Posted on 26 May 2011. Tags: Brutality, Seattle WA, Sex offenses, Washington
I think this video basically speaks for itself. (Note: the video took a long time to load on my computer, so give it a few minutes if it doesn’t start playing right away.) I do think it’s worth emphasizing, though, that these officers were suspended for using vulgar language, not for threatening to commit violent [...]
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Posted on 13 April 2011. Tags: law suits, marc stevens, Sex offenses, Tasers
Below are links to the stories in episode 24 of the Police Accountability Report: Tasered granny settles suit with El Reno Oklahoma Ex-deputy sentenced to 20 years for soliciting sexual favors under color of law (with special guest commentary from Marc Stevens from the No State Project and www.marcstevens.com) If you would like to submit [...]
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Posted on 21 March 2011. Tags: California, Civil rights, Corruption, Double Standard, Driving violations, dui, Harassment, police accountability, Police State, Sex offenses
Earlier this month, San Diego news sources reported that Officer Art Perea, a veteran San Diego Police Officer, was subject to a rape investigation. He was on unpaid leave after a Point Loma Nazarene University student alleged she was raped by Perea and another woman the month prior. Perea resigned from the force in March. As [...]
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Posted on 17 February 2011. Tags: Charlotte NC, Filming police, Florida, Fredericktown MO, Houston TX, Louisiana, Miami-Dade County FL, Missouri, New Orleans LA, North Carolina, Provo UT, rape, Sex offenses, sexual assault, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin
According to the 3rd Quarter Report of The National Police Misconduct Statistics and Reporting Project, police officers were accused of sexual assault at a rate of 79 per 100,000 law enforcement personal. The rate of accusations for the general public is 28.7 per 100,000 general public. When corrected for gender these numbers tell us that [...]
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Posted on 03 February 2011. Tags: Accountability, Brutality, David Packman, Injustice Everywhere, Police Misconduct Statistics, Sex offenses, Statistics
One of the many great things that David Packman does with his National Police Misconduct Statistics and Reporting Project is put the data that he collects into perspective so that we statistical laypeople can make sense of what the data means. His Quarterly and Yearly Police Misconduct Statistic Reports are invaluable in the fight for [...]
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Posted on 24 January 2011. Tags: Filming police, Harassment, Illinois, Sex offenses
Tiawanda Moore, a 20-year-old Illinois resident, was arrested after recording her attempt to file a complaint about an officer who sexually harassed her. She faces a maximum of 15 years in prison. Ms. Moore’s case is more complicated and “disturbing,” said her lawyer, Robert W. Johnson, who is representing her pro bono. Ms. Moore lived [...]
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Posted on 24 January 2011. Tags: Brutality, Connecticut, new haven CT, Private police, Racism, Sex offenses, Tasers
We’re accused of being “cop haters” all the time, but we have good reason, I believe. It is the whole system that allows the behavior of bad cops and the good ones never speak out, so what is a liberty-loving person to do? The police are the face of everything the government does that people [...]
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Posted on 27 December 2010. Tags: Harassment, Illegal search/entry, Sex offenses, TSA
Accompanying article here.
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