mvarioJul 13, 2023

Chicago PD Sued Over Mass Traffic Stops Of Minorities That Do Almost Nothing To Stop Crime | Techdirt

https://www.techdirt.com/2023/07/12/chicago-pd-sued-over-mass-traffic-stops-of-minorities-that-do-almost-nothing-to-stop-crime/

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Chicago PD Sued Over Mass Traffic Stops Of Minorities That Do Almost Nothing To Stop Crime

The Chicago Police Department is extremely problematic, even by the extremely lax standards of US law enforcement. It has been home to a domestic black-site operation. It has been hit with reform m…

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mvarioJun 21, 2023

Seward County, Nebraska’s Uniformed Roadside Bandits Are Raking In Millions In Asset Forfeiture Cash | Techdirt

https://www.techdirt.com/2023/06/20/seward-county-nebraskas-uniformed-roadside-bandits-are-raking-in-millions-in-asset-forfeiture-cash/

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Seward County, Nebraska’s Uniformed Roadside Bandits Are Raking In Millions In Asset Forfeiture Cash

Seward County is distinguished from Nebraska’s many blink-and-you’ll-miss-it counties by its penchant for seizing cash from motorists. The county’s population checks in at under 1…

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mvarioJun 1, 2023

Atlanta’s Cop City Protest Bail Fund Raided, Face Charges

https://theintercept.com/2023/05/31/cop-city-bail-fund-protest-raid-atlanta/

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Atlanta Police Arrest Organizers of Bail Fund for Cop City Protesters

Organizers working on a bail fund and legal support for protests against Atlanta’s Cop City were raided and arrested.

The Intercept
mvarioMay 3, 2023

Activists Face Felonies for Flyers on “Cop City” Protester Killing

https://theintercept.com/2023/05/02/cop-city-activists-arrest-flyers/

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Activists Face Felonies for Distributing Flyers on “Cop City” Protester Killing

The activists face 20 years in prison for distributing flyers that identified a state trooper they linked to a protester's killing in Atlanta’s “Cop City.”

The Intercept
mvarioApr 5, 2023

Appeals Court Reverses Murder Conviction Of Cop Who Killed Suicidal Man 11 Seconds After Entering His House | Techdirt

https://www.techdirt.com/2023/04/04/appeals-court-reverses-murder-conviction-of-cop-who-killed-suicidal-man-11-seconds-after-entering-his-house/

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Appeals Court Reverses Murder Conviction Of Cop Who Killed Suicidal Man 11 Seconds After Entering His House

Huntsville, Alabama police officer William Darby was the only officer on the scene who felt a suicidal man needed to be murdered. And he was the last to arrive, uninvited, to a scene apparently und…

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mvarioMar 30, 2023

Fifth Circuit Finally Finds A Cop Unworthy Of Immunity, Strips Protection From Officer Who Shot Man Five Times During Routine Traffic Stop | Techdirt

https://www.techdirt.com/2023/03/29/fifth-circuit-finally-finds-a-cop-unworthy-of-immunity-strips-protection-from-officer-who-shot-man-five-times-during-routine-traffic-stop/

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Fifth Circuit Finally Finds A Cop Unworthy Of Immunity, Strips Protection From Officer Who Shot Man Five Times During Routine Traffic Stop

To be fair, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals doesn’t always hand out immunity while waving away egregious, often horrific rights violations perpetrated by law enforcement officers. But it c…

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mvarioMar 9, 2023

Atlanta Cop City Protesters Charged With Domestic Terror for Having Mud on Their Shoes

https://theintercept.com/2023/03/08/atlanta-cop-city-protesters/

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Atlanta Cop City Protesters Charged With Domestic Terror for Having Mud on Their Shoes

The police's guilt-by-association allegations aren't designed to get convictions, but to break up a movement.

The Intercept
mvarioFeb 22, 2023

New York Legislators Once Again Trying To Curb Law Enforcement Access To Military Gear | Techdirt

https://www.techdirt.com/2023/02/21/new-york-legislators-once-again-trying-to-curb-law-enforcement-access-to-military-gear/

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New York Legislators Once Again Trying To Curb Law Enforcement Access To Military Gear

For years, law enforcement agencies converted themselves into quasi-military agencies with the assistance of the Defense Department. Whatever the military no longer needed, cops could have for chea…

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mvarioJan 18, 2023
Jury mostly backs police sued by soldier over a traffic stop | Stars and Stripes https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2023-01-17/black-soldier-traffic-stop-lawsuit-8798784.html
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Jury mostly backs police sued by soldier over a traffic stop

A jury in Virginia has found mostly in favor of two police officers who were sued by a U.S. Army lieutenant after he was pepper sprayed, struck and handcuffed during a traffic stop.

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mvarioJan 17, 2023

LAPD Suggests Keenan Anderson Responsible for Own Death https://theintercept.com/2023/01/17/keenan-anderson-toxicology-lapd/

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LAPD Held Down Keenan Anderson, Repeatedly Tased Him — Then Suggested His Death Was His Own Fault

That the LAPD is confidently deploying this public relations tactic nearly three years after George Floyd’s death is a grim reflection of how little has changed.

The Intercept