Michael Heise | FilmingCops.com The police aren’t making too many friends these days. It seems like there isn’t a day that goes by where some tragic and outrageous story comes out involving the the cops and somehow violating somebody’s rights, or even killing them. But, no matter how much we see this behavior, no matter … Read more
John W. Whitehead | Rutherford Institute “If we’re training cops as soldiers, giving them equipment like soldiers, dressing them up as soldiers, when are they going to pick up the mentality of soldiers? If you look at the police department, their creed is to protect and to serve. A soldier’s mission is to engage his … Read more
It must be kept in mind that most of the people locked in prison right now are there because they ingested or carried a natural plant that the US government claims “illegal.” One does not have to be a cannabis user to appreciate the objective truth that this plant has resulted in exactly zero deaths … Read more
2015/03/03 DEKALB — A citizen has uploaded raw footage to CopBlock.org showing what appears to be heavily militarized police lined up outside an abandoned home, as if discussing the most effective way to raid it. It turns out that the police were engaging in live tactical training related to raiding homes on American soil, according … Read more
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Washingtons Blog The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world — higher than Russia, China, Saudi Arabia, North Korea or Iran. While the United States represents about 5 percent of the world’s population, it houses around 25 percent of the world’s prisoners. But all people aren’t treated equally — African-Americans are treated … 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
Christopher Ingraham | Washington Post There were 2.3 million prisoners in the U.S. as of the 2010 Census. It’s often been remarked that our national incarceration rate of 707 adults per every 100,000 residents is the highest in the world, by a huge margin. RELATED: This is What Happens When You Call the Cops We … Read more
2014/12/30 So, where’s all the chaos and the murder and the children smoking meth? We are constantly reminded by State institutions, from lecture halls to mainstream “news” organizations, that if it weren’t for the police out there arresting everybody, society would break down immediately. Oh there will be the motorcycle gangs with flamethrowers invading supermarkets, … Read more
2014/11/03 A dozen reasons could be given for why we observe the present police state. Such as: The police began dressing in black and militarizing themselves in the 1990’s, and through small, incremental steps conditioned us to accept this as normal. The government doesn’t listen to us and doesn’t hold police accountable, so police have … Read more
Gary Strauss | USA Today DALLAS — A Texas cop who fatally shot a 93-year-old woman following a family dispute has been fired. Hearne Police Officer Stephen Stem was dismissed Saturday by the Hearne City Council, four days after long-time resident Pearlie Golden was shot at multiple times at her home, about 140 miles south … Read more
WASHINGTON, DC — The United States Government is now equipping police departments across the country with 13,000 high-powered, mine-resistant military units, according to a newly released video report by Blomberg (below). These Mine Resistant Ambush-Protected (MRAP) units were used in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Each MRAP weighs over 20 tons and is designed to protect … Read more