Ian McDowell, Author at The Assembly NC https://www.theassemblync.com North Carolina's digital magazine on place and power Sat, 21 Jun 2025 23:34:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.theassemblync.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/cropped-TA_Mark_Black_Square-32x32.png Ian McDowell, Author at The Assembly NC https://www.theassemblync.com 32 32 210991526 The Thread: Robinson, Trump Attacker Stories Lead To Greensboro https://www.theassemblync.com/newsletter/robinson-trump-attacker-ryan-routh-greensboro/ Tue, 24 Sep 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?post_type=newspack_nl_cpt&p=27953 Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is on the defense, and Trump's would-be assassin is a familiar face in Greensboro. ]]>

Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is on the defense, and Trump's would-be assassin is a familiar face in Greensboro.

]]> 27953 Parlor Tricks https://www.theassemblync.com/business/greensboro-massage-parlor-raid-police/ Wed, 15 May 2024 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=19158 A dust-up over illicit massage parlor busts in Greensboro led to the state’s first policy on sexual acts and police. ]]>

A dust-up over illicit massage parlor busts in Greensboro led to the state’s first policy on sexual acts and police.

]]> 19158 The Perfectly Legal Hogtying Death of Marcus Smith https://www.theassemblync.com/politics/criminal-justice/the-perfectly-legal-hogtying-death-of-marcus-smith/ Wed, 12 May 2021 13:03:16 +0000 http://www.theassemblync.com/2021/05/12/the-perfectly-legal-hogtying-death-of-marcus-smith/ In 2018, Marcus Deon Smith died after Greensboro police used “maximum restraint” on him. Now, The Assembly has obtained depositions from the officers and their bosses in the civil rights lawsuit filed by the family. These previously unreported documents shed disturbing light on why the officers used a form of restraint that neighboring cities have banned.]]>

In 2018, Marcus Deon Smith died after Greensboro police used “maximum restraint” on him. Now, The Assembly has obtained depositions from the officers and their bosses in the civil rights lawsuit filed by the family. These previously unreported documents shed disturbing light on why the officers used a form of restraint that neighboring cities have banned.

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