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From Prison to Public Defender’s Office
Keeda Haynes had spent a few nights in Alderson, W. Va., when it really hit her. “I am in fucking federal prison.” Just weeks earlier, in December 2002, she had graduated from Tennessee State University, where she’d studied criminal justice…
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Metro Considers Decriminalizing Small Amounts of Marijuana
A newly-filed ordinance in Nashville looks to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana. It aims to amend Title 11 of the Metropolitan Code, which states it is a misdemeanor for people who knowingly possess or casually exchange a small amount of…
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What Does ‘Black Lives Matter’ Really Want?
The Black Lives Matter movement has marshaled a following in Nashville, and now there’s growing anticipation to see a platform or a list of specific demands. There’s no shortage of declarations from members, who had hundreds chanting along over the…
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Marijuana Helped a Brain Damaged 72 Year Old But They Prosecuted Her Anyway
In November 2007, Marjorie and Bill (the names used in this story are pseudonyms) celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary. The same year, calamity struck their family after Marjorie, 72, fell off a skateboard and hit her head while playing with…
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How Cops Twist the Law to Pursue Drug Suspects
Around 10 p.m. on April 14, 2011, two Metro police officers from the North Precinct’s Crime Suppression Unit approached the front door of a brick home just off Buena Vista Pike. They wore raid vests, according to court documents: “black…
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Nashville Police to Help, Rather Than Jail, Drug Addicts
Nashville Police don’t want to see possible charges come in the way of a person seeking help for heroin addiction. “Since November 1st of 2015, Nash County as a whole has responded to about 65 overdose calls, now it’s hard…
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Prohibition Era Attitudes Prevail in Tennessee
Although Americans are increasingly supportive of legalized marijuana and several states have already legalized recreational use of pot, Tennessee is unlikely to pass such laws in the near future, according to a report published by 24/7 Wall St. Tennessee is…
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Is Conservatism Pro-Tyranny?
“Conservatism is the antidote to tyranny. It’s the only one. It’s based on thousands of years of human experience. There is nothing narrow about the conservative philosophy. It’s a liberating philosophy. It is a magnificent philosophy. It is a philosophy…
Read MoreHow to End Crime in America
Abolish prison and give everyone a gun. The end. Good night. Oh wait, that’s not enough for a column? Okay, how about legalize drugs too? I’m not kidding. I know it sounds outrageous but hate facts often are. Look, I’m…
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