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The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it always to be kept alive. -Thomas Jefferson
Browsing All posts tagged under »Law Enforcement«
If You See Something, Film Something
A new video mashup of police encounters focuses on the right of the people to engage in free speech and free press by recording and photographing police officers, acting in their capacity as police, in public. Some of the events depicted in the video show police deploying force in ways that are perfectly reasonable, but […]
NYPD Officer Nearly Runs Over Man, Beats Him, Gets Probation
June 6, 2011
by neoliminal What would happen to you if you nearly ran a pedestrian over with your car then, when the pedestrian slaps your car and yells at you, you jump out and beat the man in the face with a bat? Jail? Not if you have a get-away-with-crime-free pass issued by the police department. Officer Marc […]
Charges Dismissed Against Man Who Videotaped Cop
October 7, 2010
In another great win for photographer’s rights and the first amendment prosecutors in Massachusetts dropped the charges against Eli Damon, who had faced charges of “secretly” recording a police officer during a traffic stop on a bike back in March. MA law makes it a crime to secretly record others, even in a public place, […]
Man Charged for Referring to Crime
August 7, 2010
Is it a crime for a person merely to talk about a crime that someone else committed? Apparently, Connecticut police believe it’s it is. According to this story in the AP, Francis Laskowski was arrested after he stated that he understood why Omar Thornton snapped and killed nine people at his employer Tuesday. Connecticut police […]
Ever Ask a Police Station for a Complaint Form?
June 7, 2010
You might think twice before you do, because you might be harassed, threaten, assaulted and jailed. That’s what happened to an investigator with a local Fox News affiliate. Eye-opening video below.
WA Court: Woman Not Allowed to Wear Bikini
May 19, 2010
For those of you who may not have been following all the important news out here in the great northwest, we’ve had some issues in recent months involving so called “bikini baristas”. Since the supply side of the market for espresso has become overcrowded, and the customers more cash-strapped, some drive through stands have embraced […]
Attorney Claims Video Shows Police Who Killed Girl Fired Before Entering Home
May 17, 2010
This is an update to a story I posted yesterday. An attorney for the family of the 7 year old girl killed by police during a no-knock search says video he watched of the incident contradicts the police account of a struggle preceding the “accidental” discharge of the weapon which killed the girl. Attorney Geoffrey […]
Police “Accidiently” Shoot 7 Year Old Girl
May 16, 2010
Oops… Oh, well, it could happen to the best of us. Right? Well, for anyone who carries firearms like myself the answer is, “no, no it can’t because I exercise some basic safety rules when handling a gun.” But, I digress… Detroit strikes again: “The shooting happened at 12:40 a.m., when officers from the Special […]
Excellent Video on The Consitution and the Patriot Act
April 22, 2010
I recently came across a video of a lecture given by Judge Andrew Napolitano to the Campaign for Liberty. The video was uploaded back in October, but the content is still very relevant. He makes some very interesting points that drive home just how far legislation like the Patriot Act has taken us from the […]
Maryland Cops Beat Student, Lie in Charging Documents
April 12, 2010
More extreme reactions by Maryland law enforcement. Saturday I posted a story about an off duty or plain clothes Maryland officer who’s speeding ticket looked more like a car jacking, today I found a video showing the assault of a University of Maryland student by several county police officers in full riot gear. The student, […]
Plain Clothes Officer Pulls Gun on Man for Speeding; Police Threaten to Jail Him for Recording the Incident
April 10, 2010
***UPDATED VIDEO AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS POST*** Whatever you do, don’t speed to work in Maryland. Apparently, the cops in that state believe the appropriate way to handle speeding is to use an unmarked car with no lights or sirens to cut off the speeder, forcing them to stop, then jump out the car […]
Police Use Entire Academy Class to Find Officer’s Wallet
April 7, 2010
If you ever got the impression that sometimes police take crimes committed against them more seriously than others, it seems you’re right. After a Lakewood, WA PD officer’s unmarked cruiser was broken into, and his wallet stolen, the police realized that they had to act. And so they did. “With the assistance of an entire […]
Secret Service Threatens to Confiscate Camaras
March 24, 2010
The New York Daily News is reporting that while at at a Broadway show on Sunday Michelle Obama’s Secret Service detail threatened to confiscate the cameras of anyone who took a picture of the First Lady. Perhaps our new queen thinks she has some whimsical authority, unfortunately I think this is the fault of the […]
Vancouver Police Ticket Man for Open Carry
March 21, 2010
Open carry, the practice of openly carrying a firearm secured in a holster, is perfectly legal in 43 states. Washington is one those states which does not prohibit this practice, but that’s a lesson that the Police Department of Vancouver apparently has not learned. A man who was seen in a Vancouver supermarket with a […]
Prostitution Investigation Requires 19-Month Investigation
March 17, 2010
I’ve been meaning to get to this story in the Seattle Times about charges finally being filed in the case of the owner of a massage parlor. She is accused of advertising and promoting prostitution. Specifically, providing “happy endings” to clients and encouraging employees to do the same. What I found particularly interesting from the […]
Obama Says Collecting DNA After Arrest is “the right thing to do”
March 15, 2010
I often say that there are those to my left who want a nanny state and those to my right who want a police state, while I just want to be free. So one "bright side" to shifting from Bush and the Patriot Act's question law enforcement provisions was, presumably, that President Obama would at least be too busy pushing for a nanny state to worry about expanding the power of law enforcement. Unfortunately, even that silver lining appears to be absent.
Portland Officer Shoots 12 Year Old with Beanbag Gun; Police Union Backs Cop
November 25, 2009
A Portland, Oregon police officer was recently suspended after shooting a 12 year old girl at point blank range with a bean bag gun.
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