America's Epidemic of Police Abuse & Violence
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Metairie, Louisiana: Cop Billy Matranga Arrested Lennon Betancourt on 'Terrorizing' Charges for Class Joke, Gets Qualified Immunity
Cop Who Arrested High Schooler on 'Terrorizing' Charges for Class Joke Gets Qualified Immunity A judge's blistering dissent is a reminder that this issue does not have to be a partisan one. 21 April 2022 A police officer who questionably arrested a high school student on "terrorizing" charges...- Democide
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Fort Worth, Texas: The 5th Circuit Approves Cop William Martin's Violent Response to a Dispute Over a 7-Year-Old's Littering
The 5th Circuit Approves a Cop's Violent Response to a Dispute Over a 7-Year-Old's Littering The officer used a "pain compliance maneuver" to force information from the boy's sister, who was recording the encounter. 25 March 2022 A 2016 dispute between neighbors that began when a 7-year-old...- Democide
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- aclu american civil liberties union brea hymond chief judge priscilla owen constitution eighth amendment fort worth fourth amendment hope v. pelzer institute for justice itamar vardi jacqueline craig mccoy v. alamu officer william martin taylor v. riojas texas u.s. court of appeals for the 5th circuit u.s. district judge john mcbryde
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- Forum: Other Police Abuse, Misconduct, Incompetence
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Fort Worth, Texas: The 5th Circuit Approves Cop William Martin's Violent Response to a Dispute Over a 7-Year-Old's Littering
The 5th Circuit Approves a Cop's Violent Response to a Dispute Over a 7-Year-Old's Littering The officer used a "pain compliance maneuver" to force information from the boy's sister, who was recording the encounter. 25 March 2022 A 2016 dispute between neighbors that began when a 7-year-old...- Democide
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- aclu american civil liberties union brea hymond chief judge priscilla owen constitution eighth amendment fort worth fourth amendment hope v. pelzer institute for justice itamar vardi jacqueline craig mccoy v. alamu officer william martin taylor v. riojas texas u.s. court of appeals for the 5th circuit u.s. district judge john mcbryde
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- Forum: Other Police Abuse, Misconduct, Incompetence
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Southaven, Mississippi: Troy Goode Died After Police Hogtied Him for 90 Minutes. Could His Wife Hold Them Accountable?
Her Husband Died After Police Hogtied Him for 90 Minutes. Could She Ever Hold Them Accountable? Kelli Goode's civil suit is a case study in how difficult it can be to get state actors to take responsibility when they allegedly infringe on someone's rights. 14 January 2022 In 2015, Troy Goode...- Democide
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- california founding fathers fresno hogtied joanna schwartz judge edith brown clement kelli goode lsd mayor darren musselwhite mississippi southhaven troy goode u.s. court of appeals for the 5th circuit ucla university of california los angeles widespread panic
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- Forum: Other Police Abuse, Misconduct, Incompetence
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U.S. Supreme Court Has Made It Practically Impossible To Sue a Rights-Violating Federal Officer
SCOTUS Has Made It Practically Impossible To Sue a Rights-Violating Federal Officer 11 November 2021 Several recent Supreme Court decisions have made it practically impossible to sue a federal officer over alleged violations of constitutional rights. Now the Court has agreed to hear a case...- Democide
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- agent erik egbert bivens claim border patrol egbert v. boule first amendment fourth amendment hernandez v. mesa (2020) internal revenue service irs judge don willett supreme court u.s. court of appeals for the 5th circuit u.s. court of appeals for the 9th circuit washington ziglar v. abbasi (2017)
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- Forum: Justice Denied Due To Qualified Immunity
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Arlington, Texas: Cop Bau Tran Was Indicted for Homicide After Shooting Fleeing O’Shae Terry, Still Got Qualified Immunity.
A Cop Was Indicted for Homicide After Shooting a Fleeing Driver. He Still Got Qualified Immunity. 9 November 2021 Bau Tran, a police officer with the city of Arlington, Texas, is currently facing up to two years in state jail for criminally negligent homicide after killing a motorist who was...- Democide
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- arlington bau tran cato institute clark neily george floyd jay schweikert judge edith h. jones minneapolis minnesota o'shae terry officer derek chauvin supreme court terrence harmon texas u.s. court of appeals for the 5th circuit
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- Forum: Justice Denied Due To Qualified Immunity
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Prison Guard Who Pepper-Sprayed an Inmate Without Provocation Got Qualified Immunity. SCOTUS Disagreed.
Qualified immunity denied! A Prison Guard Who Pepper-Sprayed an Inmate Without Provocation Got Qualified Immunity. SCOTUS Disagreed. 23 February 2021 The Supreme Court on Monday dealt another blow to qualified immunity, the legal doctrine that shields civil servants from accountability for...- Democide
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- anya bidwell circuit judge jerry e. smith eighth amendment feces institute for justice mccoy v. alamu pepper spray prince mccoy jr. qualified immunity raw sewage reason supreme court taylor v. riojas theft u.s. court of appeals for the 5th circuit
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- Forum: Other Police Abuse, Misconduct, Incompetence
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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
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- 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
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