http://www.lewrockwell.com/2013/10/paul-huebl/bringing-the-war-home/
Cops Kill 8 Times More Americans Than Terrorists Do
http://www.lewrockwell.com/2013/11/dave-hodges/cops-kill-8-times-more-americans/
The Result of Militarization of Local Police Forces
http://www.lewrockwell.com/2013/12/paul-huebl/killer-cops/
Good Cops?
http://www.lewrockwell.com/2013/12/eric-peters/good-cops/
End the Double Standard for Cops
http://www.lewrockwell.com/2014/01/eric-peters/end-the-double-standard-for-cops/
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The Companies Profiting from Police Militarization
http://www.commondreams.org/video/2013/10/31
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22 Year Old With Down Syndrome Beaten By The Police For "Bulge In Pants" That Was His Colostomy Bag
Gilberto Powell, who has Down Syndrome, is left with horrible bruises and scars on his face after he had an encounter with police outside his home.
http://libertycrier.com/22-year-old-syndrome-beaten-police-bulge-pants-colostomy-bag/
US Police Have Killed Over 5,000 Civilians Since 9/11
By Katie Rucke
Statistically speaking, Americans should be more fearful of the local cops than "terrorists."
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36807.htm
Americans Killed by Cops Now Outnumber Americans Killed in Iraq War
The increase in police brutality in this country is a frightening reality. In the last decade alone the number of people murdered by police has reached 5,000. The number of soldiers killed since the inception of the Iraq war, 4489.
http://thefreethoughtproject.com/americans-killed-cops-outnumber-americans-killed-iraq-war/#RRTix7fmEVwcBfRR.99
Why Police Brutality Goes Unpunished
An investigation into the Houston police department reveals why officers rarely face the consequences of beatings or shootings.
http://www.alternet.org/horror-every-day-why-police-brutality-goes-unpunished?ak_proof=1&akid=.224675.FhtIlQ&rd=1&src=newsletter936586&t=3
Pittsburgh woman loses arm after alleged police brutality and jail neglect
*She feels that her life is ruined,* Leibowitz said. Needham was a restaurant employee who is now unemployed while she waits to be fitted with a prosthesis.
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/12/31/pittsburgh-woman-loses-arm-after-alleged-police-brutality-and-jail-neglect/
LA Sheriff s Department misconduct includes rape, drug smuggling, kidnapping: report
Recent misconduct investigations of deputies of the Los Angeles Sheriff s Department included rape, smuggling heroin into jail, stealing money from a narcotics arrest and misuse of a department helicopter, an oversight report details.
http://rt.com/usa/los-angeles-sheriffs-misconduct-163/
Chicago Man Accusing the Cops of Raping Him with a Gun
Angel Perez s story about how he was treated at the hands of Chicago police officers sounds like a horror story from the days when crooked cop Jon Burge tortured the city s citizens with impunity. But the incidents in question happened just 15 months ago-and, Angel claims, the officers who abused him are still out there.
http://www.vice.com/read/the-chicago-man-accusing-the-cops-of-raping-him-with-a-gun
Listen to Police Joke About Murdering a Black Man
The tragic tale of Ojore Lutalo reveals the depths of racism in the U.S.
http://www.alternet.org/civil-liberties/you-should-have-shot-son-bitch-listen-police-joke-about-murdering-black-man
Minnesota woman sues officers who shot her handcuffed son to death
Elizabeth Fair claims that her son, Edmond, was shot by Officer Ryan Soliday after he had been handcuffed during what began as a routine traffic stop.
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/01/10/minnesota-woman-sues-officers-who-shot-her-handcuffed-son-to-death/
Man with Disassembled Airsoft Gun Killed By Police
The airsoft gun, which shoots plastic pellets, reportedly had a bright orange plastic tip as well, used to clearly define the item as a toy.
http://www.bobtuskin.com/2014/01/10/man-with-disassembled-airsoft-gun-shot-in-the-head-by-police/
Cops use armored military vehicles to deliver shock and awe during routine police work
Video
Police and sheriff s departments have been given at least 165 mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicles since this summer, according to a recent Washington Post analysis.
http://www.blacklistednews.com/Cops_use_armored_military_vehicles_to_deliver_shock_and_awe_during_routine_police_work/31893/0/0/0/Y/M.html
Cops Caught On Video Beating Homeless Man To Death Won t Go To Prison
The verdict has already sparked national outrage, but Ramos' and Cicinelli s fates are hardly unusual. While stories of police brutality are all too common, accused officers rarely face a courtroom, let alone prison time. Even video footage isn t a guarantee the offender will face consequences.
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2014/01/14/3158301/kelly-thomas-murder-verdict/
Kelly Thomas Father Says Fullerton Police Got Away With Murdering His Son
Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zG00zGk3KcE
Kelly Thomas verdict: anger grows, police chief urges calm
But Kelly Thomas' mother and father, who pushed for charging the officers and sat through the three-week trial, said they were left stunned by the verdict. *They got away with murdering my son,* said Cathy Thomas.
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-kelly-thomas-verdict-reaction-20140113,0,6714581.story
Police threw man to the ground and stomped on his chest *because he had his hands in his pockets*
Meredith seeks punitive damages for excessive force, civil rights violations, constitutional violations, and false arrest.
http://www.courthousenews.com/2014/01/14/64495.htm
Tennessee sheriff s deputy fired and arrested for raping woman during traffic stop
A former sheriff s deputy in Tennessee has been arrested for allegedly forcing a woman to perform oral sex on him during a traffic stop.
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/01/15/tennessee-sheriffs-deputy-fired-and-arrested-for-raping-woman-during-traffic-stop/
Cops Reportedly Beat Up Deaf Man For Not Following Orders That He Couldn t Hear
*Pearl pulled over and rolled down his window, expecting an officer to ask for [his] identification. An officer struck him in the face before Pearl had the chance to do anything. As you can see, he was struck multiple times.*
http://benswann.com/cops-beat-up-deaf-man-in-face-for-not-following-orders-that-he-couldnt-hear/
Police Handcuff and Search Man for Giving Money to Homeless
Video
Police in Houston, Texas handcuffed, detained and searched the vehicle of an innocent man for over an hour this week, all because he gave change to a homeless person. According to Houston s Channel 2 News, police wrongfully accused Greg Snider of giving drugs to the man who approached him and asked for change.
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/01/17/houston-cops-cuff-and-detain-man-for-an-hour-for-giving-change-to-homeless-person/
Thirteen arrested at California protest against acquittal of police who murdered homeless man
The protest was directed against the January 13 not guilty verdicts in favor of two former Fullerton officers, Manuel Ramos and Jay Cicinelli, charged with killing 37-year-old Kelly Thomas, a homeless, mentally ill man, in the course of a savage, video recorded beating.
http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2014/01/20/arr-j20.html
84-Year-Old Left Bloodied After Encounter With NYPD. His Initial Crime? Not Something You d Expect
A man in New York City was not only stopped by police for committing the minor traffic crime, but he required medical treatment after an altercation with the officers ensued.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/01/20/84-year-old-left-bloodied-after-encounter-with-nypd-his-initial-crime-not-something-youd-expect/
79-year old peace activist jailed for protest against US military use of Shannon airport
During her trial, Margaretta D'Arcy tried to make a citizen s arrest of the judge for collaborating in war crimes and refused to sign a bond prohibiting her from entering *unauthorised zones*.
http://stopwar.org.uk/news/79-year-old-peace-activist-jailed-for-protest-against-us-military-use-of-shannon-airport
US: Cops War On People Deadlier Than Iraq
Video
Over 5,000 people have been killed in the US by police than US soldiers have fallen during the Iraq war over the last 10 years. You are 29 times more likely to be killed by a police officer than by a terrorist.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article37450.htm
The Trifecta of Evils
By Glen Ford
Militarism is now so deeply embedded in U.S. domestic structures that you can t tell where the military ends and the police begin.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article37454.htm
Grand jury declines to indict North Carolina cop who shot and killed black car crash victim
Kerrick fired his service weapon 12 times and struck Ferrell 10 times, investigators said, killing him.
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/01/23/grand-jury-declines-to-indict-north-carolina-cop-who-shot-and-killed-black-car-crash-victim/
Cops Viciously Beat 64 Year Old Deaf Man For Not Hearing Their Commands
Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qg_OtBlC3O8
Man gets 35 yr sentence for killing police dog
Video
When police around the country are always killing dogs with no repercussions, is this really just?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOcEu05tR8M
Illinois Man Sells Drugs To Judge...Man Faced 11 Years While Judge Faces 18 Months In Jail
The sharp disconnect in the treatment of the judge as opposed to the dealer raises obvious concerns.
http://jonathanturley.org/2014/01/23/illinois-man-sells-drugs-to-judge-man-faced-11-years-while-judge-faces-18-months-in-jail/
Dallas police shoot unarmed man with hands in the air, witness says
Another Dallas police officer is under investigation for shooting an unarmed man as he surrendered with both hands in the air.
http://www.policestateusa.com/2014/dallas-police-shoot-unarmed-man-with-hands-in-air/
SoCal Police Set Dog on Sleeping 88 Year Old Woman
San Bernardino Police sent a dog to viciously attack an 88-year-old woman as she slept in bed in her own home, the woman claims in court.
http://www.courthousenews.com/2014/01/27/64844.htm
Police Kill Unarmed Man Who Had His Hands Up
Video
A suspect had turned his back and raised his hands above his head before he was shot and killed by a Pinal County sheriff's deputy.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article37540.htm
*I Didn t Do Anything Wrong*: Teen Shot by Deputies During Manhunt
For the second time this month, deputies in San Bernardino County have opened fire on a teenager. The latest incident involves an 18-year-old man shot by undercover deputies as they searched for a different man wanted in a recent killing.
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/San-Bernardino-County-Sheriffs-Department-Shooting-Adelanto-Mistaken-Identity-Search-for-Murder-Suspect-242881411.html
*We called for help and they killed our son*
Out-of-control police overreach meets extreme secrecy: Many watchdogs believe the police are killing more innocent Americans than ever. But here s why they can t be sure.
http://www.salon.com/2014/01/28/%E2%80%9Cwe_called_for_help_and_they_killed_our_son%E2%80%9D_out_of_control_police_overreach_meets_extreme_secrecy/
Jail Inmate Pepper Sprayed While Fully Secured in Restraint Chair: Video
For one hour and fifteen minutes, the inmate receives no medical attention and can be seen convulsing, yelling for help, and struggling.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2BMHIoAEwE#t=159
Police in Iowa terrorize Family
Video
Sally Prince is afraid to stay in her own home. *I have been so traumatized. I don t sleep at night,* Prince says.
http://fox2now.com/2014/02/04/raid-filmed-police-in-iowa-terrorize-family/
From Information Clearing House
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License to kill
Independent Institute
by Anthony Gregory
01/14/14
No one knows how many times police shoot and kill Americans every year. Most estimates put the number at a few hundred a year, but we don t know the details, including how many of these killed people presented a real threat to anyone. The U.S. government does not do body counts, as it admitted during the Iraq war. And the same appears to be true in domestic policing, where law enforcement has become comparably brutal to the armed forces overseas, including in what has become standard operating procedure in the hundred SWAT raids performed every day across this country, the vast majority of which are launched to serve warrants to people accused of non-violent offenses. Three news stories in the first couple weeks of this new year remind us of the unsettling culture encouraged in modern policing.
http://blog.independent.org/2014/01/14/license-to-kill/
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
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Why Did Police Beat an Elderly Man for Jaywalking?
The Daily Take, The Thom Hartmann Program: Kang Wong s brutal arrest is outrageous in its own right, but it also speaks to the broader problem of police brutality in this country. In some places, police culture is very professional; in others it s just plain militaristic.
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/21394-why-did-police-beat-an-elderly-man-for-jaywalking
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