Outside the Beltway

New details in the shooting of 12 year old Tamir Rice raise more questions.

Some will say two years isn’t long enough, but under the circumstances it seems appropriate.

An entirely unsurprising decision from Federal Prosecutors in Washington, D.C.

NYPD Officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu were shot dead while sitting in their patrol car In Brooklyn. And those suggesting that anyone other than the killer has “blood on their hands” are being absurd.

The Supreme Court says that police who have a “reasonable” misunderstanding of the law can still pull you over.

A hostage crisis has been unfolding overnight at a cafe in Sydney, Australia that has apparent links to international terrorism.

What now?

Chris Rock wants us to remember that Bill Cosby isn’t the only celebrity accused of rape.

Many have suggested that prosecution of cases involving police misconduct should be handled by prosecutors who don’t work with local police departments on a regular basis. They’re right.

Yet another example of the need for context when discussing stats.

An utter journalistic failure from Rolling Stone.

While conservatives have been generally as appalled as others with the news out of Staten Island, some of them are looking in the wrong place for blame.

A former RNC chair says a black man’s life isn’t worth a ham sandwich.

A New York City Grand Jury refuses to indict a cop who appears from all available evidence to choked a guy to death for no good reason.

Michael Brown’s stepfather made incendiary comments in the wake of the Grand Jury announcement, but they do not amount to a crime.

The man who shot and killed Michael Brown has resigned, but that’s unlikely to satisfy protesters who still seem to be demanding criminal charges that are never going to come.

Next week, the Supreme Court will be asked to determine the line between free speech online and criminal threats

Regardless of the outcome of the Michael Brown investigation, there are legitimate problems that need to be addressed.

Not surprisingly, last night’s announcement that there would be no state court indictment in the Michael Brown shooting led to violence and confrontations with police. That’s not going to solve any of the real problems that face Ferguson, or any other community in the United States.

A not unexpected decision from the Grand Jury that investigated the Michael Brown shooting.

All the warnings of violence in the wake of an expected imminent announcement from the Grand Jury in the Michael brown case could become self-fulfilling prophecy.

Civil asset forfeiture gives “highway robbery” a whole new meaning.

Support for legalizing marijuana continues to grow slowly but surely.

The Fourth and Fifth Amendments do not prevent the police from compelling you to unlock your phone if you used fingerprint scan technology to lock it, Virginia Judge has ruled.

Not surprisingly, a law passed in the wake of the September 11th attacks has been used mostly for things that have nothing to do with terrorism.

Reports from the Justice Department seem to be laying the groundwork for more disappointment for those hoping for charges against Officer Darren Wilson.

Just over one year ago, Virginia State Senator Creigh Deeds was attacked by his son, revealing problems with our mental health system that have yet to be adequately addressed.

Another school shooting.

What if the Grand Jury investigating the Michael Brown shooting fails to indict Officer Darren Wilson? We may find out if newly leaked evidence is accurate.

Law enforcement remains unhappy about the recent changes that will make it harder to break into a locked smartphone.

The numbers don’t lie.

Does the seriousness of a crime vary depending on the gender of the parties involved?

It appears that there will be no Federal charges against George Zimmerman for shooting Trayvon Martin. This is not a surprise.

Facts are stubborn things.

A fired Oklahoma worker beheaded a woman and was attacking another when he was shot. Workplace violence? Or terrorism.

Well, that punishment didn’t last for very long.

The firing actually hurts Janay Rice much more than it does Ray.