrolling—and subjugating—an occupied country. Discussed on the show: “The Wars Are Here: How the United States’ Post-9/11 Wars Helped Militarize U.S. Police” (Costs of War) Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America’s Police Forces “War Comes Home” (ACLU) “The Wire (TV Series 2002–2008)” (IMDb) Jessica Katzenstein is a PhD candidate at Brown University, whose research interests include the militarization of U.S. policing, whiteness and racism and police reform. Follow her work at the Costs of War Project. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: NoDev NoOps NoIT, by Hussein Badakhchani; The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; Listen and Think Audio; TheBumperSticker.com; and LibertyStickers.com. Donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal, or Bitcoin: 1Ct2FmcGrAGX56RnDtN9HncYghXfvF2GAh.

Scott talks to Jessica Katzenstein from the Costs of War Project about her recent paper on the effects of America’s foreign wars on police militarization. She and Scott trace police militarization to the escalation of the war on drugs in the 1990s, when SWAT raids became especially prevalent. Today that trend has reached all-time highs, with Katzenstein estimating 60,000 raids per year. With so much military equipment being funneled to police departments from the military and Homeland Security, Scott describes the situation as hardly any different than a foreign army patrolling—and subjugating—an occupied country. Discussed on the show: “The Wars Are Here: How the United States’ Post-9/11 Wars Helped Militarize U.S. Police” (Costs of War) Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America’s Police Forces “War Comes Home” (ACLU) “The Wire (TV Series 2002–2008)” (IMDb) Jessica Katzenstein is a PhD candidate at Brown University, whose research interests include the militarization of U.S. policing, whiteness and racism and police reform. Follow her work at the Costs of War Project. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: NoDev NoOps NoIT, by Hussein Badakhchani; The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; Listen and Think Audio; TheBumperSticker.com; and LibertyStickers.com. Donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal, or Bitcoin: 1Ct2FmcGrAGX56RnDtN9HncYghXfvF2GAh.

Chris Spangle, Harry Price, Rhinehold, Sarah Brady Wagner, and Lion of Liberty's John Odermatt discuss seven reforms for criminal justice that must be changed now. Video - https://youtu.be/9m2wU1nR6BM Lions of Liberty - http://lionsofliberty.com/ Top Priority - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/top-priority/id1516499815 7 Essential Criminal Justice and Policing Reforms - https://beinglibertarian.com/7-essential-criminal-justice-and-policing-reforms/ The House I Live In - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TheHouseILiveIn(2012film) The New Jim Crow - https://newjimcrow.com/ Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America's Police Forces - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00B3M3UFQ Policing Episodes: 439: Black Lives Matter Protests, Riots, Good Police and Criminal Cops, Trump Threatens Military Action on Americans - https://wal.fireside.fm/759 440: Trump Derangement Syndrome Explained, Talking About Race - https://wal.fireside.fm/760 Militarization of Police Departments with Radley Balko - https://wal.fireside.fm/113 368: Policing in America, Part 1 - https://wal.fireside.fm/614 370: Policing in America, Part 2 - https://wal.fireside.fm/616 430: COVID-19 - Policing the Pandemic - Violations of Civil Liberties During Coronavirus - https://wal.fireside.fm/737 420: WAL Debate - "Private Police would be as Bad or Worse than Public Police" - Ryan Lindsey vs Spike Cohen - https://wal.fireside.fm/725 394: Q&A with Jeff Bennett - Private Police in Libertarian Society, Protecting the Economically Disadvantaged, Central Banking | The Path To Libertarianism - https://wal.fireside.fm/697 WAL Daily 10: Prison Labor - https://wal.fireside.fm/452 The Cost 5: Rachel's Story - Profit Over Lives in Our Prisons - https://wal.fireside.fm/417 The Cost 3: Derone's Story - What is it like to go to prison for 18 years? - https://wal.fireside.fm/400 The Cost 4: Richard's Story - What is Life Like After Prison? - https://wal.fireside.fm/401 WAL 2020 Presidential Candidates Debate Series: The Criminal Justice Debate - https://wal.fireside.fm/599 359: Border Update, What Constitutional Rights Do Immigrants Have? - https://wal.fireside.fm/602 441: Understanding the Role of Police and Racial Issues - https://wal.fireside.fm/761 Subscribe to the podcast: https://link.chtbl.com/we-are-libertarians See the new website - https://wearelibertarians.com/ Visit the store - http://wearelibertarians.store Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/wearelibertarians Get The Libertarian Aurora email - http://eepurl.com/dDQSev Join the Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/wearelibertarians Listen to WAL Network Shows - https://wearelibertarians.com/shows/ Subscribe to the YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/user/WeAreLibertarians Start a Liberty & Chill - https://wearelibertarians.com/liberty-chill We are a proud member of http://www.libertarianpodcasts.com/.

Emily Atkin's June 1st issue of HEATED caught our attention with the headline "The climate movement's silence" regarding the Black Lives Matter protests taking place all over the United States and the lack of a substantial response from climate organizations. One of the long-running debates that shows up on the podcast is "to what degree should climate change policy be focused exclusively on decarbonization and drawdown vs. a more comprehensive suite of related issues?" On the one hand, ostensibly there is less room for disagreement when policy is unbundled. On the other hand, big change may be possible within moments like this and it seems myopic at best to focus only on the former and ignoring ongoing harms or negligence. What is an organization to do? Here's a beginning to that conversation, with more programming on the topic to come. Mellina White, who has been moonlighting as a Norinaut, wrote the article, "Attention white people: Your #BLM memes are not enough", that inspired this conversation. Mellina White's Twitter The Seattle Conservative Campaign Zero The Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America's Police Forces by Radley Balko "U.S. Lawmaker Prepares Bill Aiming to End Court Protection for Police" in The New York Times --- This episode is sponsored by · Deep Sleep Sounds Podcast: The Deep Sleep Sounds podcast is a sleep sounds and white noise podcast. Using high quality, binaural sounds, the Deep Sleep Sounds podcast is designed to help listeners relax their mind and help them drift off to sleep. https://open.spotify.com/show/08OoufgDXbghIZdJsM5dtm?si=-e8OCxo7QSW00JxLJ4CuTg --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/reversingclimatechange/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/reversingclimatechange/support

This is a newsletter about the Xs and Os of basketball, but now is not the time to stick to sports. George Floyd is dead, the latest in a long line of African Americans murdered by police officers. The absolute least — the absolute, absolute least — anyone must do is loudly advocate for justice, internalize the great pain people of color are experiencing, and confront our role in allowing systemic racism and police brutality to engulf our country.That goes for brands, too, especially brands that profit off black culture like professional sports teams, media outlets, and, crucially, sneaker companies. With a few notable exceptions, those brands are falling far short. Too many vague statements. Too much passive voice. Too many empty gestures that don’t facilitate real change.That’s why we dialed up old friend Michael Sykes to have an important, difficult conversation in this week’s podcast. Sykes is a staff writer at USA Today’s For the Win and the author of The Kicks You Wear newsletter on sneaker culture. If you haven’t read his latest newsletter post, go read it now. Topics include:General feelings about this important moment in human history.Why brands like Nike and adidas are falling short, and how to tell the difference between a good and bad public statement.How the absence of sports is forcing everyone to address these issues without any distractions.Can multi-million dollar corporations be trusted to also act as leaders for social change even if it risks costing them profits? Ben and I confront our own privilege and the importance of staying uncomfortable with the status quo.We briefly examine the historical forces that led us to this moment. This podcast is important. If you consume one thing on this website, make it this podcast. And heed Sykes’ words to close this podcast. They are incredibly powerful.Some supplementary reading material that we referenced in the pod:“This Week Has Happened Before” by Julia Craven for Slate.“A Night of Protest, Pain, and Peace in Brooklyn” by Tyler Tynes for The Ringer.“Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America’s Police Forces,” a book by Radley Balko.This Twitter thread by Timothy Snyder, a Yale University professor of history.A list of places to donate.“The World’s Most Basic Guide To Contacting Your Reps” by Hannah Smothers of VICE.This Google Doc created by Jared Dubin, which has form letters to send to representatives in 100 different cities advocating for policies that demilitarize the police. Get full access to Prada's Pictures at mikeprada.substack.com/subscribe

Doug and Geoff Tate talk berries, meeting Andy Andrist and taling out some wildlife. Olivia Grace and Javelina introduce their podcast idea to the boys. Thanks to all of the listeners who have supported the podcast by subscribing to our Patreon page (https://www.patreon.com/stanhopepodcast) - (https://www.patreon.com/stanhopepodcast). Join at any level and you will receive bonus podcast each month. Any level of support helps and is much appreciated. The bonus podcasts will only be available to those who have subscribed through Patreon. Thanks in advance. Fall 2019 Tour Dates are on the way so join the Doug Stanhope Mailing List at https://www.dougstanhope.com/ Recorded July 14th, 2019 at the HomeStretch House in Tucson, AZ with Doug Stanhope (@DougStanhope), Geoff Tate (@geofftate96), Javelina, Olivia Grace (@OliviaDoesBits), and Ggreg Chaille (@gregchaille). Produced and Edited by Chaille. This episode is sponsored by  “SWORD OF TRUST” starring Marc Maron - IFC presents “SWORD OF TRUST”, starring Marc Maron as a cynical pawnshop owner who comes into possession of a sword that, to a network of deranged conspiracy theorists, proves the South really won the Civil War. “SWORD OF TRUST” is now in theaters and On Demand. Visit https://www.swordoftrust.com (https://www.swordoftrust.com/) for details. www.DougStanhope.com/store -  http://www.dougstanhope.com/store/ (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?v=oIPRYcY_Xs8&redir_token=THAI8ouIQDtnov1_-Z9N9CsULH98MTU1OTM3MjkwMEAxNTU5Mjg2NTAw&event=video_description&q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dougstanhope.com%2Fstore%2F) LINKS - Check out Geoff Tate on the road this fall opening for Tom Segura - https://www.justanotherclown.com/  “American Prison: A Reporter's Undercover Journey into the Business of Punishment” – Shane Bauer - https://amzn.to/2LY8Hub  “Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America's Police Forces” by Radley Balko - https://www.amazon.com/Rise-Warrior-Cop-Militarization-Americas/dp/1610394577 HomeStretch Foundation - https://www.homestretchfoundation.org/ We like what they are doing over at http://www.FIRRP.org (http://www.firrp.org/) - Check it out Support the Innocence Project - http://www.innocenceproject.org (http://www.innocenceproject.org/)   Closing song, “The Stanhope Rag”, written and performed by Scotty Conant for Doug Stanhope and used with permission – Available on Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/scottyconant

Ep. 2 - Restorative Justice Dr. Ann Batenburg, clinical associate professor of Gifted Education in the SMU Simmons School of Education and Human Development, talks with Dr. Steve Long, Cary M. Maguire University Professor of Ethics at SMU's Perkins School of Theology. Drs. Batenburg and Long discuss the definition and concept of restorative justice and how its principles might be relevant for students of all disciplines. Books, films or concepts discussed in the episode: • The Little Book of Restorative Justice (The Little Books of Justice & Peacebuilding) by Howard Zehr • The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander • 13th, Netflix documentary directed by Ava DuVernay • Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America's Police Forces by Radley Balko • Inner White Girl sketch, Saturday Night Live (link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhSSLZpl-Vg) • A Colony in a Nation by Chris Hayes • Brene Brown, blog entry on shame vs guilt (https://brenebrown.com/blog/2013/01/14/shame-v-guilt/) • The Gay Science (The Joyful Wisdom) by Friedrich Nietzsche • Dead Man Walking, directed by Tim Robbins For more information on the Maguire Ethics Center, please visit smu.edu/ethics.

This week Jonathan Blanks joins us to discuss civil liberties and police misconduct in America. This episode was recorded at the 2015 International Students for Liberty Conference and features Q&A from the audience.Is there an upward trend in incidents of police misconduct, and if so, why? Is this just a few bad apples, or something more integral to the nature of policing in America? Just how dangerous is it to be a law enforcement officer in America? Dangerous enough to justify the military hardware the police seem to enjoy using so much?Show Notes and Further Reading Jonathan Blanks, “To reduce police violence against citizens, police practices need to change” (Rare article)Jonathan Blanks, “Reasonable suspicion: Are police lying in use of force cases?” (Rare article)Jonathan Blanks, “Race Matters in Ferguson—and in Modern America” (Libertarianism.org column)Jonathan Blanks, “How Equal Rights for Black Americans Still Aren’t Enough” (Libertarianism.org column)Michael Malice, “Why I’ve Never Respected the Police” (Thought Catalog article)Radley Balko, Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America’s Police Forces (book)Bruce Benson, To Serve and Protect: Privatization and Community in Criminal Justice (book)William Stuntz, The Collapse of American Criminal Justice (book)Gallup, Confidence in Institutions (poll) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Purchase bookOne of the most disturbing trends in American policing in recent years has been the militarization of police weaponry and tactics. In his new book, The Rise of the Warrior Cop, author Radley Balko traces the arc of American law enforcement from the constables of colonial times to present day SWAT teams and special response units. With the martial rhetoric surrounding the "war on drugs" and the "war on terrorism," policymakers have signed off on a dangerously aggressive style of policing that too often leads to unnecessary deaths and injuries. Is modern law enforcement on a collision course with our Bill of Rights? Join us for wide-ranging discussion of paramilitary police tactics in America. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.