An Ex-Cop Talks About Police Shootings

“The graphic video from the killing of Daniel Shiver was released after the jury decided to acquit ex-Mesa police officer Philip Brailsford of second-degree murder and reckless manslaughter. The Mesa police department and Mesa police union both supported Brailsford, but it’s important to receive feedback from police sources who don’t have a vested interest in the case.”

Read more: https://www.counterpunch.org/2017/12/29/an-ex-cop-talks-about-police-shootings/

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Deadly ‘swatting’ hoaxes and the dangerous conditioning of cops

“Sometimes a rifle really is just a pellet gun. Sometimes a hostage situation is a prank. Sometimes a dispatcher gets it wrong. And sometimes a man ‘reaching for his waistband’ is just trying to pull up his pants.  But these stories also show that what the police claim to have seen isn’t what happened.”

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp/2018/01/04/deadly-swatting-hoaxes-and-the-dangerous-conditioning-of-cops/

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Online ‘Swatter’ Triggered SWAT Raids On 100 Schools, 10 Homes

“The FBI estimates that some 400 swatting incidents occur each year across the country. Each incident costs first responders approximately $10,000, and diverts important resources away from actual emergencies.”

Read more: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2018/01/serial-swatter-swautistic-bragged-he-hit-100-schools-10-homes/

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43 Worst Civil Liberties Nightmares That Came True In 2017

“These aren’t predictions at all. These are all stories that took place in 2017.”

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp/2017/12/29/civil-liberties-predictions-for-2018/

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‘Swatting’ prank results in police killing of unrelated Kansas man

“A 28-year-old Kansas man was shot and killed by police after a fraudulent SWAT team call sent a small army of police officers to the man’s private home. One player allegedly provided a fake address to another, who proceeded to embroil the innocent stranger in the feud without thinking of the consequences.”

Read more: https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/29/16830626/call-of-duty-swatting-prank-kansas-man-dead-police-shooting

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Cop Acquitted After Killing Man Crawling On Hotel Floor Begging for His Life

“Video shows former Mesa, Arizona, police officer Philip Mitchell Brailsford shooting and killing a man who was begging for his life and attempting to follow the officer’s orders to crawl down a hotel hallway.”

Read more: https://reason.com/blog/2017/12/08/arizona-cop-acquitted-for-killing-man-cr

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Nervous About Traffic Stops? I Am. You Should Be, Too

“The problem, of course, is what to do when compliance is not enough.”

Read more: https://rutherford.org/publications_resources/john_whiteheads_commentary/nervous_about_traffic_stops_i_am._you_should_be_too

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Don’t Call the Cops If You’re Autistic, Deaf, Mentally Ill, Disabled or Old

“Here’s another don’t to the add the growing list of things that could get you or a loved one tasered, shot or killed, especially if you are autistic, hearing impaired, mentally ill, elderly, suffer from dementia, disabled or have any other condition that might hinder your ability to understand, communicate or immediately comply with an order: don’t call the cops.”

Read more: https://rutherford.org/publications_resources/john_whiteheads_commentary/dont_call_the_cops_if_youre_autistic_deaf_mentally_ill_disabled_or_old

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New Measures Impose Interviews On Travelers Returning To The US

“If you’re traveling back to the US on or after Thursday, expect a broad range of new measures, including short interviews.  According to Airlines for America, the new policies will affect 325,000 airline passengers on about 2,000 commercial flights arriving daily in the US. Those figures include flights on 180 airlines from 280 airports in 105 countries. That’s a whole lot of people on a significant number of flights, so be aware that you may experience more delays than usual.  Lufthansa said that travelers could expect to encounter short interviews at check-in or at the gate, and passengers on Lufthansa’s Swiss should check-in at least 90 minutes before departure.”

Read more: https://thepointsguy.com/2017/10/us-flights-stricter-security-oct-26/

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What Country Is This? Forced Blood Draws, Cavity Searches and Colonoscopies

“Forced cavity searches, forced colonoscopies, forced blood draws, forced breath-alcohol tests, forced DNA extractions, forced eye scans, forced inclusion in biometric databases: these are just a few ways in which Americans are being forced to accept that we have no control over our bodies, our lives and our property, especially when it comes to interactions with the government.”

Read more: https://www.rutherford.org/publications_resources/john_whiteheads_commentary/what_country_is_this_forced_blood_draws_cavity_searches_and_colonoscopies

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