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Bill Would Criminalize Filming Police In Arizona

January 11, 2016January 11, 2016 Asa J 1256 Views Accountability, ACLU, american civil liberties union, Arizona, Arizona ACLU, attorney Dan Barr, civil liberties, Civil rights, copblock, copblock.org, Dan Pochoda, film the police, Filming cops, Filming police, filming the police, first amendment, photography is not a crime, police accountability, recording cops, Senate Bill 1054, Senator John Kavanagh, Transparency, unconstitutional

An Arizona lawmaker has introduced a bill, that if passed, would criminalize filming the police in certain circumstances. Rationalizing that recording

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2015 And The Myth Of The War On Cops

January 2, 2016January 2, 2016 Asa J 1895 Views 1033 Program, Accountability, ACLU, american civil liberties union, Civil rights, copblock, copblock.org, department of defense, Dishonesty, Drug war, fake war on cops, law enforcement support office, Myth Of The War On Cops, national law enforcement officers memorial fund, pentagon, police deaths, Police State, swat, swat raids, The Guardian, U.S. Government’s Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services, War Comes Home, War on Cops

2015 saw several high-profile killings of officers around the county, leading police supporters and pundits the nation over to rail against a

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Articles Police Abuse

“Come Get UR Bite” Text Messages Sent To K-9 Cop That Mauled Unarmed Teen

December 27, 2015December 28, 2015 Asa J 2327 Views Accountability, ACLU, american civil liberties union, Andrea Mogensen, Brutality, Civil rights, civil rights violation, COME GET UR BITE, copblock, copblock.org, dog attack, dog handler, excessive force, federal lawsuits, Florida, Jared Lemay, k-9 unit, Keith Bush, memorandum of counseling, Michael Dietz, mobile digital terminals, noose, North Port Police Department, officer Keith Bush, officer Michael Dietz, police accountability, Police records, Police State, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, suicidal teen, text messages, unarmed teen

Text messages have emerged from the North Port Police Department in Florida showing a disturbing and morbid conversation between K-9 unit officers before one

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Man Arrested For “F*** The Cops” Facebook Comment Wins Free Speech Lawsuit

September 24, 2015November 19, 2015 Asa J 2587 Views Accountability, american civil liberties union, attorney Tom Aquino, Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire, civil rights lawsuit, copblock, copblock.org, disorderly conduct, fighting words, fighting words doctrine, first amendment, free speech, fuck the fucking cops, fuck the police, lawsuit, Lee Rowland, nwa, officer Nicholas Stroik, Officer Steven Hufton, staff attorney Lee Rowland, Thomas Smith, U.S. Supreme Court, unlawful use of a computerized communication system, Village of Arena, Village of Arena police department, Wisconsin Court of Appeals

A man arrested for commenting “fuck the fucking cops” on a Wisconsin police department’s Facebook page, has now settled a

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Chicago-Area Cops Use Questionable Checkpoints To Fill Ticket Quotas

September 21, 2015March 1, 2016 Asa J 1137 Views Accountability, ACLU, american civil liberties union, American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois, attorney Adam Schwartz, Berwyn, Berwyn police, Berwyn police department, Calumet City, chicago, chief Jim Ritz, copblock, copblock.org, DUI arrests, DUI checkpoints, Guy Tridgell, IDOT, Illinois, Indiana Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, revenue generation, roadside checks, seat belt violations, Sgt. Chris Anisi, sobriety checkpoints, special enforcement operations, the Chicago Tribune, ticket quotas, U.S. Supreme Court

After police in Berwyn, Illinois were pressured by superiors to fill ticket quotas, officers set up and executed questionable DUI

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Military Facial Recognition Tech Now In The Hands Of Local Police

August 13, 2015November 28, 2015 Asa J 1578 Views ACLU, american civil liberties union, biometric program, biometrics, boston, chicago, civil liberties, copblock, copblock.org, department of defense, DNA profiles, facial recognition, facial recognition software, FBI, fingerprints, fourth amendment, intelligence agencies, iris scans, Lt. Scott Wahl, military, New York, New York Times, Next Generation Identification, Next Generation Identification biometric program, oakland, photographs, Privacy, privacy rights, san diego, San Diego police, software, Stasi, Surveillance, surveillance cameras, surveillance state, Technology, voice identification records

According to a new New York Times report, facial recognition software utilized by intelligence agencies and the military is currently

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Dept. To Equip Patrol Cars With Cannons That Shoot GPS Projectiles

August 9, 2015November 28, 2015 Asa J 6138 Views ACLU, american civil liberties union, austin police department, copblock, copblock.org, cost-benefit analysis, gps, GPS launchers, GPS projectiles, GPS tracking, high-speed pursuits, high-tech, market innovation, Michael Crivello, milwaukee, milwaukee police department, Milwaukee police union, police chases, StarChase, Surveillance, Technology, Trevor Fischbach, Virginia Beach

In whats being heralded as a high-tech way to more safely deal with high speed pursuits, the Milwaukee Police Department

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Federal Takeover Of Police Underway In Baltimore

August 4, 2015February 29, 2016 Asa J 1539 Views #BaltimoreRiots, 1033 Program, ACLU, Al Sharpton, american civil liberties union, Aspen Institute, ATF, Attorney General Loretta Lynch, Attorney Marilyn Mosby, Baltimore Fed, Baltimore Maryland, baltimore riots, BFED, Boston bombing, bureau of alcohol tobacco firearms and explosives, copblock, copblock.org, DEA, Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services, department of defense, DoJ, drug enforcement administration, FBI, federal bureau of investigation, federalization of police, federalize police, Freddie Gray, gun confiscation, Homeland security and intelligence: Next steps in evolving the mission, House Permanent Select Committee, justice department, katrina, martial law, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Michael Chertoff, militarization of police, new orleans, Police Commissioner Anthony W. Batts, Police Commissioner Kevin Davis, Salt Lake City Utah, Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Office, secret service, Sen. Barbara Mikulski, swat teams, threat fusion centers, U.S. Marshals, Unified Police Department, War Comes Home

In wake of the death of Freddie Gray and the culminating Baltimore riots earlier this year, Al Sharpton became the

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FBI Response To Bill Limiting Aerial Surveillance: Just Trust Us

June 20, 2015February 28, 2016 Asa J 1174 Views Aerial Surveillance, american civil liberties union, Amy Thoreson, Associated Press, baltimore riots, Cessna, Cessna 182, Cessna 206, Cessna Enforcer, COINTELPRO, Congress, copblock, copblock.org, counter intelligence, FBI, FBI spy planes, FBI surveillance, fictitious corporations, first amendment, FISA Amendments Act, foia, fourth amendment, Freddie Gray, Freedom of Information Act requests, Jay Stanley, Michael German, post-9/11 surveillance powers, Protecting Individuals from Mass Aerial Surveillance Act, Senator Dean Heller, Senator Ron Wyden, Stasi, Surveillance, surveillance state, Unleashed and Unaccountable: The FBI’s Unchecked Abuse of Authority

In response to the introduction of the Protecting Individuals from Mass Aerial Surveillance Act in the U.S. Senate Wednesday, the

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Des Moines Register Suggests Iowa Asset Forfeiture System Is A ‘System of Legal Thievery’

April 8, 2015April 9, 2015 Alia Atreides 1564 Views ACLU, american civil liberties union, asset forfeiture, badged bullies, Cato Institute, Civil asset forfeiture, civil forfeiture, Civil rights, cop block, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, Des Moines, Des Moines Register, Dishonesty, Drug war, Featured, forfeiture, freedom, Institute for Justice, Iowa, Joshua H, Justice System, legal theft, legalized theft, Michael Sanchez-Ratliff, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police State, rights, road pirates, system of legal thievery, the free thought project, Theft, thievery, traffic stops, video, war on drugs

In a recent investigation into the asset forfeiture laws of Iowa and how they are being applied, the Des Moines

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The FBI’s Ever Increasing Role In Domestic Surveillance

March 30, 2015February 28, 2016 Asa J 2241 Views ACLU, ACLU National Security Project, american civil liberties union, Apple, back door access, Bill Clinton, Brookings Institute, built-in surveillance, CALEA, Civil rights, COINTELPRO, Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act, cop block, copblock.org, DCSNet, Dishonesty, domestic surveillance, double-standards, edward snowden, email, Encryption, FBI, FBI Director James Comey, Featured, federal bureau of investigation, first amendment, FISA, fourth amendment, freedom, Google, Hina Shamsi, Illegal search/entry, informants, invasion of privacy, iphone, Julian Assange, justice department, national security, No-Fly List, obama, On-Star, Police State, rights, smartphone, Stasi, Surveillance, surveillance state, telecommunications, Terrorism, Unleashed and Unaccountable: The FBI’s Unchecked Abuse of Authority, USA PATRIOT Act, Washington D.C., wiretapping

Even with recent revelations from the likes of Edward Snowden and Julian Assange, the American public hasn’t quite yet grasped

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DOJ Reaches Agreement on Police Brutality in Puerto Rico

December 27, 2012January 1, 2014 CopBlock 441 Views american civil liberties union, Anthony Romero, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Department of Injustice, Department of Justice, empty promises, Garcia Padilla, Governor Luis Fortuno, Police brutality, PRPD, Puerto Ricans, Puerto Rico Police Department

The following article was submitted by Joe. Published December 21, 2012 | ACLU.org NEW YORK – The American Civil Liberties Union

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