Cop Block

Last summer eight of us were arrested outside the Manchester (NH) police station in an incident that become dubbed the Chalking 8. Though I hadn’t been chalking myself, many present had been using non-toxic children’s chalk express their disapproval at the lack of accountability had by four off-duty Manchester police employees who had brutally beaten [...]

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This week, a couple of stories that should cause anyone critically thinking to see that those wearing badges aren’t always operating with the best intentions. John Norman, an employee with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, resigned earlier this week after multiple women he stopped when on duty stepped forward and disclosed that he had [...]

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[originally posted by Jim Keane at AmericaMagazine.org] Readers of this blog may recall my post from two weeks ago today about Joe Hoover, S.J., a classmate of mine at the Jesuit School of Theology who was found guilty of obstructing a public thoroughfare during an Occupy Oakland march on January 28, 2012.  Joe was sentenced [...]

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Do a simple thought experiment: what’s the difference between “theft” and “taxes?” Between “a fine” and “a ransom note?” Between “arresting” and “kidnapping?” Nothing. The person aggressed-upon was no-less harmed. It doesn’t matter where the aggressor works or what attire they wear – individuals are responsible for their actions. Badges don’t grant extra rights. The [...]

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UPDATE: Naomi shared this information on the body of an email with the subject line, “Oakland, a Tale of Two Cities.” She said it could be added here. My intention is to help keep those interested updated about what’s going on with this positive community in Oakland. One They had this guy, saw the hurt [...]

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From Josh Wolf and Oakland CopWatch:

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Over 30 people were arrested when Occupy Oakland was raided on Monday morning. One of them was Cami G.,  a graduate student and a member of the media committee of OO. This is her account of the experience. On February 1, 1960, four students from the all-black Agricultural and Technical College of North Carolina—Joseph McNeil, Franklin [...]

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Via Guardian The video shows Kayvan Sabehgi being hit numerous times by an officer clad in riot gear Link to this video Video footage has emerged of a police officer beating an Iraq war veteran so hard that he suffered a ruptured spleen in an apparently unprovoked incident at a recent Occupy protest in California. The [...]

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