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"The idea seemed to be that there was a pact between law enforcement and politicians," he wrote. "Cops did the dirty work, they waded in the muck, keeping the poor and violent in check and monitoring the human detritus that
The drug trade is a great place to make money. It's not surprising police, who interact with the narco-world, decide to go crooked. Officers used the state's monopoly on violence to enrich themselves while persecuting others for the same crimes.
At least 50 U.S. law enforcement agencies quietly deployed radars that let them effectively see inside homes, with little notice to the courts or the public.
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.
In a few short days we have seen a sensational and brutal terror attack in Paris, an alleged plot to poison Speaker of the House John Boehner, and a thwarted effort to wage a full on assault against the US Capitol with machine guns.
Bob was subject to a court order that allowed police to arrest him practically at will. All that was necessary was for Bob to come within visual range of either Sergeant Joseph Patnode or Officer Kasey Hughes, who
South Florida police were criticized for claiming there is nothing racist about its habit of using mugshots of black suspects it has arrested in the past for target practice. After all, North Miami Beach Police Chief J. Scott Dennis stated, some o
A Connecticut cop was found not guilty of excessive force even though there was video evidence showing him kicking a man's head after the man had already been tased, stomped-on and subdued by other officers.
A disturbing video has surfaced online showing a police officer unabashedly trying to steal money from a family's make-a-wish foundation fund. The money was reserved for a sick child who was about to be cared for on a make-a-wish trip.
"Technological progress has merely provided us with more efficient means for going backwards." ? Aldous Huxley, Ends and Means.
The police can now shut down your cell phone, scan your body for "suspicious" items as you walk down the street, test the air in your car for alcohol vapors as you drive down the street, identify you at a glance and run a background check
Waiting for the facts is code for us to shut up and ignore the facts that are available while the American justice system prepares to railroad senseless victims and their heartbroken families so reckless police can be exonerated.
Deputy Dove: "Well, I'm gonna search that vehicle first, ok?" Nguyen: "Hey, what's the reason you're searching my car?" Deputy Dove: "Because I'm talking to you … well, no, I don't have to explain that to you. I'm not going
Officers of the NYPD have been ordered to write summonses, with the government of NYC now denying all vacation or sick days until the police get back to their revenue collection schemes.
Officials said on Tuesday that the Grosse Pointe Park Police Department was investigating a video showing officers beating a handcuffed suspect.
New York State Police have done a poor job keeping track of more than $2 billion in seized assets and didn't get enough in return when selling them off, a state audit has found.
New York City police are on high alert following the terror attacks in Paris, and a leaked memo indicates that officers have been told to stay in their patrol cars when possible and watch passersby closely for signs of aggression.
The hypocrisy of American police is beginning to bother even law and order conservatives. The New York Police Department is rivaling the black community in Ferguson in keeping alive the murders of their community members.
The 14-year old sister of Tamir Rice was pushed to the ground, handcuffed and then shoved into the back of a patrol car as her 12-year-old brother lay dying after being shot by a Cleveland police officer who
The 14-year old sister of Tamir Rice was pushed to the ground, handcuffed and then shoved into the back of a patrol car as her 12-year-old brother lay dying after being shot by a Cleveland police officer who
The Albuquerque district attorney said she would bypass the grand jury process and instead present the murder case to a judge at a preliminary hearing that will be open to the public.
It will come as a surprise when I say I have no sympathy for the crypiggies who've begun blubbering, since the mess at Ferguson, about how dangerous their "profession" is and how special steps have to be taken to protect them.
Michael Bell, Sr. discusses how the fatal police shooting of his son a decade ago led to the passage of a 2014 Wisconsin law that bars police from investigating themselves after a fatal shooting
Police Officer Liang had an accident. It cost Akai Gurley his life. He made a choice to unholster his gun, to put his finger on the trigger and to engage in conduct that caused the gun to fire. Liang had no reason to shoot,
The San Antonio cops who viciously beat a man while photographing his wife's business were suspended for a whopping 15 days, which was quickly reduced to 5 days after the cops met with the police chief, who then quickly retired.
A Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer was disciplined with seven days of lost pay after he removed a drunk indigenous woman from jail and took her home to have a relationship with her.
A group of experts assembled in April 2008 to identify new income streams that could be initiated by law enforcement. Their suggested new revenue streams serve as an example of ideas that can be generated in a short period of time.
In the two weeks there was a 70 percent drop in DWI arrests, a nearly 96 percent drop in arrests for incidents in the subways, and nearly 80 percent fewer arrests on housing development property, Kramer reported.
In a subsequent story, editors abandoned the frightening descriptors and reframed the tale in the passive voice. No longer had "a hulking brute grabbed a 28-year-old MTA employee." Rather, the employee "was allegedly put into a bear hug."
A sharp drop in arrests and fines in New York may prove costly for the city but is already hurting traffic lawyers and bail bonds firms, which are seeing their phones ring less often as fewer people are in trouble and need help.
