“[O]ur investigation found instances in which the court charged $302 for a single Manner of Walking violation; $427 for a single Peace Disturbance violation; $531 for High Grass and Weeds; $777 for Resisting Arrest; and $792 for Failure to Obey, and $527 for Failure to Comply, which officers a[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Police Abuse’
March 6th, 2015 - 9:29 pm § in America
How Ferguson robbed its citizens
The DOJ report on Ferguson’s extortion racket, as reported by CNN, details how city officials conspired to shake down poor black residents: Police were threatened with discipline for not issuing enough tickets, and competed to issue the most tickets. By 2013, the city was raising $2.43 million[...]
March 6th, 2015 - 6:35 pm § in Uncategorized
Will Ferguson’s police chief be next?
Timeline for one of America’s worst police departments: August 9, 2014: Ferguson cop Darren Wilson kills black teenager Michael Brown. Later that evening, a cop allows his dog to urinate on a makeshift memorial, inflaming gathering crowds. August 10-12, 2014: Police respond to protests by depl[...]
March 6th, 2015 - 3:42 pm § in Uncategorized
Ferguson heads roll for racist emails
“Two police officers in Ferguson, Missouri, resigned Thursday over racist emails discovered during the U.S. Department of Justice investigation of the police department, city spokesman Jeff Small said on Friday, citing the city attorney. Small identified the officers as Rick Henke and William [...]
March 6th, 2015 - 2:08 pm § in Misc.
In Hawthorne, California, a citizen activist watches the cops (video) …
If you dislike power-tripping cops, you’ll love Tom Zebra! You’ll want to give him a big bear hug. Tom is an activist who keeps an eye on Hawthorne, California’s police. He knows them, and they know him. Their interactions are beyond amusing. And Tom tells you exactly what he think[...]
March 6th, 2015 - 1:28 pm § in America
Shades of CIA: The Chicago Police Department’s black site
Chicago’s police admire the CIA so much they’re emulating them. What they like best about the CIA, of course, is their proclivity for bypassing and nullifying all those pesky legal rights that suspects and defendants are supposed to have. “The Chicago police department operates an[...]
March 4th, 2015 - 8:39 pm § in Uncategorized
Tasered and arrested for owning a home in Alabama while black
“The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the forces of the Crown. It may be frail — its roof may shake — the wind may blow through it — the storm may enter — the rain may enter — but the King of England cannot enter — all his force dares […][...]
March 4th, 2015 - 9:03 am § in Uncategorized
“What black man holds a steady job for four years?”
That was a Ferguson cop joking about the President of the United States in an email to a municipal court employee explaining why Obama wouldn’t be president very long, according to a Justice Department report released Wednesday, the Guardian reported. At this point the email’s author isn[...]
March 3rd, 2015 - 1:45 pm § in Uncategorized
DOJ finds “sweeping” racism in Ferguson police and courts
“A Justice Department investigation will allege sweeping patterns of discrimination within the Ferguson, Missouri, police department and at the municipal jail and court …. [P]olice disproportionately use excessive force against blacks …, black drivers are stopped and searched far m[...]
March 2nd, 2015 - 12:05 pm § in Misc.
Yesterday’s LAPD shooting is murky
A police spokesman says the man was suspected of robbery. In video taken by a bystander, he clearly is struggling with officers and resisting arrest. The spokesman says the man tried to grab an officer’s gun, and that’s why they shot him. But the civilian witness who recorded the inciden[...]