Lurched back and forth in the ever-quickening spiral of an American empire circling the drain, we — as a people — have chosen battle lines on nearly every issue from politics to foreign policy, domestic surveillance to policing. Thrust back into national focus, the last issue — policing in the U.S. — might even surpass Read More…
Constitutional Rights
Cops Shoot Innocent Unarmed Therapist With Hands Up Trying to Help Autistic Boy
An unarmed therapist, who had his hands in the air as he lay on his back on the ground attempting to calm an autistic patient in distress, was shot in the leg by a trigger-happy cop. Police in North Miami, Florida, responded to an emergency 911 call of a man with a gun who was Read More…
Cops Across the U.S. Now Issuing Ominous Threats of Civil War
With increasing frequency, law enforcement personnel – including prominent sheriffs, police chiefs, and other command-level officers – are overtly stating that they are at war with the public they supposedly serve. Few have been as candid as a self-identified police officer and combat veteran named Brandon Obie. “Alot [sic] of these thugs don’t realize that alot Read More…
Nebraska Law Ends “Policing For Profit” Via Asset Forfeiture
Today, civil asset forfeiture officially ends in Nebraska as reforms to asset forfeiture laws passed in the spring go into effect. Under the new law, the state can no longer take property without a criminal conviction. The legislation also takes on federal forfeiture programs by banning prosecutors from circumventing state laws by passing cases off Read More…
Infuriating Video Shows Cop Brutalize Innocent Woman, Violate Her Rights — To “Protect Her”
Rosenberg, TX — An infuriating video taken by a Texas woman shows a Rosenberg police officer attack her — for her own protection. The victim, Sydney Tawater was standing in her own doorway when Rosenberg police officer Adam Vasquez became angry that she was filming him. According to Tawater, officers were fine with her standing Read More…
Despite Nationwide Assault on Voting Rights, DOJ Guts Election Observers
‘This news creates an open invitation for more voting discrimination and voter suppression to go unchecked in the November election.’ Voting rights advocates are crying foul after a Reuters investigation revealed that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is scaling back its deployment of election observers during this year’s presidential election. According to Reuters, which Read More…