Topic: Police Conduct

3 chapters across the catalog

Dangerous Speech
Episode 798 2:06:35 - 2:09:58

798: Dangerous Speech

Austin Police Officer Tickets Man for Offensive Speech

A video from the University of Texas at Austin shows a police officer trainee issuing a citation for "disorderly conduct" to a man for using offensive language near a sorority. The officer claims his job is to ensure students are not offended, sparking a discussion on the erosion of First Amendment protections for offensive but legal speech.

A.Q. in the Maghrim
Episode 742 18:42 - 22:50

742: A.Q. in the Maghrim

Alan Dershowitz on Police Encounters and Civil Rights

Law professor Alan Dershowitz is criticized for advising students on CNN to waive their constitutional rights when confronted by police. The segment references the Sandra Bland case in Texas, where a traffic stop for a failure to signal escalated into an arrest. Dershowitz argues that being "contemptuous" toward officers, particularly for African Americans, leads to dangerous outcomes in a racist society.