Archive for the 'Police State' Category
Facial Recognition Software Moves From Overseas Wars to Local Police
August 12th, 2015The countries that run ECHELON, the largest civilian communications surveillance program in the world, have developed unified standards for biometric identification. See how this might look in the future by looking at Iraq. That’s the beta testing phase for what’s in store for the rest of us. —Cryptogon, 2007 Via: New York Times: Facial recognition […]
Denver DA Charges Man with Jury Tampering for Handing Out Jury Nullification Flyers
August 6th, 2015Via: Denver Post: Denver prosecutors have charged a man with seven counts of jury tampering after they say he tried to influence jurors by passing out literature on jury nullification on Monday. Mark Iannicelli, 56, set up a small booth with a sign that said “Juror Info” in front of the city’s Lindsay-Flanigan Courthouse courthouse, […]
Chicago Police Detained Thousands of Black Americans at Interrogation Facility
August 5th, 2015Via: Guardian: At least 3,500 Americans have been detained inside a Chicago police warehouse described by some of its arrestees as a secretive interrogation facility, newly uncovered records reveal. Of the thousands held in the facility known as Homan Square over a decade, 82% were black. Only three received documented visits from an attorney, according […]
Britain: “Police May No Longer Attend Burglaries”
July 28th, 2015Via: BBC: The public should not expect to see a police officer after crimes such as burglary, the head of the new National Police Chiefs’ Council has said. Sara Thornton told the BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire budget cuts and the changing nature of criminality meant police in England and Wales had to prioritise. She said it […]
Britain: Hundreds of Police Officers Convicted in Past Three Years
July 24th, 2015Via: BBC: At least 309 police officers and police community support officers in the UK have been convicted of offences in the last three years, figures show. The offences that led to convictions include sex crimes, assaults and possessing indecent images of children. However, only 25 of the 45 forces gave figures to the Press […]
Son of Boston Police Captain Arrested as Possible Terrorist
July 14th, 2015Via: ABC: The estranged son of a respected Boston police captain was arrested July 4 by FBI agents as part of a counter-terrorism operation against alleged ISIS-inspired domestic terrorists, federal officials told ABC News today. Alexander Ciccolo, 23, of Adams, Mass., was taken into custody on gun charges after buying two pistols and two rifles […]
Gunmen Attack Dallas Police Headquarters in Texas
June 13th, 2015Suspect Shot Dead by Police Sniper Via: USA Today: The gunman who riddled Dallas police headquarters with gunfire early Saturday and planted pipe bombs is believed to be dead after being shot by a sniper. After leading officers on a 10-mile chase in an armored van, the sniper opened fire through a windshield after parking […]
Mass Snooping Fake Mobile Towers Uncovered in UK
June 10th, 2015Via: BBC: Fake mobile towers that scoop up data from passing phones are routinely being used in London, an investigation by Sky News suggests. Working with German security company GMSK Cryptophone, it claims to have uncovered direct evidence, the first in the UK, of at least 20 instances of the use of these cell site […]
Fatal Police Shootings in 2015 Approaching 400 Nationwide
June 2nd, 2015Via: Washington Post: In an alley in Denver, police gunned down a 17-year-old girl joyriding in a stolen car. In the backwoods of North Carolina, police opened fire on a gun-wielding moonshiner. And in a high-rise apartment in Birmingham, Ala., police shot an elderly man after his son asked them to make sure he was […]
FBI Behind Mysterious Surveillance Aircraft Over U.S. Cities
June 2nd, 2015Via: AP: The FBI is operating a small air force with scores of low-flying planes across the country carrying video and, at times, cellphone surveillance technology — all hidden behind fictitious companies that are fronts for the government, The Associated Press has learned. The planes’ surveillance equipment is generally used without a judge’s approval, and […]
