2016/01/03 Matt Agorist | The Free Thought Project According to the national litigation and public policy organization, the Innocence Project, at any given time there are an estimated 40,000 to 100,000 innocent people currently locked in a cage in U.S. prisons. Couple this staggering number with the number of people locked up for non-violent drug … Read more
Andrew Emett | The Free Thought Project You Could be Killed for Doing What this Drunk Cop Did – Instead, He’s Let Go and Given an Apology The next time you see a dozen cops pummel a man suspected of a DUI, remember that this is how they treat their own. Poulsbo, WA — Instead … Read more
William Grigg | The Free Thought Project 2016/01/01 Wichita, KS – If you’re a homeless person in Wichita, Kansas, City Councilman Pete Meitzner and his associates at The Lord’s Diner will feed you. If you’re caught with a joint and locked up at the Sedgwick County Detention Facility, Meitzner and his political associates will feast … Read more
Justin Gardner | The Free Thought Project Bal Harbour, FL – The village of Bal Harbour, population 2,513, may have a tiny footprint on the northern tip of Miami Beach, but its police department had grand aspirations of going after international drug traffickers, and making a few million dollars while they were at it. The … Read more
Lisa Rough | Leafly 2015/12/30 In an incredibly backwards display of irony, the union representing the Pittsburgh police has filed a most unusual lawsuit. A civil rights grievance has been filed against the city, claiming that officers being required to undergo mandatory drug testing is not only a violation of their contract but of the … Read more
Eva Decasare | The Free Thought Project 2015/12/29 Three years ago a couple was stopped by an armed gang and robbed of over $100,000. The facts are not in dispute. The perpetrators are known. And yet the criminals have not been punished, and the property has not been recovered. Why? Because the perpetrators wear badges. … Read more
Matt Agorist | The Free Thought Project Hernando County, FL — Hernando County Sheriff’s Office Sergeant Timothy Bammert committed such a brutal act of assault that it made a fellow officer cross the thin blue line to turn him in. Had the good cop not blown the whistle on this 25-year veteran of the sheriff’s office, no … Read more
Max Chantha | December 17, 2015 INDIANA – Officer Donald Johnson of the Anderson police department hoped to curry the favor of some female acquaintances when he offered to sell them drugs. Little did he know, his reward would be arrest and facing 15 years in prison. The drug peddling officer’s troubles began when he … Read more
Justin Gardner | The Free Thought Project 2015/12/04 Witnesses say they watched in disbelief as cops killed a man, then planted a gun and drugs ‘within arms reach’ of his lifeless body. Columbus, MS – On the night of October 16, Ricky Ball, 26, was shot and killed by officers of the Columbus Police Department … Read more
John Vibes | The Free Thought Project Gibson County, TN – Chuck Arnold, the former Sheriff of Gibson County was recently indicted on 113 separate corruptions charges relating to his time as sheriff. However, after his arrest he was quickly released on a $10,000 bail, which is incredibly low when compared to the bail rates … Read more
John Vibes | The Free Thought Project On the day the trial started for the cops charged with killing Freddie Gray, CNN took to bashing the victim and his family. Baltimore, MD – When reporting on the case of police brutality victim Freddie Gray, the man that was killed by police in Baltimore earlier this … Read more
Max Chantha | November 26, 2015 ILLINOIS – Corruption, sexual harassment, theft, even conspiracy to assassinate; these are the crimes committed by Lieutenant Joe Gliniewicz while he operated within the Fox Lake police department. Thankfully, none of his wrongdoings can continue to harm the public after his cowardly suicide. His legacy, however, may have already … Read more