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Terrorizing Dissent: New documentary highlights police and protesters at RNC
Seeded on Thu Oct 30, 2008 12:31 PM EDT (minnesotaindependent.com)
The Republican National Convention. For many, that week in September brings back memories of the acidic smell of tear gas and pepper spray, police in riot gear on every corner and thousands of protesters in the streets.
Cobb County police add tank to arsenal
Seeded on Sat Oct 11, 2008 6:01 PM EDT (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Don't be surprised to see an Army tank rolling down a street near you. The Cobb County police department has refurbished a donated Armored Personnel Carrier for officers to use in SWAT situations.
Denver police 'Beat the Crowds' T-shirt no laughing matter, protesters charge
Seeded on Wed Oct 1, 2008 9:49 AM EDT (coloradoindependent.com)
Protest groups are demanding Denver police halt the sale and discipline anyone responsible for the creation of a "commemorative" DNC T-shirt distributed to officers featuring a baseball-bat wielding cop and the slogan "WE GET UP EARLY to BEAT the Crowds 2008 DNC."
Tracking Down Those Unicorns
Seeded on Sat Sep 27, 2008 6:54 PM EDT (slog.thestranger.com)
Last week White House appointee John Walters claimed on C-SPAN that finding people in jail for "first-time nonviolent possession of marijuana… is like finding a unicorn … because it doesn't exist." I had a hunch that some of the 775,138 people arrested for pot possessio …
The Rachel Hoffman tragedy - some sort of reckoning
Seeded on Sat Sep 27, 2008 10:33 AM EDT (transform-drugs.blogspot.com)
The investigation into the bungled police drug sting operation that led to the tragic death of Rachel Hoffman has now concluded with one of the investigators being fired, four more being suspended on no pay, and one reprimanded.
Police Kill Really Small Dog, Claim it Threatened Them
Seeded on Sat Sep 27, 2008 10:20 AM EDT (stopthedrugwar.org)
Ok, obviously there's some sort of major misunderstanding going on here, because the number of household pets being killed by police has gone from alarming to inconceivably, mindblowingly outrageous and intolerable.
Search and Seizure: Florida Defense Attorneys Challenge Drug Dog "Hits"
Seeded on Sat Sep 27, 2008 10:18 AM EDT (stopthedrugwar.org)
Defense attorneys in Florida's Sarasota and Manatee counties are challenging the reliability of drug dog "hits" in drug possession and trafficking cases. So far, the tactic has produced mixed results.
Cops Employing Robbers: Did police misconduct lead to another fatal marijuana raid?
Seeded on Fri Sep 26, 2008 7:33 PM EDT (Reason Magazine)
Frederick's case is only one recent example of the inherent danger and disproportionate absurdity of using violent, forced-entry police tactics to serve nonviolent drug warrants.
Raw Foodists Arrested When Their Chocolate is Mistaken for Hashish
Seeded on Fri Sep 26, 2008 7:29 PM EDT (hightimes.com)
When Ron and Nadine from the Living Libations beauty care and chocolate company (www.LivingLibations.com) attempted to fly to the United States in August of this year, they ran into something completely unexpected: Drug-sniffing dogs at the Toronto airport.
RNC policing: Would the real journalist please stand up?
Seeded on Thu Sep 25, 2008 2:34 PM EDT (minnesotaindependent.com)
A forum held by the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) in Minneapolis this week centered on the relationship between law enforcement and the media at the Republican National Convention (RNC) and indicated the extent to which journalism is evolving.
City gets earful over handling of RNC protests
Seeded on Thu Sep 25, 2008 11:11 AM EDT (The St. Paul Pioneer Press)
As attendance topped 150 at the Wednesday evening "community input" session, council staff urged visitors toward an overflow room. Thune's plea for no catcalls was ignored after 10 minutes.
Haltom City officer under investigation for killing Jack Russel Terrier
Seeded on Wed Sep 24, 2008 9:44 AM EDT (star-telegram.com)
An internal investigation is under way after a Haltom City police officer fatally shot a Jack Russell terrier Monday afternoon while officers were serving a search warrant.
Mount Olive police shoot 'vicious' dog
Seeded on Mon Sep 22, 2008 9:53 AM EDT (newsargus.com)
Sharon Kulers heard her Dalmatian barking outside, so she made her way to the back yard. She saw a Mount Olive Police Department cruiser pull up to the house behind hers.
Man threatens suit over seizure of videocamera after he tapes Portland police rousting two men
Seeded on Fri Sep 19, 2008 11:01 AM EDT (OregonLive.com)
After Mike Tabor turned his videocamera on two Portland cops rousting a couple of men on a downtown sidewalk, one cop seized his camera and gave him a ticket, saying he'd broken the law by recording the officers without their permission.
Traffic moving smoothly as new 35W bridge has grand opening
Seeded on Thu Sep 18, 2008 11:27 AM EDT (The Minneapolis Star Tribune)
Honking their horns and stirring up faint clouds of post-construction dust, hundreds of drivers helped open the new Interstate 35W bridge this morning just a few minutes after 5 a.m.
SWAT Fever: It's Epidemic (Sorry About The Dogs)
Seeded on Tue Sep 16, 2008 11:17 AM EDT (The Washington Post)
Critics of no-knock raids say they not only result in too many errors, sometimes with tragic results, but undermine efforts at community policing, the building of trust and relationships that is critical to effective crime-fighting, such as Berwyn Heights' requirement that its of …
Like Goldilocks, survey says police handled RNC 'just about right'
Seeded on Mon Sep 15, 2008 10:16 AM EDT (minnesotaindependent.com)
Hey, someone's been eating my constitutional rights! After St. Paul announced last week that a man named Heffelfinger would review law enforcement during the Republican National Convention, a local TV station trumpeted what would seem to be Goldilocks' view on the matter.
LOL RNC Riot Cops: I can has intimidation?
Seeded on Fri Sep 12, 2008 3:31 PM EDT (minnesotaindependent.com)
The irreverent internet meme that first appeared as LOL Cats then morphed into LOL Bush and LOL McCain has made its way across the irony bridge to LOL RNC Riot Police.
'Why is it so hard to fire a policeman?'
Seeded on Tue Sep 9, 2008 9:45 AM EDT (Chicago Sun-Times)
Chicago Police superintendents have been unable to fire most of the cops they have wanted out of the department for misconduct, a Sun-Times analysis has found.
Confessions of an RNC security guard
Seeded on Mon Sep 8, 2008 1:33 PM EDT (Salon.com)
I'm developing a purely anecdotal theory about Republican drunkenness: that it's related to ideology. The less ideological arrive back at the headquarters earlier in the evening, between midnight and 1 a.m. These are, in chronological order, the Romney and the Giuliani supporters.
The revolution will be Twittered
Seeded on Sun Sep 7, 2008 12:11 PM EDT (minnesotaindependent.com)
The group of law enforcement agencies charged with handling security during the Republican National Convention had $50 million to spend on weapons and equipment.
Crowd control at the RNC: Fifty million unanswered questions
Seeded on Sun Sep 7, 2008 12:05 PM EDT (minnesotaindependent.com)
The RNC is over, and it's not just Sarah Palin exhaling relief. The mayors of each twin city have issued their unanimous judgment of law enforcement actions during the daily protest rallies and marches of the RNC.
Sadism, Cruelty, Torture In The Twin Cities: Professional Cultural Norms For US "Law" Enforcement
Seeded on Sun Sep 7, 2008 11:25 AM EDT (Firedoglake)
Over the last week we've seen even the MSM drop the Village kewl kids pose and stand up to criticize the pervasive cruelty, abuse, and illegal use of force "law" enforcement inflicted upon the Twin Cities community.
Minneapolis council members call for investigation of RNC policing
Seeded on Sat Sep 6, 2008 12:14 PM EDT (minnesotaindependent.com)
Minneapolis City Council Members Gary Schiff and Cam Gordon issued a call this afternoon for an independent investigation of police actions during the Republican National Convention (RNC). Read their full statement below the jump.
Journalists on RNC policing: 'Dark days for press freedom in the U.S.'
Seeded on Sat Sep 6, 2008 12:12 PM EDT (minnesotaindependent.com)
As crews picked up after the RNC in downtown St. Paul Friday morning, a handful of local and national journalists went to City Hall and delivered 50,000 signatures pressuring St.
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