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Beep: “If this is an emergency hang up and dial 9-1-1” A home invasion and robbery in Pasco County, Florida is exposing the myth of the 911 dispatch system. It happened earlier this week on Gwain Road in Port Richey. A man called 911 after four robbers with guns broke …

Federal crackdown prevents local police from disclosing cell tracking details RT.com June 14, 2014   US federal authorities have been increasingly involved with local police departments and criminal trials in an attempt to keep details of vast domestic surveillance policies under wraps, according to a new report from the Associated Press. …

Police use the number of low-level drug arrests to sustain critical law enforcement funding from the federal government. Alternet.org Aaron Cantú June 14, 2014 Activists have long claimed that cops have quotas for ticketing and arresting people, but evidence to support those claims varies from state to state. However, newly …

“Why in the world would they do this to a 70-year old guy?” When dealing with police, the average person is always guilty until proven innocent.  Apparently this rule even applies to senior citizens who are experiencing medical emergencies. On January 4th of this year in San Antonio a 70-year …

The Free Thought Project John Vibes June 14, 2014   A 51 year old New Jersey man was killed by police after attempting to break up a fight involving his teenage daughter.  Witnesses say that when police arrived on the scene they indiscriminately shot pepper spray at the crowd of …

Cop Watcher extraordinaire strikes again, this time it’s from the sky! June 13, 2014 Tom Zebra is no stranger to filming the police. Just recently Tom was arrested for filming the police and when he got out of jail, he immediately went back to  filming, only to get arrested for it …

June 13, 2104 Police officers in Texas frequently believe that they have a right to identify anyone at anytime for any reason. They are frequently wrong. The two young men in this video below were pulled over by a police officer who incorrectly thought that the registration on their car …

When Cop-Blockers Don’t Understand the Law, positive activism can end up causing more harm than good. The guys in the video below did a fairly good job of fending off their harassment, however they made some mistakes. ExCop turned Law Student gives a bit of advice on things they could have done …

US pushing local police departments to keep quiet on cell-phone surveillance technology Yahoo.com June 12, 2014 US pushing local cops to stay mum on surveillance WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration has been quietly advising local police not to disclose details about surveillance technology they are using to sweep up …

“You’re being hostile towards me.” A blood boiling interchange between a US Department of Commerce agent and an individual was captured on video. The Free Thought Project Matt Agorist June 12, 2014 Ronald Reagan once said that the 9 most terrifying words in the English language are, “I’m from the …