NEW EPISODE PREMIERE - 'How Police Make Up the Law'

Fantastic! I'll forward this off to a philosophic, American, former Sheriffs Deputy. Maybe he will use it to elevate the level of discussion around training and enforcement. Thank you.

Carolyn Larke

While I appreciate this is primarily an episode on jurisprudence, I do take issue with Iain Donnelly's text being the only one used to represent what is actually a surprisingly ideologically pluralistic profession. He had a 30 year career in the Police, and represents what is quite a niche "Old Guard" with 'Commonsense' views - the lack of justification that comes with that being something you noticed. Happy to get in touch if you want a fuller picture of the 'Inside'.

Brynly the Younger

Such a fantastic episode. Thank you, Abigail!

You are gorgeous! Your outfits always seem so meticulously crafted and are always aesthetically pleasing / eye-catching. You wear them well. Great episode - interesting and engaging. I really appreciate how accessible you make philosophical concepts esp with framing them in current contexts. Many thanks for the work that you and your team put into these.

Grey

I think I’m In Love

Augustus

As someone who works security - And I plan to leave THAT profession behind and head off/immigrate to England - I used to believe that the police were supposed to be the good guys. However... I learned quickly that wasn't the case. Actually, I only met ONE person in the security field - Which is, for all intents and purposes, a subsection of the police, just more limited - That was an honest person. Having done research on police corruption and those associated with them, ONE particular incident comes to mind -  Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums (CRASH), from 1979 to 2001. As of May 2001, the Rampart investigation had brought fifty-eight officers before an internal administrative board. Of these, twelve were suspended, seven resigned, and five were terminated. The rest, I'm not sure. However, I think the State Librarian, Kevin Starf, said it best in the History of California, "CRASH... became, in effect, the most badass gang in the city." This wound up being one of the most documented cases of police corruption. It became so notorious, that this had inspired Dan Houser, James Worrall & DJ Pooh to write a story that involves a fictionalized version of C.R.A.S.H. appears as the main antagonist faction in the 2004 open world action-adventure video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Seriously, compare the real life CRASH with that fictional world's equivalent. It's interesting and surprising. I don't think we're EVER going to see an honest police officer. Like with a noncorrupt politician, it's like finding a unicorn... Made of diamonds... named "Butt Stallion." Exceedingly rare. Sorry if this comment went on a tangent, I just had quite a lot to say. Keep up the good work. ^_^

Nik the Nocturne

Adds new meaning to “I fought the law, and the law won”.

Trixie Mephistopheles is, quite frankly, goals. 🖤🖤🖤

Davina Appleton

Is there something worth exploring in the 25% hit rate for stop/search (25min) vs the 16% charge/prosecution rate (18min)? Not measuring the same thing, but there might be parallels between the two.

David Stosser