Texas Cop Pepper Sprays and Arrests Man for Video Recording
PINACOct 08


With the casualness of a certain university cop whose image went viral during the Occupy protests, a Texas cop pepper sprayed a man video recording from outside his home before moving in to arrest
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Florida Police Conduct Illegal Search of Photographer's Car, DHS Agent Reaches for Gun
PINACOct 08


NYPD Officers Swing on 16-Year-Old With His Hands Raised, Then Hit Him in the Face With a Gun
DNA InfoOct 07
BROOKLYN — Two NYPD officers are under criminal investigation after punching and using a gun to bash a 16-year-old suspect in the face despite the teen raising his hands to surrender, according to a video obtained by DNAinfo New York.

The surveillance footage obtained exclusively by “On The Inside" shows the two officers catch up to marijuana suspect Kahreem Tribble after a brief chase in Bedford-Stuyvesant.

As the teen stops running, one officer throws a punch at h
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"'Comply Or Die' Is Not The Law"
William Norman GriggOct 06
In 1975, as the elected sheriff of Utah’s Davis County, William “Dub” Lawrence helped organize one of the state’s first SWAT teams. On September 22, 2008, his son-in-law, Brian Wood, was killed by that SWAT team outside his home following a 12-hour standoff.

After suffering a breakdown of some kind, Wood called 911 to report (falsely) that he had beaten and raped his wife. SWAT operator
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John Oliver Covers Police Stealing Your Stuff Through Forfeiture
YouTubeOct 06


Did you know police can just take your stuff if they suspect it's involved in a crime? They can! It's a shady process called "civil asset forfeiture," and it would make for a weird episode of Law and Order. See?


This Traffic Stop Video Epitomizes Everything that is Wrong With Police Today
The Free Thought ProjectOct 04
Sandusky, OH — A mother and father were on their way home with their 2 week old baby when they were stopped by Sandusky police officers.

Andre Stockett, the father and the passenger in the vehicle, and the man who took the video, has a good understanding of his rights when dealing with police.

Despite the police pulling over the vehicle, for an alleged “traffic violation,” they do nothing to the driver. Her license is run and it comes back valid so they have nothing
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Cops Kill Georgia Grandpa in No-Knock Raid Triggered by Burglary Suspect's Tip
The Raw StoryOct 04
When Teresa Hooks looked outside the craft room window of her Georgia home one night last week, she saw hooded figures wearing camouflage standing outside.

The East Dublin woman woke up her husband, David Hooks, who grabbed his shotgun, believing burglars who had recently targeted the couple had come back again, reported WMAZ-TV.

The sheriff's deputie
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Chris Kyle, Clint Eastwood, and a Film Trailer Heinrich Himmler Would Admire
William Norman GriggOct 04
Clint Eastwood is one of the most gifted filmmakers in the history of the medium. Bradley Cooper is an extraordinarily capable actor. On the evidence of the teaser trailer for “American Sniper,” Eastwood and Cooper — who stars in the title role, and served as a producer — have produced a masterpiece of War Party propaganda.

Cooper stars as the late Chris Kyle, generally (and, perhaps, unreliably) considered to be the most lethal sniper in US military history.

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Oops! Cops Raid Georgia Man's Home After Mistaking Okra For Weed
The Raw StoryOct 04
A Georgia man was awoken Wednesday morning to find a police helicopter hovering overhead and sheriff's deputies at the door to search his property for drugs.

“They were strapped to the gills," said Dwayne Perry, describing the heavily armed officers.

Agents from the Governor’s Task Force for drug suppression flying overhead spotted what they believed to be marijuana growing in the yard of Perry's home in Cartersville, reported WSB-TV.

But the p
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Iowa Troopers Rob Poker Players Of $100,020 Through Forfeiture
InformationLiberationOct 02
Iowa road pirates stole $100,020 from two California poker players who were passing through the state with their gambling winnings.

After pulling the pair over because police we're searching for a suspicious "red car," the troopers conducted a routine traffic stop and told the pair they were "free to go."
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Off-Duty Reserve Deputy Pulls Over Driver For Flipping Him Off, Charges Him With Speeding For The Hell Of It
YouTubeOct 02


Former Baxter County Arkansas Sheriff Benny Magness cuts off a driver then pulls him over when the driver flips him off. First he says he was speeding, then admits he didn't have a radar detector.


Tallahassee Cop Suspended After Caught on Video Tasering 62-year-old Woman in Back
PINACOct 02


A Tallahassee cop was caught on cell phone video tasering a 62-year-old woman in the back as she walked away from him --exactly what he had ordered her to do -- causing her to fall face first onto the street as several shocked witnesses looked on.

The incident, which took place after 5 p.m. Tuesday, led to Tallahassee Police Chief Michael DeLeo callin
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9/11 Activist Surrenders To Police After Cameron's UN Speech Deemed Truthers as Extremists
Press TVOct 02


A 9/11 British activist hands himself in to UK’s counter terrorism police following British Prime Ministers David Cameron’s speech at the UN General Assembly last week, Press TV reports.

In response to Cameron’s remarks equating people, who question 9/11 and 7/7 attacks in the US and UK as well as the West’s policy towards the Middle East, with Takfir
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Accused of Stealing a Backpack, High School Student Jailed for Nearly Three Years Without Trial
DemocracyNowOct 01


We look at the incredible story of how a 16-year-old high school sophomore from the Bronx ended up spending nearly three years locked up at the Rikers jail in New York City after he says he was falsely accused of stealing a backpack. Kalief Browder never pleaded guilty and was never convicted. Browder mainta
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Body Cam Shows Cop Shoot Unarmed Teen Walking Away, DA Rules It "Justified"
The Free Thought ProjectOct 01
New body cam footage released shows Dillion Taylor’s execution the moment he appears to be complying with officers orders to put his hands up, the District Attorney has ruled the shooting “justified”.
The family is “upset with my decision since they think that since he didn't have a weapon, he shouldn't have been shot.” County Attorney Sim Gill stated.
Just two days after the tragic killing of Michael Brown, which sparked global outrage and protest, another unarmed
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Man Assaulted, Arrested, Cellphone Illegally Confiscated after Filming a Car on Fire
The Free Thought ProjectSep 30
Bonney Lake, WA — A Bonney Lake man says he was assaulted, arrested and his cellphone stolen by police, because he was filming a fire in his neighborhood.

Silis Verdant like all of his other neighbors were curious about a car parked on their street that was on fire, so he began filming.
“I hopped out and I just started filming with my phone,” said Verdant.
According to KIRO 7, Verdant lives a few doors down and says he wanted to record the
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Florida Man Proves he can Video Record in Courtroom as he Beats Bogus Citation Wearing “F**k the Police” T-shirt
PINACSep 30


SC Trooper Groubert Told Supervisor Man He Shot 'Kept Coming Towards' Him, Contradicting Video
InformationLiberationSep 29
Newly released video of the South Carolina trooper who shot a man for reaching into his car to grab his wallet shows the trooper was either delusional or lied to his supervisor about the altercation. 31-year-old Sean Groubert says in the extended video his victim, 35-year-old Levar Jones, "jumped out of [his] car" after being ordered by Groubert to "let him see his hands."

Then, upon seeing "something black in his hands" he claims he ran to the other side of his car, but Jones "k
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Blackmail, Witness Tampering, Criminal Misconduct: Routine Business for the Flathead County Gestapo
William Norman GriggSep 29
“These sort [sic] of things are not unusual,” sniffed Ed Corrigan, District Attorney for Flathead County, Montana, in response to a complaint against him filed with the state attorney general. “It’s not uncommon for a disgruntled defendant or disgruntled defense attorney to file complaints with either the attorney general or with the Office of Disciplinary Council.”
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Cop Who Murdered James Boyd, Caught Plotting on Dashcam, "I'm Going to Shoot Him in the Penis"
The Free Thought ProjectSep 29
Back in March, Officer Keith Sandy of the Albuquerque police brutally executed 38 year old  James Boyd, a mentally ill and homeless 38 year old man.  All of this over “illegally camping”.
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The Death Of James Traficant
WeAreChangeSep 29


In this video Luke Rudkowski talks about the recent and shocking death of James Traficant.
Former Ohio Rep. James Traficant Dies After Accident

David Cameron Says Non-Violent Conspiracy Theorists Are Just As Dangerous As ISIS
Activist PostSep 29


David Cameron told the U.N. that "non-violent extremism" is just as dangerous as terrorism and must be eradicated using all means at the government's disposal. He references 9/11 and 7/7 Truthers as examples of the type of extremism that must be dealt in a similar fashion to ISIS.

If you thought Obama's War is Peace speech to the U.N. was cree
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Pittsburgh Cops Tased Man While He Was Praying For His Dead Son In ER: Lawsuit
Raw StorySep 28


A Pittsburgh couple filed a federal civil rights suit accusing police of mistreating them while their son died, WPXI-TV reported on Thursday.

The suit accuses an officer of unlawfully using his Taser against Rev. Earl Baldwin Jr.
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Sheriff Pummels a Man With His Badge In a Fit Road Rage
The Free Thought ProjectSep 28
Tommy Rodella, the Sheriff of Rio Arriba County, New Mexico was found guilty this week of federal firearms charges, assault and the violation of a citizen’s civil rights, after he used his badge as a weapon on another driver during a road rage fit.

U.S. Attorney Damon Martinez made a statement today about the verdict, saying that:
"Today a federal jury found that in attacking an innocent civilian, Sheriff Rodella chose to abuse his power rather than uphold his o... (more)

Pennsylvania Cop Snatches Camera from Man, Claiming it is Illegal to Record without Permission
PINACSep 28


A Pennsylvania cop snatched a camera from a man’s hands after accusing him of felony wiretapping, even though they were inside a restaurant where the cop had no expectation of privacy.

A Butler police officer named Walters then turned the camera off, handed it back to its owner and ordered him outside where he then gave him a citation for criminal mis
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Tacoma Copblockers Question Identity of Electronic Device Found on Truck
Cop BlockSep 28


Cop Asks Man For License, Shoots Him When He Goes to Get It
InformationLiberationSep 25


After pulling a man over for an alleged "seat belt violation," 31-year-old South Carolina police officer Sean Groubert asked 35-year-old Levar Jones to get his license, then immediately unloaded on him when he reached into his car to grab it.

Goubert then proceeded to harangue his victim, ordering him to "put his hand behind his back" as Jones asks
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Despite Video Evidence, Grand Jury Refuses to Indict on Ohio Walmart Killing
Common DreamsSep 25
Despite store surveillance footage that showed a young black man, John Crawford III, casually talking on his cell phone and clearly not threatening other shoppers in an Ohio Walmart store when he was shot and killed, a grand jury on Wednesday announced it would not indict the police officer, Sean Williams, for firing on the man.

The video, which prosecutors had kept out of the public domain until after the grand jury made its decision, was released shortly after the announcement n
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Don't Want to Get Raped by a Cop? Police Chief's Advice, "Obey The Traffic Laws"
The Free Thought ProjectSep 24


A Tulsa  Sheriff’s Deputy has resigned after he has been arrested for sexually assaulting two women.

According to the department’s statement, Deputy Nuckolls has said he exposed himself to other women in his two years on patrol and has a problem being around pretty women.  The department is now asking other victims to come forward.

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Oklahoma Sheriff Accused Of Keeping Extensive Database On Citizens
TechdirtSep 24
You may not have known this in all the fallout from the ongoing revelations about our intelligence services spying on our daily activities, but it turns out that keeping tabs on ordinary citizens isn't just for the alphabet agencies. Good, old fashioned, local police departments can do it, too. And apparently some do, based on this ACLU legal filing against one local sheriff in Oklahoma, who took part in building and using an extensive database on citizens' activities that was likely ... (more)


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