America's Epidemic of Police Abuse & Violence
This is a sample guest message. Register a free account today to become a member! Once signed in, you'll be able to participate on this site by adding your own topics and posts, as well as connect with other members through your own private inbox!
congress
-
Gov't Accountability Office Says FBI Should Probably Just Give Up The Use Of Force Reporting It Never Bothered Doing
Gov't Accountability Office Says FBI Should Probably Just Give Up The Use Of Force Reporting It Never Bothered Doing 17 December 2021 In 1994, Congress passed a law (the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act) that ordered the Department of Justice to "acquire data about the use of...- Democide
- Thread
- bjs bureau of justice standards congress department of justic doj fbi federal bureau of investigation gao government accountability office iacp international association for chiefs of police law enforcement management and statistics survey national use-of-force data collection office of management and budget omb violent crime control and law enforcement act
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Articles on Police Misconduct & Accountability
-
Startup Brinc Pitched Tasing Migrants From "Non-Violent" Drones
Startup Brinc Pitched Tasing Migrants From Drones, Video Reveals Well-funded Brinc positions its use of robots as nonviolent, but an early promo video undercuts this message. 13 December 2021 Brinc, a rising star among the many companies jockeying to sell drones to police, has a compelling...- Democide
- Thread
- anduril industries attorney mitra ebadolahi border patrol brinc brinc ball cbc ceo blake resnick ceo jeff weiner congress customs and border protection department of homeland security dhs drone implemented border patrol drones fox business news ice immigration and customs enforcement jacinta gonzalez joe biden josé las vegas lemur s drone linkedin mexico mijente paypal peter thiel reuters sam altman secretary of defense patrick shanahan silicon valley stuart varney taser x26 the intercept thiel fellowship u.s. department of state u.s. special operations command values & ethics wall of drones
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Articles on Police Misconduct & Accountability
-
Minneapolis Votes to Keep Its Police Department
Minneapolis Votes to Keep Its Police Department 2 November 2021 Nearly a year and a half after a white Minneapolis police officer murdered George Floyd, voters in the city have decided not to replace their police department with a new public safety agency that would have relied less on armed...- Democide
- Thread
- all of mpls attorney general ellison brian herron congress corenia smith councilperson steve fletcher department of public safety fbi federal bureau of investigation george floyd george soros mayor jacob frey minneapolis minneapolis city council minneapolis downtown council minnesota new york times north side open society foundations open society policy center representative ilhan omar senator amy klobuchar senator tina smith steve cramer yes 4 minneapolis
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Articles on Police Misconduct & Accountability
-
Border Patrol has a ‘shadow police unit’ that protects agents when they kill, groups say
Border Patrol has a ‘shadow police unit’ that protects agents when they kill, groups say These "shadow police units" have been operating since at least 1987 and without any actual authority under federal law, according to a letter sent to Congress calling for an investigation. 28 October 2021...- Democide
- Thread
- alliance san diego anastasio hernández rojas andrew guerrero border patrol cbp congress critical incident investigative team customs and border protection department of homeland security deputy assistant commissioner james wong dhs doj fbi federal bureau of investigation inter-american commission on human rights jose antonio elena rodriguez journalist juan carlos frey justice department marison garcia alcantara mexico nogales office of professional responsibility office of the inspector general oig opr san diego san ysidro port of entry shadow police unit southern border communities coalition
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Articles on Police Misconduct & Accountability
-
Reason: Civilian Cops Don't Need Military Weapons
Civilian Cops Don't Need Military Weapons 8 October 2021 I recently was driving behind a pickup truck that sported a bumper sticker with a U.S. Marine Corps logo and these words: "When it absolutely positively has to be destroyed overnight." That line got me thinking about policing—and the...- Democide
- Thread
- 1033 program afghanistan baghdad congress constitution defense logistics agency department of justice donald trump ferguson house of representatives joe biden michigan military weapons mine-resistant ambush protected missouri mrap pentagon project on government oversight rep. hank johnson rep. tom mcclintock swat texas u.s. marine corps
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Articles on Police Misconduct & Accountability
-
Washington Post: Dozens of states have tried to end qualified immunity. Police officers and unions helped beat nearly every bill.
Dozens of states have tried to end qualified immunity. Police officers and unions helped beat nearly every bill. 7 October 2021 In the months after George Floyd’s murder, state legislators across the country tried to undo a legal doctrine that makes it virtually impossible to sue police...- Democide
- Thread
- albuquerque american civil liberties union arkansas aurora boston globe brittney gilliam california california peace officers' association cato institute colorado colorado capitol colorado peace officers standards and training congress connecticut police chiefs association denver police protective association deputy director shaun rundle donovan maez elijah mcclain freedom riders george floyd george floyd justice in policing act georgia gov. gavin newsom gov. michelle lujan grisham grace phillips house house speaker brian egolf institute for justice iowa joanna schwartz ku klux klan act law enforcement action partnership major cities chiefs association massachusetts michigan minnesota national conference of state legislatures national fraternal order of police national organization of black law enforcement executives new mexico new mexico association of counties new mexico civil rights act new york university school of law's policing project nick rogers nick sibilla officer derek chauvin patrick yoes pew research center qualified immunity rep. jonathan brostoff rep. leslie herod ronald l. davis ryan luby sierra club stephanie maez texas u.s. supreme court ucla university of california at los angeles washington post wisconsin
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Articles on Police Misconduct & Accountability
-
Minnesota: Lying St. Paul pig Heather Weyker causes crime victims to be jailed for years
If the Police Lie, Should They Be Held Liable? Often the Answer Is No. 12 September 2021 In 2010, Officer Heather Weyker of the St. Paul Police Department in Minnesota had the biggest case of her career: a child sex-trafficking ring said to have spanned four states and involved girls as young...- Democide
- Thread
- border patrol cbp congress department of homeland security doj exculpatory facts fourth amendment hamdi mohamud institute for justice josé oliva judge don r. willett justice department kevin byrd minnesota muna abdulkadir officer heather weyker patrick jaicomo somali st. paul st. paul police department supreme court u.s. court of appeals for the eighth circuits u.s. court of appeals for the fifth circuit u.s. court of appeals for the ninth circuit u.s. court of appeals for the sixth circuit veterans affairs washington webster bivens witness tampering
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Justice Denied Due To Qualified Immunity
-
Federal police reform talks have thus far failed – but local efforts stand a better chance of success, including in California
Federal police reform talks have thus far failed – but local efforts stand a better chance of success, including in California 28 September 2021 Bipartisan talks over police reform ended with no agreement on Sept. 22, 2021, with House Democrats and Republicans blaming each other for the lack...- Democide
- Thread
- 1033 program baltimore california chicago cincinnati police department congress defense logistics agency democrats department of justice fayetteville ferguson freddie gray homeland security grant program house of representatives michael brown missouri north carolina oakland oregon philadelphia portland rand republicans task force on 21st century policing timothy thomas u.s. attorney general loretta lynch
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Articles on Police Misconduct & Accountability
-
FBI Sat On Ransomware Decryption Key For Weeks As Victims Lost Millions Of Dollars
FBI Sat On Ransomware Decryption Key For Weeks As Victims Lost Millions Of Dollars 23 September 2021 The vulnerability equities process meets the FBI's natural tendency to find and hoard illegal things until it's done using them. And no one walks away from it unscathed. Welcome to the...- Democide
- Thread
- congress director chris wray ellen nakashima emsisoft fabian wosar fbi federal bureau of investigation justice department kaseya national security agency network investigative technique nsa rachel lerman revil russia washington post white house
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Other Police Abuse, Misconduct, Incompetence
-
DHS Agent Ray Lamb Who Tried To Kill Kevin Byrd Can't Be Sued—Because He Works for the Federal Government
The DHS Agent Who Tried To Kill Kevin Byrd Can't Be Sued—Because He Works for the Federal Government 22 September 2021 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agent Ray Lamb was not acting in his professional capacity when he approached Kevin Byrd in the parking lot of a Texas bar and allegedly...- Democide
- Thread
- anya bidwell bivens v. six unknown named agents congress conroe constitution darcy wade department of homeland security dhs eric lamb federal bureau of narcotics fourth amendment greyhound heather weyker institute for justice judge don willett kevin byrd minnesota ray lamb st. paul supreme court texas u.s. court of appeals for the 5th circuit
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Justice Denied Due To Qualified Immunity