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Viral Video Shows Protester Tased For A 'Fuck Bad Cops' Sign
For the officer's excessive force, the protester was later awarded a $175,000 settlement over the 2016 incident.
21 July 2022
A TikTok video that recently went viral shows a police officer chasing and attempting to tase a protester...
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Illinois Department Of Corrections Benchslapped For Spending Years Failing To Improve Medical Care For Prisoners
15 August 2022
In the space of less than a week, two federal courts have come down hard on prison systems for treating prisoners like meat suitable for nothing more than processing...
'Night of Terror': Lawsuit Alleges Female Inmates Were Sexually Assaulted for Hours in Indiana Jail
The lawsuit claims that a correctional officer gave male inmates the key to women's housing after accepting a $1,000 bribe.
27 July 2022
A civil rights lawsuit was filed Monday on behalf of...
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monell v. department of social services of the city of new york
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reason
sheriff jamie noel
ICE Set Up a Fake College, Robbing and Deporting Foreign Students. Civil Rights Groups Want Answers.
Hundreds of lives were upended by the University of Farmington, a fake university that took $6 million in tuition and fees from foreign students.
12 August 2022
The University of Farmington...
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attorney anna nathanson
billy binion
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university of farmington
The FBI Kept Tabs on Mort Sahl's Jokes About It, and Hoover Thought Sahl Was a 'Sick Man'
The late standup comedian's FBI file says he "ridiculed the FBI, law enforcement, and high public officials, beyond the bounds of good humor."
30 June 2022
Government records show that FBI Director J...
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American Revolution Images Might Reveal You as a 'Violent Extremist,' Says the FBI
Instead, the feds are telling us something very revealing about themselves.
8 August 2022
When the FBI puts out a bulletin on symbols "used by Anti-Government or Anti-Authority Violent Extremists," and it looks...
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New Arizona Law Will Make it Illegal to Film Within Eight Feet of Police
Civil liberties groups oppose the law, saying it will impede First Amendment–protected activity and protect bad cops.
8 July 2022
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, a Republican, signed a bill into law Wednesday that will make it...
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national press photographers association
reason
rep. john kavanagh
south carolina
Georgia Cops Crack Down on Vape Shops for Selling Legal Products
In Georgia, the difference between delta-8 and delta-9 THC is the difference between legal and illegal, but police are threatening store owners over both.
20 April 2022
Since January, vape shops all across northwest Georgia have...
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chief deputy kelly holcomb
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Tennessee May Allow Resentencing for Drug-Free School Zone Offenders After Reason Investigation
A 2018 Reason investigation showed that the zones covered wide swaths of cities and turned minor drug crimes into prison sentences that rivaled those for murder or rape.
14 April 2022
Hundreds of...
The good news is that the two abusive cops are facing criminal charges!
Buffalo, New York, grandpa-thumpers Robert McCabe (left) & Aaron Torgalski (right)
Two Cops Will Not Face Discipline For Pushing a 75-Year-Old to the Ground. You Can Thank the Police Union.
The ordeal highlights how...
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buffalo
buffalo police benevolent association
covid-19
jeffrey m. selchick
martin gugino
new york
officer aaron torgalski
officer robert mccabe
reason
rochester
Faulty Police Field Tests Said This Trucker Was Carrying 700 Gallons of Meth. It Was Diesel.
Juan Guzman spent nearly six weeks in jail based on unreliable field tests that have resulted in hundreds of other wrongful arrests.
8 April 2022
Police and Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) agents in...
atlanta
chief andy harvey
cotton candy
dasha fincher
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drug enforcement agency
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fulton county jail
georgia
ju'zema goldring
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juan guzman
massachusetts
massachusetts department of corrections
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reason
texas
FBI Will Publish Long-Delayed Police Use-of-Force Data
Lack of participation from police departments has stymied the FBI's national use-of-force database for the past three years, but FBI Director Christopher Wray said a required threshold has finally been met.
22 March 2022
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Police Officer Kills Dog for Walking Toward Him With Tail Wagging
Bradley Brock says his dog Moose was walking toward a police officer wagging its tail when the officer gunned his pet down.
17 March 2022
For Bradley Brock, his 3-year-old dog, a mastiff named Moose, was his family and his...
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State Passes Bill That Could Jail People for 30 Days for Filming the Police
29 March 2022
Frequent readers of the Free Thought Project know that filming the cops is not a crime. Despite this being a widely known provision — held up with multiple court precedents — cops continue to violate the...
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alton sterling
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reason
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the free thought project
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walter scott
Police Repeatedly Question Mom of 6 Who Let Kids Pick Up Litter Outside
"There are no known stories of any abductions here," says Anna Hershberger.
16 March 2022
Massachusetts mom of six Anna Hershberger has had the police called on her three times this past year. What has this recidivist...
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utah
A 93-Year-Old Woman Couldn't Pay Her $2,300 Tax Bill. The Government Sold Her Home and Kept the Money.
"This is very bad for property rights."
11 March 2022
Whether or not Geraldine Tyler will live to see the resolution of her case remains unclear.
The 93-year-old left her Minneapolis...
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bennie coleman
geraldine tyler
judge stephen colloton
minneapolis
pacific legal foundation
reason
u.s. court of appeals for the 8th circuit
u.s. marshal service
washington d.c.
San Diego County Jails Will Use Body Cameras Following Damning State Audit
The California State Auditor's Office found that the jails responded poorly to inmate deaths.
4 March 2022
As part of a new pilot program, San Diego County Sheriff's deputies at a county jail will wear body cameras...
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attorney van swearingen
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Colorado Legislators Advance Bill To Ban Police from Lying to Minors During Interrogations
Reason reported last year on how minors are particularly susceptible to being coerced into false confessions.
25 February 2022
Democratic lawmakers in Colorado are advancing a bill that would ban police...
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denver
denver post
dna
illinois
innocence project
lawrence montoya
miranda
oregon
reason
s.b. 22-23
washington
wenatchee
FOIA Lawsuit Featuring A DC Police Whistleblower Says PD Conspired To Screw Requesters It Didn't Like
17 February 2022
It's no secret government agencies love to screw with FOIA requesters. This is especially true when the responding agency doesn't care for the requester's attitude or thinks...
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anc
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benjamin douglass
chief peter newsham
city council
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elizabeth nolan brown
emily barth
eric flack
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marina marraco
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public defender's office
reason
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washington d.c.
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Unreliable Speed Cameras Line Government Pockets
Someone should tell Pete Buttigieg that local governments use speed cameras more for revenue than for safety.
3 February 2022
Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg's new National Roadway Safety Strategy (NRSS) promotes speed cameras...
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jacob sullum
mayor lori lightfoot
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reason
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secretary pete buttigieg
speed cameras
virginia department of transportation
washington d.c.