Skip to Content
Subscribe
Log In
Menu
Search
Search
Crosswords
NFL
NBA
NHL
WNBA
Soccer
Podcasts
Arts And Culture
Politics
Science
About Us
Send Us A Tip (News)
Send Us A Tip ($)
Merch Shop
How To Pitch Defector
How To Comment On Defector
Defector Freelancer Policies, Created In Partnership With The National Writers Union
Crossword Submission Guidelines
Masthead
Defector Hall of Fame
Log In
Subscribe
Defector X (formerly Twitter)
Defector Twitch
Defector Bluesky
Give Some Blogs, Get A Calendar:
Policing
Topics
NFL
NBA
NHL
Soccer
Arts And Culture
Capital
Podcasts
Creaturefector
Chefector
NFL
Body Cam Footage Shows Miami-Dade Police Unnecessarily Escalating Tyreek Hill’s Traffic Stop
298
Comments
Samer Kalaf
September 10, 2024
Policing
U.S. Court Of Appeals Rules Against Cop Who Killed Peyton Ham
138
Comments
Dave McKenna
July 9, 2024
The Defector Crewneck Sweatshirt Is Back In Stock
Bad news: It's getting colder. Good news: The best way to cover your forearms has returned. The critically acclaimed Defector crewneck sweatshirt has been restocked in all sizes. Now's the time to get one of our most popular items, printed with union labor in the USA.
Policing
How Qualified Immunity Protects Cops Who Kill
194
Comments
Dave McKenna
June 17, 2024
Policing
Federal Appeals Court Questions Handling Of Case Against Cop Who Killed Peyton Ham
182
Comments
Dave McKenna
May 24, 2024
Policing
Louisville Police Have Very Little To Say
360
Comments
Diana Moskovitz
May 24, 2024
This Is So Stupid
Officer’s Pants Tragically Struck Down In Confrontation With Scottie Scheffler
256
Comments
Tom Ley
May 17, 2024
Golf
Don’t Worry, Scottie Scheffler Will Make His Tee Time. He Just Had To Get Arrested Real Quick
293
Comments
Tom Ley
May 17, 2024
Margin Of Error
Going Off Script
214
Comments
Tom Scocca
May 3, 2024
Interviews
A City College Student Journalist Shares What He Saw During The NYPD Crackdown
118
Comments
Samer Kalaf
May 3, 2024
Politics
UCLA Chooses Violence Over Divestment
246
Comments
Patrick Redford
May 1, 2024
Politics
The Outside Agitators On Campus Were The Police
355
Comments
Samer Kalaf
May 1, 2024
Politics
The Crackdown Explains The Protest
753
Comments
Samer Kalaf
April 26, 2024
Stories
When The Night You Didn’t Die Never Ends
105
Comments
Dave McKenna
March 20, 2024
Policing
Cop Empties Clip On Suburban Street After Hearing Acorn Strike His Car
405
Comments
Tom Ley
February 14, 2024
The Machines
The TSA Has Thwarted My Anti-Groping Strategy
269
Comments
Lauren Theisen
January 8, 2024
Policing
The Stop Cop City Indictment Is An Act Of Desperation
140
Comments
Micah Herskind
September 12, 2023
Life's Rich Pageant
The Boston Cop Slide Fail Video Has Been Investigated Thoroughly, But I Have More Questions
217
Comments
Dan McQuade
August 3, 2023
Capital
In The Fight For Justice, The Police Can Only Be On One Side
242
Comments
Dan Berger
May 3, 2023
Policing
Journalist Ben Camacho On Facing Petty LAPD-Driven Lawsuit: “It’s The Biggest Gaslight Of My Life”
170
Comments
Laura Wagner
April 10, 2023
Policing
The Stories We Tell Ourselves To Live
172
Comments
Nicholas Russell
February 14, 2023
Capital
Prison Abolition Is Pragmatic
448
Comments
Jonathan Ben-Menachem
January 30, 2023
Policing
Cop City Is A Step Toward Cop Nation
411
Comments
Israel Daramola
January 27, 2023
Policing
Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Cop Who Killed Peyton Ham
291
Comments
Dave McKenna
January 25, 2023
Politics
Meet Richard Fritz, America’s Most Unelectable Elected Official
176
Comments
Dave McKenna
July 6, 2022
Policing
Georgia Cops Attempt Futile Drug Bust On Delaware State Lax Team, Then Lie About It
321
Comments
Dan McQuade
May 12, 2022
Older