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Eden Prairie, MN Cop Shoots Motorcyclist ‘By Accident’

June 25, 2015April 25, 2016 Alia Atreides 1973 Views accidental discharge, administrative leave, Bloomington, chase, Eden Prairie Police Department, felony, fleeing a peace officer, Joshua H, Matthew Hovland-Knase, Minnesota, Motorcycle, operating while intoxicated, Sgt. Lonnie Soppeland

Matthew Hovland-Knase, 21, was driving a motorcycle at excessive speeds when police decided to give chase. Reaching speeds of over

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Radley Balko’s “Rise of the Warrior Cop” Book Tour

August 11, 2013August 11, 2013 Pete Eyre 954 Views austin, Bloomington, book tour, boulder, chicago, cop block, copblock.org, Denver, Indianapolis, memphis, mobile, police abuse, police accountability tour, policeaccountabilitytour, Radley Balko, Rise of the Warrior Cop, Salt Lake City, west chester

Radley Balko, who many of us know and love (unless you’re a corrupt or heavy-handed police employee), may be coming to

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Police Abusing Children

April 19, 2011April 16, 2011 Paula Parmeley Carter 1339 Views Alabama, Bloomington, Brutality, Calhoun County, choked, Colorado, Featured, Government Schools, IL, Illinois, Lakewood, McKinney, Texas, TX

I can think of only two reasons that a police officer would feel it was necessary to use violence against

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