2015/11/13 A landmark decision issued by the Supreme Court earlier this week has made it more difficult to file a lawsuit against the police for using lethal force against fleeing suspects. According to the ruling, unless it is “beyond debate” that using a weapon to kill a suspect is unwarranted the cops cannot be touched … Read more
William Grigg | The Free Thought Project San Diego, CA — All patrol officers employed by the San Diego Police Department are now required to carry body cameras – but they avoid falling prey to the dreaded “YouTube Effect” by simply refusing to activate them when they could be of greatest use. On two occasions … Read more
2015/11/09 Matt Agorist | The Free Thought Project Marksville, LA — More information is coming to light about the two Marksville City Marshals who ruthlessly shot to death a 6-year-old boy as he was buckled into the front seat of a vehicle. Officers Derrick Stafford and Norris Greenhouse, Jr. were arrested and charged with second-degree … Read more
No one knows how William Melendez earned the nickname “RoboCop”; however, one thing is for sure: the police officer is well acquainted with dodging punishment for his reported wrongful conduct. He has a well-publicized list of cases against him. On various occasions he has been accused of planting evidence, wrongfully killing civilians, producing false police … Read more
A deeply alarming new study has put things in perspective with respect how many people police are executing. The number of citizens killed by police — which according to many estimates are comprised predominantly of blacks — is now FOUR TIMES greater than the number of people lynched when lynching was in its peak activity. … Read more
2015/11/07 Max Chantha | November 7, 2015 PENNSYLVANIA – The case of officer Lisa Mearkle was one that seemed to offer a glimmer of hope to the police accountability community, after the video of her shooting an unarmed and prone suspect went viral, and she was charged with third degree murder. However, in another crushing … Read more
Max Chantha | November 7, 2015 ARKANSAS – Sergeant David Houser of the England Police Department is the latest victim of the ‘War on Cops.’ For the purposes of this article, the term ‘War on Cops’ refers to officers bold facedly lying in order to garner sympathy for themselves while trying to increase the divide … Read more
2015/11/07 Friends say Alonzo Smith was meant to do great things in life. The 27-year-old was a published author of the book of poems that he had written between the age of 14 and 22. Unfortunately, the Washington man had his life cut short after he died in custody of private police officers. The African-American … Read more
UPDATE: March 24, 2017 MARKSVILLE, La. — A Louisiana law enforcement officer was convicted Friday on a lesser charge of manslaughter in a shooting that killed a 6-year-old autistic boy, a gruesome encounter captured on tape by another officer’s body camera. Jurors found Derrick Stafford guilty of manslaughter and attempted manslaughter charges, multiple news outlets … Read more
The Arevalos were not prepared for the tragedy that was waiting for them one morning in October this year. Their 33-year-old son went to bed the night before never to wake up again. He seemed to have no health issues and looked well enough. The Lynwood-residents have no answers, and even the initial autopsy report … Read more
Camryn K. Bolinger was born after her father’s untimely death. Her parents had big plans, they were supposed to get married, but her father, Ryan Bolinger, was shot dead before that. It has now been announced that the cop was “cleared of any wrongdoing.” The 28-year-old died at the hands of a seven year veteran … Read more
2015/11/06 The Canyon County in Idaho is facing a federal wrongful death lawsuit after the death of an inmate who spent at least three weeks begging for medical assistance. Forty-six-year-old Alford Young pleaded with deputy jailers and medical staff at the jail for medical assistance only to be ignored. The staff paid no attention to … Read more