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Watertown: Under Color of Law

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Oct 13, 2026

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Episodes

The Satire Shield: Why Hustler v. Falwell Protects Graphic Novels, Folk Songs, and Public Mockery 30.08.2026

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The Armor of Authority: Why Police Officers and Public Officials Are Nearly Impossible to Defame 30.08.2026

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Special Hanrahan PD Episode 30.08.2026

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Chief Justin Hanrahan, Captain Daniel, Unsworth, and Officer Khalil Mafhoum’s Disdain for Public Scrutiny of Police Credentials 29.08.2026

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HPD - Hanrahan Police Station 28.08.2026

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The Mutual Hostage Situation: Why Chief Justin Hanrahan’s Leadership Is Chaining Themselves to a Sinking Ship 28.08.2026

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Trading a Law Degree for a Participation Trophy: Why Watertown Chief Justin Hanrahan Co-Signing Corruption is the Ultimate Irony. 26.08.2026

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The Art of the Docket Ghost: Why Cornered Municipalities Love Procedural Limbo (And Why a Flat Fee Ruins the Game) 26.08.2026

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An Interview with the Whistleblower on Fire Alarms, Fake Streets, and the Watertown PD’s Comedy of Errors 25.08.2026

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The Best Investment She Ever Made: Why a Flat Fee is the Ultimate Shield Against Corrupt Cops Who Try to “Punish You with Process”—And How It Funded a Creative Awakening. 25.08.2026

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The Art of the Biting Jest: How Great British and American Satirists Weaponized Laughter Against the Powerful 25.08.2026

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Ring Ring, HR? Your 6th-Grade English Teacher is Writing Books Again! 24.08.2026

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How Watertown Police Thought This Would Go vs. How It’s Actually Going: A Lesson in the Streisand Effect 24.08.2026

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The Hero’s Journey of a Whistleblower 24.08.2026

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Watertown Officer Khalil Mafhoum’s Court Slot Machine 24.08.2026

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The Potemkin Village of Watertown: How Khalil Mafhoum, Dan Unsworth, and the Watertown ‘s Chief Justin Hanrahan Weaponized the Law. 24.08.2026

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Rosemary Scapicchio, Sean Ellis, and the Courage to Speak Truth to Power 24.08.2026

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Painted Into a Corner: How Captain Danny Unsworth’s Court-Shopping Spree and School-Lockdown Panic Left Watertown Holding the Bag 21.08.2026

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Poison in the Pipes: Watertown and the Ghost of Ibsen 21.08.2026

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Behind Closed Doors: Why Watertown’s Municipal Silence Is Echoing Across the Commonwealth 20.08.2026

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Why Watertown Officer Khalil Mafhoum and his captain, Daniel Unsworth, Call Public Accountability an "Attack." 20.08.2026

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Justin Hanrahan, Hanrahan Consulting, and the DARVO Playbook: From “See Something, Say Something” to “Snitches Get Stitches” 19.08.2026

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Watertown Chief Hanrahan’s Crisis PR 101: Why Handing Out Post-Scandal Awards Is the Administrative Equivalent of Co-Signing a Bad Loan. 19.08.2026

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Classroom Management vs. Cop-Room Management: Why Thirty Years of Sixth-Grade ELA Prepared Me for the Watertown Police Department 19.08.2026

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What I Did on my Summer Vacation 19.08.2026

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