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Police Chief Who Once Said Legalizing Pot is Like Legalizing Murder Launching Weed Related Company

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Eight months before recreational marijuana is set to be legalized in Canada, two former high-ranking police officers have launched a new company that connects patients with medical pot.  Former OPP commissioner, MP and federal Conservative cabinet minister Julian Fantino and former RCMP deputy commissioner Raf Souccar officially launched their new business on Tuesday. They welcomed  media to their … Read more

[WATCH] Body Camera Footage Shows Baltimore Police Officer De-Escalate Standoff With Armed Man in Crisis

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A Baltimore police officer is being praised by the department for de-escalating a situation in which a man with a knife appeared to be trying to provoke police into shooting him. Instead, Officer Angel Villaronga was able to talk to the man, build a rapport and convince him to hand over his knife without further … Read more

4 Former Tucson Cops Banned from Police Work in Arizona

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Four former Southern Arizona law enforcement officers surrendered their state certifications for police work earlier this week, and a fifth ex-police officer is facing the loss of his, officials said. The Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training board voted Wednesday to accept consent agreements with Brandon Kelley, Arick Martino and Lisa E. Lopez — all … Read more

Navy SEAL: We’re Going to Expose Elite Pedophile Rings in the US

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05/02/17 WASHINGTON, DC — Craig Sawyer is a Marine veteran, Navy SEAL, sniper, and combat instructor with decades of experience in sophisticated military operations and intelligence gathering. He is starting a new project called Veterans for Child Rescue, which will expose human trafficking and pedophile rings that are operating within the US and possibly abroad. … Read more

Philippine President Denounces Police as “Corrupt,” Dismisses 100 Officers for Using Drugs

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Occasionally it is good to know what is happening in police forces outside of the US, if for no other reason than to offer a point of comparison. This week’s news comes from the Philippines, where departments were just gutted: at least 100 police officers were fully dismissed after it was discovered they were using … Read more

Redflex CEO Gets 14 Months In Prison For Bribing Politicians to Extort Citizens with Traffic Cameras

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John Vibes | The Free Thought Project After being found guilty of bribing politicians to implement her due process-removing products, Karen Finley, former CEO of the red light company Redflex, was sentenced last week to 14 months in prison this week. In addition to the charges that she was sentenced for, Finley is also awaiting … Read more

Entrepreneur is Spending Thousands Bailing Citizens Out of Jail for Marijuana

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John Vibes | The Free Thought Project Cook County, IL – This week, local businessman Willie Wilson is going to the Cook County Jail with $15,000 to bail out inmates with misdemeanor charges. “I’m not doing this for political reasons. These are people who are in jail because they can’t come up with $100 or … Read more

Judge Lets Homeless File Restraining Order Against City Gov So They Won’t be Evicted

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Katherine Proctor | Courthouse News Service Judge Stalls Evictions at Eureka Homeless Camp OAKLAND, Calif. (CN) – Eleven homeless people in the Northern California coastal city of Eureka cannot be evicted from a long-established homeless encampment on Monday unless the city complies with as yet undetermined conditions for their alternative shelter, a federal judge ruled … Read more