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Community Corner | Officer Lord V the UnHoused

August 31, 2019 Like 0 Darren O'Connor

Ever since Naropa University student Zayd Atkinson was detained without cause for the non-crime of picking up garbage while Black, the City of Boulder’s response provides some hope for the future, but the response of some Boulder police officers should…

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Activists Among Us: [A Few of] The People Making BOCO the Best it Can Be

August 22, 2019 Like 0 De La Vaca

It’s all fun and games ’till they put up a toxic well in your backyard, or the new American Gestapo kidnaps a neighbor. These activists are fighting for the BOCO we all want and deserve. Malala Yousafzai once said, “I…

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Boulder’s Independent Legal Review Of Sammie Lawrence Arrest: Anything But

June 27, 2019 1 0 Darren O'Connor

Mr. Troyer's so-called independent review of Mr. Lawrence's brutal arrest regurgitates the Boulder Police Department's reports and, leaving critical details out, predictably but disappointingly concludes that no policy was violated either in the arrest or in the department's review of…

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Community Corner: Inspiring Incarceration Bills Signed in Colorado’s 2019 Legislative Session

June 16, 2019 Like 0 Darren O'Connor

This past legislative session saw some truly inspired bills regarding incarceration make it through the process to become law in Colorado, to the betterment of us all.