Harassment

First Major US Study Of Body-Cam Show Police Bias Against Black People

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The first major US study of body-cam footage concluded that police, at least in Oakland, California, showed more respect to white people than to black people. The study from Stanford University researchers analyzed the transcribed text from 981 traffic stops caught on body cams by 245 Oakland Police Department officers in 2014. White people pulled … Read more

Transit Cop from Minnesota Who Asked Man’ is he was “Here Illegally” Still Working as Officer

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The Minnesota transit cop who set into motion the deportation of an undocumented immigrant after inappropriately questioning him about his immigration status on a public train is still working as a full-time officer at a neighboring police department, said the local police union. Officer Andy Lamers came under fire after a viral video showed him … Read more

N.J. Trooper Suspended For Threatening Women With Arrest Unless He Was Given Their Phone Number

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For the second time in six months, a New Jersey state trooper has been suspended and criminally charged over claims he improperly pulled over women to ask them out, authorities said. Trooper Eric Richardson, 31, was charged Wednesday with records tampering after an internal investigation found he had repeatedly pulled over two women, pressured them … Read more

Texas Police Chief Arrests Miss Black Texas and Calls Her a “Black B****”

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Texas Police Chief Kerry Crews is under investigation for an illegal arrest of 23-year-old Carmen Ponder, who is known as Miss Black Texas U.S. Ambassador 2016. He allegedly called her a “black b***h” when he illegally arrested her. Ponder’s attorney Lee Merritt, recounts the incident on Facebook as he claims that Ponder was stuck behind … Read more

[VIDEO] Louisiana Cop Threatens To Fight Teenage Suspect! “Want Me To Take These Handcuffs Off And See What You Really About?”

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A Louisiana cop has been caught on tape threatening to fight a teenage suspect. The police officer is heard telling the suspect “Want Me To Take These Handcuffs Off And See What You Really About?” while the other offices at the scene intimidate the person taping the incident. Thanks to World Star Hiphop for the … Read more

Justice Dept Opens Criminal Investigation Into Uber for “Evading Police”

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The company is being accused of having technology which lets its drivers evade police. Dan McCue | Courthouse News Service (CN) – The Justice Department had opened a criminal investigation into Uber Technologies’ use of a software tool, known as “Greyball” that helps its drivers evade local authorities trying to clamp down on the popular … Read more

Couple Bewildered After Cops Destroy Their Home, Use it as a “Military Battleground”

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Rebekah Kearn | Courthouse News Service 2017/03/13 FRESNO, Calif. (CN) – A married couple claim Fresno sheriff’s officers destroyed their house by using it as a training ground for a teargas-wielding SWAT team, 50 vehicles, two helicopters, a K-9 unit and a fire truck — because an unarmed homeless man had been found in their … Read more

JUDGE: Police Should Tell Americans How Their Taxes are Spent on “Stingrays”

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Adam Klasfeld | Courthouse News Service MANHATTAN (CN) — A judge voiced support Wednesday for giving New Yorkers an accounting of how the city has spent tax dollars on StingRay surveillance technology, which police have deployed more than 1,000 times without a warrant. “Sunshine is the best medicine for our society,” Judge Shlomo Hagler said … Read more