The former Las Vegas cop, who in December of 2011 fired the shots that killed Gulf War vet Stanley Gibson as he sat unarmed in a car, has been sentenced to 10 days of jail for contempt of court by Las Vegas Municipal Court Judge Heidi Almase. This particular sentence is related to a subsequent […]
Las Vegas Lawsuit Aims to Curb Courts’ Revenue Generation Focus (Update)
It’s no secret that revenue generation is the name of the game for law enforcement and the courts these days. However, as has been pointed out previously on CopBlock.org, Las Vegas and the State of Nevada are particularly prone to such piracy. Now a lawsuit filed in Las Vegas aims to put an end to […]
Putting Revenue Generation Above Public Safety at Las Vegas’ “Money Hungry” Municipal Courts
The Las Vegas Review Journal is the latest media outlet to point out the already painfully obvious tendency toward revenue generation that law enforcement has degenerated into. Citing current and ex-employees, as well as lawyers and people that have been defendants within the court, the LVRJ states in a recent article: “It’s a question of […]
