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Quiz: Policing Facts & Stats

January 18, 2017February 17, 2017 Alia Atreides 1028 Views asset forfeiture, dogs killed by police, domestic abuse, duty to protect, killed by police, killings by race, police killings, quiz, sexual assault

Do you think you know just how much wrongfulness police perpetrate on the populace? The answers to these questions may surprise

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“Exemplary Officer” Suspended by Dartmouth Police Department for Repeatedly Abusing Girlfriend

December 28, 2016December 28, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 2476 Views Accountability, Ann Araujo, assault, brandishing a gun, Brutality, chicken wing eating contest, Chief Robert Szala, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, Dartmouth, Dartmouth Police Department, Dishonesty, domestic abuse, excessive force, executive director, Exemplary Officer, Harassment, Justice System, kelly patterson, ma, Massachusetts, New Bedford, Officer Josh Luis, Pamela MacLeod Lima, police, police abuse, police accountability, rape, sexual assault, Women's Center

Officer Josh Luis was celebrated as an “exemplary officer” in September on the Facebook page of the Dartmouth (Massachusetts) Police

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Uniformed Atlanta Cop Yelled “F Da Police” While Committing Home Invasion Against Ex’s Family

December 17, 2016December 17, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 933 Views accidentally kicked a door down, Accountability, apd, atlanta, atlanta police department, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, Dishonesty, domestic abuse, Draba Lane, ex-fiance, Fuck Da Police, GA, Georgia, Harassment, Henry County, home invasion by police, Illegal search/entry, jonesboro, Justice System, kelly patterson, Locust Grove, Officer Phillip Barresi, paid leave, paid vacation, police, police accountability, Rookie Cop, second degree criminal damage to property, video, warning sign

After kicking down the door to the house of his ex-fiance’s family, Officer Phillip Barresi, yelled “fuck da police!” in

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Police Wife Writes About the “Secret Epidemic” of Police Domestic Violence

April 9, 2016April 9, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 3165 Views #ThinBlueLies, 50 percent of all calls, abuse rate for cops, abused police spouse, Accountability, Alex Roslin, Anthony Bouza, assault, Australia, battered woman, Blue code of silence, Brutality, brutality against civilians, CAJ awards, Canada, Canadian Association of Journalists prizes for investigative reporting, Canadian Centre for Investigative Reporting, Chief Daniel LaBella, child abuse, Civil rights, cop block, cop marriages, cop psychology, cop wives, copblock, copblock.org, cops protecting each other, Corruption, crime wave, de facto licence to abuse, deliberate indifference, desperate isolation, disavowed generalized and virtually unchecked, Dishonesty, domestic abuse, domestic violence, domestic violence awareness month, domestic violence by law enforcement, Double Standard, double-standards, efficacy, enthusiasm, estranged wife, ex-wife of cop, excessive force, extramarital affairs, far-reaching social ramifications, Featured, ferocity, freedom, gold prize in the National Magazine Awards, Harassment, holster sniffers, Homicide, infamous blue wall of silence, Joseph Longo Jr, Justice System, kelly patterson, Kristin Palumbo-Longo, lapd, law enforcement marriages, lawsuit, Lieutenant Detective Mark Wynn, Los Angeles, mafia, Montreal, Ms. Blog, Ms. Magazine, Ms. Magazine Prison and Domestic Violence Shelter Program, multi-million-dollar lawsuits, murder, murder-suicide, Nashville Metropolitan Police Department, Negligence, New York, new york police department, nine nominations, NMAs, nuisance property laws, officer-involved domestic violence, OIDV, omerta, one of the most surreal crime epidemics ever, open secret, PBS, police, police abuse, police accountability, police actions may have enhanced the danger, police alcoholism, Police brutality, police divorce, police domestic violence, police investigator, police killings of African Americans, Police State, police supervisors, Police Wife, police wives, powerless to protect, professional courtesy, prone to other forms of misconduct, protection orders, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico Police Department, researching how to get help, rights, settlement, sexual abuse, sexual harassment of female drivers at traffic stops, sexual harassment of women cops, social inequality, south africa, spouse abuse, stabbing, steep price, strict unwritten code, subjugation of Native Americans, Susanna Hope, sustained domestic violence complaint, taxpayers, Tennessee, The Secret Epidemic of Police Domestic Violence, tragedy, trained in the use of physical force, training and tools to track web use phone calls and travels, troubling behavior, UK, upto 15 times higher than among the public, Utica, utter secrecy, very little hope of help, video, violence against fellow officers, violence against women, virtually unknown to the public, we all pay, women fleeing domestic violence, women's shelter, worldwide phenomenon, wrongful death lawsuit

This post was originally published at the “Ms. Magazine” blog in October of 2015 by Alex Roslin and Susanna Hope

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Fresno Sheriff Dept. SGT Beats Girlfriend Gets Paid Leave

December 16, 2015 Brian Sumner 1348 Views Accountability, assault, Brian David Sumner, Brutality, Civil rights, cop block, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, Dishonesty, domestic abuse, domestic violence, Double Standard, double-standards, excessive force, Fresno, fresno police, Fresno Sheriff, Justice System, Margaret Mims, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, Police State, strike the root, Transparency

The Fresno Police Department is investigating a Sgt. with the Fresno Sheriffs Department. Mark Eaton is accused of domestic battery.

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Did Virginia’s Shall Arrest Domestic Violence Law Cost a Man His Life?

October 29, 2015October 29, 2015 Lorelei McFly 1122 Views Accountability, Adam Torres, assault, barricade situation, Brutality, Bryan Wolfe, Civil rights, cop block, copblock.org, Corruption, dangerous domestic abuser, Dishonesty, domestic abuse, domestic violence, domestic violence awareness month, domestic violence by law enforcement, Double Standard, excessive force, Fairfax County, Fairfax County Police Department, Fairfax County Sheriff, film the police, Harassment, Homicide, John Geer, Justice System, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, police shooting, reddit, rights, shall arrest, Springfield, standoff, Surveillance, uninformed cop apologists, video, violent episode, Virginia

Every October police departments all across the county promote Domestic Violence Awareness Month, which is odd considering how many of

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Cop Pleads Guilty To Federal Charges Of Beating Suspect Because He Waved At Him

October 22, 2015October 22, 2015 Steven Thomas 1086 Views abuse, Accountability, arrested, assault, Brutality, Civil rights, cop block, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, Dishonesty, domestic abuse, Double Standard, double-standards, excessive force, Harassment, Howard, indicted, Justice System, Norman, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, police officer, Police State, rights, Update

Pennsylvania – Redstone Township Officer Norman Howard, a violent cop who loves to beat defenseless girlfriends and suspects, is finally off the force.

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Officer Previously Arrested For Attempted Murder, Arrested Again For Choking Girlfriend

October 16, 2015October 15, 2015 Steven Thomas 1259 Views Accountability, assault, Brutality, Civil rights, cop block, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, detective, Dishonesty, domestic abuse, domestic violence, Double Standard, double-standards, excessive force, Harassment, Hurst, Justice System, murder, nypd, officer, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, Police State, Robert, Robert Hurst, Second-Degree, suspended

An eleven year veteran with the New Orleans Police Department has been placed on ‘emergency suspension without pay’ after being

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Cop After Beating Girlfriend: “Who’s Word Are They Going To Take?”

October 2, 2015March 1, 2016 Asa J 1283 Views Accountability, assault, Brutality, Christine Cabuse, Civil rights, cop beats up girlfriend, cop gets no jail time for domestic assualt, copblock, copblock.org, domestic abuse, domestic violence, Domestic Violence Action Center, Domestic violence advocates, double-standards, excessive force, Harassment, Hawaii, Honolulu, Honolulu police, honolulu police department, Justice System, Nanci Kreidman, officer Danson Cappo, police, police abuse, police accountability, probation, restraining order, third degree assault

A now-former Hawaii cop convicted of crimes related to the domestic abuse of his ex-girlfriend will not serve any jail

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Video Shows Bexar Co. Sheriff Deputies Shoot and Kill Man With Hands Up

August 29, 2015 Alia Atreides 1174 Views Badges Do Not Grant Extra Rights, Bexar County, Bexar County Sheriff's Office, consistency, domestic abuse, Joshua H, killed by police, law is for all, morals, police shooting, San Antonio, Texas

You can read more about the specifics of this incident right here. Lets start with two basic statements regarding the

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Deputy Arrested For Third-Degree Assault, Child Abuse, And Domestic Violence

August 16, 2015August 17, 2015 Steven Thomas 1570 Views abuse, Abuser, Accountability, Brutality, child abuse, child endangerment, Civil rights, cop, cop block, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, Dishonesty, domestic abuse, domestic violence, Double Standard, double-standards, excessive force, Featured, Harassment, Jacob Ediger, Justice System, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, police officer, Police State, Sheriff's Deputy

37-year-old Jacob Ediger, a Deputy with the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office, was arrested for third-degree assault, child abuse, and domestic

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Married to a Cop? You and Your Children are More Likely to Suffer Abuse

August 14, 2015August 14, 2015 Steven Thomas 5383 Views Accountability, assault, Brutality, Civil rights, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, Dishonesty, domestic abuse, Double Standard, double-standards, Featured, Justice System, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, Police State, rights, sexual abuse, video

According to several organizations, including the Battered Women’s Support Services, police officer-involved domestic violence is 4x that of the national

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