U.S. News/Police Violence
Congress To Investigate WHO Plans To Use “Listening Surveillance Systems” To Identify “Misinformation”
https://reclaimthenet.org/congress-to-investigate-who-plans-surveillance-misinformation
Boris Johnson dispatched to Texas to shore up Republican support for Ukraine:
Biden Okays F-16s For Ukraine, US Weapons To Attack Crimea:
https://caitlinjohnstone.com/2023/05/22/biden-okays-f-16s-for-ukraine-us-weapons-to-attack-crimea/
Is the International Trade Administration Helping Companies Sell Surveillance Tech to Repressive Regimes?
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/05/ita-surviellance-technology-ron-wyden/
The Endless Denial and Coverup of US Torture Continues:
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/cia-torture-methods
IRS Opened Investigation Into Journalist Matt Taibbi On Christmas Eve, Following Govt Censorship Reporting:
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/may/24/irs-worked-overtime-probe-twitter-files-journalist/
Dallas Independent School District Launches AI 'Pre-Crime' System To Monitor Student Behavior:
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/dallas-independent-school-district-launches-162000486.html
"Davista is a dynamic and innovative company that originated from the DHS Emeritus Center of Excellence in 2017."
https://www.davista.ai/school-safety.html
FBI, tribe’s police investigating fatal shooting of tribal member by Border Patrol agents:
https://www.azfamily.com/2023/05/21/fbi-tribes-police-investigating-fatal-shooting-tribal-member-by-us-border-patrol-agents
https://www.kvoa.com/news/local/tohono-oodham-man-shot-and-killed-by-border-patrol/article_a09cb84e-f6a8-11ed-a078-63d5074703ec.html
Border Patrol agrees not to set up checkpoints in Woodstock NH only:
"The settlement announced Friday only applies to Border Patrol checkpoints in Woodstock, said Stephanie Gomory of the Vermont ACLU."
https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2023/05/19/us-border-patrol-checkpoints-new-hampshire/
Vermont ACLU ready to challenge Border Patrol checkpoints:
Trump Adviser Steve Bannon to Stand Trial for Border Wall Fraud:
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/25/nyregion/steve-bannon-trial-date.html
House of Representatives passed the Secure the Border Act;
https://mcclintock.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/secure-border-act-passes-house
The Land Port of Entry Modernization Trust Fund Act would expand ports of entry and increase CBP staff:
https://gonzalez.house.gov/media/press-releases/reps-gonzalez-cuellar-gonzales-escobar-and-vasquez-introduce-land-port-entry
DHS Policy on Body-Worn Cams:
"There are about 80,000 law enforcement officers within DHS -- which is the largest within the federal government, the official said, however it is not clear that every officer or agent will have a camera."
https://abc7ny.com/dhs--announces-body-worn-camera-policy-for-all-its-agencies/13288810/
https://www.dhs.gov/news/2023/05/23/dhs-announces-first-department-wide-policy-body-worn-cameras
https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/2023-05/23_0522_opa_signed-dhs-policy-on-body-worn-cameras-508.pdf
TSA Expands Facial Recognition and Digital IDs to 25 Airports:
https://www.hstoday.us/featured/tsa-expands-biometric-and-digital-identity-operational-assessments-after-promising-early-results/
Time to enact new rules for use of facial recognition software:
https://commonwealthmagazine.org/criminal-justice/time-to-enact-new-rules-for-use-of-facial-recognition-software/
CVS sued for collecting biometric data when creating passport photos:
https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/privacy/bipa/cvs-class-action-claims-retailer-collects-biometric-data-when-creating-passport-photos/
ClassAction.org attorneys investigating BeReal for secretly using software that detects faces and facial expressions:
https://www.classaction.org/bereal-face-scan-privacy-lawsuit
Missouri Department of Revenue and IDEMIA create digital ID:
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/idemia-identity-and-security-continues-to-lead-the-digital-credential-market-with-launch-of-missouri-mobile-id-301832537.html
Rank One Computing launches (facial recognition) school safety initiative:
https://roc.ai/2023/05/08/safer-schools-initiative-pilot-rolls-out-in-wv/
https://roc.ai/schools/
Joe Manchin Rents Office Space to Firm Powering FBI, Pentagon Biometric Surveillance Center:
https://theintercept.com/2023/05/23/joe-manchin-rents-office-space-to-firm-powering-fbi-pentagon-biometric-surveillance-center/
https://www.tygart.com/
The Supreme Court Punts on Section 230:
https://www.lawfareblog.com/supreme-court-punts-section-230
Rights Advocates Blast FBI for Abusing Section 702 Surveillance Tool 278,000+ Times:
https://www.commondreams.org/news/fbi-abuse-section-702-fisa
FISC Opinion Reveals FBI Misused FISA Section 702 to Search for Racial Justice Protestors and Activist Groups:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/documents/adb47f54-b772-4099-b0c9-adf24ef64faa.pdf
Most Cyber Experts Reject FBI’s “Defensive Surveillance” Claim on Section 702:
https://www.protectprivacynow.org/news/most-cyber-experts-reject-fbis-defensive-surveillance-claim-on-section-702
Mechanisms of Political Radicalization: Pathways Toward Terrorism:
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09546550802073367
Inspector general faults Park Police in 2020 protest response:
https://rollcall.com/2023/05/25/inspector-general-faults-park-police-in-2020-protest-response/
Pipeline Company Spent Big on Police Gear to Use Against Standing Rock Protesters:
https://theintercept.com/2023/05/22/standing-rock-energy-transfer-tigerswan/
The San Francisco Police Obtained Live Access to Business Camera Network in Anticipation of Tyre Nichols Protest:
Police Officials Advocate for Lexipol Policy Tracking Software:
https://www.theintelligencer.com/news/article/edwardsville-approves-funds-leixpol-18105345.php
71 California police departments share license plate data with anti-abortion states:
https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/abortion-license-plate-readers-18119527.php
Surveillance Technologies (License Plate Readers) Don’t Create Safety. They Intensify State Violence:
City Council votes to accept donation of controversial LAPD robot dog:
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-05-23/city-council-votes-to-accept-controversial-lapd-robot-dog-donation
Vallejo police: 100 Flock Safety gunshot detection technology ‘not working’
Manatee County Sheriff wants to put gunshot detectors in 3 neighborhoods:
https://www.bradenton.com/news/local/crime/article275236856.html
A $4M Evolv Technology weapons scanner sold to a NY school system failed to detect knives:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/a-nearly-4-million-ai-powered-weapons-scanner-sold-to-a-new-york-school-system-failed-to-detect-knives/ar-AA1bAIxb
https://gizmodo.com/ai-weapons-scanner-school-stabbing-evolv-technology-1850464634
University of Nevada purchases a spying Knightscope K5 robot:
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230523005573/en/
Warrantless Drone Surveillance Case Will Be Heard at Michigan Supreme Court:
EFF Amici Curiae on Chula Vista police drones are my worst privacy fears realized:
https://www.eff.org/document/letter-brief-amici-curiae-arturo-castanares-v-superior-court-state-california-county-san
Chula Vista Police Department Summary of Questions and Answers About Drones, Real Time Crime Centers and More:
https://www.chulavistaca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/24681/63793144698023000
TSA Says Its Drone Program Won’t Collect Much Info on the Public:
Privacy Impact Assessment for TSA Unmanned Aircraft Systems:
https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/2023-05/privacy-pia-tsa053-uas-may2023.pdf
Allen County Homeland Security and Emergency Management purchases drones:
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/allen-county-gets-drone-emergencies-233100347.html
Alaska's ARROW drone program paid for by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law:
"Federal grant funding played a large role in making the ARROW program possible. The U.S. Department of Transportation Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) grant, established by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) with $100M appropriated annually until 2026, provides funding for projects using technology interventions to solve real-world challenges facing communities across the nation."
https://www.govtech.com/products/alaskas-arrow-drone-program-focuses-on-community-safety-resilience
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3684/text
North Carolina Wing purchases 10 drones:
https://www.geospatialworld.net/news/north-carolina-wing-increases-mission-capabilities/
Death by Drones: Does the Pentagon Always Know Who it is Killing?
https://www.justsecurity.org/86678/death-by-drones-does-the-pentagon-always-know-who-it-is-killing/
NY/NJ Port Authority Conducts Cargo Drone Test:
Police Violence
Confusion on abortion, mistrust in US Supreme Court followed Dobbs decision:
https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/25/health/abortion-survey-kff/index.html
Liberals Aren’t Discrediting the Supreme Court — It’s Discrediting Itself:
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/discredited-us-supreme-court
Supreme court sides with 94-year-old woman who accused government of stealing her home equity:
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/supreme-court-sides-94-year-mn-woman-striking/story?id=99600689
Supreme court sides with corrections officer held liable on inmate’s beating:
https://www.courthousenews.com/high-court-sides-with-prison-guard-held-liable-on-inmates-beating/
Louisiana supreme court ruled DA who lied about sex victims testimony cannot be sued:
https://www.lasc.org/opinions/2023/22-1784.CC.OPN.pdf
Lawmakers issue 20 articles of impeachment against state AG Ken Paxton:
https://apnews.com/article/texas-attorney-general-paxton-impeachment-1eaccf00ce80d26c4fc94eab1672e1bd
A D.C. Cop Helped the Proud Boys. Why Hasn’t Liberal Washington Done More About It?
"The indicted D.C. police officer is not some random beat cop: Lieutenant Shane Lamond a 24-year veteran of the department, led the Intelligence Branch of the department’s Homeland Security unit until last year, when he was suspended after coming under investigation."
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/05/26/dc-police-extremism-lamond-00098893
Maryland Cops Wanted to Search People Based on the Odor of Pot Despite it Being Legal. Legislators Said No:
Baltimore is Still Paying Millions for Their Disbanded Gun Trace Task Force:
https://www.theroot.com/baltimore-is-still-taking-the-l-for-their-trifling-disb-1850184760
https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/inside-the-gttf-what-happened-to-the-officers-in-baltimores-biggest-police-corruption-scandal/
Graphic crime scene photos of Jamarion Robinson's killing shown at officers’ immunity hearing:
Body-cam footage shows indicted police officers laughing at Black man who died in their custody for trespassing:
https://apnews.com/article/mississippi-police-officers-indicted-keith-murriel-e529852a6d6fe7260d5de0320fbad018
Judge to decide if Georgia cops who shot Black man 59 times immune to murder charges:
https://www.courthousenews.com/federal-judge-to-decide-if-georgia-officers-who-shot-black-man-59-times-immune-to-murder-charges/
Family of mentally-ill man murdered by Colorado police to receive $19M:
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/23/us/christian-glass-colorado-settlement.html
'What did I do wrong?': 11-year-old unarmed Black boy shot by police:
https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/25/us/mississippi-police-shooting-11-year-old-boy-investigation/index.html
Independent autopsy released on Black inmate ‘eaten alive’ by bed bugs for a misdemeanor:
Cody Police Investigate Video Showing ‘Aggressive’ And ‘Outrageous’ Traffic Stop Of Teen:
https://cowboystatedaily.com/2023/05/24/cody-police-investigate-complaint-after-video-surfaces-showing-aggressive-and-outrageous-traffic-stop-of-teen/
NJ cop indicted for fatal shooting of Air Force veteran:
https://6abc.com/charles-sharp-death-mantua-township-officer-charged-salvatore-oldrati-elm-avenue-shooting/13295902/
NYPD cop indicted in vicious street beatdown of homeless man:
https://nypost.com/2023/05/24/nyc-cop-indicted-in-vicious-street-beatdown-of-homeless-man/
Fired Florida deputy sentenced in wrongful arrest plot:
https://www.news-press.com/story/news/crime/2023/05/19/former-lcso-deputy-sentenced-for-falsifying-report/70235676007/
Texas SWAT team showcase tear gas launcher to elementary school students:
NH cop resigns to avoid criminal charges for misuse of the State Police On-Line Telecommunications System:
https://www.doj.nh.gov/news/2023/20230519-investigation-meneide.htm
Maine AG's report about cops shooting mentally-ill man omits important facts:
N.J. towns quietly paid $87M to settle lawsuits against cops. Inside the secretive deals:
LA fails in bid to claw back police officer headshots:
https://www.courthousenews.com/la-fails-in-bid-to-claw-back-police-officer-headshots/
Appeals court rules Texas cop who shot and killed a man driving away from them can be sued:
https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/21/21-10303-CV0.pdf
Louisiana court rejects Jefferson Parish sheriff’s argument that they can't be sued for suffocating an autistic 16-year-old:
Deputy Gets Life in Prison After Killing Woman for Insulting the Size of His Manhood:
https://theaugustapress.com/former-deputy-sentenced-to-life-plus-five-years-in-2020-homicide/
The Good, Bad, And Ugly In the Metropolitan Police Department’s Cultural Assessment:
https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/606949/the-good-bad-and-ugly-in-mpds-cultural-assessment/
Brianna Grier’s Family Files $100M Lawsuit Over Fatal Fall From Police Car:
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/body-camera-video-released-incident-ended-death-georgia-woman-fell-pat-rcna40757
Texas cop arrests motorist for a misdemeanor because he didn't like his attitude:
When asked why he was being cuffed, Officer Scott Harrell said, “I’m concerned that you’re going to continue to do this unsafe behavior.” “So now we’re playing Jean-Claude Van Damme future cop and you need to stop me from something I may do in the future?” Christopher Shull replied. “You have forced my hand at this point.” Officer Harrell said on the video, “because if I don’t go and see this through to its conclusion, I know you’re going to go to the police department and file a complaint on me.”
https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2023/05/25/texas-city-police-officer-pulled-from-streets-under-investigation-after-viral-traffic-stop-in-buc-ees-parking-lot
MA Cop Accidentally Fires Gun During Swatting Incident at St. John’s Prep:
https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2023/05/22/swatting-active-shooter-st-johns-prep-danvers-boston-college-high/
Corrections Officers Refused To Give A Black Man His Heart Transplant Medication. Days Later, He Was Dead:
CA corrections officer accused of raping 13 inmates at women’s prison:
How a ‘Blue Wall’ Inside New York State Prisons Protects Abusive Guards:
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2023/05/22/new-york-prison-corrections-officer-abuse-cover-up
Michigan House Democrats Want to Create a Public Safety Fund to Combat Crime:
Examining the Controversial Approach of Police Zero Tolerance Policies:
https://hardknoxwire.com/examining-the-controversial-approach-of-police-zero-tolerance-policies/
A Wave Of Criminal Justice Reforms Is Leaving Out Those Already Convicted:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/criminal-justice-reform-excludes-people-in-prison_n_646fc952e4b091b09c2c048e
Prisoner left in jail 2 years after release date can't sue Louisiana Corrections Secretary because he can't prove it was "objectively unreasonable" for officials to violate clearly established law:
https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/21/21-30625-CV1.pdf
Black Dallas man arrested for sexual assault 33 years ago cleared by DNA evidence:
https://www.keranews.org/news/2023-05-24/dallas-man-sexual-assault-innocent-dna-evidence
Black Tennessee man walks out of prison a free man after 24 years of wrongful conviction:
My client was wrongly convicted of murder. To prevent this, we must reform the system (cops destroyed evidence):
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/commentary/story/2023-05-22/opinion-california-innocence-project-michael-semanchik-wrongful-convictions-horace-roberts
Horry County deputy coroner charged with murder:
https://www.wbtw.com/news/grand-strand/horry-county/ex-horry-county-deputy-coroner-charged-with-murder-receives-another-bond-hearing/
CivicEye and Frontline Public Safety Solutions work together to allegedly make it easier to manage police officer use of force complaints:
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/civiceye-and-frontline-public-safety-solutions-partner-to-integrate-law-enforcement-solutions-301829017.html
3 years after George Floyd's death, where does police reform stand?
https://www.abcactionnews.com/3-years-after-george-floyd-s-death-where-does-police-reform-stand
Anniversary of George Floyd’s killing: Changes were made, but short of ‘reckoning’ on racial justice
On 3rd anniversary of George Floyd’s death, Biden stops GOP-led effort to block DC police reform law:
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/3rd-anniversary-george-floyds-death-biden-stops-gop-99611047
Legal Defense Fund Issues Statement on Third Anniversary of George Floyd’s Death:
https://www.naacpldf.org/press-release/ldf-issues-statement-on-third-anniversary-of-george-floyds-death/
Black Deaths by Police are Increasing but Not The Indictments:
https://www.theroot.com/black-deaths-by-police-are-increasing-but-not-the-indic-1850370048
The Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act Would Strengthen Workplace Rights of Public Safety Officers:
https://stauber.house.gov/media/press-releases/stauber-leads-bipartisan-legislation-strengthen-workplace-rights-public-safety