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Massachusetts Legalizes Cannabis, Cops Keep Arresting People

April 17, 2017May 10, 2017 Asa J 1470 Views 10th amendment, 10th Amendment Center, cannabis, Cannabis legalization, civil liberties, copblock, copblock.org, decriminalization, Drug war, end the drug war, Essex County, Institute for Justice, Interstate Commerce Clause, licenses, marijuana, marijuana caregivers, marijuana dispensaries, marijuana licenses, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Marijuana Legalization Initiative, pot shops, Question 4, quotas, regulators, Roscoe Filburn, Suffolk County, U.S. Constitution, Wickard v. Filburn

(Police State Daily) Cannabis legalization has been a highly contested issue in Massachusetts during the last decade. Possession of less than

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Prosecutors Say Cop Used Dildo To Violate Two Women During Stop

April 16, 2017April 16, 2017 Asa J 2309 Views abduction, Accountability, Civil rights, Cop Fired, copblock, copblock.org, Cuyahoga County, Cuyahoga County Civil Rights Unit, dildo, east cleveland, East Cleveland Police, East Cleveland police department, Euclid Avenue, gross sexual imposition, Harassment, illegal traffic stop, interfering with civil rights, Kenneth Bolton, Lee Road, Michael Cardilli, police abuse, police accountability, Police State, sex toy, sexual assault, termination

An East Cleveland police officer has been criminally charged after admitting that he sexually assaulted two women with a dildo during an illegal

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Fired Gwinnett Co. Police Sgt. – Michael Bongiovanni – Had Long History of Abuse & Protection From Other LEOs

April 15, 2017 Ademo Freeman 2283 Views A. A. Ayers, Accountability, assault, bloody lip, bloody noose, Brutality, Civil rights, cop elbows man in face, cop stomps head, copblock, copblock.org, Demetrius Hollins, Drug war, elbow, end the drug war, excessive force, Georgia, gwinnett county, Gwinnett County Solicitor's office, Justin Miller, kick, Lawrenceville, marijuana, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, police misconduct, Police State, Robert McDonald, Sgt. Michael Bongiovanni, video

The “Thin Blue Line” is what cops will tell you they are. They say this because they feel they are

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Cops Fired After Video Shows Them Elbow, Kick Man During Traffic Stop

April 15, 2017 Asa J 2926 Views A. A. Ayers, Accountability, assault, bloody lip, bloody noose, Brutality, Civil rights, cop elbows man in face, cop stomps head, copblock, copblock.org, Demetrius Hollins, Drug war, elbow, end the drug war, excessive force, Georgia, gwinnett county, Gwinnett County Solicitor's office, Justin Miller, kick, Lawrenceville, marijuana, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, police misconduct, Police State, Robert McDonald, Sgt. Michael Bongiovanni, video

Two Gwinnett County, Georgia police officers have been fired following the release of footage showing them elbow and kick a

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The IRS Intentionally Targeted Innocent Small Business Owners in Order to Steal Millions Via Forfeiture Laws

April 14, 2017January 19, 2018 Kelly W. Patterson 2372 Views Accountability, Bank Secrecy Act, Civil asset forfeiture, Civil rights, cop block, copblock.org, Corruption, Department of Treasury, deposit restrictions, Dishonesty, drug dealers, Harassment, IG, inspector general, Internal Revenue Service, irs, Justice System, kelly patterson, no victim no crime, Police State, profits from illegal activities, quick hit, revenue generation, rights, small business owners, structuring, targetting innocent businessmen, technicality, Terrorism, the Washington Post, violating drug prohibitions

Earlier this month, a report from the Treasury Department’s Inspector General detailed how the Internal Revenue Service used a restriction

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Update: RCMP Officer Convicted of Abuse and Sexual Torture of Son Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison

April 14, 2017April 14, 2017 Kelly W. Patterson 1261 Views Accountability, assault, assault with a weapon, Brutality, Canada, child abuse, Civil rights, concentration camp, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, Det. Johanne Marelic, difficulties of raising a son, Dishonesty, double-standards, evil stepmother, excessive force, failing to provide the necessities of life, forcible confinement, Harassment, Justice System, kelly patterson, makeshift dungeon, malnourishment, mounties, Ottawa, Ottawa Police Constable, police, police accountability, RCMP, sexual abuse, sexual assault, starvation, Torture, Update

In December of last year, I posted about a Royal Canadian Mounted Police Officer who had been convicted of numerous

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RCMP Officer Lies About Needing Permission to Film Police; Admits Police Parking Illegally is Wrong

April 14, 2017April 14, 2017 Kelly W. Patterson 1451 Views Accountability, BC, british columbia, Canada, Civil rights, cop block, Copblock submissions, copblock.org, double-standards, film the police, filming in public, Filming police, illegal parking, kelly patterson, Motorcycle cop, parked on sidewalk, police, police accountability, police hypocrisy, RCMP, rights, Transparency, victoria, video

The following video was shared with the CopBlock Network by Donald Smith, who frequently films the police as he travels

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Lawsuit Says Foster Kids Removed For Not Believing In Easter Bunny

April 13, 2017 Asa J 951 Views child services worker, cop block, copblock, copblock.org, Derek Barrs, Easter Bunny, Frances Baars, Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America

A Canadian couple claim in a lawsuit that their two foster kids were forcibly removed from their home on behest of

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Choked Then Beaten for Jaywalking – Only in the Police State of the U.S.A

April 13, 2017April 13, 2017 Ademo Freeman 1396 Views Brutality, California, cop block, copblock, copblock.org, film the police, freedom, Harassment, Jaywalking, nandi cain jr, no victim no crime, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, Police State, video

When you cannot eat a pizza at a bus stop, have a few drinks at a bar or cross the

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Cases Thrown Out of Court Because Police Held “Contest” For Arrests; Which Chief Denied Happened

April 13, 2017 Ademo Freeman 2426 Views Abington, Abington Police Department, Accountability, arrest, arrest quotas, boston, bounty, Chief David Majenski, Civil rights, competition, cop block, copblock, copblock network, copblock.org, Corruption, david majenski, Dishonesty, Double Standard, double-standards, friendly competition, Harassment, jail, Joseph Krowski Jr., Justice System, kelly patterson, Kidnapping, ma, mass, Massachusetts, MyFoxBoston, no victim no crime, officers, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police State, Prison, quotas, rights, rumors, Tickets, video

Kelly Patterson broke a story in 2015 about the Massachusetts Police Chief who was offering his police officers a weekend off

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Video Shows Officer Drag Doctor Off Plane

April 11, 2017 Asa J 1180 Views Accountability, bloodied nose, Brutality, busted lip, CBS Chicago, Chicago Aviation Department, copblock, copblock.org, Department of Transportation, Doctor, excessive force, film the police, Flight 3411, Karen Pride, Kentucky, leave, Louisville, O’Hare International Airport, overbooked flight, oversales rule, paid leave, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, Police State, United Airlines

Video has emerged showing a Chicago Aviation Department police officer dragging a man off a United Airlines flight. That officer

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Recording Police Misconduct Is Just the Beginning

April 11, 2017 Ademo Freeman 1526 Views Accountability, Brutality, Civil rights, cop block, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, Dishonesty, excessive force, film the police, Filming police, Justice System, no victim no crime, police accountability, Police State

Originally posted at REASON.com In a world in which police don’t just bristle at recordings of their activities, but also