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“Retinal obfuscation” gun a new tool for militarized law enforcement A firm that provides non-lethal equipment to law enforcement is set to release a new “compliance weapon” that temporarily blinds targets for up to 15 minutes, amidst a national conversation about the militarization of police in the aftermath of unrest …

“We gassed non-threatening, non-violent protesters,” replied the former Chief of Police. Let’s not kid ourselves anymore America. What we are calling the militarization of of police has already taken place, on a large scale. We are now seeing a domestic military, pretending to be a police force. To help solidify this …

He engaged in a high speed chase with police, which eventually ended with a police helicopter following him and tracking his vehicle down. Judge Dean L. Wilson of Perry County, Ohio got in a car accident while drunk last week, and was charged with a DUI.  Wilson is well known …

Russell J Matson Is it a crime to decorate your car like a vehicle from one of your favorite movies? This case is definitely  “more than meets the eye.” Or maybe less. My client accused of impersonating a police officer for decaling his Maserati to look like Barricade from Transformers. On …

You go inside right now…it’s a lawful order…go inside right now”   In Gresham, Oregon, a man was filming a heavily militarized SWAT raid on his iPad from across the street, when he was assaulted by 1st Amendment violating thugs dressed in Kevlar.    According to the man who uploaded …

The Pentagon’s 1033 program, which allows the Defense Department to unload its excess military equipment onto local police forces, has quietly overflowed onto college campuses.   HANNAH K. GOLD | VICE NEWS In 1968, students at Columbia University staged a mass uprising other college campuses in protesting not just the war …

A Baton Rouge police officer has resigned after it was discovered that he allegedly sent a string of extremely racist text messages. When the messages were exposed, Michael Elsbury, who has been with the department for about 15 years, resigned. Saturday night Mediaite posted a photo of Elsbury on their twitter. …

Her detention is “characteristic of a pattern and practice of the NYPD in aggressive over policing of people of color and persons lawfully exercising their First Amendment rights.” RT.com A Muslim woman, and human rights lawyer has taken her accusations of NYPD’s abuse and racism to court, following her violent detention …

“Deploying a taser was the best viable way to diffuse the situation.” Pierre, S.D.- In October of 2013, four officers responded to a 911 call by a babysitter that an 8-year-old girl had a knife and was trying to cut herself. The family disputes the contention that the girl was …

Its not just dogs and the unarmed who make officers “fear for their lives,” another innocent victim has been shot by police; this time it was a cat. After calling for backup because he believed the animal may be rabid, Gorham Police Department Lt. Christopher Sanborn opened fire on the …