On their website, the National Neighborhood Watch Institute (NNWI) stresses that citizens should only report crime, not try to stop it in action. They warn their readers: “Always remember that your responsibility is to report crime. Do not take any risks to prevent a crime or try to make an …

Police officer Jarett Branson from Fort Collins, Colorado, was recently fired for using police resources to stalk women who were total strangers to him.  Ironically, in 2011, Branson received an “Officer of the Year Award” from “the Safe Space Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Program”. Branson was fired after one …

By Martin Armstrong Armstrong Economics An example of why police should not be allowed to carry weapons is evidenced everyday. They kill about 400 people each year according to USA Today. Perhaps we should have just armed swat teams and normal unarmed police as was the case in London. They are …

I would laugh when people would ask if we were looking for their car, property, missing loved one or the person that just assaulted or robbed them. From retired police officer JT: Hello.  I just read your article about the current state of affairs in law enforcement.  After 20 years in law …

If you were killed, what photo would the media use in their stories? That’s the question that the #iftheygunnedmedown hashtag asks on social media as minorities point out media bias in the deaths of African-Americans. RT.com The question comes after the shooting death of Mike Brown in Ferguson, Missouri on Saturday. The …

Knowing how to properly handle yourself while filming the police can make the difference between a successful record of police accountability or jail time.  CopBlock.org August 6, 2014 Why Film The Police? Documenting the actions of police employees can help protect you and others because it creates an objective record. …

Cedar Rapids man ordered to remove garden or matter will go to police By Cindy Hadish/Homegrown Iowan August 5, 2014   CEDAR RAPIDS – In a city that touts itself as a healthy, “Blue Zones” community, Ed Thornton faces a trespassing violation. His crime? Growing vegetables. “If I’m doing something …

Law enforcement is a “product” we are forced to buy “The police are worthless. I don’t know what we’re paying them for.” Pro Libertate William N. Grigg July 21, 2014   That familiar, despairing lament was voiced by a friend here in Payette after his family had lost $20,000 worth …

No one knows how many cases result in the officer being believed over the victim Candice Bernd Truth-Out.org […] In the 20 years that [rape victim Nicole] Smith’s rapist has been in prison, news accounts of sexual violence at the hands of police officers have only multiplied. This year has …

NYPD ‘cannibal cop’ to walk free after judge overturns conviction   RT.com July 1, 2014 A former New York Police Department officer convicted of planning to kidnap and rape women before killing and eating them is set to go free after a federal judge overturned his conviction. According to Reuters, …