Tag: police brutality
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collateral 58: police state of mind
from collateral news: The FBI and local law enforcement ‘preemptively’ storm the homes of would-be protestors before the Republican National Convention, terrorizing the inhabitants and dragging people off to jail on the flimsiest of charges. Have we entered the realm of ‘thought crime’ in the US?
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selection ’08: mccain/palin, gustav & the rnc police state
national emergency environment sets the stage for the mccain/palin election campaignfrom michel chossudovsky: The opening of the RNC has been characterised by a mass protest movement directed against the Bush administration, the candicacy of John McCain and more generally the Republican party. The presence of thousands of demonstrators in St-Paul Minneapolis has been a major…
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geopolitiks: georgia, israel, thailand, india, pakistan, mexico & more
darth cheney visits georgia in show of solidarityfrom guardian: The US vice-president arrived in Tbilisi today, in a show of political backing for the nation and its pro-Western Georgian president. Dick Cheney’s visit comes a day after the White House announced a $1bn (£500m) economic aid package for the country, which was ravaged by last…
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sudden death after arrest may be ‘new syndrome’
it’s called ‘policius brutalis’ & it’s similar to the ‘unusual event’ that caused wtc7 to fall… ooh, or what about that woman who strangled herself in the airport? from reuters: Young men who die suddenly after being arrested by the police may be victims of a new syndrome similar to one that kills some wild…
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the phony left/right paradigm parade begins!
get ready for provocateured violence, grandstanding & all the bread & circus bullshit you can handle! will authorities stage riots in denver?from paul joseph watson: The major question hanging over the Democratic National Convention, which starts in Denver today, is whether or not authorities will follow the lead of previous mass protest events, and actively…
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pennsylvania police investigating death of tased man
from raw replay: Allegheny County Police in Pennsylvania are investigating the death of man who was shocked with a taser. Police said that a taser was used after the man refused to follow orders and made “furtive movements towards others.” KDKA reported: “But witnesses we spoke with say what happens after he was tased was…
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blind woman tased by ohio police
from raw replay: WHIO TV reported “Dayton police said they went to an apartment building on Fernwood Avenue looking for a robbery suspect and ended up tazing the man’s mother who is legally blind… Police said 49-year-old Denise Harris refused to talk with them and became combative, striking out at an officer. According to officers,…
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memphis cops use ‘amnesia’ shot in lieu of taser
from wsmv: While the Metro police had banned the use of Tasers for a time, they still used a controversial method to subdue unruly people, according to an I-Team report. The city’s policy to use the method, which calls for the injection of a drug into a person, came as a “total surprise” to people…
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anti-pesticide activist tasered by oregon cops
from portland indymedia: On May 30 Eugene police repeatedly tasered a UO student organizer at a peaceful downtown rally supporting an end to toxic roadside pesticide spraying in Lane County, Oregon. EPD wrongfully arrested 2 students and one community member collectively known as “The Kesey Three” – as the events took place at Eugene’s Ken…
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may clearinghouse
policestate2008real life ministry of love is being built*26 yrs after gibson, pentagon defines ‘cyberspace’*comcast is hiring an internet snoop for the feds*US: possible gov’t laptop breach?*mega corp lawsuit against youtube threatens internet freedom*air force aims for ‘full control’ of ‘any and all’ computers*air force colonel wants to build a military botnet*dns trouble knocks nsa off…
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carlyle, cops, main core, youtube, turnpikes & redlights
carlyle group to acquire booz allen hamiltonfrom deseret news: Carlyle Group, the private-equity firm run by David Rubenstein, agreed to acquire Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.’s U.S. government-consulting business for $2.54 billion, its biggest buyout since the credit markets collapsed in July… The Booz Allen government-consulting unit has more than 18,000 employees and annual sales of…
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taser intl uses playboy bunnies to sell its products
who says there isn’t an intimate connection between sex & violence?from common dreams: Vancouver businessman Randy Puder was drawn to the booth operated by Taser International at the Consumer Trade Show in Las Vegas last January. Playboy bunnies were signing photographs while salesmen pitched a new personal Taser that’s small enough to fit into a…
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NYPD May Get ‘Pistol Cams’
The makers of a small, digital camera that attaches to the barrel of a gun say the device would have ended any dispute about what happened in the Sean Bell shooting. Now, a former Bronx homicide prosecutor who helped develop the Pistol Cam wants the NYPD to consider putting the audio and video gadget on…
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mayday! mayday! mayday! news overload!
US weighing readiness for military action against iran*limbaugh’s ‘operation chaos’ harks backto an earlier intel operation*rush limbaugh claims victory in pennsylvania*limbaugh dreams of dnc riot*dangerous pattern emerges as activists are framed,calls for violence are declared for denver dnc*iran dismisses reports US navy fired at iranian boat*when corporate media were imperial shills*pentagon cuts ties with mouthpieces*which…
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oklahoma sheriff ran sex-slave operation from jail
from koco: An Oklahoma sheriff resigned after an investigation reveals he was running a sex-slave operation from his jail, police said. Michael Burgess surrendered to Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation agents and posted bond Wednesday night, hours after he resigned as Custer County sheriff amid 35 felony charges, including accusations of forcible oral sodomy, kidnapping,…