by Katie McDonough. A license to kill. The trial of a Chicago police detective who killed a young woman after opening fire on a group of unarmed people ended Monday with the judge finding the officer not guilty on all charges. Detective Dante Servin shot and killed Rekia Boyd, a 22-year-old black woman, in April 2012 and was charged with ... MORE
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Thousands Dead From Police Shootings, Few Prosecuted
from the Washington Post. On a rainy night five
years ago, Officer Coleman “Duke” Brackney set off in pursuit of a
suspected drunk driver, chasing his black Mazda Miata down rural
Arkansas roads at speeds of nearly 100 miles per hour. When the sports
car finally came to rest in a ditch, Brackney opened fire at the rear
window and repeatedly ... MORE
State Seizes 11-year-old, Arrests His Mother After He Defends Medical Marijuana During A School Presentation
by Radley Balko. From the website run by investigative journalist Ben Swann: On March 24, cannabis oil activist Shona Banda‘s
life was flipped upside-down after her son was taken from her by the
State of Kansas. The ordeal started when police and counselors at her
11-year-old son’s school conducted a drug education class. Her son, who
had previously ... MORE
'Free-Range' Parents Will Sue CPS For Grabbing Their Kids
by Lenore Skenazy. Taking the busybodies who mind your business to court. The Meitivs are lawyering up, and will file some kind of lawsuit against Montgomery County, Maryland, officials who took their children while the youngsters were walking outside by themselves. Matthew Dowd, a partner at Wiley Rein LLP, will represent the Meitivs free of ... MORE
Cop Pulls Black Man Over For Seatbelt Violation; Shoots Him When He Follows Order To Produce License (VIDEO)
See the unbelievable video. A black man has come out in support of police body cameras after he was gunned down by a white officer during a traffic stop and writhed in agony on the ground saying: 'Why did you shoot me sir?' Levar Jones, 36, who has no criminal record and was on his way home from his job at a Subway café, said the horror of his ... MORE
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VIDEO: Cop Pulled Over Teens For Broken Light, Then Beats And Tasers Minor And Attempts To Delete Footage
Now an everyday occurrence. Police abuse caught on tape --- again. ... MORE
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VIDEO: Police Thugs Brutally Beat Suspected Horse Thief
Ten California cops pummel suspected horse thief who is face down with hands behind his back ... MORE
Anger Over Killer Cop's 'Cover-up' Grows Llouder As Questions Are Raised Over His Fellow Officers' Actions
5 bullet wounds to the back and few questions asked. North Charleston police are facing growing accusations that killer cop Michael Slago would have got away with a cover up had a bystander video not emerged - as questions emerge over his colleagues' conduct after the shooting. Seven of Michael Slager's fellow cops responded to his ... MORE
U.S. Secretly Tracked Billions Of Calls For Decades
by Brad Heath. The U.S. government started keeping secret records of Americans' international telephone calls nearly a decade before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, harvesting billions of calls in a program that provided a blueprint for the far broader National Security Agency surveillance that followed. For more than two decades, the Justice Department ... MORE
John W. Whitehead: The Only Truly Compliant, Submissive Citizen In A Police State Is A Dead One
"Serve and protect" has become "comply or die." Americans as young as 4 years old are being leg shackled, handcuffed, tasered and held at gun point for not being quiet, not being orderly and just being childlike—i.e., not being compliant enough. Americans as old as 95 are being beaten, shot and killed for questioning an order, ... MORE
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Police Brutality Can't Be Overlooked Any Longer
by Nadiah Abuswai. Truly senseless violence. Martese Johnson, 20, was beaten by police outside Trinity Irish Pub in Charlottesville, Va., March 18. Police officers beat the University of Virginia junior over a suspicion that he was using a fake I.D. to get into the pub. A video shows police after forcing Johnson to the ground and handcuffing him, while ... MORE
We’re Asking The Wrong Question About Police Shootings
by Radley Balko. The video below depicts the fatal police shooting of 38-year-old Jason Harrison in Dallas last year. Harrison’s mother had told the police that her son had been making threats, and that he was “bipolar schizo.” Police officials have previously said the body camera video backs up the officers’ accounts of self-defense, showing a fast- ... MORE
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Radley Balko: Prosecutors Looking Out For Number One
Government lying becoming accepted practice. Tennessee law professor and Instapundit Glenn Reynolds takes on prosecutor misconduct in a column for USA Today. He begins with a case from California in which Kern County prosecutor Robert Murray appended a confession to a suspect’s statement without the suspect’s knowledge. ... MORE
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An Innocent Woman Extorted, Kidnapped And Jailed As Part Of Louisiana Town’s Revenue Collection Scheme
Caught driving while black. The town of Woodworth, Louisiana is in hot water. Police officers were caught on dashcam video shaking down innocent motorists during a traffic stop, and the state’s second highest court wants the city to pay for it. On Wednesday, the Court of Appeals in favor of Patricia Parker’s lawsuit against the town. At 6am on ... MORE
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GRAPHIC VIDEO: Homeless Man Killed By LA Cops
Justifiable force? You decide. WARNING: Graphic violence and language.
Home Surveillance Records Cop Assaulting And Abusing Teen Without Cause; Charges Him With Resisting Arrest
Another criminal with a badge. Police in New Jersey are investigating allegations that one of their own officers roughed up and abused a teenager, and the whole thing was caught on camera. It happened Saturday night. The cop was at the teen's house and the young man ended up handcuffed in the snow in a t-shirt and no shoes. Michael doesn't want us to use ... MORE
In The Public Service: Cops Break Into Home And Kill 74-Year-Old Man After Relative Requests Well-Visit Check
by Elisabeth Arriero. Gastonia police sent to check on the welfare of a 74-year-old man shot and killed him in his home late Saturday after he confronted them with a gun, police said. Police were called to the home of James Howard Allen about 10 p.m. Saturday because a relative of Allen’s in Anson County was worried about his condition, Gastonia ... MORE
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Matt Agorist: Shock Video Shows Cops Run Down Man With Cruiser, Severely Beat Him, Charge Him With Assault
Can we all agree these cops are racist? Surveillance cameras reveal the truth. Two Philly cops have been charged with the assault of a man after surveillance footage revealed the officers lied about the incident. The laundry list of charges that Officers Kevin Robinson and Sean McKnight are facing is lengthy: Aggravated Assault, Simple ... MORE
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