Tennessee Conservative
A Bill That Would Allow Tennessee Law Enforcement To Operate At Their Full Legal Capacity By Prohibiting Local Government From Putting Limits On That Capacity, Would Render Memphis’ “Driving Equality Act” Null And Void.
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A Federal Judge Has Greenlit A Class Action Lawsuit Against Johnson City And Its Police Force That Makes Explosive Allegations That Some Cops Took Bribes And Turned The Other Way While A Serial Rapist Assaulted Scores Of Women And At Least Two Children.
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The Frigid Temperatures And Snow In The Memphis Area May Not Be A Total Deterrent For Criminals, But They Seem To Be Making It A Little Easier For The Police To Track Them Down.
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New Legislation Encourages Tennessee Schools To Enhance Their Safety Plans By Adding Silent Panic Alarms That Will Call Police When Activated.
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Metro Nashville Is Unlikely To File A Lawsuit Over State Legislation Eliminating Its Civilian Police Oversight Board, But It’s Widely Expected That The Next Suit Nashville Files Will Challenge The State’s Takeover Of The Nashville Airport Authority.
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The Tennessee Legislature Could Soon Eliminate Community-Led Police Oversight Boards And Replace Them With Advisory Groups With Little Power To Investigate Citizen Complaints.
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There’s No Doubt That Police Brutality Exists Among The 28.8 Million Police-Initiated Interactions With Civilians A Year, And Clearly The Deadly Beating Of Nichols Was One Of Them. However, To Focus Exclusively On The Cops And Police Training And Their Response To Crime – Wrong Or Right Interactions – And Not Focus On The Brutality Of Crime Itself And How To Deter It Will Just Continue Perpetuating The Vicious Cycle Of False Cries Of Racism, Which Ultimately Leads To More Black Civilians Being Killed.
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The High Police Presence In Memphis Is Likely Due In Part To The Area’s High Rates Of Criminal Violence. There Were A Total Of 2,352 Violent Crimes Reported In The City For Every 100,000 People In 2020, Well Above The National Average That Year Of 399 Per 100,000 People.
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Voters Largely Support Policies Allowing Police To Detain Suspects Charged With Violent Crimes, A New Poll Shows. That’s In Contrast To Recent Policies Being Enacted In Illinois.
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