Afroman filmed the cops raiding his home and made funny music videos with the footage. Now they’re suing him over their hurt feelings.

In January, Jennifer Sandlin blogged here about Afroman’s music videos featuring footage of Adams County Sheriff’s deputies raiding his home. In making light of the experience, “Will You Help Me Repair My Door” nonetheless exposed how pointless the absurdly militaristic ...

London’s police force “rotten” and pervaded by racism, homophobia and misogyny, according to report it commissioned

A report by Dame Louise Casey concluded that racism, misogyny and homophobia are “pervasive” at London’s Metropolitan Police Force, the world’s second-largest after the NYPD. The report by Louise Casey, commissioned by the Met after one of its officers abducted ...

Another train derailment, this time one carrying corn syrup

A train carrying corn syrup derailed in Arizona. Hey, at least it’s not vinyl chloride! Besides, it sounds like little or none spilled. The train, operated by BNSF, derailed around 7:40 p.m. in Mohave County, Ariz., near the California border. ...

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Norfolk Southern very sorry about toxic train crash and will “do the right thing” so long as it doesn’t involve paying compensation homeowners

Homeowners living near the site of the Norfolk Southern train crash and resulting chemical fire are in the hole in another way: their properties are worth less. The company has no plans to compensate them, reports CNN. At Thursday’s Senate ...