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Will the Boston Bombings Kill the Public Police Scanner?
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: government, law, police, technology, Boston bombings, usa, politics )

Cal
- 28 days ago - motherjones.com
Law enforcement freaked out when their reports--and misreports--ended up in the press in Boston. That's bad news for transparency.
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ACLU Accuses Detroit Police of Removing Homeless People From City
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: City of Detroit, police, homeless persons, ACLU, complaint to U.S. Department of Justice )

Judy
- 32 days ago - freep.com
Detroit police are accused of removing homeless people from a popular tourist spot and dropping them off miles away, sometimes beyond the city limits, according to a complaint filed with the U.S. Department of Justice.
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How High Is Too High to Drive?
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: government, Marijuna, DUI, legal limit, crime, safety, accidents, police )

Dee
- 94 days ago - motherjones.com
On the evening of February 23, 2010, Rodney Koon was pulled over for doing 83 in a 55 zone outside Traverse City, Michigan. The deputy who stopped Koon noticed that the inside of his Toyota RAV4 smelled funny, and the middle-aged carpenter admitted that
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Take Action: Support President Obama's Call for Comprehensive Immigration Reform With a Path to Citizenship
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: americans, abuse, culture, family, ethics, freedoms, government, law, media, politics, police, sadness, society, safety, rights, usa, children, dishonesty, education, congress, economy, freedoms, lies, propaganda, media, usa )

JL
- 111 days ago - campaigns.dailykos.com
With President Obama's big speech today, and with the announcement of a bipartisan framework in the Senate, it's clear that comprehensive immigration reform is finally within reach.
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Strengthen the Public's Right to Record Police Officers ACTION US
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: americans, filming police, cops, police, record, ethics, freedoms )

Nancy
- 170 days ago - ssl.capwiz.com
The ACLU-NJ wants Newark's policy to be a model for other departments across the state. Tell New Jersey Attorney General Jeffrey Chiesa to issue a policy affirming the right of the public to record police officers performing their duties.
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Lindsey Graham Wants the Government to Be Able to Lock You Up Forever Without a Trial
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', politics, rights, police, law, republicans, news, government, ethics )

Cal
- 173 days ago - motherjones.com
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is not happy that the government might have to actually convict a suspected terrorist of a crime before locking them up forever and throwing away the key.
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The US Government Can Track Your Location at Any Time Without a Warrant
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: rights to privacy, personal privacy, police, security, law, courts, freedoms, government, ethics, usa, politics )

Cal
- 279 days ago - motherjones.com
Is law enforcement tracking your cell phone's GPS more like intercepting a phone call or tailing someone on the street? A federal court decision says it's more like following you...
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TAKE ACTION NOW! NYPD, Don't Arrest Journalists For Taking Photos!
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: media, government, ethics, politics, police, rights, freedoms, news, usa )

Cal
- 282 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
Robert Stolarik, a freelancer who works with the New York Times, was taking pictures for the paper when he was brutally arrested by the NYPD. He was in the Bronx doing street interviews when a fight started, and officers arrested a 15-year-old girl.
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"Where Is the Right to Privacy? It Doesn't Exist If You're a Muslim"
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: politics, government, freedoms )

Cal
- 349 days ago - motherjones.com
a lawsuit filed Wednesday alleges that the NYPD violated the constitutional rights of New Jersey's Muslim community through a massive CIA-assisted surveillance program, which was first revealed by the Associated Press.
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SC Mom Busted at Kid's Graduation: 'I Cheered for My Baby and I Got the Cuffs'
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: politics, police, ethics, education, freedoms, government, politics, government, ethics, americans, abuse )

Cal
- 349 days ago - usnews.msnbc.msn.com
A South Carolina mother says she was humiliated when she was arrested during her daughter's high school graduation last weekend in Florence, S.C., for cheering too loudly.
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Jessie Lee Williams Beat To Death   video
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: TERRORISM, BRUTALITY, POLICE, cover-up, constitution, freedoms )

Barbara
- 381 days ago - youtube.com
9 PEACE OFFICERS took turns beating on this father of 6 till they killed him. That is, before they tortured him. His name was Jessie Lee Williams. He was a father of six, arrested on misdemeanors charges.
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Free 14 Year Old Jordan Brown: Get the Facts / BRAND NEW ADVOCACY STARTS TODAY!
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Jordan Brown, wrongful imprisonment, Constitution, citizens' rights, boy, child, children, Children's Hope and Voice, PA, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., police, prosecutor, judge, Superior Court, boy charged as adult, Life without possibility of parole )

Tonya
- 410 days ago - youtube.com
14 yr old Jordan Brown has been incarcerated for over 3 yrs. His adjudication hearing is scheduled for April 10, 2012. See related videos and other child advocacy efforts and organizations.
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White House Money for Drug Program Instead Helps Fund NYPD's Muslim Surveillance Program
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: politics, ethnic profiling, police, obama, government, ethics, religion, secuerity, freedoms, freedoms, usa, news, propaganda, cover-up, abuse )

Cal
- 449 days ago - globalpost.com
Millions of dollars from a White House drug program may have helped the NYPD pay for its controversial surveillance of Muslim communities.
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Police, Military - Was Your Oath Sincere?   video
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Military, Police, Oath Of Office, constitution, usa, ethics, FREEDOMS )

Barbara
- 489 days ago - youtube.com
To the Police & the Military, When you signed up you took an oath to defend the constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic, but did you ever actually read that document? Was your oath sincere, or were they just empty words?
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US Police Arrest White House Drive-By Shooting Suspect - Telegraph
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Police, Arrested, Shooting, White house )

Olivia
- 551 days ago - telegraph.co.uk
Barack Obama's apartment in the White house was hit by at least one bullet that cracked a window, US Secret Service has said.
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