Sanford Commissioners Vote No Confidence in Chief Bill Lee Jr. After Trayvon Martin Shooting
The Sanford, Florida city commission, in a 3-2 vote, signaled their lack if confidence in police chief Bill Lee Jr. over the handling of the Trayvon Martin shooting investigation. What that vote means, though,...
SWAT Urban Assault Vehicle: Really?
Driving along Interstate 44 the other day, I had occasion to snap the above photo. This was not an armored truck carrying a mountain of cash to various and sundry establishments around our fair...
Left and Right Unite! Your Militarized Police State is at Hand!
"Occupiers say police arrived suddenly before a protest march, pouring from vans to order residents of 540 NW Seventh Street into the building's courtyard before searching both people and apartments," huffingtonpost.com reports. "Three Occupy...
Eugene (OR) SWAT Safety Fail
registerguard.com has a story on a $600k lawsuit brought by Officer Brian Hagen against the city of Eugene, Oregon. Hagen says he was punished for raising safety concerns about the city's SWAT team. Testifying in...
Re-Establishing Castle Doctrine in Indy
Last May, the Indiana State Supreme Court ruled that citizens living in the Hoosier state don't have the right to resist law enforcement officers entering their home---even when the police don't have a warrant. Yes,...
“Texas Navy” Launches First of Six Rio Grande Gunboats
I used to sell boats. These things probably set my state back at least $5m dollars. Not to mention the ongoing price of running the damn things. And for what reason? We could just...
NYPD Cop’s Spare Magazine Stops Bullet
Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good. And sometimes things happen so fast, nothing you do (or don't) makes a difference anyway. Fortunately for NYPD Officer Thomas Richards, he was carrying a spare...
Armed Police Drones?
Last week, the New York Times gave us the heads-up that "A new federal law, signed by the president on Tuesday, compels the Federal Aviation Administration to allow drones to be used for all sorts of commercial...
Is Call of Duty Police Warfare Pro-Militarization Propaganda?
Gotcha. The above video is a fan-made "spoof" of the Activision franchise. There is no Call of Duty: Police Warfare. Got me too; the game play and plot line seemed entirely credible---right up to...
LA Cops Launch 60-Shot Volley at Carjacker
As the song says, it never rains in Southern California. Unless you're talking about lead. "Eleven Los Angeles police officers fired more than 60 shots, fatally wounding an armed carjacking suspect in Koreatown at...