Posts Tagged ‘ law enforcement ’

The War on Drugs Failed; How Do We Respond?

July 14, 2010
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Smart City Memphis discusses the problems that legendary Beale Street guitarist Eric Gales has with marijuana, and how our response to it has failed repeatedly, not just for Gales but for the community at large: We’re sure that before it’s over Mr. Gales will be treated by the attorney general’s office as if he’s...

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Legislature Forces Cops Into the Firearm Sales Business

March 16, 2010
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With all the “Guns in X” bills that have been all over the legislature the past couple of years, this one slipped right by me. HB 2376 makes it illegal for Law Enforcement agencies to destroy seized weapons unless they are inoperable or unsafe. Both Memphis Mayor A C Wharton and Shelby County Sheriff...

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Just What DOES A Sheriff Do, Anyway?

March 11, 2010
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We really know what their duties are?  Tom Humphrey reports that Eddie Bass seems to think so: State Rep. Eddie Bass, a former Giles County sheriff, has proposed an amendment to the state Constitution the declares the duties of a Tennessee sheriff cannot be “diminished or taken away” by county government. “The sheriff is...

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