Claire Bernish | The Free Thought Project New York, NY— Recording of a conversation between an NYPD cop and his supervisor, which appears to evidence his being pressured into profiling black and Hispanic men — illegal, ‘unofficial’ quotas — has just been released by Gawker. While the New York Daily News originally broke the story … Read more
Cameron Langford | Courthouse News Service A former Houston policeman convicted of supplying guns, vehicles and intelligence to Zetas cartel members, who trafficked thousands of kilos of cocaine in the United States, was sentenced to 30 years behind bars. Noe Juarez, of Houston, is a former U.S. Marine who worked for the Houston Police Department … Read more
Bianca Bruno | Courthouse News Service Justice Department Scorches Calexico Police CALEXICO, Calif. (CN) — In a long-awaited report, the Department of Justice suggested 169 changes to the Calexico Police Department, which has been accused of corruption, violence, lax supervision and lack of accountability. The 144-page review, released Wednesday, came five days after former Police … Read more
Matt Agorist | The Free Thought Project Suicide, birth defects, heart problems, hostility, violence, aggression, hallucinations, self-harm, delusional thinking, homicidal ideation, and death are just a few of the side effects caused by psychiatric medication. There have been 150 studies in seventeen countries on antidepressant-induced side effects. There have been 134 drug regulatory agency warnings … Read more
Claire Bernish | True Activist Saudi Arabia, the United States, and their allies have developed a nasty habit of “epidemic” proportions in various military theaters, particularly around the Middle East — bombing hospitals, healthcare facilities, and, in at least one instance, an ambulance. But despite countless pleas from humanitarian organization Médicins Sans Frontières (MSF, Doctors … Read more
Elizabeth Warmerdam | Courthouse News Service Judge Slams Sheriff Joe Arpaio Over Continued Racial Profiling A federal judge found Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and three of his top officials in contempt of court on Friday for disobeying orders meant to curtail racial profiling in the sheriff’s department. The ruling stems from a 2007 class … Read more
2016/05/06 What you should know about this case: * The boy was just 16 when he was accused of setting the fire. * He said police officers threatened to “evict his family” if he did not confess, and that if he confessed he would not be charged — so he gave a false confession. It … Read more
2016/05/03 Paul Joseph Watson | InfoWars Her interest in “fringe subculture” represents a “danger to her daughter” A judge in Colorado ordered a mother’s child to be removed from her custody because the mother’s interest in “chemtrails” was a “fringe subculture” and represented a threat to her daughter. Boulder Judge Dolores Mallard told Becca Vandb … Read more
Tim Hull | Courthouse News Service ACLU Warns Tucson on Immigration Stops TUCSON (CN) — Tucson police continue to use traffic stops illegally to check immigration papers and call the Border Patrol, despite a supposed policy against it, the ACLU said in warning letters to police and Homeland Security. ACLU Arizona Staff Attorney James Lyall … Read more
Matt Agorist | The Free Thought Project 2016/05/01 In modern day America, as psychopaths dominate all levels of government, truth is far stranger than fiction. This assertion is illustrated in a ruling this week by an Oklahoma court which declared that state law doesn’t criminalize oral sex with a victim who is completely unconscious. Seriously. … Read more
Nick Cahill | Courthouse News Service SACRAMENTO (CN) — The beleaguered chancellor of the University of California – Davis was placed on paid administrative leave Wednesday following reports that the school paid more than $175,000 to clear its social media reputation. Lawmakers and UC Davis students have clamored for Linda P.B. Katehi’s removal for weeks … Read more
Adam Klasfeld | Courthouse News Service 2016/04/28 MANHATTAN (CN) — Now that the federal government has acknowledged that Western-built chemical weapons sickened U.S. soldiers in Iraq, The New York Times says the CIA can no longer deny access to records about it. Times reporters C.J. Chivers and John Ismay uncovered a hidden chapter of Iraq … Read more