Large portions of the American public still believe false claims of all kinds about guns, the COVID-19 pandemic and reproductive health, a new survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation shows. Though the poll found that percentages of Americans who believe that false claims are “definitely” true is small, the portion who think they are “probably”… Continue reading Many Americans Still Wrongly Think Guns Make Us Safer
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MP calls for review of computer evidence rule which led to subpostmasters being wrongly convicted
Labour MP Darren Jones has asked the minister in charge of the courts to look into the appropriateness of the rule on the use of computer evidence in court, in light of miscarriages of justice in the Post Office IT scandal. He wrote to Lord Chancellor Alex Chalk urging him to consider the issue personally… Continue reading MP calls for review of computer evidence rule which led to subpostmasters being wrongly convicted
Body camera footage shows Texas family held at gunpoint after police wrongly ID car as stolen
Texas police held a Black family at gunpoint earlier this month after a typo lead police to wrongly believe their car was stolen. During the incident, an officer admitted to identifying the family’s license as being from Arizona, rather than their home state of Arkansas. The incident, which unfolded on July 23 in Frisco, Texas,… Continue reading Body camera footage shows Texas family held at gunpoint after police wrongly ID car as stolen