This took place quite some time ago, but amazingly many people have never seen it. And it is perhaps more instructive now than ever, to be aware that this kind of programming of values and worldview considerations is taking place. Given that has been taking place for over a decade, one wonders what they are … Read more
Emma Gannon | Courthouse News Service DENVER (CN) — A 911 dispatcher is not liable for a man’s shooting death because the victim and his companions could have ignored the operator’s instructions to return to a dangerous area, the 10th Circuit ruled. Sudanese immigrant Jimma Pal Reat was shot and killed after 911 operator Juan … Read more
Nick DiVito | Courthouse News Service BROOKLYN (CN) — The family of a Long Island woman fatally shot in the head by a policeman during a hostage situation fired back with a lawsuit against the Nassau County Police Department, claiming it tried to cover up its officers’ constitutional violations. Andrea and Jessica Rebello — 21-year-old … Read more
by RT The director of the FBI James Comey has said that despite not being able to offer any statistical proof, he believes viral videos of police brutality are causing a spike in felonies across the US. Comey called it a “viral video effect,” or “Ferguson effect”: the officers tend to be less aggressive towards … Read more
Andrew Emett | The Free Thought Project San Diego, CA – Caught on surveillance video gunning down a mentally ill veteran last year, San Diego Police Officer Neal Browder is under investigation again for accidentally shooting a baby’s crib weeks after returning to duty. Although Browder does not face criminal charges for recklessly firing his … Read more
Andrew Emmett | The Free Thought Project Philadelphia, PA – Police apologized on Wednesday after raiding an innocent family’s home and traumatizing a disabled woman who nearly fell down the stairs. Touted as “innovative” and “state-of-the-art,” the Real Time Crime Center mistakenly directed officers to the wrong house and another botched raid. Around 2:30 a.m. … Read more
Rose Bouboushian | Courthouse News Service Grand Jury Records Withheld in Hostage Case A man suing on behalf of an apparent hostage fatally shot by police cannot access grand jury transcripts that he says would reveal collusion, a federal judge ruled. Dawn Marie Pfister was a passenger in a car that hit another and crashed … Read more
Andrew Emett | The Free Thought Project 2016/04/21 St. Petersburg, FL – Newly released dash cam footage reveals a Florida sheriff lied last month when he falsely claimed that his deputies took off their gun belts and attempted to save three drowning teenage girls. Instead of attempting to rescue the dying teens, the deputies can … Read more
John Vibes | True Activist 2016/04/03 A British man was arrested while attempting to travel with his deceased best friend’s ashes so he could scatter them in Nova Scotia. Russell Laight was scheduled to meet up with a friend to scatter the ashes, but he never made it to his destination because he was stopped … Read more
2016/04/03 John Vibes | True Activist A video surfaced recently showing a handcuffed homeless man with one leg being assaulted by a large group of police officers. The man was attacked by over a dozen police officers, some who pinned him down, others who prevented bystanders from filming. Journalist Chaedria LaBouvier was on the scene … Read more
2016/04/02 Matt Agorist | The Free Thought Project Aiken, SC — On Oct. 2, 2014, Lakeya Hicks and Elijah Pontoon had broken no law, violated no traffic code and were simply driving down the road when they were targeted and pulled over by Aiken police officer Chris Medlin. Medlin explained to the couple that he … Read more
Mike Sawyer | The Free Thought Project Redlands, CA — In response to a hostage situation at an Office Depot last week, Redlands police officers showed up and shot the victim, not the man who took her hostage. Redlands police Chief Mark Garcia held a news conference Friday to explain his officers’ mistake. Eleven officers … Read more