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How can the Breonna Taylor grand jury reach its result? Because the officers who directly returned fire were operating under a series of SCOTUS precedents that made clashes between armed homeowners 1) lawful; 2) inevitable; and 3) unjust (short thread): frenchpress.thedispatch.com/p/supreme-cour…
SCOTUS has given police wide latitude to violently enter homes. Castle doctrine gives homeowners wide latitude to defend themselves. Thus, you can have a terrible, violent clash that EMPOWERED by the law, and you will end up with lawful tragedy. /2
There's a difference between officers serving a lawful (though unjustly granted) warrant returning aimed fire and the officer who wantonly fired outside the apartment. The grand jury decision properly reflects that distinction. /3
But all this means that the legal standards (and tactics) should CHANGE. This will happen again and again until they do. We grieve Breonna Taylor's loss. The law set this in motion, and the legal forces are still in motion. More lives will be lost /end

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I'm leaving Twitter, for the indefinite future. The reason is simple: this site is becoming more like Gab every day. It's a font of hatred, lies, and harassment. And while it's never been great, at least it had its uses. No longer. At least not for me. /1
The constant hatred and malice on this site is bad for the soul. The tsunami of lies and misinformation is bad for the mind. There was a time when Twitter still gave me some value. It helped me find some of the smartest and wisest voices in public life. /2
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I’m in Kyiv with an outstanding group, organized by my friends at @Renew_Democracy, and the attack last night was a jolting reminder of two realities. First, the Russians fight gloves-off, while we restrict weapons to Ukraine to keep their gloves on /1 nytimes.com/live/2023/05/1…
Think of the international hand-wringing over the mysterious, small, drone attack in Moscow, yet Russians bombard Kyiv with their most potent conventional weapons routinely. But our limits on supplying Ukraine helps Russia preserve its territory as a giant safe haven. /2
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This is a question I get quite a lot from folks outside the church--why the extreme emphasis on some biblical commands in the public square and an almost total disregard of others?

I propose that we're much more eager to talk about "they" problems than "we" problems. /1
The problems that are rife in the church--porn, adultery, gluttony, and even abuse are often discussed in terms of "struggle" or "brokenness."

Other sins, including lying and cruelty, are excused or overlooked for the sake of an alleged greater good or higher cause. /2
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Liberty 101, a thread.

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This is very much worth pondering, from JVL. I've got a few quick thoughts in response. Thread /1 thetriad.thebulwark.com/p/maybe-dont-l…
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Thread: This excellent piece by @asymmetricinfo raises a vitally important point--basic civil liberties cannot be casualties of our culture war. Free speech and parents' rights are bedrock elements of our civil society. Tossing them aside is wrong and dangerous /1
In the absence of actual evidence of abuse, parents are far better equipped to raise their kids than the state. Let's begin, for example, with this basic fact--parents love their children more than the state (and its agents) ever will. /2
How do we sort through the most profound disagreements in a diverse and pluralistic culture? Through a marketplace of ideas that permits debate and dissent even on the most hot-button ideas. If you believe you're right, you should welcome debate, not seek to suppress it. /3
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