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SAN DIEGO – A manager at Cheetahs strip club says his dancers felt violated by police who photographed them almost nude. The mood at the strip club in Kearny Mesa quickly turned intense Thursday night when 10 officers swarmed the building with guns and bulletproof vests, interrupting business for a …

Flex Your Rights March 9, 2014 This article was originally published on Larry M. Elkin’s blog. My wife and I taught our daughters how to tie their shoes, how to catch a ball, and, a little later, how to deal with the police. Many people do not know how to …

Cape Town – An incident of alleged police brutality in Cape Town, which was filmed by a member of the public, is being investigated by Western Cape police. The footage was posted on Facebook by Nicole Speelman on Thursday. She had filmed the incident from her office in Cape Town. …

Cops have a massive incentive to bust people for pot. Here’s how to fight back.  According to the ACLU, marijuana arrests account for over half of all drug arrests—and 88% of those charges are for simple possession. Because of decades-old grant programs, local precincts are showered with money from the federal government …

This article by Steve Silverman originally appeared April 5, 2012 in Reason.com. It’s been updated to include new information regarding recent rulings in favor of citizens’ right to record. Last week the City of Boston agreed to pay Simon Glik $170,000 in damages and legal fees to settle a civil rights …

Cell phone footage mysteriously deleted in police custody Mikael Thalen Infowars.com March 7, 2014 A man in Fall River, Mass. has been charged with unlawful wiretapping for recording a police officer shouting profanities in public. During the Jan. 6 encounter, 51-year-old George Thompson overheard officer Thomas Barboza swearing profusely while …

In a aggressive display of ignorance and force a Rock Hill Sheriff’s deputy somehow felt threatened by a dog on a leash! So he killed it. ROCK HILL — Alice Renee McGlone says her cats Rhett Butler and Tara will have to go on without Scarlett –– her 9-year-old Labrador …

Cop was tired of cleaning up after dog Adan Salazar Infowars.com March 6, 2014 A Baltimore cop is suspended without pay after he beat his girlfriend’s dog with a mop, then strangled it to death, police say. The officer then took a picture of the dead dog and sent it …

  A mother and father are left scarred both physically and mentally after being tased in front of their children at the birthday party of a 1 year old. According to KHOU, the encounter took place during what was supposed to be a happy occasion. The couple attended a birthday …

Unarmed man jailed and charged for worrying bus driver Mikael Thalen Infowars.com March 6, 2014 An Oregon man riding a public bus was arrested and booked into the Multnomah County Jail Tuesday for allegedly mentioning firearms during a conversation. According to reports, a TriMet bus driver claims to have overheard …