U.S. News/Police Violence
NYPD Cop Lt. Quathisha Epps Made $403K Last Year
https://nypost.com/2024/11/16/us-news/how-nypds-top-earner-raked-in-403k-last-year-including-an-eye-popping-amount-in-overtime/
https://www.nyc.gov/site/nypd/careers/police-officers/po-benefits.page
Jury awards tortured Abu Ghraib detainees a mere $42M, holds contractor responsible
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/12/abu-ghraib-detainees-awarded-00189058
U.S. May Support ‘Global Surveillance’ Treaty Proposed By Russia and Hated by Everyone but Authoritarian Governments
“The fact that you have industry and civil society aligned in our concerns to such an unprecedented degree should continue to give member states pause,” Nemanja Malisevic, Microsoft’s director of digital diplomacy, said during a hearing before the final language of the treaty was approved. “At its heart, this treaty still remains a data access, global surveillance treaty in the guise of a cybercrimes treaty without adequate safeguards to prevent government abuse of power. And in its current form, this treaty will erode data privacy, threaten digital sovereignty, and undermine online rights and freedoms globally.”
https://gizmodo.com/u-s-may-support-global-surveillance-treaty-hated-by-everyone-but-authoritarian-governments-2000523043
US Still Backing UN Cybercrime Treaty Despite Human Rights Concerns
https://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2024/11/us-still-backs-un-cyber-pact-final-approval-awaits-human-rights-safeguards/400966/
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/04/un-cybercrime-treaty-timeline
Leaked files expose covert US government plot to ‘destabilize Bangladesh’s politics’
https://thegrayzone.com/2024/09/30/us-plot-destabilize-bangladesh/
MA city passes ban on public sleeping, camping
Florida sues FEMA over ‘conspiracy’ to ‘violate the civil rights’ of Trump supporters
https://www.npr.org/2024/11/14/g-s1-34188/florida-discrimination-lawsuit-fema-trump-supporters
'Let's See If I Get Banned Again!' Journalist Releases Team Trump Rubio Dossier
https://www.commondreams.org/news/marco-rubio-trump
Senate Democrats Are Running Out of Time to Pass a Shield Law to Protect Journalism
https://www.wired.com/story/press-act-journalism-shield-law-senate-democrats-trump/
Trump Draft Executive Order Would Create Board to Purge Generals
‘Fund the Police’ Backfired—and Gave Trump More Power Than Ever
https://theappeal.org/fund-the-police-backfired-2024/
Trump Threatens New York Times, Penguin Random House With $10B Lawsuit Over Critical Coverage
‘Morning Joe’ Hosts Reveal They Visited Trump at Mar-a-Lago
https://www.thedailybeast.com/morning-joe-hosts-joe-scarborough-and-mika-brzezinski-reveal-they-visited-trump-at-mar-a-lago/
The Very Definition of Tyranny: A (Trump) Dictatorship Disguised as Democracy
How California Got Convinced to Lock More People Up
https://theintercept.com/2024/11/09/california-election-results-prop-36-crime/
Fauci Received 15M Dollars In Taxpayer Funds For Private Security Detail
Judge Denies AstraZeneca’s Motion to Dismiss in Vaccine Injury Case
Judge blocks Biden immigration policy that allowed spouses, stepchildren to stay in US
ICE Started Ramping Up Its Surveillance Arsenal Immediately After Trump Won
https://www.wired.com/story/ice-surveillance-contracts-isap/
CBP employee gets 40 years in prison for orchestrating kidnapping, death of his wife
Border Patrol adds two autonomous surveillance towers added in the Big Bend Sector
Feds Use 'Border Security' To Justify Social Media Surveillance
https://reason.com/2024/11/11/feds-use-border-security-to-justify-social-media-surveillance/
EFF to Appeals Court: Electronic Device Searches at the Border Require a Warrant
https://www.eff.org/document/us-v-kamaldoss-2d-cir-amicus-brief
Delta and United Airlines use facial recognition to ID passengers American and Alaska to follow
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/travel/tsa-facial-recognition-airportsecurity-684e8448
They (PimEyes) made a public Rolodex of our faces
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/11/01/face-search-privacy-pimeyes/
The Future of NIST Technical Evaluations of Biometric Technologies
Trump's Plan To Silence Dissent
Who Would Support Deploying the Military to Domestic Protests?
"First, the military could be used selectively against domestic opponents. If a president can deploy military forces to suppress protests by members of other political parties while tolerating those by co-partisans, it threatens democratic expression and turns the military into a tool of domestic politics. Second, many argued the military is inappropriate for domestic policing at all."
https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/who-would-support-deploying-the-military-to-domestic-protests
Doris Price, The Civil Rights Activist Nearly Erased From History
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/doris-price-rochester-civil-rights_n_671fd800e4b0a55cb4cde3e7
Body Cam Footage Shows Atlanta Cop Knew Felony Charges Against Cop City Protesters Were 'a Reach'
The High-Tech Tools Police Can Use to Surveil Protesters
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2024/11/12/protest-surveillance-technologies
The WIRED Guide to Protecting Yourself From Government Surveillance
https://www.wired.com/story/the-wired-guide-to-protecting-yourself-from-government-surveillance/
The Real Problem With Banning Masks at Protests
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2024/11/12/mask-bans-protest-surveillance
Creators of This Police Location Tracking Tool Aren't Vetting Buyers
National Emergency Response Information System Launched to Modernize Incident Data Collection
Knightscope absurdly claims their spying robots "strengthens the validity of its white-glove, Machine-as-a-Service business model"
https://ir.knightscope.com/press-releases/41809663-14-sales-10-renewals-and-4-new-deployments
DeFlock, Maps License Plate Surveillance Cameras All Over the World
Pittsburgh police want to use 2 tethered surveillance drones
NYPD to send drones of all kinds to 911 calls
“I want the drone team to be on patrol like a regular police car that you see driving up and down,” NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Operations Kaz Daughtry said. “I want them to do the same thing, looking for any type of anomalies, looking for any fights. Just I want them to be on patrol to add an extra layer of eyes up there.”
https://gothamist.com/news/more-eyes-in-the-sky-nypd-expanding-use-of-drones-as-first-responders
Wayne Police Department use drones to spy on people at big events and concerts
https://www.thewaynedispatch.com/index.php/new-drone-at-the-wayne-police-department/
Georgetown police get $300K to purchase Brinc Lemur 2 surveillance drones
https://www.wkyt.com/2024/11/14/kentucky-police-department-adding-new-drone-fleet-its-force/
Vets to Drones and Baltimore Forensics Public Safety Personnel Event at Camden Yards to Explore Drone Opportunities
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/vets-to-drones-tickets-1067489432629
Drone Express Achieves FAA Waiver, Advancing BVLOS Drone Deliveries
Police Violence
'Betrayed': Forensic science failures undermine justice as labs fail to adopt standards
"Experts say many labs are short-staffed and cash-strapped, in some cases receiving only hundreds of dollars to complete tests that can cost thousands, such as analyses of rape kits or firearms. Some may have adopted standards but haven't said so publicly because they fear being held accountable for them in court. Lab results are a crucial piece of evidence in criminal cases, and falling short would undermine their credibility, potentially jeopardizing justice and public safety. Beyond that, many labs are connected to law enforcement agencies, which experts say leads to bias and pressure to churn out results that solve cases quickly rather than follow national standards federal researchers have developed."
DISGUSTED: Supreme Court Won't Hear a Qualified Immunity Case Where a Cop Disclosed an Abuse Report to a Woman's Abuser
Trump transition figure warns DOJ lawyers: Get on board or get out
Texas AG Ken Paxton files 100th lawsuit against Biden administration
Missouri judge who had kids arrested for refusing to go with their mom after they were disallowed from testifying can be sued
Want to Be a Judge in the Bronx? Better Pay These Consulting Firms
https://www.thecity.nyc/2024/11/13/bronx-judges-democratic-party-jamaal-bailey/
How the FBI ensnared a Mississippi city’s leaders (mayor and DA) in a bribery investigation
Despite Bribery Charges, Mississippi Prosecutor, Other Officials Can Remain in Office
“Actually innocent”: Judge recommends overturning death row inmate Melissa Lucio’s conviction
Minnesota man freed after 16 years behind bars for a murder prosecutors say he didn’t commit
https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/14/us/minnesota-man-murder-conviction-vacated/index.html
FBI: Spike in Hacked Police Emails, Fake Subpoenas
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/11/fbi-spike-in-hacked-police-emails-fake-subpoenas/
NY Blacks and Hispanics Seeking Parole Face Widening Racial Disparity
Since Gov. Kathy Hochul took office in 2021, there would be 1,338 fewer Blacks and Hispanics behind bars if they were paroled at the same rate as whites, the report shows. “The sad reality, as this report shows, is that New York’s Parole Board is going backwards,” said the report’s co-author, Jason Williamson, executive director of NYU Law’s Center.
https://www.thecity.nyc/2024/11/11/widening-racial-disparity-nys-parole-report/
DOJ says jail conditions in Georgia’s Fulton County violate prisoners rights
https://www.courthousenews.com/feds-find-severe-deadly-civil-rights-violations-at-atlanta-jail/
Trump's Planned Immigrant Purge Sends Stagnant Private Prison Stocks Soaring
https://www.commondreams.org/news/immigrants-in-private-prisons
Police Celebrate as Absurd ‘Grappler’ Device Ends Chase With a Crash
https://gizmodo.com/police-celebrate-as-absurd-grappler-device-ends-chase-with-a-crash-2000523266
Vermont police union upset about giving more disciplinary and oversight power to the Burlington police commission
Fontana Police Chief Michael Dorsey defends getting man to confess to murder that didn’t happen
Lawyer should be sanctioned for blowing police officer’s cover, city demands
A 13-Year-Old TN Teen With Autism Got Arrested After His Backpack Sparked Fear Over A Stuffed Bunny
https://www.propublica.org/article/tennessee-school-threats-arresting-kids-with-disabilities
DISGUSTED: Maryland cop who had sex with two teenage girls in patrol car given SIX MONTH suspended sentence
Philadelphia transit cop arrested by FBI, charged with sharing child porn
PA cop charged with stealing money from drug suspect
Missouri cops pulled over at least 20 women and searched their phones for nude pictures
TN cop arrested for shooting woman after pursuit
https://www.wbbjtv.com/2024/11/07/west-tn-police-officer-arrested-for-shooting-woman-after-pursuit/
13 Texas cops disciplined after 'inappropriate contact' during prostitution busts
"The DA’s office stated they were not able to prosecute these cases because the undercover officers had been engaging in inappropriate physical contact with the suspected prostitutes. I obtained the list of declined cases from the DA, and we immediately began an administrative review," Chief Rollins said.
https://www.fox4news.com/news/13-lewisville-officers-disciplined-prostitution-busts
Texas cop arrested, accused of lying on report, aggravated assault
Dallas cop rehired following off-duty arrest
https://www.fox4news.com/news/dallas-police-officer-rehired-following-off-duty-arrest
California cop who tased a man covered in gasoline; setting him on fire can be sued
Veterans Affairs Cop Sentenced to 1 Year in Prison for Beating Victim Approximately 45 Times with Baton
Oklahoma cop on paid leave for slamming an 70-year-old Vietnamese man to the ground during a traffic stop
"An Oklahoma City police officer is under investigation and on paid leave following the release of body camera footage that shows him slamming an elderly Vietnamese man to the ground during a traffic stop. The man suffered a brain bleed and remains hospitalized after the incident."
YouTuber urges appeals court to uphold ruling allowing recording in NYPD precincts
The daughters of Malcolm X sue the NYPD, CIA and the FBI over the civil rights leader's assassination
"Three daughters of Malcolm X have accused the CIA, FBI, the New York Police Department and others in a $100M lawsuit Friday of playing roles in the 1965 assassination of the civil rights leader.
https://apnews.com/article/malcolmx-daughters-death-lawsuit-682c71e26cbeaf293d0ea783999c0c5e
Family of Black man killed by NYPD detective called the disciplinary proceeding for him a sham tribunal
NYPD detective arrested for domestic assault after previous guilty plea in wife fight
NY detective charged with hate crime after exploding on black cellular service worker, using racial slur
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/rockville-centre-long-island-detective-hate-crime-charges/
PA cop accused of stealing $5,500 after drug raid
Denver cop arrested for domestic violence
https://www.kktv.com/2024/11/13/denver-police-officer-arrested-domestic-violence/
Denver cop arrested on suspicion of attempting to influence a public servant, insurance fraud
https://www.denverpost.com/2024/11/07/denver-police-misconduct-arrest-crash-insurance-fraud/
Michigan cop arrested for DWI
https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/police-officer-beaumont-arrested-dwi-19912606.php
CA sheriff who had an inappropriate relationship with top aide hired for $246K job
Mass. sheriff’s deputy allegedly used department employees to work on his house
Correctional officer charged in inmate’s death pleads guilty
https://www.wsaz.com/2024/11/13/correctional-officer-officed-charged-inmates-death-pleads-guilty/