“A sheriff attributed a suspect’s being shot 68 times to ‘that’s all the bullets...
Remember the good old days, when cops were always the good guys and bad guys got what they deserved? Before Johnny Law dressed up in military camo, fired-up the MRAP, loaded-up his full-auto rifle and...
Honolulu PD’s “Gun Safety” Protocol Revealed!
SPOILER ALERT! Keep the gun in the holster until you're ready to shoot and keep your finger off the trigger until you're really ready to shoot. Wonder how the HPD managed to have three...
When Crazy Speaks Violence
The other evening, the idiot box aired a program about Maksim Gelman, also known as Mad Maks or the Butcher of Brighton Beach. Gelman, besides being nuttier than a squirrel turd, gained fame by...
Quote of the Day: Over the Top Edition
"Police have a tough enough job dealing with the bad guys. Now they have the additional challenge of being mindful of the message they're sending as they try to balance their own safety with...
Laredo, TX Cops Fire 60 Shots at Armed Perp, Fist-Bump After Homicide
http://youtu.be/WTSdU2-62vA
"Six police officers unleashed a barrage of some 60 bullets after a Texas man refused repeated orders to drop a weapon, later found to be a BB gun. Jose Walter Garza, 30, never spoke when...
Police Militarization: How Much We Have and What Can Be Done to Stop It
Reacting to the furore surrounding recent crowd control efforts in Ferguson, Missouri, the White House has declared its intention to review of military-to-police equipment loans/transfers. Not to be outdone, Congress is holding its own hearings on...
Random Thoughts About Police Militarization
by Raul Ybarra, republished w/permission from his blog conservativelefty.wordpress.com
Militarization of the police has become a hot topic in the aftermath of the Michael Brown shooting. Something one which I’ve held off giving an opinion....
Question of the Day: Should Cops Swear?
http://youtu.be/2w0i0khlRxI
Yes, this is gun-related. I've seen a large number of police videos where peace officers draw their guns and then use obscene language to control suspected perps and other peeps. And I've wondered, WTF? Aren't...
Border Patrol Agent Fires at Armed Militia Member
The Border Patrol has for decades adopted strict policies about the firing their weapons. In the most famous recent case, Border patrolman Brian Terry was killed in a firefight in which the patrolman used...
Obama: Review Local, State Police Militarization. What About the Feds?
by Sgt. Patrick Hayes
After the police response to public unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, President Obama announced a White House review of the 1033 military surplus program for local and state law enforcement agencies. That's the federal program...
Caught on Camera! Top Gamer SWATted Live [NSFW]
http://youtu.be/Nz8yLIOb2pU
Talk about going viral . . . This video show a Littleton, Colorado SWAT team swooping down on The Creatures streaming collective founder Jordan "Kootra" Mathewson. It's added 1m views since yesterday. According to kotaku.com, someone...
Antis: Only Cops Should Have Guns
Sorry to harp on about this, but it's important to understand that TTAG shines a bright light on police militarization, police negligent discharges and bad police shootings (including homicides) in part because doing so undermines the antis'...