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CopBlock Founder Ademo Freeman To Square Off In Court Against Drug War

January 6, 2018January 6, 2018 Asa J 5504 Views Accountability, Ademo Freeman, Board of Pharmacy, cannabis, Chris Delnicki, Civil rights, Colorado, cop block, copblock, copblock.org, Drug war, end the drug war, franklin county, Justice System, manchester, marijuana, Massachusetts, Medical marijuana, medical marijuana card, medicinal cannabis, New Hampshire, new hampshire supreme court, no victim no crime, Ohio, Ohio State Police, Pete Eyre, plea agreement, plea deal, Police State, possession, Trafficking, warren county, wiretapping

Next week, CopBlock co-founder Ademo Freeman will square off against those wishing to send him to prison for peacefully traveling

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21,587 MA Drug Cases Tainted By Lab Chemist To Be Thrown Out

April 20, 2017May 10, 2017 Asa J 1124 Views Accountability, ACLU, ACLUM, american civil liberties union, American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, Annie Dookhan, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, Department of Public Health, Dishonesty, Dookhan Defendants, Drug Cases, drug cases dismissed, drug samples, dry labbing, Evidence tampering, Hinton lab, Justice System, lab chemist, Massachusetts, Matthew Segal, misconduct, obstruction of justice, perjury, Police State, Supreme Judicial Court

At least 21,587 drug cases will be dismissed because of the broad and blatant criminal misconduct of a Department of

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Massachusetts Legalizes Cannabis, Cops Keep Arresting People

April 17, 2017May 10, 2017 Asa J 1427 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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Cases Thrown Out of Court Because Police Held “Contest” For Arrests; Which Chief Denied Happened

April 13, 2017 Ademo Freeman 2323 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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Update: Florida Cop Who Tried to Murder 79 Year Old Woman Worked as Male Prostitute While On Duty

February 8, 2017 Kelly W. Patterson 1680 Views 72 hour hold, ABC, ABC Action News, Accountability, assault, ATM, attempted murder, Bad apples, Baker Act, battery on a person 65 or older, boston, Brutality, burglary of an occupied dwelling, business deal, carbon monoxide, Civil rights, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, craigslist, debit card, Dishonesty, double-standards, Elinor Jarvis, excessive force, exploitation of the elderly of $50000 or more, fl, Florida, forgery, fraud, Harassment, heinous crimes, internal investigations, involuntarily committed, kelly patterson, larceny, ma, Marcia Sohl, Massachusetts, masturbation, mental health evaluation, moonlighting, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, Prostitution, rights, Sarasota, Sarasota County Sheriff's Office, Sheriff Tom Knight, sleeping pills, staged suicide, suicidal implications, Tampa, video, WFTS

Last week, I posted on the CopBlock Network about Frankie Bybee, a Sarasota County Sheriff’s deputy who extorted cash from

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Dover New Hampshire Police Keep Felony DUI by Influential Business Executive Out of News

February 5, 2017February 5, 2017 Kelly W. Patterson 4225 Views 1990 Post Oak Boulevard, Accountability, arsenal of guns, avid gun enthusiast, BAC, blood alcohol content, boston, Brutality, Civil rights, completely illegal, Concealed Carry Permit, cop block, Copblock submissions, copblock.org, Corruption, cover up, discovery, Dishonesty, dog, double-standards, Dover, Dover Police Department, drunk driving, dui, dwi, ENGIE North America, execution, favoritism, felony, firearms, freedom, houston, irresponsible human being, Justice System, kelly patterson, license to carry permit, ma, Massachusetts, massachusetts state police, media blackout, New Hampshire, nh, Ossippee, paper trail, police, police accountability, police daddy, power plant, responsible pet owner, rights, Robert Lussier, shallow grave, Suite 1900, Texas

The following post was shared with the CopBlock Network anonymously, via the CopBlock.org Submissions Page. Within the post, the submitter

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Police Abuse Videos 

Three Agawam Police Officers Fired for Brutally Beating Man in Holding Cell on Video

January 14, 2017January 14, 2017 Steven Thomas 1240 Views Accountability, Agawam, Agawam Police Department, assault, backlash, barbaric attack, baton strikes, Brutality, Chief Eric Gills, Civil rights, cop block, cop terminated, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, David Desjardins, Dishonesty, Double Standard, double-standards, fired, hampden county, Hampden County District Attorney, Harassment, holding cell, Justice System, kicks, ma, Massachusetts, Officer Edward Conner, Officer John Moccio, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, punches, Sgt. Anthony Grasso, video, violated department policy, violent trio

Sgt. Anthony Grasso, Officer Edward Conner, and Officer John Moccio have been fired from the Agawam Police Department. The violent

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

December 28, 2016December 28, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 2531 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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Video of Massachusetts Detective Threatening to Kill; Plant Drugs on Teens Released (Update)

November 11, 2016November 13, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 1302 Views Accountability, Bad apples, car theft, Civil rights, civil service appeal, cocaine, cop block, cop kicks handcuffed man, copblock.org, Corruption, crushed skull, day shift, defenseless person, Detective Gregg Bigda, Dishonesty, double-standards, good cops, Harassment, history of misconduct, interrogation, Justice System, Justin Hurst, kelly patterson, ma, Massachusetts, Mayor Domenic Sarno, murder, narcotics unit, pizza shop, planting drugs, police, police abuse, police accountability, police commissioner, protecting and serving, public radio, retraining, rights, Springfield, Springfield City Councilor, springfield police department, Suspension, teenagers, The Republican, threats, uniform duty, unmarked police car, unpaid suspension, Update, WAMC.org

Last month, I blogged about the case of a Springfield, MA detective who threatened to beat and murder two teens.

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Massachusetts Cop’s Wife Caught Faking Burglary; Painted Black Lives Matter Graffiti on House

November 4, 2016November 4, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 2055 Views Accountability, Black Lives Matter movement, BLM, BostonCBSlocal.com, cop's wife, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, Dishonesty, filing a false report, graffiti, hand in the cookie jar, hoax, insurance fraud, IQ, kelly patterson, ma, Maria Elena Daly, Massachusetts, Millbury, Millbury Police Department, misleading a police investigation, money problems, Officer Daniel Daly, police, police accountability, Surveillance, tagging, video

The wife of a Millbury, Massachusetts police officer has been caught faking a burglary at their home and attempting to

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Police Could Investigate ‘Offensive’ Halloween Costumes At MA University

October 25, 2016October 26, 2016 Asa J 1390 Views bias, Campus police, copblock, copblock.org, cultural appropriation, disciplinary sanctions, discrimination, Discrimination and/or Hate Reporting Form, fraternities, gender, Halloween costumes, hate, Immigrant, inappropriate costumes, Incidents of Bias, Inter Greek Council, InterFraternity Council, Intolerance, Jake Goldberg, Judicial Affairs, Mary Pat McMahon, Massachusetts, Multicultural Greek Council, Offensive Halloween Costumes, Office of Equal Opportunity, Panhellenic Council, Patrick Collins, Race, serious disciplinary sanctions, sexuality, socioeconomic status, sororities, Students Advocating for Students, The College Fix, Tufts University, Tufts University Police Department

Students at a Massachusetts University are being threatened with campus police investigations and “serious disciplinary sanctions” if they dare to wear Halloween costumes

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Massachusetts Detective Caught on Video Threatening to Kill Teens & Plant Drugs on Them (Just) Suspended 60 Days

October 6, 2016October 6, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 2054 Views Accountability, Bad apples, car theft, Civil rights, civil service appeal, cocaine, cop block, cop kicks handcuffed man, copblock.org, Corruption, crushed skull, day shift, defenseless person, Detective Gregg Bigda, Dishonesty, double-standards, good cops, Harassment, history of misconduct, interrogation, Justice System, Justin Hurst, kelly patterson, ma, Massachusetts, Mayor Domenic Sarno, murder, narcotics unit, pizza shop, planting drugs, police, police abuse, police accountability, police commissioner, protecting and serving, public radio, retraining, rights, Springfield, Springfield City Councilor, springfield police department, Suspension, teenagers, The Republican, threats, uniform duty, unmarked police car, unpaid suspension, WAMC.org

Detective Gregg Bigda, of the Springfield (MA) Police Department’s narcotics unit, threatened to murder two teens and then plant drugs

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