COLUMN: The Murdaughs (part three)
The Murders of Maggie, “Margaret,” and Paul Murdaugh have been of high concern to people throughout the state of South Carolina for close to a …
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JCPD under federal investigation over mishandlings of sexual assault cases
Over the summer, former Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Kateri Dahl filed a lawsuit against Johnson City’s Police Department. Nothing has been settled at this time, …
Talking about true crime: a column
Welcome back! I am so excited to be back on campus for the 2022/2023 school year and hope all of you are as well. Last …
The mistakes of “Astroworld”, a preventable tragedy
On Nov. 6, 2021, at least ten people were killed during a Travis Scott concert due to the overpacked, wild and sometimes violent crowd. Over …
‘I’ve come full circle’: Gracia begins job as ETSU police chief
ETSU’s Chief of Police Cesar Gracia may be new to the Department of Public Safety, but he’s far from new to campus. Gracia, who assumed …
Police militarization leads to violence against the marginalized
Rhetoric of “the war on crime” is not simply symbolic. Police have become increasingly violent, waging a war not on the root causes of crime …
Security at Trump rally deemed successful
President Donald Trump’s visit on Monday to Freedom Hall unified multiple law enforcement agencies in the name of security. “No arrests or major problems were reported, according …
Protests have come a long way
Today, it is quite common to hear an individual frequently complain about the way the police deals with protests, and how they are either too …
If all lives matter, where’s the extra school security for black children?
I have avoided writing on the topic surrounding the mass shootings in recent news for the sad reality that it has stop becoming news. It’s …
Police footage should be part of the public record
As of this week, it just became a lot harder to access police and body-cam footage in the state of North Carolina. According to CNN, …