Paula Parmeley Carter | Cop Block

Update: Cop Lies, Man Spends Five Years in Prison

August 2, 2011August 3, 2011 Paula Parmeley Carter 971 Views Dishonesty, Featured, Justice System, Lee's Summit MO, Missouri, Prison, Update

Last year I wrote about Ted White and his five year nightmare. Mr. White spent five years in prison after

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But What About Blackwater?

June 6, 2011June 6, 2011 Paula Parmeley Carter 722 Views Blackwater, copblock, copblock.org, Featured, Justice System, Private police, Xe

Every time I or another Cop Block contributor mentions private protection services as a free market alternative to the abusive

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“Philadelphia District Attorney R. Seth Williams Should Be Arrested”

May 26, 2011January 1, 2014 Paula Parmeley Carter 501 Views Civil rights, Gun rights, Mark Fiorino, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia PA, Radley Balko

In March, CopBlock covered the story of Mark Fiorino and his encounter with the Philadelphia Police while he was open

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Police Officer Abuses Another Senior Citizen

May 24, 2011May 23, 2011 Paula Parmeley Carter 504 Views Alabama, Brutality, Fairhope

CopBlock has covered police officers’ proclivity for abusing those weaker than themselves before. (Here and here) And now they are

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Fired then Rehired: Bad Cops Get Their Badges Back, Then Continue to be Bad

May 20, 2011May 20, 2011 Paula Parmeley Carter 1691 Views Arbitrators, Boynton Beach FL, Brutality, Featured, Florida, Gary IN, Gypsy Cops, Indiana, New Mexico, Rio Arriba County NM, Tasers

Fired then rehired cops often continue to be the thugs they were before being fired. Meet David L. Coffey, Lindal Hairston, and Algin Mendez.

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The Standoff that Wasn’t Really a Standoff

May 4, 2011May 14, 2011 Paula Parmeley Carter 1143 Views Featured, Illinois, Oak Forest IL, South Suburan Emergency Response Team, SWAT

Over 50 officers, including officers of the South Suburban Emergency Response Team (SSERT), complete with camouflage, armored vehicle, and assault

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Police Abusing Children

April 19, 2011April 16, 2011 Paula Parmeley Carter 1317 Views Alabama, Bloomington, Brutality, Calhoun County, choked, Colorado, Featured, Government Schools, IL, Illinois, Lakewood, McKinney, Texas, TX

I can think of only two reasons that a police officer would feel it was necessary to use violence against

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Is Violence Against Cops Really Increasing?

April 5, 2011May 15, 2011 Paula Parmeley Carter 3232 Views copblock, Dishonesty, Featured, Statistics, War on Cops

Attorney General Eric Holder is concerned about the number of law enforcement deaths that have occurred so far this year. In fact, he is so concerned that he has announced a new Law Enforcement Safety Initiative. But, is violence against cops REALLY increasing?

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Do Your Local Police Need an Armored Vehicle?

March 23, 2011March 25, 2011 Paula Parmeley Carter 1370 Views Colorado, Garfield County, Lenco Bearcat, militarization, Police State, SWAT, Technology

MSNBC asked in a recent article “Why do America’s Police Need an Armored Tank?” The answer to that question is

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The Blue Wall of Silence

March 3, 2011March 3, 2011 Paula Parmeley Carter 2219 Views Brutality, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, Dallas TX, Dishonesty, Double Standard, Ellaville GA, Georgia, Harassment, Kansas City MO, Missouri, New York, New York City NY, Police State, Texas

Dallas Police Officer, Quaitemes Williams, has been fired and charged with misdemeanor official oppression for kicking and macing a handcuffed

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Rapists with Badges

February 17, 2011April 2, 2011 Paula Parmeley Carter 3742 Views 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

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Making the Case for More Police Accountability

February 3, 2011May 30, 2011 Paula Parmeley Carter 2764 Views 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

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