John Whitehead: Anything Goes When You’re a Cop in America

“Not only are cops protected from most charges of wrongdoing—whether it’s shooting unarmed citizens (including children and old people), raping and abusing young women, falsifying police reports, trafficking drugs, or soliciting sex with minors—but even on the rare occasions when they are fired for misconduct, it’s only a matter of time before they get re-hired again.”

Read more: http://rutherford.org/publications_resources/john_whiteheads_commentary/anything_goes_when_youre_a_cop_in_america

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Police Shoot Woman Dead After She Called 911 to Report an Assault

“She’d called 911 earlier that night to report a possible assault behind her house. When she approached the police who responded to her call, she was shot and killed through the driver’s side door.”

Read more: http://www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/a10317413/justine-damond-minneapolis-shooting/

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Cell 411 Smartphone App is Police’s Worst Nightmare

“The Cell 411 app lets you call on your friends or a group of trusted people if you are in an emergency situation and don’t want to involve the police.  This app has been created by activists and within no time, it has taken the world of activism by storm. It is available for iOS and Android platforms. The primary purpose of Cell 411 is to help you address emergency situations by sending alerts to your family members, neighbors, friends and anyone you trust. The feature that is being praised by users a lot is that you can notify your trusted friends and get out of emergencies without informing police and having to deal with lengthy Q&A rounds.”

Cell 411 Smartphone App is Police’s Worst Nightmare

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Tulsa police shoot dead unarmed black man with hands in air

“Dash cam video released by the Tulsa Police Department on Monday showed 40-year-old Terence Crutcher with his hands above his head moments before he was shot and killed by one of the officers at the scene.  At a press conference on Monday, Chief Chuck Jordan explained that the video was ‘very disturbing — very difficult to watch.’ The video shows multiple police cruisers approach Crutcher’s vehicle, which appears to be broken down in the middle of the road. Crutcher is seen with his hands in the air. Both hands appear to be empty.”

https://www.rawstory.com/2016/09/dash-cam-video-shows-unarmed-black-man-with-hands-in-air-before-tulsa-police-shoot-him-dead/

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Mark Nestmann: They’ve spit on the Bill of Rights yet again

“[The Wisconsin Supreme Court] recently ruled that police do not need a search warrant to forcibly open locked doors in a private home.  It’s bad enough that a citizen can be fined and imprisoned for possession of a plant with medicinal properties. But with this decision, the Wisconsin Supreme Court has declared that so long as police have permission to enter a home with or without a warrant, once they’re inside, they can conduct a protective sweep. Police then have the right to rifle through your belongings, break down locked doors, and seize evidence that can later be used against you.”

http://www.nestmann.com/theyve-spit-on-the-bill-of-rights-yet-again

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Dad Breaks Down Over Having Called Chicago Cops Who Killed His Son

“Antonio LeGrier called the police on his son, Quintonio, for threatening him with a baseball bat. When officers arrived, they ‘accidentally‘ shot and killed Quintonio, 19, and the LeGriers’ downstairs neighbor, Bettie Jones, 55. ‘No one expected the Chicago police department to just start shooting into a doorway where a young man may or may not have had a weapon when the door opened,’ LeGrier said. ‘Maybe it was an inexperienced officer who wasn’t trained on how to respond to these situations. I’m not sure what it is. All I know is right now two innocent people are dead because an officer made a decision that was not the right one.'”

http://www.thedailybeast.com/videos/2015/12/29/dad-of-student-killed-by-chicago-cops-breaks-down-on-cnn.html

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Chicago Grandmother Killed by Police Was ‘Being a Good Citizen’

“Two days after Bettie Jones was shot dead by Chicago police, it remains unclear why the 55-year-old grandmother of five walked to the front door of her West Side home, the spot where she became what authorities called an ‘accidental’ casualty of a ‘domestic disturbance.’  But her daughter has a theory about the one-time crossing guard. She was ‘just being a good citizen,’ Latarsha Jones told NBC News. ‘Trying to help out.’ The Jones family’s lawyer, Sam Adam Jr., assailed the authorities’ version of the incident, telling NBC News on Monday that ‘many’ shell casings were found ‘down the street’ from Jones’ home.”

http://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/chicago-grandmother-killed-police-was-being-good-citizen-n487051

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War Veteran with PTSD Faces Life in Prison for Pot

“US Marine Corps combat veteran Kristoffer Lewandowski, who served in three tours of duty overseas including tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, reportedly faces up to life in prison for pot charges connected to a June 2014 raid on his Geronimo, OK home that occurred after his wife and neighbors called police to get him help for a post-traumatic stress disorder flare-up. However, rather than providing mental health resources, police responding on the scene searched Lewandowski’s home for contraband and found six marijuana plants, weighing in at less than an ounce of plant matter in total, and charged him with, among other offenses, felony marijuana cultivation.”

http://truthinmedia.com/exclusive-war-veteran-with-ptsd-faces-life-in-prison-for-pot-his-wife-calls-for-help/

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Police Fatally Shoot Okla. Man While Forcibly Rescuing Him From Flood

“The troopers responded to a report of a stranded vehicle in Okmulgee County, about 20 miles south of Tulsa, about 9:30 p.m. Friday. They found two men trying to remove a vehicle from a roadway over which water was rising and moving quickly, according to Capt. Paul Timmons.  ‘They were trying to get them to come out of the water. They were worried about them getting swept away,’ Timmons said. ‘(The men), for whatever reason, were just really upset about having to leave the vehicle there.’  At least one man attacked a trooper after reaching dry land and was shot and killed.  KOKI-TV reported that the man who was killed was an assistant pastor of Faith Bible Church in Tulsa.”

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2015/05/30/police-fatally-shoot-oklahoma-man-who-fought-with-them-after-floodwater-rescue/

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Woman Calls Suicide Hotline for Boyfriend. Cops Arrive, Kill Him.

“Earlier this month, Justin Way of St. Augustine, Florida, threatened to kill himself. He sat down on his bed, drunk, brandishing a knife that he intended to use on himself. His girlfriend, Kaitlyn Christine Lyons, called a non-emergency police number to get him help. She expected the authorities to institutionalize him for self-protection.  Instead, two sheriff’s deputies arrived, armed with assault rifles. They made Lyons wait outside while they stormed Way’s room. And then they killed him. Stories like this continue to suggest that in no circumstances—even life-threatening emergencies—should you call the police. Someone will get killed.”

http://reason.com/blog/2015/05/28/woman-calls-non-emergency-number-to-get

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