This article was originally published on the Pontiac Tribune by the same author. Information nearing Orwellian levels is now disseminating from America’s south. The Memphis Police Department has been accused of widespread surveillance operations against city activists. In a story brewing violently in city hall, reports of a Memphis PD “black list” also looms in […]
Militarized Police Sporting Trump Bumper Stickers Raid DAPL Protest Camp
This article was originally published on the Pontiac Tribune under the title “Militarized Authorities Raid DAPL Camp, Start Fires, Sport Trump Stickers” by the same author. With a government under Trump approving continued construction at Standing Rock, protesters are holding firm. For that, police have let loose a new wave of violence, and militarized tactics. […]
The Three Types of Police Accountability Activists
Accountability is futile, so what kinds of people would persist in that false narrative? Here are the three types of people who narrow their police criticism down to mere accountability. The Painfully Naive The painfully naive police accountability activist has all of the best intentions. The problem is that they have not yet come to […]
Black Bloc & the Return of Broken Windows Activism
Black Bloc is the left’s version of paying fines with pennies videos, constitutional audits and open carry demonstrations. Leading up to, and during the inauguration of that creepy orange dude as the new puppet of the oligarchy’s collective hand, Black Bloc climbed back out of semi-retirement and got all window-smashy on shit again. While they hadn’t […]
Feminism and the Police State
What is feminism and why should feminists look past other political distractions and join us in the fight against the police state? The recent Women’s March in Washington D.C. has reinvigorated the public discussion of feminism and womens’s issues. As per usual, there seem to be only two accepted responses. Everything that falls under the […]
Why Is There All of This Marijuana Stuff On Cop Block’s Facebook Page?
Not that we owe you any answers, we just get sick of hearing the same vapid questions over and over. As recently discussed, Cop Block is making some changes and evolving as a media outlet. Giving a voice to the culture of the oppressed is one of our new goals, and a decades long drug […]
Wisconsin Racial Justice Group “Tosa Together” Speaks Out On Jay Anderson Police Killing–Short
An interview with a member of Tosa Together, conducted by Isiah Holmes. Tosa Together has committed itself to racial justice, diversity, and awareness in the mostly white Milwaukee suburb of Wauwatosa. After becoming active with Black Lives Matter and other movements, Tosa Together tackled the Jay Anderson killing. In this interview, church minister Suzelle Lynch […]
Jay Anderson Family Press Conference–Short
Footage shot by video journalist Isiah Holmes during a press conference held at the home of Jay Anderson’s parents. Anderson was killed five months ago by a Wauwatosa Police Officer identified as Joseph Mensah by the family. Now that the case is that old, however, officials appear more confident in attaching his name to the […]
Cop Block Writer Views Unreleased Jay Anderson Footage, Shares Experience
Grey skies choked Milwaukee with gloomy overcast December 5th’s morning. At its cusp, 9:45am, I was to meet Jay Anderson’s family at the District Attorney’s office. Though aware we’d view footage captured by Wawuatosa PD dash camera’s, no one was prepared for the city’s decision. Navigating the labyrinth Milwaukee PD’s administration building, courtrooms, attorneys offices, […]
Warning Graphic: Jay Anderson’s Car Returned With Blood, Brains, And Dreadlocks Still Inside
If you’re thinking Wauwatosa (Tosa) PD has provided full details on Jay Anderson’s killing, you’re wrong. Five months later, and his family continues pushing for disclosure of what happened that night. The incident’s extreme silence has now provoked attorneys to file a statement of injury against the suburb. While local outlets cover this, another disturbing […]
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