A Hopkins Professor Says America’s Descent Into Authoritarianism May Have Started With Policing In Blue Cities.

A Hopkins professor says America’s descent into authoritarianism may have started with policing in blue cities. If that’s true, we’re in big trouble.

Anyone who witnessed or was affected by Baltimore’s failed experiment with zero-tolerance policing during the aughts remembers the unrelenting chaos it created. As reporters working for a newspaper, we witnessed the onslaught of so-called quality of life arrests as a fast-moving crisis that seemed to accelerate with each illegal charge. The policy was driven by the idea that even the most minor infraction, like drinking a beer on a stoop, was wo…

A Hopkins Professor Says America’s Descent Into Authoritarianism May Have Started With Policing In Blue Cities.

As the Trump administration continues to press the boundaries of the Constitution, Johns Hopkins Professor Lester Spence says we need to understand one yet-to-be-examined source of the push towards authoritarianism: urban policing.