An under-discussed aspect of the #TexasGeorgeFloydAct requires corroboration for police testimony in drug busts, an idea that surfaced 20 years ago after the Tulia drug stings. Here's a flyer from back then making a religious case for the policy. #txlege drive.google.com/file/d/0B6HJLe
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In 2001, the Tulia legislation was scaled back to only require corroboration for informants, leaving police free to make drug cases based on their uncorroborated testimony. We should have already known, but 20 years later, Gerald Goines again showed us how that can backfire.
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