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Trying to maintain a monopoly on the use of force can sometimes prove to be a futile task. While most people cower to ‘authority,’ every now and again, some people have enough and fight back. Below is a video of those people. We here at The Free Thought Project, do …

A recent college graduate in Washington says he wants an apology after deputies in Spokane County mistakenly raided his home, with guns drawn, giving him the scare of his life. At this point is where the reference to Nazi Germany would be prudent. However, that would be understating the actual …

An El Paso woman is suing US Border Agents after she was physically, mentally and emotionally injured upon trying to reenter the USA. According to the lawsuit, “Her labia, vaginal opening and anus were left raw and sore and she felt violated, demeaned and powerless;” after being subjected to multiple …

Storyleak.com by Mikael Thalen An Ohio coroner ruled the October hanging death of a man in police custody to be homicide by strangulation last week, contradicting claims made by local law enforcement. Nine days after his arrest, 24-year-old Zachary Goldson was discovered hanging from a bed sheet at the Brown …

After being caught on camera shoving a 15 year old girl, Phoenix PD Officer Patrick Larrison received a 40-hour suspension for his use of force.

Mom: Officer shot kittens in front of my kids Shooting kittens right in front of children is totally fine as long as you are in the North Ridgeville Police Department. According to the NRPD in Ohio, the police did nothing wrong when they discharged their weapons a few feet away …

Police misconduct in shootings is “very, very difficult” to prove, an FBI agent says. The following article was originally published in the Texas Observer. To read more Texas Observer articles click here. On October 24, the Houston Police Department  announced the results of its yearlong investigation into the shooting death of  Brian …

A Stockton, California student was handcuffed with zip ties on his hands and feet, forced to go to the hospital for a psychiatric evaluation and was charged with battery on a police officer. That student was 5 years old. According to the CDC 11% of children 4-17 years of age have …

Virginia Cop Block Last year I received a letter in the mail from the Washington D.C DMV claiming I was speeding. As you can see it was one of those Photo-Enforced Speeding Tickets and they had multiple pictures of my CAR. I knew better to just submit and pay a …

An exception to the rule happened in Plano, Texas over the weekend. In a traffic stop for an expired inspection sticker, also known as a tax on driving enforced through the threat of violence and extortion, a police officer did something particularly nice. According to DFW CBS Local, Hayden Carlo was …