
| Orlando's Copwatch brought back to life by libertarians
(Orlando Weekly Blogs) posted 10/23/2010 Spurred by Orlando police officer Travis Lamont's neck-snapping takedown of 84 year-old Daniel Daley in September, Orlando Copwatch -- a group once headed by firebrand radio h ... Oakland PD Body Cams Help Cut Police-Involved Shootings From 8 A Year To Zero In The Last 18 Months (Techdirt) posted 12/24/2014 More good news on the police body cam front: according to Oakland's mayor, the police department's camera program has significantly reduced use of force incidents. [Mayor] Je ... Beijing Police Harass Wife of AIDS Activist (The Epoch Times) posted 06/27/2006 ... his wife were with their friends. They had never seen anything like this and were too shocked to speak. After it ended, one of them, a lady, was speechless and could only ... Miami Police Kill Suspected Pot Dealer During Armed Raid (Miami Herald) posted 03/24/2014 On an early spring evening, two armored Miami-Dade police vehicles carrying 16 helmeted officers thundered into a middle-class Miami Lakes neighborhood for a raid on a s ... The Latest Black Swan: Caylee's Law (Wendy McElroy) posted 08/04/2011 ... along with in-studio analysis that always seemed to converge on her guilt. Then the shock receded; the public began to cry for blood with a rage that had been stoked ... Mystery helicopter hovers over Tempe neighborhood (The Arizona Republic ) posted 12/26/2008 ... neighborhood near McClintock Drive and Guadalupe Road. About 200 of them called Tempe police. On Saturday morning, that helicopter returned. Tempe police dispatchers ... Police Banned From Enforcing Traffic Laws In Oklahoma Town Over Abuse Of Traffic Tickets For Money (Techdirt) posted 01/28/2014 When police departments begin viewing themselves as revenue generating entities rather than law enforcement entities, it has a deleterious effect on the public, which is now v ... Blair's 'regrets' over Stockwell shooting (London Telegraph) posted 03/11/2006 ... to the family of Jean Charles de Menezes after discussing his fatal shooting by British police with the president of Brazil. Mr Blair said he had assured President L ... Citizen Recording Of Police Proves Officer Lied About Arrest (Techdirt) posted 09/21/2011 ... the acquittal of a young man accused of carrying a concealed firearm. According to police reports after the arrest: Deputy Levi Belville testified that he saw Gip ... Chicago Police Misconduct Lawsuit: Brandy Allen And Nicholas Timmons Claim Authorities Robbed Apartment And Illegally Detained Them (IB Times) posted 01/07/2014 ... a Lake County MEG officer, “unknown agents” of the group and “unknown police officers,” charging they were unlawfully detained and had been robbed ... Internet appears to be weakening China government's control of news (detnews) posted 12/17/2005 ... open letter. It was followed by a series of messages in which users first expressed shock and disbelief -- 'It can't be!' -- then pleaded for more information -- 'If you ... Arlington Man Loses Gun License Due To Blog About Tucson Shooting (CBS Boston) posted 01/19/2011 ... members of Congress in the wake of the Tucson, Arizona shooting has prompted Arlington police to temporarily suspend the firearms license of an Arlington man. It was ... Police spies chosen to lead war protest (San Francisco Chronicle) posted 07/28/2006 Two Oakland police officers working undercover at an anti-war protest in May 2003 got themselves elected to leadership positions in an effort to influence the demonstration, d ... Narcotics Cop Who Ruined Countless Lives For Weed Possession, Busted With $2 Million in Marijuana (The Free Thought Project) posted 01/05/2016 York County, PA — A California police officer was recently busted after driving 247 pounds of marijuana all the way across the country. Yuba County Deputy Christopher M. ... NH Police View Peaceful Libertarian and Occupy Activists as Terrorists (Activist Post) posted 07/31/2013 Police in Concord, New Hampshire have applied for a grant to acquire a $258,000 armored vehicle from the DHS to combat domestic terrorism. According to their application, ... Oklahoma Cop Shoots, Kills Family's Dog, Says it Was 'Awesome' (Infowars) posted 03/24/2014 An Oklahoma police officer shot and killed a family’s dog and later laughed about it to a responding animal control unit, reports claim. ... DUI Officers Warned to Arrest More People - Or Else (NewsChannel5) posted 05/27/2010 Metro Nashville police say their specialized DUI units are finding fewer drunk drivers to arrest. But if you think they're celebrating that drivers are finally getting th ... Police officer kills war vet's dog (WMBF News) posted 11/23/2012 CAROLINA FOREST, SC (WMBF) - One Carolina Forest man, a military veteran, is grieving over the loss of his canine companion after his neighbor fatally shot the dog he loves. ... |