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Oakland police brutality was was at the forefront of the crackdown Occupy Wall Street protests as police fire tear gas at crowds full of children and beating protestors with batons.
By: Alexander Higgins www.blog.alexanderhiggins.com
May 2, 2012
On Tuesday, the celebration of May Day in Oakland, California led to the arrests of 25 more »
Petition Link: http://www.change.org/petitions/pardon-wrongfully-convicted-autistic-youth-neli-latson
Reginald “Neli” Latson, is a 20 year-old autistic young man, who on the morning of May 24, 2010, sat in the grass outside the local library with a hoodie on waiting for the library to open. What happened next landed then 18 year-old Reginald “Neli” Latson in jail more »
LUSAKA, Jan 14 (IPS) – Juniper Mwale was attending a funeral in another town when her husband jumped bail and fled the country. Despite not being aware of her husband’s escape, police tracked her down and detained her illegally in an effort to force her spouse home.
Detaining someone without cause is more »
SIGN THE PETITION HERE: http://www.change.org/petitions/nyc-mayor-police-chief-stop-brutality-against-wall-st-protesters
NYC Mayor and Police Commissioner:
The response of the NYPD to the Occupy Wall St. peaceful movement is shameful. This is America. We have a right to peaceful assembly. You are not protecting and serving the people of New York who are bravely standing up against corporate more »
(Beirut) – Bahrain’s police are beating and torturing detainees, including minors, despite public commitments to end torture and police impunity, Human Rights Watch said today following a five day visit to the country.
While in Bahrain, from April 15 to 19, 2012, Human Rights Watch interviewed 14 young males, including 7 children, who said more »
At 5 p.m. a U.S. Park Police officer tells protesters the museum is closed, and that there is no sleeping or camping
(Gothamist) At least 10 Occupy Wall Street protesters were arrested last night during a large demonstration across the street from the New York Stock Exchange. Forced off the sidewalk on Broad Street earlier in more »
On the Tuesday edition of the Alex Jones Show, host Mike Adams talks Dale Carson, a trial lawyer, former FBI agent, police officer, detective, SWAT team member, undercover operative and private investigator who now defends clients against unfair charges. He is the author of Arrest-Proof Yourself, which is required reading for anyone wanting to avoid more »
Portland Police Officer Scott E. Elliott pleaded not guilty this morning to an indictment filed April 6 that charges him with online sexual corruption of a child, three counts of luring a minor, and four counts of encouraging child sex abuse.
Elliott, 50, who was most recently assigned to East Precinct’s afternoon more »
Like most people I enjoy my weekends off. I also love riding motorcycles and horse racing. So as I excitedly pull up to Gulfstream racetrack on my bike to watch the once a year Florida Derby I ran into a huge disappointment. A police officers SUV was parked blocking all the motorcycle parking spots.
Illinois’ eavesdropping law could make unwitting criminals out of honest citizens attempting to document police misconduct.
Legislation to remedy that situation received House committee approval last week.
House Bill 3944 would permit people to record the conversations of police officers carrying out their duties in a public place. For the eavesdropping exception to apply, the more »
This video was created as an example of the importance of filming the police. Video provides transparency, accountability, and an accurate account of incidents that occur. It is no secret that the United States has a serious problem with police abuse, brutality, and corruption. It is essential for civilians to document their encounters with more »
Below is Carlos Miller’s story. Thanks Carlos!
As many of you who follow me on the social networks know, I was arrested Tuesday night while covering the Occupy Miami police eviction.
I was released Wednesday morning after spending several hours in the Miami-Dade County jail and I spent the next several hours more »
OAKLAND (AP) – About 300 people were arrested Saturday during a chaotic day of Occupy protests that saw demonstrators break into City Hall and burn an American flag, as police earlier fired tear gas and bean bags to disperse hundreds of people after some threw rocks and bottles and tore down fencing outside a nearby convention more »
By:ZainShauk
A woman who says she was beaten by police last week after she tried to record the brutal arrest of her husband joined activists Sunday to blast the Houston Police Department and call for an investigation.
Annika Lewis, 26, said she was in her home on the 5000 block of Madalyn, near the University of Houston, when more »
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Police elbow a woman on the bus then threaten a veteran who filmed the incident
BELLFLOWER — Sheriff Lee Baca said Wednesday that the deputy shown on a video striking a woman on a Metro bus in Bellflower should be held accountable but stopped short of saying he thought the deputy should be disciplined.
US Military veteran rants at NYPD over their brutality and reprehensible tactics, including kettling, during the Times Square protest organized by Occupy Wall Street.
Journalist and Reason contributor Michael Tracey is covering New York’s Occupy Wall Street as it’s happening. Above is footage he shot as the protesters marched through the street of Manhattan and had various stand-offs with the New York Police Department. Tracey himself reports being punched in the shoulder while filming.
In the above video, more »
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