Law Enforcement

Tense Confrontation Arises in Milwaukee Police Brutality Protest

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UpTakeVideo for UpTakeVideo
November 29, 2012 - 2:00pm
Sunday's weekly march against police brutality in Milwaukee (organized by Occupy the Hood Milwaukee) was aimed at calling attention to Milwaukee police actions that led to the deaths of two people. Protesters say the deaths are examples of a pattern of Milwaukee police misconduct and abuse of power.
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Obama Fills Three Federal Bench Vacancies

John Morgan for The Pennsylvania Progressive
November 29, 2012 - 10:30am
In Pennsylvania, Judicial and school board candidates can cross file and run for office in both major parties. Jeffrey Schmehl did this when he ran for Common Pleas Court and won on the Democratic side. Thus he was the Democratic candidate even though he was actually a Republican. Such are the quirks of politics in Pennsylvania. I'm curious, though, why a Democratic President nominated him to the federal bench.
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John Morgan
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The Pennsylvania Progressive

Orange City Teen Shot Himself with Stolen Gun from Unlocked Car

Ohh Shoot for Ohh Shoot
November 28, 2012 - 10:30pm
16-year-old Yaredh Gaudier of Orange City, Fla. was with friends at the Volusia County library on November 15 examining a .38 special handgun when he unintentionally discharged the gun. Yaredh was shot in the head and died later of his injuries. Police now reveal that the gun was stolen from the car of the wife of Pine Ridge High School's football coach.
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Ohh Shoot
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Ohh Shoot

Senate to Consider Bill Allowing Warrantless Access to Emails

The Big E for MN Progressive Project
November 21, 2012 - 9:00am
Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) wants to give law enforcement unlimited access to our email without a warrant. After losing the fight on FISA back in 2007 which allowed warrantless wiretapping and with the elimination of habeaus corpus, this is yet another advance towards making the United States a police state.
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The Big E
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MN Progressive Project

Close Combat Class Firearm Instructor Unintentionally Shoots Other Instructor

Ohh Shoot for Ohh Shoot
November 20, 2012 - 10:00am
Former Russian soldier and current firearms trainer and video host Sonny Puzikas was teaching a "close combat class" at the Texas Defensive Shooting Academy in Ferris, Texas.
According to the founder of the academy, the range "allows shooters the ability to shoot the way they want, without the stringent rules imposed like most other ranges."
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Ohh Shoot
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Ohh Shoot

Milwaukee Marches Against Police Brutality

UpTakeVideo for The UpTake
November 20, 2012 - 9:00am
More than 50 community members gathered for a rally and march in Milwaukee to demand an end to police brutality and in remembrance of Derek Williams and James Perry, two men who died while in police custody. Occupy the Hood Milwaukee organized the rally and march at the intersection of Fon Du Lac and Sherman Avenues on the North side of Milwaukee.
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UpTakeVideo
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The UpTake

TSA X-Ray Body Scanners Sit Idle in Warehouse

Michael Grabell for ProPublica
November 16, 2012 - 10:10am
Last month, the Transportation Security Administration said it was moving nearly half its X-ray body scanners from some of the nation's biggest airports to smaller ones. But it turns out that more than 90 of the controversial machines will sit in a Texas warehouse indefinitely, agency officials said Thursday.
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Michael Grabell
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ProPublica

CO Marijuana Decriminalization Ad Features Denver Police Hero

ColoRabble for Colorado Pols
October 29, 2012 - 8:30am
A strong new TV ad airing statewide in support of Amendment 64 features a highly decorated former Denver Police Lieutenant explaining why his 36 years of experience on the force led him to believe that "regulating marijuana like alcohol means safer communities."
In the ad, DPD Medal of Honor and Purple Heart recipient Tony Ryan says:
There's plenty to do without having to spend all your time going around and looking for a marijuana bust. It's a matter of setting your priorities.
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ColoRabble
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Colorado Pols

Privacy Concerns Over New FBI Facial Recognition System

Siddhartha Mahanta for American Independent, The
October 25, 2012 - 9:40am
In July, Sen. Al Franken opened a Senate hearing on the privacy and civil liberties implications of facial recognition technology, civil liberties, and domestic security by affirming some incontrovertible facts. “You can change your password. You can get a new credit card. But you can’t change your fingerprint, and you can’t change your face,” Franken said. “Unless I guess you go to a great, you know, deal of trouble.”
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Siddhartha Mahanta
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American Independent, The

National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality and the Criminalization of a Generation

Lucas Guilkey for Ella's Voice
October 23, 2012 - 2:59pm
 October 22nd marks the National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality, Repression, and the Criminalization of a Generation.
This day of action—a day strategically chosen for when students are in back in school and the public is gearing up for elections—has occurred every year since 1996. That’s when a group of revolutionary activists saw a need for nationally-coordinated resistance against the escalating epidemic of police brutality.
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Lucas Guilkey
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Ella's Voice

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