I was looking at the new releases on Netflix and noticed something called “Queen of the South.” I thought that name sounded familiar, so I checked the synopsis. Sure enough, it’s La Reina del Sur. Not the real show, though–it’s an English language remake, because Hollywood is completely unable to come up with an original idea.
Month: May 2019
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The reality of the American legal system
There’s overwhelming evidence that the criminal-justice system is racist. Here’s the proof. [The Washington Post]
Radley Balko, one of the few real journalists in America, has compiled a long, long, long list of studies showing the racism of the American criminal “justice” system. This is a bit old, but was recently updated with yet more studies. Criminal Defense lawyer Scott Greenfield wrote a response to this pointing out that as racist as the system is, it’s fundamentally flawed for everyone.