“A significant percentage of the world’s violence could be prevented with a flick of a pen by ending the War on Drugs.”
Read more: https://fee.org/articles/the-war-on-drugs-is-far-deadlier-than-most-people-realize/
“In all of human history there has never been a single recorded death from the use of cannabis. However, the side-effects of this chemical that filled the void created by the prohibition of this safe plant include death.”
Read more: http://thefreethoughtproject.com/people-bleeding-eyes-war-drugs/
“A couple in St. Peters, Missouri, learned the hard way that even though they are listed as the owners of their home, the city they live in still has the ability to dictate what is and is not on their property—even if they are allergic to it.”
“Crystal Mason, who was already a convicted felon for tax fraud, voted while on supervised release, the Dallas Morning News reported. According to Texas law, convicted felons cannot vote until they serve the entirety of their sentence, including supervised release.”
Read more: http://thefreethoughtproject.com/probation-voting-5-years-prison/
“Even though he was facing charges of creating, distributing and possessing child pornography while on the job as a police officer, he still received $56,000 in pay from the city while on suspension, before retiring in June 2017.”
“Bodycam video shows Hickman, 31, beating and choking Johnnie Jermaine Rush, who was suspected of jaywalking and trespassing after crossing into a parking lot of a business that was closed at the time. Rush, 33, who can be heard on the footage saying multiple times that he can’t breathe, was also shocked twice with a stun gun while being restrained.”
Read more: https://nypost.com/2018/03/09/ex-cop-who-beat-the-s-t-out-of-jaywalk-suspect-busted-for-assault/
“Kyle A. Kirby, 37, was charged after an investigation into his patrol car computer in October 2015 revealed images showing young children involved in sex acts.”
Read more: http://thefreethoughtproject.com/police-sergeant-convicted-of-creating-child-porn-while-on-duty/
“A veteran sheriff’s deputy was arrested and charged with three felony counts of possession of child pornography after he was caught soliciting sex from young girls online, and he was found with several images that depicted babies, toddlers, and young children engaged in sex acts.”
“Police and investigators had this video evidence the same night Sterling was killed yet they did nothing with it and waited until their officers were cleared in his death before releasing it.”
Read more: http://thefreethoughtproject.com/body-camera-footage-released-alton-sterling/
“China said this week it will begin applying its so-called social credit system to flights and trains and stop people who have committed misdeeds from taking such transport for up to a year.”