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Should Older Drivers Face Special Restrictions?

January 2, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 29 Comments

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Legislatures have become increasingly reluctant to restrict driver’s licenses for seniors or impose extra requirements — such as vision or road tests — for getting them renewed based solely on their advancing age.

Palm Coast Man Falsely Arrested Sues Sheriff, Saying Deputies “Did Not Act Reasonably”

December 19, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Palm Coast Precinct Cmdr. Mark Carman, right, speaks with deputy James Gore at the scene of a 2013 wreck involving Gore and a Palm Coast driver. Gore was found to have been careless in a case that led to the false arrest of a 19-year-old Bunnell man earlier this year. (© FlaglerLive)

Dakota Ward, 19, was arrested in March when he was mistaken for a man called De’Coda Ward, and was booked at the jail. A Sheriff’s internali investigation faulted a deputy’s carelessness for enabling the error.

Cops Aren’t Under Siege.
Civilians and Liberties Are.

December 9, 2016 | Pierre Tristam | 48 Comments

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It’s a widely accepted but dangerous myth: that cops are under siege, handcuffed by “new restrictions.” The reality is the opposite, with more unbridled and brutal policing than we care to admit.

Florida Court Backs Notifying Minor’s Parent Before Abortion, But Waivers Are Easy Out

November 28, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Judges rarely turn down requests for waivers. The decision cites evidence that 89.5 percent of petitions were granted in 2013, 90.5 percent in 2014 and 94.7 percent in 2015.

Cops as Pals: National Night Out at Veterans Park in Flagler Beach Tuesday Evening

September 29, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office will be hosting National Night Out at Veterans Park Tuesday in Flagler Beach, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The free drug and crime-prevention awareness event features demonstrations, safety information, games, face painting, food and beverages, and entertainment.

Court Sees No Crime in Sarasota High Student’s Tweeted Threats to “Shoot Up” His School

September 29, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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A 16-year-old high school student who repeatedly threatened on Twitter to shoot up his school in Sarasota did not commit a crime because his threats were not directed at anyone in particular, the second District Court of Appeal ruled Wednesday.

A Rape in Palm Coast, a Shooting in Flagler Beach, Yet Sheriff’s Office Suppresses All But Trickle of Information

September 7, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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In a 24-hour span on Sept. 6, a woman reported twice being raped and a man reported being shot in separate incidents, both ending up at Florida Hospital Flagler, yet the sheriff’s office is suppressing all but a trickle of information on either case.

Does Diversifying Police Forces
Reduce Tensions? Not Necessarily.

August 28, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

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Beyond diversity, hiring officers who know and understand the community, asking officers to build better relationships with neighborhoods they serve, reducing officers’ use of aggressive arrest tactics and increasing officer training is shown to be more effective than changing the color of the ranks.

Florida Continues to Suppress Lethal-Injection Records in Face of Challenge by Death Row Inmates

August 24, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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Lawyers for seven Death Row inmates and the First Amendment Coalition of Arizona in June filed a subpoena seeking years of records related to Florida’s triple-drug lethal injection protocol, including the types of drugs purchased, the strengths and amounts of the drugs, the expiration dates of the drugs and the names of suppliers.

John Timoney, 1948-2016
A Good Cop

August 21, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

John F. Timoney

John Timoney, who served as the top cop in Philadelphia and Miami, where he radically reduced police shootings, was a good cop. No small thing in America, in 2016.

My Mother, Stopped for Driving While Black

August 7, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 29 Comments

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The mistreatment of black people by police officers isn’t new, nor is it surprising, argues Milen Mehari. According to the Justice Department, black people are almost four times more likely than whites to experience the use of force during police encounters.

Appeals Court Upholds Red-Light Cameras But Urges Florida Supreme Court to Rule Decisively

July 27, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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A court upheld Aventura’s program, which relies on police, not the private contractor, to make decisions about ticketing motorists. But the court wants the supreme court to decide the issue more finally.

Sheriff Manfre Issues Statement on Shootings in Dallas, Falcon Heights and Baton Rouge

July 8, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

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“It is my hope during these difficult times in our nation’s history that we use the recent incidents in Minnesota, Baton Rouge and Dallas to continue our dialogue that we have established with our community,” the sheriff said.

Data, Drones, Apps: Rush to Protect Privacy Raises Concerns Of Stifling Rights and Innovation

July 4, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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As technology redefines the limits of privacy, some of the restrictions, such as those on drones and body cameras may infringe on free speech protections, and some may be smothering innovation.

Media and Orlando Go to Court Over City’s Censoring of Massacre’s 911 Calls

June 23, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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The city of Orlando wants the court to help determine how to handle the unreleased portions of 911 emergency communications involving the June 12 massacre at the Pulse nightclub.

Ex-Deputy Guilty on 14 Counts of False Imprisonment Could Still Get Retirement Pay

June 8, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Jonathan Bleiweiss

Jonathan Bleiweiss had been accused of intimidating undocumented immigrants into performing sex acts. He entered a plea deal that spared him a designation as a sexual offender.

Can You Be Punished For Refusing DUI Test? 2 Highest Courts About to Decide.

May 31, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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Sept. 1 arguments before the Florida court on the question may be made moot by a decision of the U.S. Supreme Court, expected in June, on the same issue. U.S. Justices were skeptical of breath tests.

“I’m Dead, I’m Dead,” Handcuffed and Repeatedly Tased Man Says Just Before Dying

May 20, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 17 Comments

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Chase Sherman was in handcuffs, in the back seat of his when he was Tased 15 times by Georgia police though he was unarmed, and his parents had called 911 to come help.

Media Groups Shut Out of Federal Lawsuit Over Prison Newspaper Ban

May 18, 2016 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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A federal appeals court has turned down a request by media groups to file a friend-of-the-court brief in a dispute about whether the Florida Department of Corrections can ban a publication from the state’s prisons.

License for Probable Cause: Justices Rule You May Be Pulled Over For Any Visible Tag Issue

May 13, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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Florida Justices, in a 5-2 decision, rejected an appeal from a driver stopped by Orlando police because a tag light and wires were hanging over the license plate on a vehicle he was driving.

Housing Restrictions on Sex Offenders Spread Even as Evidence Shows They Don’t Work

May 7, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

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The restrictions can make offenders’ lives less stable by severely limiting their housing options, and can push them away from family, jobs and social support — all of which make it more likely they will abuse again.

Right to an Attorney Often a Myth as Public Defenders Are Overworked and the Poor Bullied to Plea

April 24, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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There is a lack of funding for public defense in every state, and people charged with low-level misdemeanors, often poor minorities, suffer the most as public defender offices focus their few resources on felony cases.

Florida Justices: Cops May Not Keep Lawyer From Client Even in Voluntary Interviews

April 22, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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While a murder suspect was being voluntarily interrogated before he confessed, his lawyer appeared at the sheriff’s office but cops wouldn’t let the lawyer see his client.

Deputy Responsible for False Arrest of Dakota Ward Is Suspended For 3 Days as Investigation Concludes

April 15, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 30 Comments

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James Gore, a Flagler County Sheriff’s deputy who two weeks ago was disciplined in an unrelated matter, was suspended for three days without pay and charged with “unsatisfactory or incompetent performance” as a result of his investigation that led to the false arrest of an 18-year-old Bunnell resident late last month.

Gateway Drug Bunk: No, Smoking Pot Doesn’t Lead to Harder Drugs

April 8, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 30 Comments

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Smoke pot and be merry. Cops’ and politicians’ claims that pot is a gateway drug is baseless fear-mongering intended to stop the legalization of marijuana. But it’s time to dispense with the lie once and for all.

Sheriff Applauds New Law Regulating Police Authority to Seize Cash and Property

March 17, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

civil asset forfeiture

“Civil asset forfeiture” is a controversial practice that gives police authority to seize cash, cars, homes or pother property suspected of use in a crime even absent an arrest. Florida just reformed the law to make forfeiture more difficult and accountable.

The Closing of the Academic Mind

March 16, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Bobst Library at New York University.

Any denial of academic freedom is a blow struck against the meaning of a university. The irony today is that some of the most worrying attacks on academic freedom have been coming from inside university.

Family of Corey Jones, Killed by Cop, Calls For Regulation of Police Body Cameras

February 3, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

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A musician, Corey Jones was fatally shot by a plainclothes Palm Beach Gardens officer when his car broke down on Interstate 95 in the early morning after a gig. The officer, who was driving an unmarked van, has since been fired.

In “Fair Sentencing” Push, an Attempt to Reconsider Florida’s Get-Tough-On-Crime Laws

February 1, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

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Fair Sentencing seeks to change laws of the 1990s, such as 10-20-Life, mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses and habitual-offender laws, as other states have done.

Two Sweeping Supreme Court Cases Set to Redefine Abortion and Contraceptive Rights

January 10, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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As devastating to abortion rights as 2015 proved to be in state legislatures, 2016 is shaping up to be even more turbulent — perhaps the most momentous year for reproductive issues in a generation.

The Palm Coast Fraternal Order of Police Furthers a Lie in a Protest at Epic Theaters

January 6, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 43 Comments

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The FOP’s protest was triggered by false claims that filmmaker Quentin Tarantino had called cops “murderers.” The lie didn’t stop FOP organizers from going ahead with their plans or standing by their protest even when shown Tarantino’s actual words.

Florida Prisons, Already Censoring a News Publication, Now Seek to Censor Legal Brief

December 30, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

The Florida Department of Corrections is seeking to block state and national media organizations from filing a brief in a legal battle about whether a publication should be barred from Florida’s prisons.

Push for Policing Reforms Expected in 2016 Legislative Sessions, But Not in Florida

December 28, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

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Passing more laws in 2016 will depend on politics — and the level of public outcry — in each state. The federal government has no jurisdiction over local policing, leaving state lawmakers are ultimately responsible for reforms.

“We Might Be One Terrorist Act Away From a Trump Presidency”

December 7, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 34 Comments

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A spectacular murder spree by Islamists could spook Americans enough to vote for the greatest fear-monger. Anything is possible, but Ian Buruma doesn’t believe American voters would be that stupid.

In Light of Paris and San Bernandino, Smaller Cities Re-Evaluate Their Soft-Target Potential

December 6, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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People who don’t live in big cities typically viewed as likely terrorist targets may not think about terrorism affecting their communities or about devoting the resources to countering the possibility they could be hit. But they ought to.

Paying for Patriotism: The Pentagon’s Crass, Misguided Stunts

November 11, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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The Pentagon has been buying and choreographing patriotism at NFL, baseball and NASCAR events that are made to look spontaneous and voluntary. They’re anything but.

23 lb. and a Gun: 2nd Pot House in Three Years Is Busted on Palm Coast’s Wheatfield Drive

November 11, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 30 Comments

wheatfield drive pot

Ex-FPC football player Daniel Epler, 21, was arrested after 23 pounds of pot, $9,000 in cash and a Cobra handgun were found in his bedroom at a duplex on Wheatfield Drive in Palm Coast.

Monday Briefing: The News-Journal’s Special Report on Officer-Involved Shootings, Bunnell Reorganizes, Rotary v. Hunger

November 9, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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The News-Journal’s “Shots Fired” investigates the murky world of officer-involved shootings in Florida, where 249 people have been shot in two years. The Rotary needs volunteers against hunger. Bunnell government reorganizes after its manager’s resignation.

America’s Pious Embrace of the Police State

November 1, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 35 Comments

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The easy worship of the use of force abroad for the past 15 years is coming home to roost in an escalation of police-state tactics and violence a majority of the public dangerously accepts if not condone.

From a Speeding Stop to an Accusation of Rioting at Flagler Jail: Dustin Singleton’s Spiral

October 29, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 25 Comments

Dustin Singleton

Dustin Singleton, 35, was accused of inciting a riot at the Flagler County Jail Tuesday, a 2nd degree felony, after he refused orders to go to his bunk. He was serving 30 days on a misdemeanor probation violation over a minor pot possession.

For Flagler’s NAACP, More Trust Than Fear of Local Police as Body Cams Clip On

October 28, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 15 Comments

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Flagler NAACP members were mostly reassured by use-of-force evidence that, according to the Sheriff’s Office, has declined in Palm Coast, thanks in large part to police body cameras.

Corey Jones Killing by Cop Triggers Black Lawmakers’ Calls for Independent Review

October 21, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Corey jones killed plainclothes cop

Corey Jones, 31, a church musician whose car stalled on an Interstate 95 exit ramp early Sunday after a gig, was shot by a plainclothes officer in an unmarked car. Some lawmakers are calling for automatic reviews of all police-related shootings, among other safeguards.

No Privacy: What Your Smart Home Reveals About You, and Possibly To The World

October 11, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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As trends toward networked smart homes and connected cars continue, customers may not be aware of just how much information their devices collect about them and share with the world.

Proposed Florida Law Would Tell Employers to Butt Out of Employees’ Social Media Accounts

October 6, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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The measure, which is filed for the 2016 legislative session, would prohibit employers from requesting access to private social media accounts, but pressure from business caused it to fail in two previous years.

Police Body Cams: Exemptions From Public-Record Disclosure Belie Intended Transparency

September 26, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

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Police body cams were intended to improve accountability and public access to cops’ work. Access exemptions in Florida and many other states are instead countering their intended purpose.

New Laws Next Week On Revenge Porn, Domestic Violence, Trafficking, Cop Funerals

September 25, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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Among 27 new Florida laws starting next week, it’ll be illegal to post sexually explicit material without the knowledge of people identified in the images, criminal penalties will increase on sex trafficking, the state may spend $5,000 on cop funerals.

Video In Suicide-By-Cop Attempt Shows Deputies’ Control of Hairtrigger Confrontation

September 18, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 34 Comments

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The eight-minute video of the confrontation, posted here, shows P-Section resident Stacy Culotta holding a gun and how Sgt. Van Buren and two other deputies eventually defused the situation.

Anonymous Internet Browsing at the Public Library? Not if Homeland Security Finds Out.

September 14, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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A library that allowed Tor users around the world to bounce their Internet traffic through the library, masking users’ locations reversed course after getting word from the Department of Homeland Security.

Alone Among 50 States, Florida’s Ban on Prison Newspaper Is Upheld

September 1, 2015 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

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Florida Corrections officials have censored the publications for six years, objecting to certain ads and calling them a security risk. No other state prison system agrees.

Sheriff Plans DUI Checkpoint Saturday at SR100 East of Old Kings Road Saturday Night

August 27, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

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The checkpoints typically result in far fewer arrests for drunk driving than for other reasons: drivers may charged with a host of issues that have nothing to do with drunk driving, including for drug possession or for non-moving violations such as non-functioning headlights or tail lights or irregular registration.

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