‘I Don’t Have a Gun!’: Maryland Cop Opens Fire on Unarmed Dad Holding a Phone on the Side of a Highway, Then Realizes His ‘Huge Mistake’ and Starts Repeating Two Words Over and Over

Nathanial Richardson was being driven to the hospital for a hand injury in 2024 when his hat flew out the window, prompting the driver to pull over on the

Shoplifting call ends with gunfire as police officer shoots into car outside Walmart, killing child, MBI says

Derik Shaw, a local resident, voiced concerns about the decision to confront the vehicle in the parking lot.

“They are supposed to trail her home… get her tag number,” Shaw said. “Like they said — stop chasing people.”

When I was young, I never considered how fucked up Cops was

Jezebel for the kill, brutal…Never Doubt the Ability of #Police or Feds to Accidentally Shoot Themselves or Others - There’s no segment of U.S. society that is allowed to be so deeply irresponsible, with so little accountability or consequence, as uniformed, armed members of the police. Forget the myriad abuses that police can get away with in their official interactions with members of the public, or their ability to so easily justify violence against the public by simply saying “I feared for my life.” It’s so much worse than that; so much more clumsy and wanton. A police shooting doesn’t even need to be justified or intentional to be handwaved; it can also be completely accidental (and idiotic) and still result in no genuine punishment of the individuals involved, thanks to the need of these organizations to protect their own members. In fact, sometimes a cop shoots another cop because they’re both acting like jackasses, and the department simply calls it “horseplay.” https://www.jezebel.com/police-accidental-shootings-feds-unintended-discharge-horseplay-pasadena-officer-shot #cops

Just #Cops being cops…Goofus Cop Shoots Buddy In Parking Garage 'Horseplay' Incident https://www.jalopnik.com/2193148/goofus-cop-shoots-buddy-parking-garage/

#Flock Leaked #Cops’ #LicensePlate Searches via DuckDuckGo, Bing
Flock, automatic license plate reader (#ALPR) company, exposed some of the license plate cops were looking for and the reason for doing so.
News marks an unusual #databreach, and shows that sometimes #surveillance tech can leak data in unexpected ways.
Flock’s cameras, continually scan plate, brand, model, color and some other identifying features of vehicles that drive past.
https://www.404media.co/flock-leaked-cops-license-plate-searches-via-duckduckgo-bing/
https://archive.ph/9V3oW
#privacy

When a cop actually shows respect to a First Amendment auditor #wholesome #cops #policeinteraction https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1CXsNKPAPY/