Archive for the 'Police State' Category
Policing, Mass Imprisonment, and the Failure of American Lawyers
May 20th, 2015Via: Harvard Law Review: It did not surprise me that almost every child in the D.C. public high school class raised a hand when I asked if any of them had been stopped and searched by the police. When I told them that being stopped without reasonable suspicion that they were committing a crime is […]
The Death of Sgt James Brown Inside El Paso County Jail
May 19th, 2015Via: KFOX14:
The One About The “U.S. Cracking Down on Militarization of Local Police”
May 18th, 2015Oh sure, and I guess all of those weapons and other equipment are just going to turn into a giant pumpkin at midnight. Via: MSNBC: The federal government will no longer provide heavy military equipment like tanks and grenade launchers to local cops following weeks of backlash against officers who confronted protesters in Ferguson, Missouri, […]
“You Make It, We’ll Take It”: DEA Took a Young Man’s Life Savings Without Ever Charging Him with a Crime
May 12th, 2015Via: Washington Post: Joseph Rivers was hoping to hit it big. According to the Albuquerque Journal, the aspiring businessman from just outside of Detroit had pulled together $16,000 in seed money to fulfill a lifetime dream of starting a music video company. Last month, Rivers took the first step in that voyage, saying goodbye to […]
Your Cyberpunk Games Are Dangerous
May 10th, 2015Via: BoingBoing: How roleplaying games and fantasy fiction confounded the FBI, confronted the law, and led to a more open web.
Cops No Longer Need a Warrant When Seeking Cellphone Records from Wireless Carriers
May 6th, 2015Via: Vice: Cops no longer need a warrant when seeking cellphone records from wireless carriers in the US a federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday—reversing its own decision from last year. The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled that citizens have no expectation of privacy when it comes to records held […]
Baltimore: Weeklong Citywide Curfew
April 28th, 2015Via: Baltimore Sun: Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake announced a weeklong, citywide 10 p.m. curfew starting Tuesday night to quell riots and looting that broke out on Baltimore’s west side Monday. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan declared a state of emergency and requested the Maryland National Guard to assist Baltimore police and several other state and local agencies […]
Maryland Governor Declares State of Emergency, Activates National Guard
April 27th, 2015Via: Baltimore Sun: The Maryland National Guard has been activated in response to violence following the funeral of Freddie Gray Monday, the governor’s office said. Gov. Larry Hogan signed an executive order declaring a state of emergency and said he would hold a press conference Monday evening to address the situation. “Today’s looting and acts […]
“Not Science Fiction”: Miami Police Implements Pre-Crime System
April 23rd, 2015Via: Miami Herald: Armed with high-tech software and years of crime data, Miami police believe they will soon be able to stop crimes by predicting when and where they will occur. It sounds a little like something out of a science fiction novel, but the department is in the process of adopting a system called […]
FBI Admits Flaws in Hair Analysis Over Decades
April 20th, 2015Via: Washington Post: The Justice Department and FBI have formally acknowledged that nearly every examiner in an elite FBI forensic unit gave flawed testimony in almost all trials in which they offered evidence against criminal defendants over more than a two-decade period before 2000. Of 28 examiners with the FBI Laboratory’s microscopic hair comparison unit, […]
