THE WABASH WATCHDOG

THE WABASH WATCHDOG: INDEPENDENT NEWS & ACCOUNTABILITY

  • WHEN JUSTICE COMMITS CRIME: PART 7

    A narcotics dog cannot testify, cannot explain what it smelled, and cannot distinguish between what is illegal and what the law has chosen to make lawful. Yet its behavior—interpreted by a handler—can still unlock a warrantless search. When reward cues, ambiguous alerts, and outdated drug-war assumptions are treated as probable cause, justice doesn’t merely err.…

  • WHEN JUSTICE COMMITS CRIME: CONCLUSION

    A system that predictably strips liberty, discourages scrutiny, and externalizes harm is not malfunctioning—it is operating as designed.

  • WHEN JUSTICE COMMITS CRIME: PART 6

    When defendants are used as informants, the state outsources danger without assuming responsibility—leaving harm uncounted and unaddressed.

  • WHEN JUSTICE COMMITS CRIME: PART 5

    When prosecution is institutionally supported and defense is not, justice resolves faster than it is tested.

  • WHEN JUSTICE COMMITS CRIME: PART 4

    Meeting your counsel often comes after money, liberty, and leverage are gone—leaving defense shaped by depletion, not preparation.

  • WHEN JUSTICE COMMITS CRIME: PART 3

    In Indiana, bail does not restore liberty. It redirects defendants into a system of detention, supervision, and fees that drains defense funds before guilt is ever adjudicated.

  • Canine Conspiracy