By Greg Stejskal ticklethewire.com LANSING — On April 14th, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder signed Senate Bill 53 that will correct an oversight in a law for retired federal law enforcement agents. The bill will take effect 90 days after the signing. Michigan statutes regulating the licensing of individuals to carry a concealed pistol had designated…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com FBI Director James B. Comey delivered a candid speech Thursday about the strained relationship between police and African Americans, saying officers who work in areas with high black crime often develop a racial bias, the New York Times reports. Comey said the speech was intended to create a healthy dialogue that…
Ross Parker was chief of the criminal division in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Detroit for 8 years and worked as an AUSA for 28 in that office. By Ross Parker ticklethewire.com With a couple of notable exceptions the Supreme Court continued to be good to law enforcement in general this past year…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Without a federal requirement to disclose police killings, it’s impossible to know how many cops kill civilians in any given year. That could change under new legislation that would require all police departments to report law-enforcement killing to the Justice Department, Essence reports. Currently the FBI keeps a tally on the…
By Farah Stockman Boston Globe Here’s a quiz: Which crime is more likely to get you shot to death? A) Scaling the fence outside the White House, with a knife; B) Jaywalking in Ferguson, Mo., unarmed. The answer, of course, is B, at least if you’re a black man. And it’s not just in Ferguson….
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Claims by Iraq’s prime minister that ISIS militants have been planning to attack U.S. subways prompted officials in New York to increase surveillance and bag inspections at subways, the Associated Press reports. But Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo emphasized that the threats are not verified. To show they…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Cities nationwide that are under investigation for alleged civil rights violations are still eligible to receive surplus military equipment, the Justice Department reports, according to the Associated Press. The discovery raises questions about the controversial Pentagon program following the militarized law enforcement response in Ferguson, Mo. The Pentagon responded that it…
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