Posts by Myah Wilmarth
Policing in 2020 and Beyond: Legal Issues
September 25, 2020 – During this year’s special legislative session, lawmakers approved a plan to create a new civil rights commission. One of the tasks of that group is to study the issue of qualified immunity, which makes it hard to bring legal action against corrupt officers and their employers. Host Gene Grant talks to…
Read MorePolicing in 2020 and Beyond: Black Lives Matter Movement and Community Organizing
September 25, 2020 – Recent protests in New Mexico have kept the issue of police brutality in the headlines. But, what are the specific reform efforts that protestors are seeking? And, what do activists mean when they say defund or abolish the police department? Host Gene Grant talks to local organizers and activists about what…
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