A. Barton Hinkle: Don’t Let Cops Dodge the Constitution

You can’t blame police departments if
they feel a trifle besieged these days. But as A. Barton Hinkle
points out, police departments cannot blame anyone but themselves
for that circumstance. They keep pushing the envelope and dodging
the limits of the Constitution. From asset forfeiture to
stop-and-frisk to military-style tactics, Hinkle observes, the cops
are putting everyone’s civil liberties at risk.

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