Articles by Samantha Michaels

The Infuriating History of Why Police Unions Have So Much Power

Loaded on Dec. 15, 2020 by Samantha Michaels published in Criminal Legal News January, 2021, page 1

Filed under: Guard Unions. Location: United States of America.

The uprisings of 2020 might have finally cracked their invulnerability.

by Samantha Michaels, Mother Jones

As the year 1990 came to an end, a fight broke out during a New Year’s Eve celebration at the Juke Box Saturday Night bar in downtown Minneapolis. A 21-year-old white student grabbed Michael Sauro ...

Why Coroners Often Blame Police Killings on a Made-Up Medical Condition

Loaded on Nov. 15, 2020 by Samantha Michaels published in Criminal Legal News December, 2020, page 12

Filed under: Police--Excessive Force, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Excessive Force (Police). Location: United States of America.

An interview with Harvard health researcher Justin Feldman.

by Samantha Michaels, Mother Jones

A day after police officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee against George Floyd’s neck in Minneapolis, killing him, a county medical examiner began an autopsy. His preliminary findings seemed to conflict with what people had seen in ...