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To Promote Public Safety, Michigan Authorizes Cops To Rob Travelers at Airports
The change represents a substantial reversal of civil forfeiture reforms aimed at protecting innocent property owners.
2 June 2022
Graham Filler, a state legislator in Michigan, describes two recently enacted...
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north carolina
pennsylvania
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tampa
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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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The Ord government -- including the local police chief -- didn't like receiving this constant stream of letters. So, the town sued Brock, seeking a restraining order forbidding him from writing to government officials. The town, unsurprisingly, lost this lawsuit.
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‘These Are Serious Offenses’: Assistant Warden at Nebraska Correctional Facility Charged with Felony Sexual Abuse of Inmate
13 January 2022
An assistant warden at a state correctional facility in Nebraska with nearly two decades of experience found herself behind bars on Tuesday after being...
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Next time lawyer up, bozo, or at least have a game plan for contesting an over-zealous cop's not-really-legal orders.
Man with rifle case, but no gun, outside courthouse gets 210 days for obstruction, resisting arrest
21 March 2016
There was only a tripod, a camera and other accessories in...
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New California Law Makes It Easier To Sue Cops Who Violate Civil Rights
4 October 2021
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday signed a bill (SB 2) that will eliminate several legal immunities that shield law enforcement from civil rights lawsuits, a move that will make it easier for victims...
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Watch Nevada Highway Patrol Officers Seize a Veteran's Life Savings Through Asset Forfeiture
The officers admit there's nothing illegal about carrying large amounts of cash, then take almost $90,000 from him anyway.
1 December 2021
"I just want to tell you Officer Brown, you're taking money...
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Jury deadlocks on whether rifle-butting Nebraska trooper violated motorist's rights
11 November 2021
A federal jury could not agree on whether a former Nebraska state trooper violated a motorist’s civil rights when he bashed him in the head with the butt of an AR-15 rifle.
Jurors deadlocked...
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In a New Survey, Victims of Philadelphia's Forfeiture Racket Highlight the Hazards of Giving Cops a License To Steal
20 October 2021
After "they came in," Robert recalled, "they made me go down to the basement," "put a gun to the back of my head," and "said 'open the safe.'" When Robert did...
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Wahoo police lieutenant charged with sexual assault of a preteen girl
24 September 2021
A Wahoo police lieutenant has been charged with two counts of third-degree sexual assault of a child and one count of unlawful intrusion in connection with a girl who was 11 or 12 years old at the time of...
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Police lies, a botched investigation and a homicide confession: ‘I’m going to jail for something I didn’t do’
6 October 2021
In a windowless interrogation room, Syracuse police kept telling Robert Adams that he beat to death a friend in May 2019.
Detectives told Adams that a 911 caller and...
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syracuse
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55 Percent of Police Killings Are Misclassified as Other Causes of Death
1 October 2021
More than half of police killings aren't labeled as such, according to new research published in The Lancet. The study looks at roughly 40 years of fatal police violence in the U.S. The main finding...
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elijah mcclain
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