U.S. News/Police Violence
How police train K-9's to attack prisoners
https://www.businessinsider.com/how-dogs-are-trained-to-attack-us-prisoners-history-2023-10
Racism Unleashed: Attack Dogs Maul, Bite & Terrorize Prisoners
https://www.democracynow.org/2023/7/27/hannah_beckler_investigation_prison_dogs
Mississippi Police Use Tasers Freely, and Injuries Follow
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/14/us/abuse-and-injury-result-from-uneven-rules-on-police-taser-use.html
Many MS Police Agencies Fail To Monitor Excessive Taser Use
https://www.ncja.org/crimeandjusticenews/many-ms-police-agencies-fail-to-monitor-excessive-taser-use
Mississippi has the 2nd. highest population of Blacks
https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/black-population-by-state
Prosecutors won't seek charges in murder of Black motorist Ronald Greene
https://apnews.com/article/ronald-greene-civil-rights-louisiana-police-investigation-7d24667bc1e1162b420f16fa7e780cae
Central Park Five seek to keep ACLU, free speech advocates from weighing in on defamation lawsuit against Trump
Maryland Cop Who Recklessly Shot a 5-Year-Old Boy Got Qualified Immunity
11-year-old Black girl handcuffed by deputies after being mistaken for car theft suspect
Colorado police ticket motorist for flipping them off
“You’re going to get a citation. I need to see your driver’s license,” the sergeant said after walking up to the driver’s side window of Josh Smith’s car. “For what?” Smith asked. “You can’t be flipping people off,” the sergeant answered. A short time later, the sergeant returned with a ticket for disorderly conduct for making an obscene gesture. “You can’t be going around flipping people off, yelling at people,” the sergeant said. “You’re a dumba--,” Smith replied. “That’s why you’re getting a citation,” the sergeant said.
Florida Cops Detain Man for Wearing Mask In Public While Exercising
https://hassteveclarkresignedyet.ca/161217/2025/01/15/Md53in.html
18-year-old Black teen charged with violating mask law: ‘I didn’t even know it was a law
St. Louis cops abandon dying man because their shift was almost over, ‘let’s cruise around and come back’
Nearly 100 Organizations Demand New York Lawmakers Reject a State Mask Ban
"Laws that criminalize someone’s attire fly in the face of free expression principles, target vulnerable communities, and threaten the foundation of our civil liberties. In the digital age, banning masks is especially concerning. Most recently, those speaking out about Israel and Palestine in the last year have faced harmful consequences for their safety and careers after being identified online. New Yorkers engaged in demonstrating must have the right to protect themselves from doxxing and police surveillance in an increasingly digital world. "
https://action.aclu.org/send-message/say-no-mask-bans-new-york
The Vermont Department for Children and Families Conducts “Surveillance and Brazen Intervention” Into Women's' Pregnancies
Defying Surveillance: California's Stand Against Federal Overreach in Reproductive Privacy
How the State Department Let Israel Get Away With Horrors in Gaza
https://www.propublica.org/article/biden-blinken-state-department-israel-gaza-human-rights-horrors
Special counsel report found Trump engaged in ‘criminal effort’ to overturn 2020 election
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-justice-dept-releases-report-trump-attempt-overturn-2020-election-2025-01-14/
Trump Fumes as Final Jack Smith Report Details 'Series of Criminal Efforts to Retain Power'
https://www.commondreams.org/news/jack-smith-final-report
Special counsel report condemns Trump’s ‘criminal efforts to retain power’ in 2020
https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/14/politics/special-counsel-smith-report-trump-2020-election-subversion/index.html
Trump’s Real Felony Sentence: The Jury’s Verdict Hasn’t Been Erased
https://www.justsecurity.org/106267/trump-manhattan-sentencing/
Trump’s Felony Conviction Appeal Will Show How Fully He’s Above the Law
https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-felony-conviction-appeal-will-show-how-fully-hes-above-the-law/
Rumors Swirl About Who Bailed Rudy Giuliani Out at the 11th Hour
https://www.thedailybeast.com/rumors-swirl-about-who-bailed-rudy-giuliani-out-at-the-11th-hour/
Reminder: Rudy Giuliani’s son made $95K working as sports liaison for the White House
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/22/rudy-giulianis-son-makes-95000-as-sports-liaison-for-white-house.html
Why there's no big 'Women's March' this Trump inauguration
Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg to attend Trump's inauguration
Trump Is Packing His Cabinet With Crypto, Oil and Private Prison Profiteers
A Euphoric Tech Industry Is Ready to Celebrate Trump and Itself
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/us/politics/trump-tech-inauguration-parties.html
Wall Street Billionaire Trump Backers
https://littlesis.org/news/mapping-the-billionaire-winners-of-the-2024-election/
Trump says Republicans he's blacklisted are "suffering from Trump derangement syndrome"
"In order to save time, money, and effort, it would be helpful if you would not send, or recommend to us, people who worked with, or are endorsed by, Americans for No Prosperity (headed by Charles Koch), 'Dumb as a Rock' John Bolton, 'Birdbrain' Nikki Haley, Mike Pence, disloyal Warmongers Dick Cheney, and his Psycho daughter, Liz, Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan, General(?) Mark Milley, James Mattis, Mark Yesper, or any of the other people suffering from Trump Derangement Syndrome, more commonly known as TDS."
https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-2670860777/
Coca-Cola commemorates Trump with 'Inaugural Diet Coke' — 4 years after condemning J6
https://www.newsweek.com/coca-cola-donald-trump-inauguration-bottle-jan-6-criticism-2015086
Congress Considers Putting Ken Paxton in Charge of Choosing Who to Deport
https://theintercept.com/2025/01/14/laken-riley-act-immigration-deportation-visas/
The Border Propagandist: Jaeson Jones, a Former Texas Department of Public Safety Captain
https://www.texasobserver.org/the-border-propagandist/
DEA quietly ends its controversial Transportation Interdiction Program
The “consensual encounters” used by the DEA agents at airports and other transportation hubs were often based only on a flyer’s purchase of a last-minute ticket, hardly a sign that someone is engaged in criminal conduct.
US Coast Guard Seeks Bids for TWIC Biometric Reader Program
https://sam.gov/opp/d3da9580ca6048daad4e0e3ed345460a/view
Phoenix couple suing American Airlines, accused of trafficking his wife, racial profiling
Inside the Black Box of Predictive Travel Surveillance
"In Europe, at least four technology companies—Idemia, SITA, Travizory, and WCC—offer governments around the world software that uses algorithms on traveler data to profile passengers. Those flagged by a machine as risky would be sorted into separate lines and subjected to a variety of measures ranging from questioning to physical searches and even possible surveillance by intelligence agencies. It would be difficult, if not impossible, in many countries to find out why you were flagged or what happens afterwards with your data."
https://www.wired.com/story/inside-the-black-box-of-predictive-travel-surveillance/
TSA publishes final rule on REAL ID enforcement
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/14/2025-00484/minimum-standards-for-drivers-licenses-and-identification-cards-acceptable-by-federal-agencies-for
TSA Just Announced When Travelers Will Need a Real ID to Fly — and It's Serious This Time
https://www.travelandleisure.com/tsa-real-id-deadline-may-7-2025-8774901
Maine Lawmakers want state to stop issuing Real ID cards
"A bipartisan group of lawmakers wants to cut off Mainers’ ability to get federally compliant identification cards that critics say compromise privacy."
https://www.pressherald.com/2025/01/14/maine-lawmakers-want-state-to-stop-issuing-real-id-cards/
NJ governor urges lawmakers to pass digital IDs
https://statescoop.com/new-jersey-gov-phil-murphy-mobile-drivers-license/
PRIVACY NIGHTMARE- White House Executive Order Calls for Digital ID and Driver’s License Adoption
(According to the government and digital ID companies the only way to safeguard your ID, is to use government-issued digital IDs!)
"Sec. 5. Solutions to Combat Cybercrime and Fraud: The use of stolen and synthetic identities by criminal syndicates to systemically defraud public benefits programs costs taxpayers and wastes Federal Government funds. To help address these crimes it is the policy of the executive branch to strongly encourage the acceptance of digital identity documents to access public benefits programs that require identity verification, so long as it is done in a manner that preserves broad program access for vulnerable populations and supports the principles of privacy, data minimization, and interoperability. Within 90 days of the date of this order, agencies with grantmaking authority are encouraged to consider, in coordination with OMB and the National Security Council staff, whether Federal grant funding is available to assist States in developing and issuing mobile driver’s licenses that achieve the policies and principles described in this section."
Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to State Online Age Verification Laws
ID.me Appoints Brian Robins and Bill Welch to Board of Directors
Even modest makeup can thwart facial recognition
https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/15/make_up_thwart_facial_recognition/
Face Cloaking Without Full Disguise
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2412.13507
ReddWare Inc. and Zwipe work together to expand facial recognition/fingerprint scanners
https://www.zwipe.com/news/reddware-inc-and-zwipe-announce-strategic-alliance-01-25
Clearview AI: Honoring Our Customers on National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day
https://www.clearview.ai/post/honoring-our-customers-on-national-law-enforcement-appreciation-day
Arrested by AI: Police ignore standards after facial recognition matches
J.P. Morgan unveils Paypad and Pinpad facial recognition/palm scanner payments
https://www.jpmorgan.com/insights/payments/payment-trends/introducing-paypad-pinpad-terminals
JPMorgan posts record annual profits
https://apnews.com/article/jpmorgan-chase-bank-earnings-profit-38c5a832fdb4503d8483d6115b4a8ee1
Paravision facial recognition rated #5 in latest NIST ratings, claims to be the #1 most accurate in the U.S.
Apple may have solved the biggest problem with embedding Face ID in the display
FaceEsign launches facial, voice recognition and live video authentication scanner
Accu-Time launches palm vein time clock
The FBI Says It Made Malware Delete Itself From American’s Computers
https://gizmodo.com/the-fbi-says-it-made-malware-delete-itself-from-americans-computers-2000550046
Trump Decried Section 702 as a Deep State Spy Weapon. His Nominees Sure Seem to Love It
https://theintercept.com/2025/01/15/trump-nominees-fbi-cia-surveillance-fisa-702/
A Switch in Time? Tulsi Gabbard changed her mind on Section 702
https://ronpaulinstitute.org/a-switch-in-time/
NSO Group Faces Setbacks in Attempts to Avoid US Lawsuits
https://www.justsecurity.org/106536/nso-whatsapp-lawsuit/
Hundreds of law enforcement officials go to Israel to learn ‘worst practices’ from IDF
DISGUSTED- Phoenix police lieutenant beats First Amendment anti-police protestor retaliation case
"Seven months after the U.S. Department of Justice declared the Phoenix Police Department engaged in patterns of civil rights violations and excessive force. Jorge Soria and Phil Martinez say in a lawsuit that Moore unfairly ordered their arrests for failure to follow a dispersal order while he let others who didn’t disperse walk free. They say Moore only ordered the arrests in retaliation for their constitutionally protected anti-police speech. But that sergeant, Douglas McBride, testified last week that he never saw Soria violently wave the flag, and never reported an aggravated assault. Harris played more than an hour of video for the jury, and police couldn’t identify the supposed violence in any of the videos. Moore said he must have seen the assault in a different video that wasn’t entered into evidence."
https://www.courthousenews.com/phoenix-police-lieutenant-beats-first-amendment-retaliation-case/
NYPD police union disputes settlement over protest policing tactics
New York’s Police Benevolent Association asked the Second Circuit on Thursday to reverse the New York Police Department’s settlement to overhaul its response to protests, claiming the new set of rules would harm “officer safety interests.”As a result of the settlement reached with the state attorney general and lawyers of Black Lives Matter protesters, the NYPD agreed to end its use of “kettling” to surround, trap and eventually arrest protesters without first providing a warning or giving them an opportunity to leave the area.
https://www.courthousenews.com/police-union-disputes-settlement-over-nypd-protest-policing-tactics/
Fusion Centers Consider "Incels" (Involuntary Celibate) People To Be Domestic Terrorists
(How many married people are "involuntarily celibate" and are they considered domestic terrorists?)
Some men in the "incel" (involuntary celibate) community want the state to intervene in their dating lives. These sexually frustrated men believe that society is biased against them, so they should be given a "government-issued girlfriend." Incels have attracted attention from the authorities—just not in the way they would like.
https://reason.com/2025/01/14/heres-how-police-are-being-trained-to-deal-with-incels/
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25485798-csti-t2-flyer-public-01-14-25/
How Incels in Sexless Marriages Cope
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-myths-of-sex/202309/how-common-are-sexless-marriages
Knightscope claims 10 new sales in 10 days of their spying robots in 2025
https://ir.knightscope.com/press-releases/42975204-10-new-sales-in-first-10-days-of-2025
Tactical Drone and Robotics Training Event for Police Dates to be Announced
Hempstead Village Police launch drones as first responder program
Oxnard Police Department to launch drones as first responder program
Drones for the Garden Grove police (air) force?
https://orangecountytribune.com/2025/01/10/drones-for-the-police-air-force/
After Being Banned in the U.S. DJI Launches "Flip" for "Stunning and Exceptional Imaging Capabilities"
https://www.dji.com/flip?site=brandsite&from=homepage
RMUS Heavy Duty Law Enforcement Drone
https://www.rmus.com/products/rmus-heavy-duty-police-drone
Addressing Noise Concerns: A Key to Community Acceptance of Drone Deliveries
The National Environmental Policy Act and Drones
(The National Environmental Policy Act rubber-stamps police and drone deliveries, while never addressing the privacy impact to the public.)
https://www.faa.gov/uas/advanced_operations/nepa_and_drones
DHS Final Programmatic Environmental Assessment for the Nationwide Operation of Drones
Police Violence
SCOTUSBlog Publisher Indicted for Tax Evasion
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/16/supreme-court-tom-goldstein-indicted-tax-charges-00198864
Misleading Crime Statistics (Podcast)
https://sharylattkisson.com/2025/01/after-hours-misleading-crime-statistics-podcast/
NH investigators in Andy Sanborn’s criminal case disqualified
The court also said that the New Hampshire Attorney General’s office had exhibited “gross negligence” at multiple stages, from executing the warrant to reviewing seized materials, declaring that the actions amounted to “prosecutorial misconduct.”
https://www.concordmonitor.com/Investigation-Team-Andy-Sanborn-case-dismissed-Concord-NH-58949159
YAWN: White Chicago Judge who shared racist meme of Black child in ankle monitor faces state probe, bias training
From police torture to racist judges will anything ever change in Chicago?
https://chicago.suntimes.com/suburban-chicago/2025/01/13/cook-county-judge-caroline-glennon-goodman-racist-meme-state-probe-reassignment-bias-training
https://atlantablackstar.com/2025/01/13/white-chicago-judge-exposed-sharing-racist-meme-black-child-meant-send-to-close-friend-as-joke/
Can defense lawyers go too far? Prosecutors face dilemma when targeting courtroom opponents
Missouri prosecutor’s license suspended for ‘prank’
DOJ report reveals pattern of ‘unchecked misconduct’ within Louisiana State Police
https://www.justice.gov/crt/media/1384626/dl
Judge says the New Orleans police can begin the process of ending federal oversight
Judge to Nevada Cops: You Can't Use This Loophole To Get Around Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform
New tool will allow anyone to look up Minnesota police officers’ employment history
BS WARNING- Modesto Police Chief Attributes Jump In Traffic Stops To Software Issues
https://www.modbee.com/news/local/crime/article298668683.html
Indiana police lieutenant found guilty in viciously beating three suspects and fracturing the spine of one
"Indiana police lieutenant Aaron Strong viciously beat, stomped, and shot three defenseless men with no lawful justification—causing serious injuries including a fractured spine of a suspect."
https://fox59.com/news/indycrime/former-new-castle-officer-to-be-sentenced-after-excessive-force-case/
Attorney's say Ohio police charging $750 for bodycam footage will shield police abuse from the public
Attorneys from the Cochran Firm are worried this change could lead to major problems when it comes to holding police accountable when mistakes are made. “Government generally will do whatever it can to shield the facts from the public,” attorney Robert Gresham said. “Now, make no mistake: We believe this is absolutely an attempt to prevent transparency when it comes to law enforcement and officer conduct.”
L.A. police are grappling with a new challenge: fire duty
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-01-16/la-wildfires-climate-change-law-enforcement
Feds probing ‘pay for play’ scheme in NYPD promotions
NYPD Commissioner calls for review of car leasing program abused by top brass
NYPD cops in disgraced chief Jeffrey Maddrey’s office unplugged GPS tracking devices on vehicles
NYPD union asks state appeals court to exempt police officers’ old disciplinary records from public disclosure
Gov. Hochul wants a cop on every overnight NYC subway train
https://gothamist.com/news/gov-hochul-wants-a-cop-on-every-overnight-nyc-subway-train
YAWN- NYPD cracks down on dangerous pursuits as new rules prohibit chasing vehicles fleeing routine car stops
https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/01/15/nypd-jessica-tisch-police-car-chases/
Appeals Court: What Reasonable Officer Would Know It’s Not OK To Deliberately Arrest The Wrong Person For A Crime?
TN students are being kicked out of school and arrested on felony charges, because of rumors and misunderstandings
https://www.propublica.org/series/crackdown-on-student-threats
DISGUSTED- NH police chief given suspended sentence for repeatedly claiming to work in neighboring town
https://www.concordmonitor.com/Andrew-Wood-Hancock-NH-Police-chief-sentencing-58929295
Consultant calls for firing of Mass. police chief who lied about being involved in a police chase
Seattle Cop Fired After Killing Grad Student with Patrol Car in 2023
Estate of VT man killed by Shelburne cop driving a cruiser sues
PA cop charged with rape was national SafeSport investigator
Current and former Allentown cops arrested on rape, prostitution, related charges
Virginia Beach cop admits to hiring prostitute who later allegedly stole his car
Belvidere cop faces multiple sexual assault charges
https://www.wifr.com/2025/01/10/belvidere-police-officer-faces-sexual-assault-charges/
Middletown cop charged with sexually assaulting, endangering teenager
Iowa cop arrested for sending explicit images to a minor
Eustace cop accused in child porn crimes faces more charges
SC deputy arrested for pointing gun, threatening victim
Collingdale cop resigns after being charged in alleged road rage incident
Trial date set for Pineville cop arrested for domestic abuse battery
IL cop charged last year with domestic battery, faces charges of theft, criminal damage to property
Las Vega cop arrested for pointing gun at wife, charged with kidnapping
Honolulu cop arrested for strangling roommate
LA mayor's office silent on deputy who was in charge of fire dept., placed on leave for alleged bomb threat
Cleveland cop charged with drunk driving
https://fox8.com/news/cleveland-police-officer-charged-with-ovi-after-crash/
Mass. cop on leave after drunk driving arrest
Bethany Beach cop charged with felony overtime fraud
Maine deputy pleads not guilty to theft and burglary
The Murder of Robert Brooks Shines a Light on Abuse and Racism in New York Prisons
https://theappeal.org/robert-brooks-murder-new-york-prisons-racism-brutality/
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2025/01/14/new-york-prison-abuse-guards
Overcrowded and Deadly: Fulton Jail Inmates Left Vulnerable as Aid Ends
https://theappeal.org/fulton-county-jail-project-orca-ends/
Iowa jail administrator fired for online posts targeting Muslims, LGBT community asks court to revive civil suit
Colorado Dept. Of Corrections Spends $500k On Body Cams Before Deciding No Officers Need To Wear Them
WTF? Rikers opens wellness center, including ‘serenity room,’ for correction officers
(Corrections officers regularly beat prisoners and lied about and now they get a "wellness center"?)
https://nypost.com/2025/01/18/us-news/rikers-opens-wellness-center-for-correction-officers/
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/19/nyregion/ny-prison-guards-brutality-fired.html
Prison abuse and deaths prompt calls for more oversight
WTF? Previously unusable DNA sample now evidence in the quadruple murder trial of N.J. uncle
“Even if this judge says that STRmix is completely unreliable, another judge in the same courthouse the next day could say that it is reliable,” Marc Canellas, a public defender in Maryland said.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/paul-caneiro-murder-trial-dna-rcna185278
A woman invented the rape kit. So why was a man given credit for it?
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/16/nx-s1-5256205/rape-kit-history-marty-goddard-pagan-kennedy