SHEBOYGAN COUNTY, WI Rafael George Macias pleaded guilty to killing and dismembering his live-in girlfriend, Julia Adams, in 1977. During his questioning Macias told the police that he strangled Julia, his girlfriend, out of jealousy and put her body into a bathtub. Then Macias cut his girlfriend’s body in half with a hacksaw and stuffed … Read more
2016/01/20 Matt Agorist | The Free Thought Project Eugene, OR — Last week, a Eugene man was awarded $180,000 by a jury after being run over and attacked by an Oregon State Police officer. The dashcam video from the attack was also released along with the ruling. In the video, Capt. Rob Edwards, with the OSP, … Read more
Jamie Ross | Courthouse News Service PHOENIX (CN) – Recording police officers without their permission or from closer than 20 feet will be illegal in Arizona if a Republican state senator’s bill becomes law. Senate Bill 1054 , by state Sen. John Kavanagh, R-Scottsdale, would make offense a misdemeanor if the offender continues the recording … Read more
Did you know that Martin Luther King Jr’s house was bombed in 1956? Did you know that after the bombing occurred, he applied for a permit to legally own and carry a firearm for his self-protection? “Most people think King would be the last person to own a gun. Yet in the mid-1950s, as the … Read more
Max Chantha | January 15, 2016 KENTUCKY – Most Americans are by now familiar with the concept of civil asset forfeiture, wherein law enforcement can confiscate and keep the property of civilians, whether it be money, items, vehicles, or anything else one could imagine. Fortunately, this trend within law enforcement has seen a steady decline … Read more
William Grigg | The Free Thought Project Disabled Navy veteran Raymond Schwab moved to Colorado last year to free himself from addictions that grew out of the pharmaceuticals prescribed by the VA to treat his service-related physical and psychological injuries. As Veterans for Medical Cannabis Access points out, medical cannabis is an effective treatment for … Read more
John Vibes | The Free Thought Project Phoenix, AZ — Last week, Arizona State Senator John Kavanagh introduced Senate Bill 1054, which would make it effectively illegal to film police. Under the terms of the bill, filming police would only be legal under very specific circumstances, and would require citizens to stop filming if a … Read more
Andrew Emett | The Free Thought Project Chicago, IL — Handcuffed to a wall inside a cell with no windows, Deanda Wilson was forced to urinate on himself after a police sergeant allegedly held a knife to his throat during an interrogation at Homan Square. Falsely charged with the manufacture and distribution of heroin, Wilson … Read more
Andrew Emett | The Free Thought Project Although the number of cops charged with murder or manslaughter sharply spiked last year, not a single officer was convicted for these unjustified deaths. With less cops killed in the line of duty in 2015, the number of people killed by police increased yet again. The accumulated number … Read more
2016/01/06 Claire Bernish | The Free Thought Project Athens, GA — On the off chance further evidence was needed that Orwell’s dystopian portent has become reality, the stunning case of Officer Jay Park proves it, hands down. In September, a University of Georgia student, concerned his underage friend had imbibed far too much alcohol and … Read more
UPDATE (1/5/16) Government Agrees to Pay Reparations to Some of the Victims The government has formally “apologized” to the victims and now it has agreed to throw some money at them — a mere $100k. The Free Thought Project reports as follows: Last spring, the City Council agreed to make Chicago the nation’s first … Read more
Justin Gardner | The Free Thought Project 2016/01/04 Riverside County, CA — Simply put, the War on Drugs is a war on people. One of the more despicable ways in which it manifests is the manipulation of vulnerable school kids by undercover cops. These “drug stings,” better known as entrapment, typically prey on special needs … Read more