Botched Kidnapping Exposes Mexico’s Rough Justice [Photos NSFW]
Post-Ferguson, America is trying to clean up police brutality and corruption. Emergent cell phone dash-cam and body-cam technology has shone a bright light onto the dirty little secrets behind the thin blue line. That said,...
Iowa Deputy Violates Permit Holder’s Rights
On August 4th Plymouth County Sheriff's department Sgt. Rick Singer stopped a man legally openly carrying a holstered pistol while walking. The Iowa officer asked for the citizen's permit, which he presented. Sargeant Singer continued to demand a...
Waco Biker Autopsies Released…Without Ballistics Reports
McLennan County has released autopsy reports on nine bikers killed in the May 17 Twin Peaks shootout, the Waco Tribune-Herald reported Thursday. Not included with information released to the public are the ballistic reports,...
Content Contest: Anatomy of a SWATting
By Tile Floor
I'll never forget the night my SWATting cherry was popped. I was sitting in my Dodge Charger police car, lamenting the circumstances in my life that culminated in me being a police officer...
Making Sure Dad’s Truck Is There
A reader who wishes to remain anonymous writes:
I was watching Fox News the other day and saw a story about a cop in the northeast helping some kids fix a bike. I became a...
BREAKING: Unidentified Gunman Opens Fire at Ferguson MO Cops
"A day of peaceful vigils to mark the one-year anniversary of Michael Brown's shooting death turned ugly late Sunday night when at least two shooting incidents sent protesters running for cover and prompted more...
Police Militarization Revealed
The issue of police militarization has faded from the headlines since Ferguson, but SWAT teams are still out there, somewhere. Hopefully not outside your door, waiting to throw flash-bangs into your living room. But outside...
Gun Safety Advocates! SWAT’s Been Renamed!
mister3d doesn't miss a trick. Scanning the horrific story 8 Found Dead, Including 5 Children, After Stand Off in Harris County, Texas at nbcnews.com, the TTAG reader caught this little gem: " Gilliland said officers were...
Quote of the Day: This Is Not Who We Are Edition
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYONo5LeWDs
“The incident portrayed on the video is not a typical interaction between our public safety officers and the public.” - City of Rohnert Park statement in Northern California cop placed on leave after pulling...
Jon Wayne Taylor to Law Enforcement: How to Deal with Gun Owners
I often hear that no matter what a member of law enforcement is telling you to do, you should obey the officer immediately. People often argue that the only safe thing to do is...
CA Cop Draws Gun on YouTuber: “Are You Some Kind of Crazy Constitutionalist?” [NSFW]
https://youtu.be/gDV6-ryjcJ8
I don't know the backstory to this clip. I'm sure there is one and it's relevant. At 3:18, the videographer says to the cop "you guys have done enough to my family." Regardless, and even...
An Anti-Gun Meme is Born: “Sheepdog Fife”
Tex300BLK called it in our article Washington Post: “Watch what happens when regular people try to use handguns in self-defense.” "This is the straw man we have been made into," Tex300BLK wrote. "The bumbling incompetent 'civilian'...