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Man Falsely Accused of Bank Robbery – TWICE -Finally Has Charges Dropped; 15 Million Dollar Lawsuit to Follow

April 23, 2016April 23, 2016 Ademo Freeman 2780 Views Brutality, Colorado, cop block, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, Denver, denver police, Dishonesty, double-standards, excessive force, Harassment, jeff hart, police abuse, police accountability, rights, Steven Talley, swat, wrongful arrest

In May and September of 2014 there were two bank robberies in the Denver area that police were investigating. Steven

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Denver High School Student Removes Artwork From Show Following Police Criticism

April 8, 2016April 8, 2016 Isiah Holmes 2765 Views Accountability, America 2016, art about police, art censorship, art show, ARTICLE, assault, blog, Brutality, censorship by police, Chief Barry Weber, Civil rights, cop block, copblock.org, Corruption, Denver Colorado, denver high school student, denver mayor, denver police, Dishonesty, double-standards, excessive force, Frank LoMonte, freedom, Harassment, high school teenager, Illegal search/entry, journalism, mayor, news, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police Chief, Police State, polictics, private meeting, rights, strike the root, Student Press Law Center, Surveillance, Transparency, US news, Wauwatosa, Wauwatosa police, wauwatosa police documentary, writing

When it comes to teen artistic expression, authorities tread a very thin line when censorship comes into play. The line

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Rebuilding Trust 2.0: Denver Passes Police Reforms As America Continues To Cry For Change

March 16, 2016March 16, 2016 Isiah Holmes 1528 Views Accountability, America 2016, american police, ARTICLE, assault, Bernie Sanders, black lives matter, blog, Brutality, Chokehold, Civil rights, civil rights group, copblock.org, Corruption, democrate, Denver, denver police, Dishonesty, double-standards, Drug war, freedom, Harassment, hearing, Illegal search/entry, journalism, journalist, Justice System, Law, meeting, news, police, police accountability, police and the community, Police brutality, Police Chief, police misconduct, police policy, police politics, police recruiting, police reform, police responsibility, Police State, police trust, politician, politics, public program, rebuilding trust, Republican, rights, Self-defense, share, social media, state house, State Law, strike the root, Transparency, writing

Police reforms swept through Denver city hall’s recently, after lawmakers issued two new progressive bills. “Rebuilding Trust 2.0”, as legislators call

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Articles CopBlock Submission

UPDATED: Denver Police, “Don’t F*ck with the Biggest Gang in Denver” Before Beating Man Wrongfully Arrested – TWICE!!

January 30, 2016March 27, 2016 Ademo Freeman 3724 Views Brutality, Colorado, cop block, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, Denver, denver police, Dishonesty, double-standards, excessive force, Harassment, jeff hart, police abuse, police accountability, rights, Steven Talley, swat, wrongful arrest

UPDATE March 27th, 4:30 pm: Steven Talley was back in court on March 17th hoping that the state would drop

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Articles Police Abuse

Blind Man Wins Lawsuit After Cop Slams Head Into Counter

October 31, 2015October 31, 2015 Asa J 2601 Views Accountability, assault, Attorney Darold Killmer, blind man, Brutality, Civil rights, CO, Colorado, cop assaults blind man, Cop Slams Head Into Counter, copblock, copblock.org, Denver, Denver jail, denver police, denver police department, Dishonesty, Eagle, elderly blind man, excessive force, excessive force lawsuit, Featured, Greyhound Bus Terminal, Justice System, lacerations, Officer Kyllion Chafin, Philip White, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, Police State, rights, security guard, U.S. District Court, Vail

An elderly blind man that had his head slammed into a counter by a Denver Police officer after asking him

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Independent Media Being Targeted at Recent Police Brutality Protests

July 22, 2015July 22, 2015 Kelly W. Patterson 1847 Views AnimalNewYork.com, arrested for filming, assault, baltimore riots, black lives matter, Brutality, Civil rights, COINTELPRO, cop block, copblock, copblock press passes, copblock.org, Corruption, Denver, denver police, Eric Garner, ferguson, Filming police, ftp portland, Harassment, independent media, kelly patterson, media, Mike Bluehair, Millions March NYC, nevada cop block, New York, no victim no crime, ny, nypd, Paul Castaway, People's Power Assembly, police, police abuse, Police brutality, Police State, rights, targeting of journalists, Unicorn Riot, video

It’s not exactly a new thing for the police to target the media, nor is there any lack of evidence

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Internal Affairs Investigator Blows Whistle: “I Was Ordered To Destroy Videotape”

May 31, 2015January 25, 2016 Asa J 1796 Views Adams County Sheriff’s Office, attorney Donald Sisson, Brent Miller, Captain Paul Ortega, Christopher Colbruno, Colorado, copblock, Corruption, Denver Health Medical Center, Denver Internal Affairs Captain Paul Ortega, denver police, Denver Sheriff's Department, Denver Sheriff’s Department and the Manager of Safety’s Office, Denver Sheriff’s Internal Affairs Bureau, federal lawsuit, first amendment, first amendment rights, inhumane and degrading treatment, internal affairs, officer ordered to destroy video

A Denver Sheriff’s Internal Affairs Bureau investigator claims he was fired after refusing to follow orders to destroy a videotape

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Video Proves (AGAIN) That Denver Police Overreacted; Eleven Arrested and Hundreds Terrorized at Peaceful Protest

May 3, 2015May 3, 2015 Ademo Freeman 1141 Views Accountability, Brutality, cop block, copblock, copblock.org, Denver, denver police, Dishonesty, Double Standard, double-standards, film the police, Filming police, freddie grey, Harassment, police accountability, Police brutality, Police State

On Wednesday eleven people were arrested while protesting in solidarity with folks in Baltimore over police abuse, sparked by the death of

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Video Proves Denver Cop Lied On Report and Used Excessive Force

April 16, 2015April 16, 2015 Ademo Freeman 1546 Views Accountability, Ademo Freeman, assault, badges don't grant extra rights, Brutality, choice johnson, Civil rights, CO, Colorado, cop block, copblock, copblock.org, Denver, denver police, Dishonesty, excessive force, falsifying police reports, Featured, film the police, Filming police, freedom, Harassment, lies, LoDo, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, rights, video

Denver police officer, Choice Johnson (yes, that’s correct), is now on a 30 day suspension after video surveillance proves he

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(Video) CO cops Apparently Try To Murder Naked Partier

June 22, 2013 CopBlock 518 Views Accountability, boulder cops, Boulder Police, Brutality, Civil rights, cop block, copblock, copblock.org, denver cops, denver police, Double Standard

Over 500 deaths have been attributed to Tasers in the past decade. The cops depicted in this article, in

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Kevin Devine: From Police Thug To Crime Reporter

October 31, 2011May 9, 2013 CopBlock 580 Views cop block, copblock.org, Corruption, denver police, Examiner, excessive force, Filming police, kevin devine, police abuse, ricky nixon

Just found this interesting. Kevin Devine was an ex-Denver police officer. He and Ricky Nixon were fired for lying on

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