John Oliver, host of HBO's LastWeekTonight, featured the in-depth investigative work on the Brookside Police Department by ALdotcom's JohnArchibald, who worked with reporters ARemkus1 and RamseyArchibald, and editor ChallenStephens.
The reporting prompted multiple state investigations and led to immediate promises of change in police policies in Brookside, such as reduced patrol zones and clearly marked vehicles.
“But it wasn’t until two years later, that in-depth investigation from AL.com revealed what had actually been happening, and that is that Brookside, a town of just 1,200 people, was having its finances rocket-fueled by tickets and aggressive policing, with bulls--t traffic tickets being issued at a truly ridiculous rate,” Oliver said.
Oliver then shared footage of trans people and others reacting to the bill, including comments heard in. “You can’t help thinking that this whole thing is just right-wing virtue signaling sending a hateful message to a conservative base with no thought given to the pain it will case,” Oliver said. “And no matter what the eventual fate of this law is, actual trans people and their advocates in Alabama have heard the message it was meant to send, loud and clear.
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