Charlie Hebdo: Report from EuropeNote: The second video in the URL below has been taken down, but it is the first video which is just prior to the second one, that has the most visual information.
Here is a video of the execution of Amedy Coulibaly. It is a German website with the actual live French video of the police assault on the deli. There are three videos. The first one repeatedly shows Coulibaly with tied hands containing no weapons shot down and killed when he could easily have been captured. It ... (more)
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South Florida Cop Claims It's a "Safety Issue" to Record Him During Traffic Stop in Miami
A South Florida cop told a man he was not allowed to record him during a traffic stop because it was a “safety issue,” reaching into the car and swatting the camera.
But the man with the camera wasn’t sold.
“May I record, I mean, you’re not allowed to be recorded right now,” said the man with the camera, whose name is Manny Prades, acco... (more)
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Holder Limits Seized-Asset Sharing Process That Split Billions With Local, State PoliceAttorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. on Friday barred local and state police from using federal law to seize cash, cars and other property without proving that a crime occurred.
Holder’s action represents the most sweeping check on police power to confiscate personal property since the seizures began three decades ago as part of the war on drugs.
Since 2008, thousands of local and state police agencies have made more than 55,000 seizures of cash and property worth $3... (more)
Radley Balko: Breaking down Holder’s move to limit civil asset forfeiture abuse
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LAPD Embarrassed Over Viral Coke Video That They Liken To Swatting; May Charge the PrankstersLos Angeles, CA– The Los Angeles Police Department is looking into possible charges over an embarrassing prank titled “Coke Prank on Cops” which was posted to YouTube on Monday and quickly went viral.
In the video, four young men are seen asking people if they want some coke at Venice Beach. They are sitting inside their SUV (which was fitted with ... (more)
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Major Cities Across The US Becoming Equipped With "Full-Time" SWAT TeamsIndianapolis, Indiana – For at least six months now, the SWAT team for the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department has been deployed full-time, responding to routine calls and conducting investigations.
It was reported by WishTV that in the past six months, the Indianapolis SWAT division has been on nearly 300 calls, and conducted over 700 interviews with people on the street. The poli... (more)
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State Department Rep. On Flogging Of Saudi Blogger: US "Not In The Business Of Demanding Things" From Other CountriesReporters on Monday grilled State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf on the government’s response to Saudi Arabia’s commencing of 1,000 lashes for blogger Raif Badawi, questioning why the US is not taking a more active role in trying to stop the brutal punishment. CNN’s Elise Labott repeatedly pressed the representative to clarify what, if any, actions are being taken to force the close US ally to change course, prompting Harf to respond that the State Department is “not in the business of demand... (more)
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YouTube Pranksters Pretend to Be 'Coke' Pushers at the Beach. Cops Show Up, Fun BeginsLos Angeles, CA — The guys from Nelk Filmz decided that it would be funny to act like coke dealers at the beach. Only the coke they were selling was the same coke you could get out of a vending machine.
The idea was that if someone said “yes” to the question of, “Hey do you wanna buy some coke?” they would pull out one of the cans they had stashed in the back of their SUV.
Apparently this got the attention of the LAPD, who quickly showed up to investigate their susp... (more)
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Houston Police Officers Behind Ticket-Rigging Scheme That Caused Dismissal Of Over 6,000 Tickets Allowed To Quit Or Retire Before They Get FiredChief McClelland put the three officers on desk duty in August. A fourth officer, Rudolph Farias, committed suicide when the scandal broke. "We certainly had enough information and evidence that we believe warrants an investigation," Chief McClelland said in August.
The alleged motivation for the ticket rigging scheme was to appear in court more often to collect more overtime. In September, the City Attorney's office dismissed more than 6,000 speeding tickets written by the office... (more)
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Video Shows San Diego Cop Trying to Beat Up Two Paramedics Inside 7-Eleven
San Diego, CA — A surveillance tape from a Golden Hill 7-Eleven was just released which shows a San Diego cop assault two members of an ambulance crew.
The trial began Tuesday for Anibal Solis, a parking enforcement officer with the SDPD, who is accused of attacking a paramedic and EMT from Rural/Metro.
During the trial Solis says he he... (more)
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Glenn Greenwald on How to Be a Terror "Expert": Ignore Facts, Blame Muslims, Trumpet U.S. Propaganda
Who are the so-called terrorism experts? In the wake of the Paris attacks, the corporate media has once again flooded its news programs with pundits claiming authority on terrorism, foreign policy and world events. We discuss the growing and questionable field of "terrorism experts" with three guests: Glenn Greenwald... (more)
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Rapper 2 Chainz Takes On Nancy Grace In Pot Debate
"On Nancy Grace‘s show tonight, the rapper 2 Chainz made some very sensible arguments about legalizing marijuana and how it would be less of a burden on the economy and the criminal justice system. Grace’s response was to shout at him about THE CHILDREN."
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Ohio State Students Get a Hefty Dose of the Police State for Celebrating Football VictoryColumbus, OH — Ohio State won the inaugural College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday, but the way police responded to celebrating students was a loss for all.
“We are just innocent students celebrating our football team,” one person told the the Columbus Dispatch.
Upon news of the victory, overjoyed students took to the streets in a carousing yet peaceful manner late Monday night. But their revelry was short lived as the police state descended on Col... (more)
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After a Grueling 3 Year Battle, Court Rules that the NYPD has to Explain Their X-Ray VansNew York, NY — Over the past few years the NYPD has deployed a secretive program that uses unmarked vans with specialized X-ray machines designed to look through nearby objects; and the public knows little to nothing about them.
Thanks to ProPublica, a state judge has just ordered that the NYPD has some explaining to do in regards to their surreptitious X-ray van prog... (more)
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Dashcam Footage Shows Arrest of Woman Accused of Assaulting SheriffA police dashcam video obtained exclusively by CBC News shows the arrest of a Camrose dentist accused of assaulting a police officer and resisting arrest during a traffic stop.
Simona Tibu, 40, was charged with assaulting a peace officer in 2013, but later told a court that she was the true victim — saying the altercation left her fearing for her life.
The video was released after a lengthy legal battle.
... (more) It took over a year for this video to be released. While the woman is acting erratic the cop had no reason to place his hands on her. - Chris |
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Albuquerque DA Brings Murder Charges Against Police Who Killed Homeless Camper James BoydALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – The District Attorney’s Office has charged the Albuquerque officers who shot and killed homeless camper James Boyd with murder. This is the first time APD officers have ever faced charges for shooting someone.
Helmet-cam video captured Keith Sandy and Dominique Perez firing three shots each which killed Boyd in March 2014. The shooting has sparked protests throughout the city several times since last summer, and while many of them were peaceful, some protester... (more)
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Cops Worried After Citizens Engage in a New Form of Crowd-Funded, Direct Action Against Police StateSTOCKTON -- Citizens in Stockton, California have taken a new approach to activism.
Rather than sticking to the traditional form of protest in which signs are held and slogans are chanted, these citizens have taken direct action and offered a grassroots, crowd-funded incentive structure to end police brutality in their community.
They have offered a $2,500 reward to anybody who submits information leading to the arrest or termination of cops who brutalize or kill pe... (more)
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Public School Now Programming Children to Celebrate Police State and Dress in Blue to "Thank Cops"BAKERSFIELD — Elementary school children are now being pressured to obediently offer their support for the police state.
Like Martin Luther King Jr. Day, cops are trying to start their own new holiday called “Law Enforcement Appreciation Day,” as if they are an oppressed group who struggle to overcome tyranny.
Worse, impressionable children were instructed to celebrate it.
The Fresno People’s Media notes that the day “isn’t actually a holiday at ... (more)
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NJ Man Arrested for Refusing to Hand Over Camera as "Evidence" After Cop Veers Off Road
A New Jersey man was arrested Thursday after refusing to hand over his video camera to a cop, who insisted he needed it as “evidence,” even though case law makes it very clear that citizens do not have to give up their footage unless their camera was used in the commission of a crime.
You would think a detective from the prosecutor’s office would know... (more)
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Rise of the Nanny Police State: Town Governments Across the US Ban SleddingDubuque, Iowa – Local politicians in cities and towns across America have implemented laws that will ban children from sledding.
Town officials in Dubuque, Iowa for example, have banned sledding in 48 of its 50 parks because they fear that children will get hurt and that their parents could sue the city.
“We have all kinds of parks that have hills on them. We can’t manage the... (more)
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Extended Video Shows Aftermath of Tamir Rice Shooting; Cops Gave No Aid, Restrained SisterFrom Reason.com:
Reporters for cleveland.com obtained extended footage of the killing of Tamir Rice. The full video demonstrates police officers' callous indifference to the boy they had wrongly shot. The two cops allowed hi ... (more)
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New York Family Left Homeless After Police Rip Down Walls to Serve DWI Warrant
DANBY, NY — A family has been left homeless after law enforcement agencies destroyed their entire house in the process of serving a warrant for a man for driving while intoxicated.
The home of David and Melissa Cady was condemned after armored police vehicles plowed through several walls while attempting to get 36-year-old Mr. Cady to surrender. A be... (more)
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How Lithuanian Cops React to a Drunk, Aggressive American GirlLithuania has their own version of the TV series Cops as made apparent by this insightful Live Leak video. When watching Cops in other countries, a stark difference from the United States is so eye popping that it feels counter-intuitive at first, to the person who's used to American television.
An obviously intoxicated and distressed American girl is in Lithuania trying to get into an abandoned apartment building basement. It's 4 a.m. and she's waking the neighbors.... (more)
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