“Alyssa’s Law” Encourages Tennessee Schools To Install Silent Panic Alarms
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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Nashville Unlikely To Sue Over State Eliminating Police Oversight Board; Airport Suit Coming
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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Legislature Poised To Dissolve Community-Led Police Oversight Boards In Nashville And Memphis
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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Learning All The Wrong Lessons From Memphis And Tyre Nichols (Op-Ed)
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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Memphis, TN Is One Of The Most Heavily Policed Cities In The Country
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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Majority Of Voters Support Funding Police, Dealing With Violent Crime
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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Former Special Agent Says Crime Will “Get Worse Before It Gets Better”
Former Supervisory Special Agent James A. Gagliano Joined Sen. Marsha Blackburn On Wednesday And Explained That There Is A “Huge Mistake” Being Made When It Comes To Policing.
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To Help Combat Illicit Drugs, New TN Legislation Requires Fatal Overdoses Be Reported To Police
A New Law In Tennessee Requires Hospitals To Report All Fatal Overdoses To Local Law Enforcement. The Intention Of The Bill Is To Help Police Determine Where People Are Obtaining These Drugs In An Effort To Stop Those Individuals Who Are Distributing Them.
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Athens, TN Teacher Of The Year Busted For Burglary, Drug Possession And Trespassing
Daelyn Waldroup, Named Athens City Schools Pre-K Through 4th Grade Teacher Of The Year For 2021-22, Was Busted By Police On June 6th And Is Now Facing Charges Of Burglary, Drug Possession And Trespassing.
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