Being White Has Its Perks (Episode 61)

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It’s a no-frills-Fsck! With so much happening in just a week, T. Greg skips past the politics and postpones the #Law140 to talk about racial bias in algorithmic sentencing, the Golden State Killer finally being caught (he’s a cop), several bystander videos of police violence in Alabama, Georgia, and Pennsylvania, plus a truly astonishing arrest in Canada!

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#DefendDurm II, 2018 Primaries Edition (Episode 60)

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It’s election season here in Durham, so we have a special edition of the pod! Join us this week as T. Greg talks about his first-ever vote in a Democrat primary, along with a quick recap of criminal justice f*ckery around the country from killer cops in California to a ruthless judge attacking an elderly woman in Florida to New Jersey once again letting police brutality slide. Then we talk with Durham County’s elected District Attorney Roger Echols about why he became a prosecutor, how he handled the Confederate Cases, and the political blowback he’s endured since!

#Law140 will return next week! Remember to check out our Patreon page for exclusive patron-only content!

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“Official Oppression” Everywhere (Episode 59)

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Join us this week as we talk about how screwed Donald Trump’s lawyer is, a California sheriff on video arguing it’s best to kill suspects, a Pennsylvania prosecutor resigning over repeated sex crimes, and several cases across the country of federal law enforcement endangering people’s lives — or killing them outright.

Then, in our weekly #Law140, we talk about the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and an arrest at a Starbucks in Philadelphia!

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Judge Dredd Was A Documentary (Episode 58)

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We’re back! Join us this week as we cover EPA administrator Scott Pruitt’s assorted ways of wasting your tax money, along with full-length coverage of killer cops in New York, Oregon, and Texas, wrongly convicted black men being released in California and Michigan, and assorted other criminal justice f*ckery across the country!

Then, in a brief #Law140, we talk about “Restatements” and why they matter!

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