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Police Repression and Police Reform
After a year of high-profile killings, the time is ripe for police reform, and departments around the country are in search of a model. We hear about racial profiling, "broken windows" and "community policing."
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenAfter a year of high-profile killings, the time is ripe for police reform, and departments around the country are in search of a model. We hear about racial profiling, "broken windows" and "community policing."
Also, a Kentucky clerk defies a judge's order and turns away a gay couple seeking a marriage license. On today's Talking Point, Democrats call Donald Trump versus Megyn Kelly another battle in the Republican War against Women. Is Carly Fiorina the one who could turn it around?
Photo: LAPD Chief William Bratton confers with John Mack, president of the Los Angeles Urban League, at a community meeting. (Eric Richardson)
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3 storiesKentucky Clerk Defies Orders, Turns Gay Couples Away
Yesterday, a federal judge ordered clerks in Kentucky to issue licenses for same-sex marriage. This morning, two gay couples were turned down by Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis. Mark Joseph Stern covers law and the courts for Slate .
Read the story7 minPolice Repression and Police Reform
For the past year, videos of police shootings have saturated the media, giving urgency to calls for police reform -- especially in poor, black neighborhoods. But what does "reform" mean in practice? For example, is so called "broken windows" a form of community policing or an excuse for racial profiling?
Read the story33 minWhen GOP Headlines Read Like Punch Lines
During the week since the first two debates between Republican candidates for president, there's been saturation news coverage of Donald Trump's comment about Megyn Kelly of Fox News, saying, "There was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her… whatever."
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