U.S. News/Police Violence
United Nations to investigate police abuse of Black people in U.S.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/05/us-police-brutality-un-experts-george-floyd
Ukraine Is Now Using Steam Decks to Control Machine Gun Turrets:
https://www.vice.com/en/article/5d9g9z/ukraine-is-now-using-steam-decks-to-control-machine-gun-turrets
Biden sends 1,500 troops to Mexico border:
https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/02/politics/us-troops-border-migrant-surge/index.html
Texas prison guards throw nurse in isolation for explaining abortion:
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/texas-prison-talking-about-abortion/
Groups Lobbying for COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates Were Funded by Pfizer:
https://www.theepochtimes.com/groups-lobbying-for-covid-19-vaccine-mandates-were-funded-by-pfizer_5236992.html
Rochelle Walensky Leaves a CDC That's Far More Powerful Than When She Entered It:
https://reason.com/2023/05/05/rochelle-walensky-cdc-guidance-masks-mandates-health/
DISGUSTED: Oakland judge refuses to lift ban on letting journalists cover dismantling of homeless encampment
https://www.courthousenews.com/journalists-lose-bid-for-better-access-at-oakland-homeless-camp-removal-site/
Oregon bill would decriminalize homeless encampments, allow unhoused people to sue for harassment:
https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/28/us/oregon-homeless-camp-bill/index.html
City of Boston and feds spent $6.2M to clear homeless from Mass and Cass:
(Using federal money to remove the homeless from public streets is horrifying)
https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/05/04/city-feds-pump-6-2m-to-clear-out-homeless-along-mass-and-cass/
PA police ticket people waiting at food bank:
"We had no business issuing tickets to people waiting in a food line. It's just not defensible. We're not even going to try to defend it," said Ted Zeller, chairman of the Allentown Parking Authority.
https://6abc.com/allentown-pa-parking-authority-tickets-fuente-de-vida-church-food-pantry-pastor-alejandro-escamilla/13186561/
Epstein’s Private Calendar Reveals Prominent Names, Including CIA Chief, Goldman’s Top Lawyer:
Surgeon General Refuses To Acknowledge the Government's Misrepresentation of Mask Research:
https://reason.com/2023/05/03/surgeon-general-vivek-murthy-refuses-to-acknowledge-the-governments-misrepresentation-of-mask-research/
INTERPOL Washington works closely with DHS:
https://twitter.com/interpol_usa?lang=en
https://www.justice.gov/interpol-washington
430 businesses form the LIBERTY Campaign to push for border reform:
https://www.uschamber.com/immigration/u-s-chamber-and-430-business-groups-call-for-action-on-border-security-and-legal-immigration
https://www.callingforliberty.org/
Lawsuit Accuses California Prison Officials Of Referring Inmates To ICE Solely Based on Race:
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-04-29/aclu-sues-california-prisons
Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport to use TSA CAT-2 scanners to check passengers Real-ID cards:
https://www.tsa.gov/news/press/releases/2023/04/26/tsa-bwi-airport-gets-new-credential-authentication-technology
City of Baltimore to restrict the purchase of police facial recognition surveillance:
California Assembly Committee Extends Temporary Ban On Police Facial Recognition Body Cams:
New Yorkers Want to Stop Landlords From Using Facial Recognition:
https://gizmodo.com/nyc-msg-facial-recognition-landlords-ban-law-hearing-1850401997
Cerence vehicle facial recognition/voiceprint sued for collecting passengers data including minors:
https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/privacy/bipa/class-action-claims-voice-face-recognition-software-used-in-certain-vehicles-violates-bipa/
US Crypto Exchange Coinbase sued for facial recognition/fingerprint scanning customers:
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/coinbase-sued-privacy-violations-over-110322145.html
HORRIFYING: Paravision COO appointed to US Commerce Department AI advisory committee
Illinois Biometric Privacy Cases Jump 65% After Supreme Court Ruling:
vAIsual inks landmark content deal (800K facial recognition images) with Danita Delimont Stock Photography:
vAIsual and Dragonimages partner to offer Asian facial recognition images for AI training:
https://vaisual.com/vaisual-inks-landmark-content-deal-with-seattle-based-nature-and-travel-photography-agency-copy/
Non-Law Enforcement Agencies Like IRS and EPA Spend Billions on Guns and Ammo:
Disarm the IRS, De-Militarize the Bureaucracy, and Dismantle the Standing Army:
https://www.rutherford.org/publications_resources/john_whiteheads_commentary/disarm_the_irs_de_militarize_the_bureaucracy_and_dismantle_the_standing_army
FBI Director claims they need a bigger budget to fight Chinese police stations:
https://thecrimereport.org/2023/05/04/fbi-director-centers-china-cybersecurity-threat-in-budget-talks-after-nyc-secret-police-charges/
The FBI's Anti-Encryption Campaign:
https://reason.com/2023/05/05/the-fbis-anti-encryption-campaign/
Jeb Bush's Company Discussed Selling NSO Group Spyware to Cops:
https://gizmodo.com/jeb-bush-nso-spyware-finback-sell-to-cops-1850395868
Activists Face Felonies for Distributing Flyers on “Cop City” Protester Killing:
The flyer, according to the lawyer, named a police officer who lives in the area where the activists were arrested and alleged he was connected to the killing in January of forest defender Manuel “Tortuguita” Terán during a multi-agency raid on the Atlanta Forest protest encampment. All three arrestees are being held at Bartow County Jail; all were denied bond by a magistrate judge on Monday. None of the defendants has a criminal history, nor is there any allegation of violence in the current charges. “Denying them bond was extreme, in my opinion,” attorney Lyra Foster said. According to Foster as well as Dupuis’s brother, Nicholas Kees Dupuis, the activists were held in solitary confinement until Tuesday; no reasons were given by the jail, according to the attorney.
https://theintercept.com/2023/05/02/cop-city-activists-arrest-flyers/
Atlanta 'Cop City' Protester's Killing And Mounting Arrests Draw Increased Scrutiny:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/stop-cop-city-arrests-scrutiny-atlanta_n_64544850e4b046160310f1c4
BlackRock Security, NYPD 'Brutalize' Climate Protesters:
https://www.commondreams.org/news/blackrock-and-nypd-brutalize-climate-activists
Homeland Security’s fusion centers show the dangers of mission creep:
https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/3900077-homeland-securitys-fusion-centers-show-the-dangers-of-mission-creep/
Shining a Light on New Jersey’s Secret State Intelligence System (Fusion Center)
https://csrr.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/csrr-shining-a-light-on-nj-intelligence-report-2023.pdf
Former CIA Agent Heads New Jersey Fusion Center:
"Laurie R. Doran will take over this weekend as acting director of the agency overseeing local counterterrorism and cybersecurity work. She’s at least the third straight CIA veteran to hold the job."
https://www.nj.com/news/2021/06/nj-taps-former-cia-officer-to-lead-homeland-security-office.html
Georgia Police Use Fusion Center Cameras And Flock Safety License Plate Readers To Track Shooting Suspect:
“The operators in our Real-Time Crime Center were fielding many of these calls and looking at them and trying to determine which ones seemed legitimate and which ones did not,” Cobb police Chief Stuart VanHoozer said.
https://www.ajc.com/news/crime/security-cameras-license-plate-readers-help-cops-track-arrest-midtown-suspect/FG6KA2CLGNF5NLIGLOEOWKCSFQ/
NC bill would let cops track people's cellphones in real-time without a warrant:
https://www.techdirt.com/2023/05/04/north-carolina-legislature-pushing-bill-that-would-allow-cops-to-warrantlessly-track-cell-phones-in-real-time/
Boston Dynamics Robot Dog Gets ChatGPT Brain
https://twitter.com/svpino/status/1650832349008125952
UVT and Iris automation selling "Casia G" BVLOS drones to police departments:
https://www.irisonboard.com/uvt-partnership/
https://www.irisonboard.com/casia-g/
Tethered Power Module Released for DJI M30 Drone:
ACSL, Japan's Largest Drone Maker, Officially Enters US Market:
https://www.suasnews.com/2023/05/acsl-the-largest-japanese-drone-maker-officially-enters-us-market/
Police Violence
Supreme Court Justice Thomas Had a Child in Private School. Billionaire Harlan Crow Paid the Tuition:
https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-harlan-crow-private-school-tuition-scotus
Public Citizen Welcomes the Latest Steps by the Senate Judiciary Committee in Pursuit of Court Reform:
"A recent spate of news stories of undisclosed, lavish gifts and luxury travel from private parties has brought to the fore the simple question: Why is the Supreme Court not subject to the same code of ethics that applies to the rest of the judiciary, as well as to those in the executive and legislative branches of government?"
https://www.citizen.org/news/public-citizen-welcomes-the-latest-steps-by-the-senate-judiciary-committee-in-pursuit-of-court-reform/
The Supreme Court Is Doing Whatever It Wants. Will Democrats Ever Investigate?
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/supreme-court-investigation-clarence-thomas_n_64500751e4b039ec4e864be2
Special prosecutor named to pursue contempt charges against St. Louis DA:
https://www.courthousenews.com/special-prosecutor-named-to-pursue-contempt-charges-against-st-louis-circuit-attorney-kim-gardner/
Georgia Passes Law To Remove 'Far-Left' Prosecutors Who Are Soft On Crime:
https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/05/politics/georgia-elections-oversight-commission-kemp-willis/index.html
A whistleblower claimed Kansas police withheld evidence in criminal cases. The Police Board denies it:
https://www.kcur.org/news/2023-05-02/a-whistleblower-claimed-kcpd-withheld-evidence-in-criminal-cases-the-police-board-denies-it
When Complaining About a Public Official Can Land You in Jail:
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/criminal-defamation-frese-first-amendment/
The Sneaky Way the Police Could Abuse Their Power to Restrict Free Speech:
"Police arresting people because they don’t like their speech isn’t just a hypothetical."
https://www.aclu.org/news/free-speech/the-sneaky-way-the-police-could-abuse-their-power-to-restrict-free-speech
Florida’s Loud Music Law Disproportionately Targets Black Drivers:
https://jalopnik.com/florida-loud-music-law-targets-black-drivers-1850409007
Appeals court ruled cops are not liable for shooting an innocent Georgia man while trying to stop a suspect:
https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2023/05/01/can-police-intentionally-shoot-hostages-georgia-yes/
BS Warning: Baltimore County’s First Black Police Chief Outlines Vision for Community-Oriented Policing
https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/baltimore-county-first-black-police-chief-robert-mccullough-crime/
Footage of unarmed LA 'security ambassadors' sparks outrage:
https://www.foxnews.com/media/footage-unarmed-la-security-ambassadors-sparks-outrage-residents-kids-reflector-vests
Cook County prosecutors take step to streamline evidence tracking in court system:
Corrections officers shoot 200 projectiles at inmate with history of mental illness:
https://www.1011now.com/2023/05/03/inmate-with-history-mental-health-issues-shot-200-times-with-projectiles-during-incident-tecumseh/
Minneapolis Cop Convicted Of Aiding George Floyd’s Killing:
https://apnews.com/article/george-floyd-minneapolis-officer-tou-thao-841814b3f2d4258b79f3ae408ba11fac
No Criminal Charges for One of The Cops Involved in Tyre Nichols Murder:
https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/02/us/preston-hemphill-memphis-tyre-nichols/index.html
3 PA cops sentenced to probation for killing 8-year-old Black girl:
https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/05/us/fanta-bility-death-officers-sentencing/index.html
Washington cop has made almost $300K in four years for murdering Jesse Sarey and still hasn't gone to trial:
https://www.king5.com/article/news/crime/family-man-shot-killed-auburn-police-officer-hearing-trial-delay/281-4e01b3a9-d1e6-4f7d-b1b4-08ee9d8ce02e
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/law-justice/auburn-has-now-paid-nearly-6m-to-settle-suits-against-cop-charged-with-murder/
Innocent Black grandmother thrown to the ground and arrested in her home:
It was absolute mayhem inside Khristi Jackson’s house just after midnight on Thursday, after Jackson says sheriff’s officers forced their way inside her apartment without a warrant and took her down to her kitchen floor with force. “They literally slung me on the ground. One police officer kneed me on my right side while I was on the ground,” Jackson told News4JAX.
https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2023/05/01/jso-burst-into-her-home-and-handcuffed-her-thinking-she-was-a-suspect-it-was-a-case-of-mistaken-identity-she-says/
Kentucky Cop Broke a 61-Year-Old Homeless Woman's Leg, Then Bragged He 'Man-Dropped' Her:
https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/counties/fayette-county/article274740406.html
Colorado man tased repeatedly while handcuffed sues sheriff's office:
SC Cop Arrested for Sexually Assaulting Boys at 'Youth Special Forces' Camp He Founded at Church:
https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/cornelius-police-officer-resigns-after-arrest-officials-say/AYZBCIQ7JFBEHGAWF5XAMRML5I/
NYPD Community Affairs director accused of harassing workers with ‘erection’
https://nypost.com/2023/05/06/nypd-director-accused-of-harassing-workers-with-erection/
NYPD cop convicted of 4 child pornography-related offenses:
https://nypost.com/2023/05/03/nypd-cop-timothy-martinez-convicted-on-child-porn-charges/
MA deputy police chief indicted on child rape charges
https://www.wbur.org/news/2023/05/01/former-hopkinton-deputy-police-chief-child-rape
MA cop placed on leave for assaulting pregnant wife:
https://www.masslive.com/police-fire/2023/05/acton-police-officer-steven-stalzer-placed-on-leave-following-saturday-arrest.html
Judge denies bail of ex-cop who murdered 16-year-old girl:
https://www.wtoc.com/2023/05/01/former-police-officer-denied-bond-case-murdered-gwinnett-county-teen/
Black people in Florida are three times more likely to receive tickets for loud music:
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2023/05/02/tickets-for-loud-music-nearly-3-times-more-likely-for-black-drivers-under-new-florida-law/
Wrongfully convicted Massachusetts man gets $13M settlement:
Investigators identified Victor Rosario as a suspect, and then fabricated evidence and hid evidence that the fire was actually an accident, attorney Mark Loevy-Reyes said. In 2019, he filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Lowell as well as about a dozen police officers and firefighters involved in the investigation, alleging constitutional violations. The settlement was announced just a couple of weeks before the trial was scheduled to start.
https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2023/05/03/wrongfully-convicted-massachusetts-man-gets-13-million-settlement
‘I felt violated’: Trial opens against KS Highway Patrol leader over traffic stop tactic
“The constitutional right to travel is not infringed even if, as the Plaintiffs allege, out-of-state motorists are disproportionately stopped and detained after a traffic stop relative to Kansas motorists,” Arthur Chalmers, an assistant state attorney general wrote in a motion for summary judgment last August.
https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article274913441.html
Virginia cop pleads guilty to forging a name on a court summons:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/former-chesapeake-police-officer-pleads-151200184.html?guccounter=1
NYC Schools Handcuffed 1,370 Kids in Emotional Crisis, Some As Young as 5-Years-Old:
https://www.propublica.org/article/nyc-schools-students-police-emotional-crisis-nypd
The New York Times Coverage on Police Reform Relied on Mostly White Male Sources:
"Meanwhile, activists (protesters or organizers) accounted for 10% of 2020 sources, and representatives of professional advocacy groups accounted for 11%. In 2022, when street protests were relatively much smaller compared to 2020, activist voices were missing entirely, and professional advocate sources—such as the president of the NAACP and the director of Smart Justice California—increased to 21%."
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/black-lives-matter-media-coverage
Can California cops be fired for racism? The answer is surprising even to police:
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-04-30/can-california-cops-be-fired-for-racism
Appeals Court Tells Cop That Being Placed On The ‘Do Not Call’ List For Witnesses Does Not Violate His Rights:
https://www.techdirt.com/2023/05/04/fifth-circuit-tells-bad-cop-that-being-placed-on-the-do-not-call-list-for-witnesses-does-not-violate-his-rights/
Boston Cops Shoot Two Dogs In Apartment Despite Owners Pleadings, Kill One:
Trooper who admitted to setting a house on fire, killing two dogs given probation:
https://fox59.com/news/former-isp-trooper-will-not-see-jail-time-for-arson-animal-cruelty-case/
PA cop sentenced to six months in jail for lying about overtime:
https://news.yahoo.com/former-scranton-police-sergeant-sentenced-000500906.html
Man trolls a police detective and begins interrogating him (video):
https://hip-hopvibe.com/news/man-trolls-a-police-detective-and-begins-interrogating-him/
NYPD’s “Autism Awareness” Squad Car Is Nothing But a Publicity Stunt:
https://truthout.org/articles/nypds-autism-awareness-squad-car-is-nothing-but-a-publicity-stunt/
ProPublica Win Silurians Medallion for Story About NYPD Lawyer Arrested For A Crime He Didn't Commit:
https://www.propublica.org/atpropublica/propublica-and-new-york-magazine-win-silurians-medallion-for-nypd-lawyer-profile
Colorado Lawmakers Mandate Audit of Halfway Houses Following ProPublica Investigation:
https://www.propublica.org/article/colorado-halfway-houses-audits-reform-criminal-justice
Women Report ‘Rampant’ Sexual Abuse at Federal Prison Where Ghislaine Maxwell Is Held:
https://theappeal.org/fci-tallahassee-sexual-abuse-women-prison-ghislaine-maxwell/
Female Kentucky corrections supervisor can be sued for sexually abusing a work release prisoner:
https://webservices.courthousenews.com/sites/Data/AppellateOpinionUploads/2023-02-5--12-57-20-ARED-BURTON-V-JACKSON-COMP-01.pdf
Court tells the Hill Correctional Center to lift ban on emoji's:
https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2023/04/prison-warden-says-lock-the-emojis-up-court-replies-free-the-emojis-taliani-v-dortch.htm
Congress Seeks to Create New Independent Federal Prison Oversight Body:
https://theappeal.org/federal-prison-oversight-act-congress-bop/
Republicans Reintroduce the Combating Violent and Dangerous Crime Act over fears of attacks on police:
https://www.scott.senate.gov/media-center/press-releases/scott-joins-grassley-colleagues-in-targeting-crime-strengthening-law-enforcement