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, …

Police should react similar to firemen and never leave the building until it is time to investigate a crime that has been committed against a person or property.     Never Get Busted June 30, 2014 Barry Cooper/Former Drug Enforcement Officer   Americans have been brainwashed into believing cars will …

Food For Thinkers Blog May 26, 2014 Doug Newman   It is easy to stand up and cheer for your favorite government activity. It is quite another to acknowledge what it means in the real world. Me. Ricky Recruit. 1983. I almost never try to speak for other people. However, …

May 21, 2014 Meaghan Ybos was 16 years old when she walked into her Tennessee home to find a masked man with a knife who was there to rape her. Ybos did what most people would do in this situation, dialed 9-1-1. Of course the cops aren’t able to be …