ACLU of Southern California Archives - Cop Block

Police Drones To Hit The Skies In Southern California

April 24, 2016April 24, 2016 Asa J 792 Views ACLU of California, ACLU of Southern California, augmented reality, big brother, California, cellphone tracking, Chief David Brown, copblock, copblock.org, department of homeland security, DHS, DJI Phantom 2 quadcopter, drones, FAA, FAA approval, FBI, federal bureau of investigation, Fontana police, Fontana police department, Hemet police, Hemet police department, infrared camera, Inland Empire, Inland Empire region, Lt. Billy Green, Mission creep, NMotion drone, north dakota, Peter Bibring, police drones, Police State, Privacy, privacy rights, riverside county sheriff's department, Riverside police department, Southern California, Surveillance

Multiple police departments in southern California have been granted, or are seeking FAA approval to deploy drones in response to crime

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Internal Affairs Report Sheds Light on Kelly Thomas Beating

August 26, 2015November 3, 2015 Dylan Donnelly 2467 Views Accountability, ACLU of Southern California, Brutality, California, cop block, copblock, copblock.org, excessive force, Fullerton, jay cicinelli, Joseph Wolfe, Kelly Thomas, manuel ramos, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, Transparency, video

According to a previously sealed internal affairs investigation report completed in April, 2012, three of the four Fullerton cops involved

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ACLU Launches ‘Mobile Justice’ Police Accountability App In California

May 3, 2015February 28, 2016 Asa J 351 Views ACLU, ACLU of Southern California, California, California American Civil Liberties Union, California Copblock, California Peace Officers Association, copblock, film the police, know your rights, Mobile Justice, Mobile Justice CA, photography is not a crime, police accountability

The California chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union launched a mobile application, Thursday, that will allow individuals to record

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