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Wednesday, 5 August 2015

Cops who stole and gobbled weed candy complain that security camera violated their privacy

Remember those militarized cops who raided a California medical marijuana dispensary, harassed a disabled patient in the store, and were recorded on a security camera gobbling what was almost certainly marijuana-infused edibles that they swiped during the raid? Well, those cops are under investigation, and are trying to get off the hook by claiming that the security camera violated their right to be bullying, hypocritical asshats without be recorded...

Cop Who Became President of Mothers Against Drunk Driving Gets Caught Drunk Driving

The reason for his resignation has sent shockwaves through communities involved in the organization. Deputy Griffin was actually pulled over in June and charged with impaired driving. Deputy Griffin was a cop for 45 years. One wonders, how many times did he directly or indirectly contributed to punishing citizens for drunk driving. Deputy Griffin was also the president of MADD in Canada. One also wonders how many days he spent railing against others...

Video: Cop Draws Sidearm On Man For Filming “

A California police officer drew his firearm on a man who was merely filming in his own neighborhood, in an intense moment caught on film. The incident began last Wednesday when Rohnert Park resident Don McComas says he noticed an officer in a patrol vehicle observing him while he latched his boat onto his SUV. “I stood up and just watched him,” McComas described. “He ever so slowly pulled away, circled the court opposite my...

In an Attempt to Prevent Drug Overdoses, Politicians Propose to Ban Music Festivals

Los Angeles, CA — After a number of tragic overdoses at music festivals in the Los Angeles area, politicians are responding in typical statist fashion to prevent any further overdoses — ban music festivals. According to Fox11, Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis introduced a motion at a board meeting this week that would ban all music festivals on county property. The motion is a reactionary step following the death of two people...

Risk assessments are being used to sentence people to jail and death

  States are trying to reduce prison populations with secretive, new psychological assessments to predict which inmates will commit future crimes and who might be safe to release, despite serious problems and high-profile failures. Fred Osher, who heads the behavioral health division of the  Council of State Governments’ Justice Center  said:  “We do not have the capability to predict violent actions.” "Arrest and incarceration,” Osher...

Drugs or No Drugs, K-9s Will Alert to Your Car Nearly Every Time

J Bloomington, IL — Police are now speaking out about a decision from the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which ruled that drug dogs signal for drugs nearly every time they are sent to sniff a vehicle or home. This decision shows that police dog searches are not legitimate and that they are just used as a pretense for officers to violate the rights of innocent people. The case stemmed from a 2010 traffic stop in which 20 kilograms of...

2 Men Open Fire On Soldiers At Jade Helm Training Site In Mississippi

Authorities are searching for two men suspected of firing shots at military personnel from a car. There were no injuries. AP Staff via Talking Points Memo: Perry County Sheriff Jimmy Dale Smith tells WDAM-TV (http://bit.ly/1UlrHi6) that the shots were fired just after noon Tuesday. The soldiers were training at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center in Hattiesburg. … A vehicle matching the description of the two suspects’ truck was found...

Apple stock plummets for a fifth straight day, wiping out $113billion of its value, as the company struggles to meet raised expectations

The world's most valuable public company saw its stock price drop for a fifth straight day on Tuesday  Apple shares are now down 14 percent since closing at a record $133 in February  That loss breaks down to $113.4billion in paper wealth  iPhone sales were not quite as good as some analysts predicted, and the lukewarm forecast for the current period is causing the drop Apple is slumping as the usually high-flying tech stock...
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