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The Shooting of Daniel Saenz

2016-03-08 elrichiboy Law Enforcement, Politics Leave a comment

Today is the third anniversary of the day when El Paso Police Officer Jose Flores shot handcuffed prisoner Daniel Saenz

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Cross Border Shootings

2016-03-07 elrichiboy Juarez, Law Enforcement, Politics One comment

Here’s a story from the New York Times Magazine reviewing the shooting of José Antonio Elena Rodríguez, a sixteen-year-old boy

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Here’s the proof

2016-02-22 elrichiboy Juarez, Law Enforcement Leave a comment

For the people who doubt that Juarez is getting better, here’s evidence, from the El Paso Times: Two men suspected

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An Acceptable Level of Risk?

2016-02-15 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, City Council, Law Enforcement, Media, Politics 2 comments

If you want to know what it’s like to live in a police state, try walking through the Segundo Barrio

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Papal Economics

2016-02-11 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, Juarez, Law Enforcement, Media, Uncategorized 2 comments

Besides the million dollars we’re spending on security, do you think the Pope’s visit to Juarez will have an economic

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Jailing Poor People

2015-10-17 elrichiboy Law Enforcement Leave a comment

Remember that story about El Paso Municipal Court judges sending poor people to jail because they can’t pay their traffic

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The More Things Change

2015-10-16 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, Law Enforcement, Media, Politics One comment

Did you see this story in the El Paso Times about our local gendarmerie apprehending a wanted fugitive? The El

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More Ink in the National Press

2015-10-08 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, Law Enforcement, Media 3 comments

Here’s a story on Buzzfeed, which prominently features El Paso: Levi Lane shuffled into the pews of the El Paso

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Weather Report

2015-09-23 elrichiboy Law Enforcement, Media One comment

It rained Saturday. Claire’s parents were out of town. She went by their house, and both the Wall Street Journal

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Blame the Politicians

2015-09-14 elrichiboy economic development, It's All Good, Law Enforcement, Politics One comment

Here’s an article written in 1984 by Charlie Reese, a columnist for the Orlando Sentinel. It just landed in my

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Money Making Opportunity

2015-08-28 elrichiboy Brand El Paso, It's All Good, Law Enforcement Leave a comment

You know who could make a lot of money in El Paso? A lawyer who specialized in suing the police.

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Police Narratives

2015-08-23 elrichiboy Law Enforcement Leave a comment

Here are a couple of stories from the national press that may make you question what you hear from the

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Some questions about the latest police shooting

2015-08-12 elrichiboy Law Enforcement Leave a comment

How about this account from the El Paso Times of what happened during the police shooting on Dyer last week:

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Checks and Balances, El Chuco Style

2015-08-10 elrichiboy Law Enforcement, Media 3 comments

The United States runs by a system of checks and balances. If the executive and the legislative branches disagree, then

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The Onion: “It’s not funny anymore.”

2015-07-31 elrichiboy Law Enforcement Leave a comment

You’re familiar with the Onion, the satirical magazine and website that pokes fun at American foibles. Well, yesterday they posted

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Surviving the Police

2015-07-24 elrichiboy Law Enforcement Leave a comment

Well, it’s the weekend, and that means you are at a higher risk of engaging law enforcement. So watch this.

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Those Pesky Secret Emails

2014-07-29 elrichiboy City Council, economic development, Law Enforcement, Politics Leave a comment

In order to understand the content of those secret emails that we’re never going to see, I consulted my trusty

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