2015/11/09 Matt Agorist | The Free Thought Project Don’t give “them” any video to work with! Says 21-year police veteran Lt. Hawkes. It seems as though filming police is having a positive effect! In a recent post on the law enforcement forum PoliceOne.com, Lt. Hawkes uses logic and reason to appeal to officers who are … Read more
The mood in Ardmore, Pennsylvania is somber. Residents are concerned that racial tensions are mounting because of police brutality, and they are now uniting. For them – just as the rest of the United States – ethnic profiling is becoming a pressing matter. Late last week both black and white community members of a small … Read more
John Vibes | The Free Thought Project The European Parliament voted to offer Edward Snowden asylum and protection and drop all criminal charges against him. When at one time most of the world was bullied by the US government into pressing charges against Snowden and forcing him into exile, the entire European continent has now … Read more
2015/11/06 Matt Agorist | The Free Thought Project Clark County, NV — In an emotional courtroom display Friday, Steven Ficano, 65, embraced his attorney and his wife after the jury read their verdict of “not guilty.” In 2012, Ficano’s house was raided by heroes protecting the citizens of Nevada from the horrors of marijuana plants. … Read more
2015/11/06 Cassandra Fairbanks | The Free Thought Project New York, NY– Four Swedish police officers vacationing in New York City were on the subway on Wednesday when a fight broke out. The train operator asked if there were any police riding who could help with the situation. The Scandinavian patrolmen were very soothing and non-aggressive … Read more
Eva Decesare | The Free Thought Project An organization representing six hundred church congregations in the northeastern U.S. has voted in favor of a resolution to end the so-called “War on Drugs.” The New England Conference of United Methodist Churches passed Resolution 15-203, which called for a “genuinely new system” to deal with drug use, focusing … Read more
Justin Gardner | The Free Thought Project If the phone conversation with President Obama is any indication of Justin Trudeau’s commitment, Canada will be giving its southern neighbor lessons in peace and freedom. Trudeau, Canada’s Prime Minister-elect, told Obama on Tuesday that he will withdraw their fighter jets from Iraq and Syria. Both of these … Read more
2015/10/25 SOUTH CAROLINA — In an incredible act of bravery, an elderly pastor jumped into a flooded area to save bodies that were drifting away. “That’s somebody’s family out there!” said Pastor Wayne H. Reeves. Moments before he saved the bodies, police apparently told him he wasn’t allowed to, according to reports. But he did … Read more
Max Chantha | October 24, 2015 MISSOURI – Police departments across the country, willingly or not, are heading towards the same fate as those in Charlack and Wellston, two suburban satellite towns of St. Louis. New reformist legislation is in the works to limit police’s ability to fund themselves through tickets, an anti-democratic technique often … Read more
October 22, 2015 SAN DIEGO, CA — We have received a video showing what can only be described as an act of courage. Mae League says she was driving as usual this week when she suddenly observed police abusing a citizen on the side of the road. Rather than continuing onward as if nothing happened, … Read more
October 22, 2015 WASHINGTON, DC — It is rare to see a politician speak out on police brutality; it is supremely rare to see a presidential candidate do it. But Bernie Sanders is not shying away from the issue. In an interview he addressed several factors that would mitigate or altogether end the contemporary police state if implemented appropriately. … Read more
Jay Syrmopoulos | The Free Thought Project Raykovich, Iceland – In stark contrast to the record low number of prosecutions of CEO’s and high-level financial executives in the U.S., Iceland has just sentenced 26 bankers to a combined 74 years in prison. The majority of those convicted have been sentenced to prison terms of two … Read more