America 2015 Archives - Cop Block

What We Learned From Wauwatosa PD’s Previously Unreleased Annual Reports

May 9, 2016May 9, 2016 Isiah Holmes 1781 Views Accountability, America 2015, ARTICLE, Censorship, Civil rights, cop block, copblock.org, Corruption, data, Dishonesty, documentary, double-standards, drug crackdown, drug use, Drug war, foia request, freedom, Harassment, Illegal search/entry, journalism, Justice System, marijuana, milwaukee, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, police misconduct, police reports, Police State, report redaction, research, SOG, Statistics, Stingray, Surveillance, teen drug use, teenagers, Transparency, Update, video, Wauwatosa police, wisconsin police, withheld reports, writing

From 2004-2011, the Wauwatosa Police Department released yearly annual reports on its activities. The protocol wasn’t unusual, police normally provide

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Pandora’s Cop Box: Woman’s Video of Harassment Shows Why LA Sheriffs And Deputies Face Federal Charges

February 12, 2016February 12, 2016 Isiah Holmes 1085 Views abuse of power, Accountability, America 2015, Articles, assault, bank fraud, bribes, Brutality, brutality in jail, Civil rights, cop block, copblock.org, Corruption, cover up, Department of Justice, Dishonesty, DoJ, double-standards, Drug war, excessive force, FBI, FBI investigation, Featured, Federal Court, federal probe, Filming police, freedom, Harassment, Illegal search/entry, journalism, Justice System, LA Times, LASD, LASD crimes, Lee Baca, Los Angeles Metro Blue Line, los angeles sheriff's department, NPR, Obstruction, Operation: Pandora's Box, Photography, police abuse, police accountability, Reporting, scot free, secluded pocket of YouTube, Sheriff, Sheriff Baca, sources, steep punishment, strike the root, surveying a police operation, Transparency, Tri County Sun Times, video, viral video, Youtube

A thread– another not so viral video tucked away in some secluded pocket of YouTube. For myself, when it came

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DOJ Strikes Again: Milwaukee-held Hearing discusses MPD Federal Probe And Reforms

February 10, 2016February 10, 2016 Isiah Holmes 1107 Views Accountability, America 2015, ARTICLE, Brutality, Civil rights, cop block, Corruption, Dishonesty, DoJ, dontre hamilton, Double Standard, Harassment, journalism, Justice System, milwaukee, milwaukee police, police accountability, police hearing, police killing, police misconduct, police reform, Police State, politics, strike the root, Strikes, video, Wisconsin, writing

Like mushrooms, Department Of Justice inquiries into police departments continue to shoot up from the fertile debris of their sins.

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BAMN Straight Protest: Michigan-Based Activist Group Battles College Police And Administration

February 8, 2016February 9, 2016 Isiah Holmes 814 Views Activism, affirmitive action, America 2015, BAMN, Civil rights, college campus police, court ruling, education, Intimidation, michigan police, ongoing, Police brutality, racial diversity, racisim, School Officials, student rights, video

Political movements, particularly grassroots movements, often see little press coverage or glorification. Rather, their efforts are powered by motivated people–acknowledged or

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