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Israeli Army Blindfolds, Handcuffs Palestinian Man, Stands Him Up and Shoots Him in the Leg with a Rubber Bullet at Point Blank Range

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in torture, war | 2 Comments »

Via Cryptogon: In 1937 Winston Churchill said of the Palestinians: "I do not agree that the dog in a manger has the final right to the manger even though he may have lain there for a very long time. [...] I ...

A story I couldn’t even blog about

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in crime, police, torture | 2 Comments »

Rad Geek Charles Johnson opens up with both barrels on the institution of State policing, and rightly so. I saw this video about 2 weeks ago. Twice, three times. I left it up on my screen, I read the articles, I ...

Instant justice, Chicago-style

Thursday, June 19th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in police, torture | No Comments »

Protecting and serving in the Windy City... From CBS 2, Chicago: Police Brutality In Beating Case Incident Reportedly Escalated Over Number Of Recent Police-Involved Shootings Twenty-four-year-old Patrick Richmond claims he was beaten by Chicago police and says he has the scars to prove it. ...

It’s about control, and any excuse will do

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in police, torture | 1 Comment »

Remember back in the day when they told us that they'd never, never use any of those shiny new "for your own safety" seat belt laws as "primary offenses"? That people wouldn't get pulled over merely for risking their own ...

Justice, truth and accountability for Robert Dziekański #2

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in police, torture | No Comments »

Short answer: not gonna happen. Police pardon selves; move along, nothing to see here. From The Globe and Mail: No charges called for in report on taser death 17 June 2008 Vancouver -- Police have finished their investigation into the death of Polish immigrant ...

Guantánamo: Beyond the law

Monday, June 16th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in prison, torture, war | No Comments »

A little something for the "they hate us for our freedom" file. But never you mind, these are just "a few bad apples" and "isolated incidents". There's no pattern here whatsoever. And no, of course these "enhanced interrogation techniques" will ...

Texas: Court-mandated assault for skipping school

Sunday, June 8th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in torture | 4 Comments »

More torture for children's victimless crimes, courtesy of the State. Repeat after me: Public school is about learning, not indoctrination or obedience training Children are property Initiating violence against someone is OK when the law says so Children are slaves Offending the State is a true ...

Ahoy! America’s secret prisons at sea

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in prison, torture, war | No Comments »

From The Guardian: US accused of holding terror suspects on prison ships The United States is operating "floating prisons" to house those arrested in its war on terror, according to human rights lawyers, who claim there has been an attempt to conceal ...

Taser tribulation

Friday, May 30th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in police, torture | No Comments »

I was going to post yet another taser death article today, but I kinda can't stand looking at the fine details of the subject right now. Instead, some commentary and some links. Despite that the taser's manufacturer, Taser International, claims with all ...

Instant justice, Mississippi style

Sunday, May 25th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in police, torture | No Comments »

As is so often the case, there is no underlying charge here. Concerned that uniformed thugs are brutalizing someone and dare to make noise about it? Well, that's "interfering with police duties". Twitch a little when 50,000 volts is zapped ...