Pentagon Ignores Law Calling for Report on How It Trained So Many African Coup Leaders
https://theintercept.com/2024/03/28/matt-gaetz-africa-coups-us-trained-pentagon/
The LAPD trains foreign police. Does that enable human rights violations?
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-03-27/lapd-ties-to-foreign-departments-comes-under-scrutiny
California law enforcement agencies have hindered transparency efforts in use-of-force cases
https://apnews.com/article/lethal-restraint-california-transparency-b582c63c8872631190a87a73c20b7720
Federal Agents Visit House of Woman in Oklahoma Over Her Pro-Palestinian Posts on Facebook
https://www.latestly.com/socially/world/fbi-reacts-to-fb-post-federal-agents-visit-house-of-woman-in-oklahoma-over-her-pro-palestinian-posts-on-facebook-video-sparks-outrage-5854456.html
FBI Agent Says He Hassles People 'Every Day, All Day Long' Over Facebook Posts
https://reason.com/2024/03/29/fbi-agent-says-he-hassles-people-every-day-all-day-long-over-facebook-posts/
Woman Sues TX Prosecutors Who Charged Her With Murder For Self-Managed Abortion
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bc-us-texas-abortion-arrest_n_66074b98e4b0fe3ef6715cf4
U.S. Air Force Bought a Surveillance-Focused AI Chatbot
https://www.404media.co/the-air-force-bought-a-surveillance-focused-ai-chatbot/
City ID and the right to travel
https://papersplease.org/wp/2024/03/25/city-id-and-the-right-to-travel/
Senator secures $3M in funding to create the Northern Border security center
Serfdom under the TSA the threat of being fined $14K for asking questions
I got the distinct impression that they might be hoping that I would express some sort of objection or protest. I’m not stupid. I didn’t say anything else. That’s because the TSA has a catchall offense that is comparable to “disorderly conduct.” It enables the TSA to levy a fine of up to $14,000 for anyone who “interferes” with inspectors. Like with “disorderly conduct,” it’s an entirely subjective offense, meaning that they can pretty much fine anyone who objects or protests with “interference.”
https://www.fff.org/2024/03/26/serfdom-under-the-tsa/
DHS's Dubious Study Evaluates Privacy Risks Posed by Their Facial, Iris and Fingerprint Recognition System
"The system will be housed within a designated Amazon Web Services S&T GovCloud partition, where it will be employed to test tools like facial, iris and fingerprint recognition."
https://executivegov.com/2024/03/new-dhs-study-evaluates-privacy-risks-posed-by-biometrics-research-support-system/
Peaceful protests, lawful assembly can’t be sole reason for DOJ facial recognition usage
https://fedscoop.com/doj-shares-interim-facial-recognition-policy-details/
NYC convenient stores in the Bronx and Upper Manhattan getting facial recognition cameras with state funding
https://pix11.com/news/local-news/exclusive-nyc-bodegas-getting-facial-recognition-cameras-with-state-funding/
S.T.O.P. Condemns State-Funded Bodega Facial Recognition Pilot
https://www.stopspying.org/latest-news/2024/3/27/stop-condemns-state-funded-bodega-facial-recognition-pilot
My City, Inc. A Case Against "Compstat Urbansim" in NYC
"Examples include how cell towers enabled cities to expand electronic monitoring and police surveillance through cell-site simulators or how CCTV cameras paved the way for biometrics technology such as facial recognition."
https://surveillanceresistancelab.org/wp-content/uploads/MyCityINC_March2024.pdf
Washington Nationals install “Go-Ahead Entry” facial recognition system to ID fans
https://www.mlb.com/press-release/press-release-washington-nationals-offer-faster-easier-ballpark-access-with-mlb-go-ahead-entry
More than 6,000 fans use new facial recognition entry into Minute Maid Park
https://abc13.com/astros-vs-yankees-mlb-go-ahead-entry-facial-recognition-minute-maid-park-2024-opening-day/14585049/
Florida's Lakeland Downtown Development Authority installs 13 facial recognition cameras
https://www.wfla.com/news/polk-county/facial-recognition-cameras-in-downtown-lakeland-hyper-focused-on-specific-individuals/
IDEMIA and Qualcomm work together to ID CBDC customers
https://www.idemia.com/press-release/idemia-secure-transactions-collaborates-qualcomm-boost-secure-offline-cbdc-payment-adoption-2024-03-26
Innovatrics adds Iris Scanning to its SmartFace Embedded Toolkit
https://www.innovatrics.com/news/innovatrics-adds-iris-modality-to-smartface-embedded-toolkit/
Mass. state police robotic police dog shot multiple times
Boston Dynamics, the company that made the robotic dog known as a SPOT robot, said in a statement that it was the first time one of them had been shot. “We are relieved that the only casualty that day was our robot,” the company said. “It’s a great example of how mobile robots like Spot can be used to save lives.”
https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/03/28/robotic-police-dog-massachusetts-boston-dynamics
Greeley Police Department closer to building real-time information center to allegedly ID trespassers
https://www.greeleytribune.com/2024/03/23/greeley-police-department-closer-to-building-real-time-information-center-as-technology-continues-to-change-police-work/
NYPD installs Evolv weapon scanners in subway stations
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nyc-subway-gun-scanner-evolv-detect-crime/5268565/
Evolv CEO: Says Subways Are Not a 'Good Use-Case'
https://gizmodo.com/ceo-of-firm-tapped-for-ai-metal-detectors-in-nyc-subway-1851375149
SEPTA ends ZeroEyes pilot program that was supposed to help detect guns
California governor approves more than 400 new surveillance cameras in San Francisco Bay Area
https://www.courthousenews.com/newsom-greenlights-more-than-400-new-cameras-in-bay-area-crime-crackdown/
Iowa police departments use Getac to turn patrol cars and police body cams into real-time surveillance devices
"We can put multiple screens on in our current Getac system," Mason City Police Chief Jeff Brinkley said. "The officer's (body) camera, their car front — 160 degrees or whatever the camera catches — their back seat, and any other cameras we would have on the car, all in one screen."
https://globegazette.com/news/local/mason-city-police-cerro-gordo-sheriff-technology/article_41576926-d026-11ee-8fec-e72f638b8b88.html
Flock Safety license plate cameras placed all over. Who’s watching, and should we worry
Upper Makefield Police use drones for crowd surveillance
https://patch.com/pennsylvania/newtown-pa/upper-makefield-police-taking-law-enforcement-new-heights
Ohio launches traffic management system for drone operations (onsite situational awareness for police departments)
https://www.ajot.com/news/ohio-launches-traffic-management-system-for-drone-operations
Hearing on Winona Police Department drone program scheduled for Monday
Teledyne FLIR Offers Free Grant Assistance for Police Drones
https://www.flir.com/suas/siras-grant-assistance-program
Number One Trend In Police Drones: Drones As A First Responder
https://www.commercialuavnews.com/public-safety/top-5-trends-in-public-safety-drone-operations
Police Violence
What the killing of a 2-year-old Kansas girl reveals about the world of police snipers
Why Did More Than 1,000 People Die After Police Subdued Them With Force That Isn’t Meant to Kill?
"Holding someone facedown in what is known as prone restraint and Tasers were the most prevalent types of force. Blows with fists or knees, takedowns and devices to restrain people’s legs were also common. Less so were chokeholds, pepper spray, spit hoods, dog bites and bean bag rounds fired through a shotgun. Reporters excluded deaths by firearm and car crashes after police pursuits."
https://apnews.com/article/associated-press-investigation-deaths-police-encounters-ba08cef07a4481bfb0e455dc33b9495d
Black people bear disproportionate impact of police violence
https://apnews.com/article/police-use-of-force-investigation-takeaways-780a742c2f449460fa4b7cd7bd3dfdb6
Family Of A Black Man Killed By Detroit Police Awarded $1.5M
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2024/03/27/jury-awards-family-of-black-man-killed-by-detroit-police-1-5-million/73121740007/
Mentally-ill Black man didn’t trust police but sought their help anyway. Two days later, he was dead
https://apnews.com/article/police-use-of-force-investigation-jameek-lowery-d8c10322ae880560dd7630e7e3954d1f
Boston police pay $4.7M for killing mentally ill man
NYPD cops kill mentally-ill teen holding scissors
https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/03/27/nypd-cops-fatally-shoot-emotionally-disturbed-queens-teens-armed-with-scissors/
Maryland cops shoot suicidal woman, injuring her
VT troopers who caused a man to fall from a roof by firing a beanbag-type projectile at him given pretrial diversion, have case wiped from records
https://vtdigger.org/2024/03/28/state-resolves-troopers-reckless-endangerment-charges-with-pretrial-diversion/
For years she thought her son had died of an overdose. The police video changed all that
SWAT Team Raids Innocent Family Over Stolen AirPods Dropped on Their Street
https://www.riverfronttimes.com/news/swat-team-raids-innocent-family-over-stolen-airpods-dropped-on-their-street-42172867
Federal watchdog to examine DOJ law enforcement task forces
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/federal-watchdog-examine-doj-law-enforcement-task-forces-nbc-news-repo-rcna145165
Three San Jose cops on trial for falsifying evidence against innocent man
Lionel Rubalcava was jailed for nearly 20 years after three San Jose police officers reported he was identified as a drive-by shooter can now take the officers to trial for fabricating evidence. U.S. District Judge Beth Labson Freeman ruled Thursday that three San Jose Police Department officers must face multiple civil rights claims of faking evidence to wrongfully convict Rubalcava for involvement in a drive-by shooting that paralyzed Raymond Rodriguez in 2002 in San Jose."
https://www.courthousenews.com/san-jose-cops-to-face-trial-on-falsifying-evidence-claims/
DNA issues 'cast a pall' over murder conviction, warranting SCOTUS review
The U.S. Supreme Court should once again consider the case of a Texas death row inmate whose conviction was based on DNA evidence tested by a lab that “consistently and egregiously mishandled DNA evidence,” the ABA has said in an amicus brief.
https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/dna-issues-cast-a-pall-over-murder-conviction-warranting-us-supreme-court-review-aba-amicus-brief-says
Appeals court set to decide if federal judges can expunge state convictions
https://www.courthousenews.com/ninth-circuit-set-to-decide-if-federal-judges-can-expunge-state-convictions/
Wrongfully convicted mom sues city, doctors 21 years after her baby’s death
Michigan Lawmakers Working to Fix a Program That Failed to Compensate the Wrongfully Convicted
https://www.propublica.org/article/michigan-lawmakers-attempt-fix-wrongful-imprisonment-compensation
Appeals court ruled a motorist's refusal to allow a vehicle search is not probable cause in Texas
https://search.txcourts.gov/SearchMedia.aspx?MediaVersionID=01d6be49-ec80-411c-afa6-e336fb14153f&coa
Scientific American Journal Calls for End of Death Penalty, Charge It’s ‘Racially-Biased’
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/evidence-does-not-support-the-use-of-the-death-penalty/
Riverside County offered female inmates ‘hush money’ to cover up sex abuse allegations, lawsuits
https://www.pressenterprise.com/2024/03/28/riverside-county-offered-inmates-hush-money-to-cover-up-sex-abuse-allegations-lawsuits-allege/
Prison Phone Companies Involved in Scheme to Ban In-Person Jail Visits
Junk Science Warning: Alex Murdaugh failed a polygraph test, breaching his plea agreement
https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/28/us/alex-murdaugh-lie-detector-test/index.html
WTF? Police charge man using USB flash drive as a deadly weapon
https://www.nj.com/bergen/2024/03/nj-man-charged-with-using-usb-flash-drive-as-weapon-in-attack.html
Prosecute a Minnesota Cop? You’ll Face Removal From Office
https://theintercept.com/2024/03/22/mary-moriarty-minnesota-reform-police-union-removal/
Sacramento police handcuff reporter inside City Hall
https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/article286982055.html
Court Fails to Hold Constables Accountable for Wrongfully Evicting Blind Man, Leaving Him Homeless During a Snowstorm
https://www.rutherford.org/publications_resources/on_the_front_lines/court_fails_to_hold_constables_accountable_for_wrongfully_evicting_blind_man_leaving_him_homeless_during_a_snowstorm
Ex-cop Eric Adams cancels southern border trip, citing 'safety concerns'
https://abc7ny.com/mayor-adams-southern-border-texas-asylum-seekers/14564997
Under Eric Adams, the NYPD Is Giving Out Even More Bullshit Criminal Summonses to Black and Brown People
https://hellgatenyc.com/bullshit-criminal-summonses-eric-adams
Six cops who tased and kicked a man suspected of domestic abuse denied qualified immunity
https://media.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/files/202211675.pdf
Appeals court: Cop who baptized a motorist in exchange for issuing her only a ticket for drug possession denied qualified immunity
https://www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/24a0143n-06.pdf
Police Are Tagging Fleeing Cars With GPS Darts to Avoid Dangerous Pursuits
Lego instructs police to stop using Lego heads to mask identities of suspects
https://www.foxnews.com/media/lego-instructs-california-police-department-stop-using-lego-heads-mask-identities-suspects
Winthrop police lieutenant arraigned on new child abuse charges
https://www.masslive.com/news/2024/03/ex-winthrop-police-lieutenant-arraigned-on-new-child-abuse-charges.html
Veteran NYPD cop who sold fentanyl on duty, indicted on drug charges
https://nypost.com/2024/03/30/us-news/ex-nypd-cop-boyfriend-indicted-on-nyc-drug-charges/
Late-night sex assaults. Invasive searches. The 700+ women alleging abuse at Rikers
Riverside Regional corrections officers denied immunity for strip searching jail nurse
https://valawyersweekly.com/2024/03/24/officials-denied-immunity-for-strip-searching-jail-nurse/
https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/us-4th-circuit/115856066.html
Louisiana’s Plan to Imprison People Longer Imperils Sickest Inmates
https://www.propublica.org/article/louisiana-plan-to-imprison-people-longer-imperils-sickest-inmates
California corrections officers must face some claims over sharing photos of grisly crime scene