Michael Masterson, former Boise Police Chief (2005-2015), writes that a “professional and legitimate inquiry should not be allowed to become a witch-hunt,” and the actions of Matt Bryngelson represent those of a “the behavior of a single rogue cop.”
In 2019, an investigation by @reveal “identified hundreds of police officers across the country who were members of closed racist, Islamophobic, misogynistic or anti-government militia groups on Facebook.” revealnews.org/article/hundre…
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Here’s some advice for how to report on the future of abortion rights after Roe.
When anti-abortion activists claim that SCOTUS overturning of Roe simply about “sending the issue back to the states,” ask follow-up questions—
Then why have Congressional Republican for the past decade introduced federal legislation that would ban abortion after 20-weeks of pregnancy?
The why has the anti-abortion movement advocate for a so-called Human Life Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?
When anti-abortion activists claim public opinion surveys show widespread public support or that particular demographics support severely restricting abortion or prohibiting abortion in most circumstances, ask follow-up questions—
If there’s one thing that I’ve learned from covering anti-abortion state legislation and researching the anti-abortion movement for the past decade—However bad you might think it will be after SCOTUS overturns Roe v. Wade, just know, it’s going to be much much worse…
The anti-abortion movement will not be satisfied with GOP state lawmakers passing bans on abortion (with no exceptions for rape, incest, of health), GOP members of Congress will be expected to pass a federal ban on abortion, and restrict various types of reproductive healthcare.
Also, when GOP state lawmakers pass bans on abortion, expect those same lawmakers in the following years to pass laws further criminalizing medical professionals AND pregnant people, and expect those same lawmakers in following years pass laws increasing those criminal penalties.