The holidays rewarded residents of a Kentucky town with good news for its addicts. Months ago, the Alexandria Police Department initiated an Angel Program, first tested in Massachusetts. On the new year’s cusp, Alexandria P welcomed new volunteers alongside their first patient. According to Cincinati.com, 11 volunteers and one patient are already included in Alexandria’s […]
A Manifesto: The True Menace To American Security (It’s Not Cops)
I have been writing for Cop Block since 2010, and as such, have been keenly aware of police abuse issues and the manner in which the American system of laws often prevents justice from being served. While most Americans have been calling for more government, policing, and surveillance to combat crime and terrorism, Cop Block […]
Drug War Don Don: US To Push For Drug Decriminalization At Upcoming UN Assembly
Relatively few people truly grasp the global ramifications wrought by US drug prohibition. Whether it’s how foreign police forces handle drug laws or scientists researching outlawed compounds, prohibitory tentacles stretch far and wide. Recent hints from Washington that the US may appeal for progressive drug reform at an upcoming UN assembly, however, have stirred the world. […]
US Army Soldier Mourns Loss Of Cousin, Killed By Police In Muskego Wisconsin
A consistent disconnect persists throughout our collective conversation on police, and their relationship with the heavily policed. For many minority groups–including African Americans– “if” does not apply to whether they’ll interact with police, but instead “when”. As such, if you’re part of these communities, then it’s just a matter of time until things hit home. The […]
Spotlighting A Black Site: Chicago-Local Officials Pass Resolution Calling For DOJ Probe Of Homan Square
County officials near Chicago recently upped the ante amidst a federal probe of the cities police. Their grievances, however, don’t revolve around the slaughter of yet another unarmed citizen, which provoked initial inquiry. Instead, Cook County officials have united in an effort to highlight Chicago PD’s controversial detention facility– Homan Square. Despite the scale of crimes […]
A Touch Of Dystopia: Milwaukee Police Hid Stingray Use From Courts, Says ACLU
Scrutinous pressure continues to bury Milwaukee’s police department despite its recent DOJ-sponsored public forum. Days later, the ACLU blasted the MPD’s ongoing, warrantless, bulk collection of cell phone data. What’s more, despite Chief Ed Flynn’s P.R. event, his force intentionally and repeatedly hid this fact from courts. The ACLU’s offensive, additionally, suggests the MPD’s surveillance […]
America: The Greatest Country On Earth?
You hear it in almost every political convention. You hear it in acceptance speeches. You hear it at the grocery store, in advertising, on billboards, in the media, on social media now a days. AMERICA IS THE GREATEST COUNTRY ON EARTH! It is the battle cry of the nation. But why? People say America is […]
New School Program Places Students in 7 Week Police Course, Acquire Identification Card to Notify Police of Completion
The Rundown Live Racine and Mount Pleasant teachers will begin to nominate students to take part in a seven-week police program in local schools called Students Talking it Over with Police (STOP), aimed to curve negative altercations with the youth. The program was developed by the Milwaukee Police. Students Talking it Over with Police (STOP) […]
NYPD Requests 450 More Cops For Counterterrorism
As if the War on Terror wasn’t terrifying enough, thrusting our military into an unjustifiable war that cannot be won, now the NYPD is milking the manufactured fear to justify adding more officers to their department. The request for 450 more cops for ‘counterterrorism’ purposes by NYPD Commissioner William Bratton seems more like a ploy […]
Fighting Fascism: A brief history of America and ways to stop the Police State
This post was shared via CopBlock.org’s submit page as an entry for the Bitcoin-Fueled Content Contest. Fighting Fascism: A Brief History of America and Ways to Stop the Police State The government of America was forged in the crucible of rebellion. When the founders penned the constitution they made certain habeas corpus and a bill […]
