You have a problem that requires police and you call 9-1-1: The police have to show up and help you, right? Isn’t that how the deal works? Isn’t that why you pay local taxes – in part, for police protection? Most Americans believe that, but unfortunately that is incorrect. Your local police have no legal […]

Who are the real criminals? In 2014, the FBI estimated that the total amount of losses due to burglaries was $3.9 billion. During that same year, the Department of Justice and the U.S. Treasury had confiscated $4.5 billion through their federal asset forfeiture program. Now, let’s add the cash stolen outright from innocent parties via state or municipal jurisdiction. Here […]

The possibility of drones being fitted with firearms and explosives has forced the NYPD to crack down on illegally operated drones in NY parks, with the potential of placing their pilots on the NYPD watch list. According to CBS New York, the NYPD’s deputy chief for counter-terrorism, Salvatore Di Pace had this to say about […]

As the country’s attitude towards marijuana has shifted, the number of people smoking while driving has spiked. In the same way law enforcement use breathalyzers to estimate the blood alcohol content of an individual behind the wheel, a researcher at the University of British Columbia has created a breathalyzer to measure THC levels in pot […]

The Justice Department declared recently that it will continue a controversial law enforcement practice known as the Equitable Sharing Program, which allows police officers to seize cash and property from people who are neither convicted nor charged for a crime. Last December, the Department of Justice announced that it was indefinitely suspending its equitable sharing […]

A woman with two small children in her car tried to pull into her driveway. That simple task ended with Chicago police officers pointing a gun to her head and charging her with attempted murder. CBS 2’s Dave Savini has police video, the 9-1-1 calls and complaints against these officers. In 2013, Rev. Catherine Brown found […]

Three of the Santa Ana, California, police officers caught on camera eating what is believed to be marijuana edibles and mocking an amputee after raiding an Orange County medical marijuana dispensary have been charged with vandalism and petty theft. Meanwhile, the Santa Ana Police Department (SAPD) maintains that the officers were eating protein bars. 31-year-old […]

Matthew Hickey recently retired from the Marietta, Ohio, police department. His partner for his final four years was none other than Ajax, a German Shepard police dog who became more than just a sidekick. After 30 years on the force, Hickey, who had grown quite used to Ajax, was given the option of buying him […]

Five former New Orleans police officers will plead guilty to reduced charges stemming from deadly shootings on the city’s Danziger Bridge in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. (Article by Dan McCue, republished from http://filmingcops.com/five-cops-plead-guilty-in-case-of-deadly-shooting-spree-on-multiple-citizens/) Chief U.S. District Judge Kurt Engelhardt set aside their earlier convictions after a misconduct scandal erupted over online comments made by federal […]

Police in the United States managed to escape prosecution when facing allegations they violated civil rights an incredible 96 percent of the time. This is almost the exact opposite of the conviction rate for everyone else, as normal citizens are are prosecuted at a rate of 93 percent. (Article by Claire Bernish, republished from http://www.thedailysheeple.com/new-study-shows-even-if-cops-commit-a-crime-on-video-96-of-the-time-they-arent-prosecuted_032016) The […]

Arrests for possession of cannabis in England and Wales has dropped by a whopping 46 percent since 2010. Busting people for possession and use of weed is increasingly seen as irrelevant in the face of crimes such as murder and child abuse. As the legalisation debate plods on, and as the US, UK and other […]

Banks, once the quaint little savings-and-loans depositories of yesterday, have now transformed into instruments of fraud, deception and greed, thanks to wealthy criminal conglomerates that thrive on the misery of those who have less than them in life. For years, these criminal enterprises have gotten away with charging customers for just about everything, from cash deposits to ATM fees, […]

U.S. Federal Regulation (21 CFR § 1240.61) declares: “No person shall cause to be delivered into interstate commerce or shall sell, otherwise distribute, or hold for sale or other distribution after shipment in interstate commerce any milk or milk product in final package form for direct human consumption unless the product has been pasteurized.” Notwithstanding this federal […]

In a desperate bid to keep the killer cop off the stand, South Carolina cops settled for $2,150,000 with Zachary Hammond’s family in their wrongful death lawsuit. (Article by Grant Stern, republished from https://photographyisnotacrime.com/2016/03/30/south-carolina-cops-pay-zachary-hammonds-family-2-15mm-wrongful-death-settlement/) Seneca Police Lt. Mark Tiller shot and killed Hammond, then lied about the circumstances, claiming the teen tried to run him over. But Tiller […]

A grieving pet owner said she plans to sue the NYPD after an officer gunned down her friendly dog on February 13. (Article by Lily Dane, republished from http://www.thedailysheeple.com/video-nypd-cops-kill-dog-then-rough-up-female-owner_032016) Yvonne Rosado said her 4-year-old pit bull, Spike, was shot to death by an officer who responded to an unrelated call from a neighbor in her Bronx […]