QPP 26: A Continuum of Shootings; Protests in Vermont; Greek Policing
Peter is back from his Grecian Spring Break, so Nick went over to Peter’s house, and the podcast returns after several weeks of guest posts and hosts.
Episode:
https://www.spreaker.com/episode/14544276
Peter and Nick open with a discussion of several police shootings around the country that have risen to the level of nationally relevant news. The two began with discussion of the shooting by Harris County Deputies of a man whose pants were around his ankles; continued with the Sacramento incident; and wrapped up in New York City.
The two then discussed the Police response to protests in Burlington, Vermont that blocked traffic, and how the cops used their discretion and chose not to arrest protesters.
Peter discussed an incident that happened during his recent trip to Greece, in which he was harassed by junkies he had just photographed. The subsequent conversation with one of Athens’ finest was something of an eye-opener, and this leads to a comparison of policing in Greece versus America.
That leads to a conversation about begging on the NYC subway.
The two finish the podcast with a discussion about recent changes that will once again permit the Centers for Disease Control to perform research into gun violence research at the CDC, which includes a very brief overview of why one might think that kind of research important.
