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Instant justice, Chicago-style

Thursday, 19 June 2008 by Mike Gogulski
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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. ...

The further education of Willow Kinloch

Thursday, 19 June 2008 by Mike Gogulski
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From the Edmonton Sun: Police appeal $60,000 court award to Victoria teen tied to jail cell door VICTORIA — Victoria police are appealing a court decision awarding $60,000 to a Victoria teen who spent four hours tied up in a padded cell ...

The face-smashing game

Thursday, 19 June 2008 by Mike Gogulski
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Epidemic, anyone? From some random TV station: KALAMAZOO, MI -- A Kalamazoo police officer is suspended without pay for ten days and reassigned, for allegedly roughing up a teenage suspect during an arrest. On May 22, a 16-year-old was arrested for violating ...

Cops on the hunt: Bubaris acquitted

Wednesday, 18 June 2008 by Mike Gogulski
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The nostate.com news lemurs have been closely following the case of former policeman George Bubaris, accused of dealing a drunken, homeless Guatemalan immigrant a fatal blow and leaving him to die. It seems the prosecution brought a rather flimsy case. Whatever ...

Justice, truth and accountability for Robert Dziekański #2

Tuesday, 17 June 2008 by Mike Gogulski
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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 ...

Taser manufacturer in hot water, murderous cops absolved again

Monday, 9 June 2008 by Mike Gogulski
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There's an interesting story here in that Taser International's wall of mendacious claims about the safety of its cute little electrocution weapons is beginning to crumble. Even so, holding the company responsible for the actions of its customers who use its ...

We call them “pigs” for a reason

Friday, 6 June 2008 by Mike Gogulski
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Aggro cop, demanding news cameraman move away from a crime scene where he's doing his job, proceeds to assault same cameraman. From KOB-TV, Albuquerque: You get 'em, Officer Guzman. Freedom of the press? We don't need that! Hell, we're rolling things back ...

“They cuffed him and started hitting him.”

Friday, 6 June 2008 by Mike Gogulski
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If there is a real investigation of this, what do you think will be the outcome for these fine uniformed thugs? Prison? Mall security? Or nothing at all? From WABC-TV, New York: Mistaken identity police brutality? [...] Minter's video captures police in plain clothes milling around and ...

Toms River, NJ-area taxpayers billed $350,000 for botched drug raid

Tuesday, 3 June 2008 by Mike Gogulski
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Just another isolated incident... and what better way for the clown suits to avoid culpability than just stealing more of the slaves'citizenry's money to buy off the case? From the Asbury Park Press: Beaten in raid, man gets $350G EXCESSIVE FORCE ALLEGED A Toms ...

Taser tribulation

Friday, 30 May 2008 by Mike Gogulski
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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 ...