Show Notes

The Baltimore Police Commissioner Orders Every Officer to Empathy Instruction.

Police Commissioner Worley has implemented 8 hours of empathy instruction for every Baltimore Police Officer. In this episode, Serge and Clarke discuss the instructions. Serge begins with the valid premise that it is a good idea for victims of trauma — like most police officers and many Baltimoreans–to learn to understand. On his part, Clarke…

Mayor v ATF: Who cares who wins we just want to see a lot of hits!

This week, the Mayor of Baltimore filed suit in federal court against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. It turns out that ATF sends gun trace information to the Police Commissioner but does not send the same information to the Mayor. Rather than figure a workaround, the Mayor — represented by Everytown Law…

The Dust Settles on Sexual Assault Forensic Examinations.

For three decades, the United States Congress has passed laws to fund forensic examinations in sexual assault cases. But it  doesn’t seem to matter.  The country is awash in untested rape kits while repetitive sex offenders continue to violate. In fact, Maryland leads the nation in rape kit backlogs at the forensic lab. But at…

Is the federal government finally satisfied with the Derek Chauvin sentence?

After Derek Chauvin killed George Floyd, the federal government permitted anarchists to loot and burn communities across the country. The State of Minnesota successfully prosecuted Chauvin and he was sentenced to 22 years in prison. However, the federal government was not satisfied. A federal grand jury was convened. Chauvin was federally indicted. Chauvin pled guilty…

Not All Prosecutors Think Alike; Some Thoughts on the Marilyn Mosby Case

The United States Attorney for the District of Maryland successfully indicted and convicted former Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby of two counts of perjury. In this weeks episode, Jack Mitchell — a former police officer who worked for Ms. Mosby as an Assistant State’s Attorney — joins Serge and Clarke to discuss Mosby’s perjury…

Is it the Shoplifting Season, or Are We a Culture Devolving into Anarchy?

Who would have thought that in 2023, shoplifting could become a major crime in the United States? Wait — stop. Not everyone believes that shoplifting is even on the rise. But we do! In this episode, Serge and Clarke discuss the changing social conventions surrounding the crime of shoplifting as further evidence of a breakdown…

The Plot Thickens in the Kashef Khan MSP Termination Case

Kashef Khan was the Maryland State Trooper of the Year until he was fired for allegedly writing a false report. The “falsity” in the report was the location of a traffic stop which Khan accurately documented in many ways. Khan uploaded a slightly inaccurate longitude and latitude location from a reporting system that MSP admits…

The Curious Case of Marlon Koushall

You can always find three things in Baltimore: Natty Boh beer, Old Bay seasoning & ludicrous “justice.” In this week’s podcast, Serge and Clarke discuss the case of Baltimore Police Sergeant Marlon Koushall whose videotaped conduct during a late night arrest were simultaneously deemed completely consistent with the rules, policies, procedures and training of the…

Should the FBI be Downsized or Deconstructed?

In this episode, Serge and Clarke discuss the popular idea among conservatives for downsizing the FBI and deconstructing it into as many as five independent investigative agencies, each with a focused interest in the type of cases being investigated. Clarke says, as it stands today, just writing the word FBI into the title likely invites…

WTH is the Balkanization of Law Enforcement?

In three recent incidents, the police got it right and prevented serious mass casualty events. In this episode, Serge and Clarke discuss how the number of police agencies impacts the ability of sharing information and investigating criminal incidents. Clarke — but not Serge — thinks it is a miracle that the police got it right…