Police Racist Text Messages Encouraged the Killing of “Half-Breeds”

Nicholas Iovino | Courthouse News Service 2016/04/07 SAN FRANCISCO (CN) – A widening scandal over San Francisco police officers sending racist and homophobic text messages has led the city’s public defender to call for a full civil rights investigation. District Attorney George Gascón last week unveiled a second batch of racist texts, one year after … Read more

Police Use Intimidation and Threats to Stop Photographer from Covering Protest: Lawsuit

Nicholas Iovino | Courthouse News Service SAN FRANCISCO (CN) – State police treated the media like an enemy and made no distinction between journalists and environmental protesters they were removing and arresting at a highway construction site, a news photographer testified Friday. In the final day of witness testimony in his false-arrest trial against the … Read more

Police Force Homeless Americans Out of Shelters in the Middle of Blizzard Conditions

2016/01/06 UnicornRiot Denver, CO – In the early morning of December 15th, Denver police forced dozens of homeless community members of Resurrection Village into blizzard conditions. Since their tiny homes action on Oct. 24th, Resurrection Village members have been sleeping near various unused empty lots owned by the Denver Housing Authority and had set up tents … Read more

Undercover Cop Tricks Autistic Innocent Boy Into Selling Weed, Then Ruins His Life

Justin Gardner | The Free Thought Project 2016/01/04 Riverside County, CA — Simply put, the War on Drugs is a war on people. One of the more despicable ways in which it manifests is the manipulation of vulnerable school kids by undercover cops. These “drug stings,” better known as entrapment, typically prey on special needs … Read more

Dad Arrested, His 2-yo Daughter Taken, for Successfully Treating Her Cancer with Cannabis Oil

John Vibes | The Free Thought Project As cannabis is taken more seriously as a medicine and a treatment, more people are taking a chance and using it as a treatment for terminal illnesses. This treatment has had overwhelmingly positive results for countless people who had no other hope of recovery. Every day more stories … Read more

Neoconservative Activists Call for Firing of Muslim Police Officers

William Grigg | The Free Thought Project Republican-aligned activists in Florida’s Broward County who otherwise offer uncritical support for law enforcement have finally found an officer they consider unsuitable for duty – not because of anything he has done, but because of his identity. Broward County Sheriff’s Deputy Nezar Hamze is unsuitable for his position, … Read more

This Over-Zealous Cop Issued a Ticket to a Wheelchaired Man for “Not Having Proof” of Disability

2015/12/12 San Diego, Calif. – In a telling display of law enforcement’s lack of common sense, Joey Canales, 31, had his transit pass seized by a transit cop prior to boarding the trolley. The cop’s reason for seizing Canales’ transit pass was that the man, who’s been disabled since he was born, did not have … Read more