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The GuardianSuit over homeless man's death alleges police 'culture of corruption'Kansas City StarThe father of Kelly Thomas, the mentally ill homeless man allegedly killed by Fullerton police officers, claims in a new lawsuit that his son's death ...
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I don't doubt that there are some cases of speed trap enforcement, but out-of-towners also put loads on local economies. Having a highway through town is good for the economy, but people can get crazy out on the road. Everybody can relate to riding across country with their dad, who wouldn't stop for bathroom breaks because "we're making excellent time".
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It's not uncommon for the ACLU to defend people against the police in court when the ACLU feels the police have stepped over the line. There've been a few instances around the country where police arrested citizens who ...
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According to a couple of European researchers, governments that try to limit access to the Internet or social media during civil unrest can expect to see higher overall levels of violence with fewer calm periods than can governments that keep the...
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Moneycontrol.comNew York Police Lose Second Stop-and-Frisk Case on AppealBusinessweekA New York appeals court threw out a conviction for the second time in as many weeks of a teenager caught with a loaded gun in a so-called stop-and-frisk search by...
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At what point do you think we should have a police oversight board? - Hey Sharon: At what point do you think we should have a police oversight board? When the cops pull off another bank robbery? (One of them robbed a bank ...
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ISLAMABAD — Thousands of people dragged a Pakistani man accused of desecrating Islam’s holy book from a police station in central Pakistan, beat him to death and then set his body on fire, a police official said Wednesday.
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Everything is evidence. You might want to remember that the next time you log on.
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CBC.caElite Afghan police shoot and kill 3 British soldiers during argumentMinneapolis Star TribuneKABUL, AFGHANISTAN -- A member of a highly regarded Afghan police force opened fire on British soldiers during an argument, killing three of them as...
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A black blogger, Dion the socialist, who lives in that neighborhood, claims the dead man was unarmed, and that he was fleeing some people who were chasing him, and the police shot the wrong person. Armed robbery ...
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Human rights group slams Greek police violenceFox NewsAmnesty International charged in a report Tuesday that Greek police often use violence against demonstrators, migrants and detained suspects, and that authorities' willingness to downplay the...
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Police oversight board fumbled democratic responsibility. Civilian oversight of our police is essential. It acts as a check and balance against the legal powers society has given the police to enforce the law.
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The lack of transparency raises questions about the city's possible surveillance of non-criminal activities, advocates for civil liberties and police oversight say. “We should have a right to know how many cameras they have and ...
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According to information the police had rounded up a number of animals and were keeping them in the police station compound. Some time during the night of Sunday July 1, last, the two men who are known characters ...
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Three South Florida police officers are on administrative leave from the force after posting bond this week. All three cops are being charged with a string of beatings that targeted immigrants.
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6abc.com2 ex-cops charged in deadly dispute 'over a pizza'Philadelphia InquirerTwo former Philadelphia police officers were charged today in the fatal off-duty shooting of a 19-year-old peacemaker in a dispute "over a pizza" in 2008 in West Oak...
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When it comes to security, the human quest for perfection can end up muddying our thinking.
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“I was on the street with a bowl of food that I was eating and a boy asked me what colour clothes my brother wearing, and when I tell he, he say the police beating he up further down in the street,” the woman claimed.
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At what point do you think we should have a police oversight board? - Hey Sharon: At what point do you think we should have a police oversight board? When the cops pull off another bank robbery? (One of them robbed a bank ...
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In the wake of a scandal where an officer recorded his superiors telling cops to ignore reports of serious crimes and focus on making lots of arrests for minor things, a new survey of retired NYPD officers confirms that this sort of ...
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Kansas City StarKC police officer accused of coercing two women into sexKansas City StarJackson County prosecutors on Monday accused a 47-year-old Kansas City police officer of having sex with two women in exchange for not arresting them.KC police...
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The LincolniteEnglish police face drastic cutsUPI.comThe police force in England and Wales could be cut by 13400 officers by 2015 as part of an effort to cut the total budget by 20 percent, officials said Monday.Budget cuts leave Lincolnshire Police...
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CBS NewsFrench police arrest website administrator suspected of financing Al QaedaFox NewsThe Paris prosecutor's office says authorities have arrested the administrator of an extremist French website who is suspected of playing a key role in financing...
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DNAinfo.com reports that two Harlem activists were the focus of an NYPD flyer resembling a wanted poster that identified them as "known professional agitators" because of their work documenting stop-and-frisk encounters.
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