I went to City Council last week to watch the Veto Theater. Chambers was packed with bar owners and employees
Category: Law Enforcement
Six Years On
On March 8, 2013, El Paso Police Officer Jose Flores shot the handcuffed prisoner Danny Saenz in the sallyport of
On The Other Hand
Here’s a story about some police violence perpetrated by the Boston Transit Authority Police: A former transit police officer and
Our Boys In Blue
Here’s an article from KVIA about the efforts of our local police: Nine emergency phone calls were made and two
About the Wall
From the El Paso Times: AUSTIN — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Thursday told President Donald Trump that the
El Paso’s Finest
Those boys in blue cannot buy a break. No, I’m not talking about the Cowboys. Read this story from KVIA:
Cops Gone Wild!
I just came from a City Council meeting where I saw Jud Burgess get violently arrested. Jud was upset after
It’s All Good Ol’ Boys
The El Paso Police Department has a pretty sketchy record of self-policing. This week, the Center for Investigative Reporting’s Reveal
El Paso’s Finest
By now you’ve seen the El Paso Police Officer draw his weapon on those kids on the southside. In case
It’s a Misdemeanor
Entering the United State illegally is a misdemeanor, like taking a sip of beer in the parking lot of a
Transparency, Transhmerancy
Tomorrow City Council is appointing a “City of El Paso Ad Hoc Charter Advisory Committee for the purpose of a
An Argument for Concealed Carry
Here’s a provoking video from those critical thinkers at Cracked.com that punctures some illusions. Check it out.
Mexican Tiger Trap
La Polaka, Periodismo en Caliente, reports a wave of retaliatory violence in Western Chihuahua following the arrest of the drug
The Story That Didn’t Happen
At three Tuesday afternoon I was home, trying to punch out a story through the fog of the night before.
Tarahumara Drug Runners
This is a great story about an international humanitarian tragedy, out of Texas Monthly. Mexican cartels, meanwhile, recognized an opportunity
Doña Ana County Jail Director Busted For Pot
Did you read that the Doña Ana County Jail Director got busted for pot? From the Las Cruces Sun Times:
El Paso’s Finest
Did you see this story in the El Paso Times this past weekend? On June 23, 2015, Maria Ramirez called
We’re Number 1, Again!
This story in El Diario about a book called Los Narcos Gringos makes an interesting assertion: “El Paso, como muchas
The Fourth Anniversary of the Killing of Daniel Saenz
Four years ago today, El Paso Police Officer Jose Flores shot and killed handcuffed prisoner Daniel Saenz in the sallyport
Our Justice System at Work
Many people have complained that our District Attorney Jaime Esparza has not done enough to weed out public corruption. Well,