Badge Abuse

Charleston, WV — A Charleston police officer has been suspended with pay and is expected to resign after throwing a homeless man’s backpack into a river. The man’s backpack contained a laptop that had the only photographs he had left of his late wife, according to sources within the department. …

Only the state can smash down someone’s door in the middle of the night looking for an arbitrary substance, shoot an innocent person, say it was an accident, and enjoy complete impunity. Manchester, NH — A DEA agent who shot an innocent grandmother during a botched raid on her home …

“What you’re seeing here appears to be assault and battery under color of authority and is definitely a violation of the civil rights of these Marines” San Diego, Calif. – Two active duty U.S. Marines have been charged with felony assault and battery charges stemming from an altercation with San …

“I called 911 and told them that my handicapped son was out in his pj’s, could you bring him home or take him to a psychiatric ward to get an evaluation?” Westland, MI — A 27-year-old mentally ill man has been killed after police responded to his mother’s 9-1-1 call …

This OKC cop has already been charged with several counts of first-degree rape, forcible oral sodomy, sexual battery, indecent exposure, and one count each of first-degree rape by instrumentation, first-degree burglary and felonious stalking. Oklahoma City, OK — After two adults and one minor have come forward with allegations of being sexually …

Police refuse to release charges for man arrested Friday afternoon. Molly Gott | MORE Ferguson, MO — On Friday, November 7 at approximately 2pm, a protester in Ferguson was arrested for allegedly rolling an apple into the Ferguson Police Department’s parking lot. The man is currently being held at the …

In Police State America, if you offend the police you can lose your job. By William Norman Grigg | Pro Libertate Blog When an employee in the productive sector offends the company’s customer base, he can expect to the censured, sanctioned, or sacked. Customers who complain about such an employee can expect …

“Free speech only goes so far!” says this power tripping NYPD cop. New York, NY — An intense video was submitted to the Free Thought Project of an interaction between a citizen and an NYPD officer. The interaction started as the citizen saw a private security guard block in a taxi …

“They were telling people they were cops and to f**k off, and some were fighting with patrons” New York — Nine rookie officers have been fired and three supervisors disciplined after a graduation celebration turned ugly. Back on August 22, the largest class in the history of the Port Authority …

“Let me see your f*cking keys… I’m searching your f*cking car” A New York deputy with the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Department was caught on film early Friday morning slapping a young man who declined to have his vehicle searched. Mikael Thalen | Infowars.com According to Adam Roberts, who spoke with …