Apparently, a transit cop in Dallas doesn’t understand that Photography Is Not A Crime. Avi Adelman, who is described as a “Citizen Journalist” and local activist, was arrested by Officer Stephane Branch in February of this year by Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Officer Stephane Branch. What was his diabolical crime you ask? Standing quietly and […]
Lawsuit Moves Forward After Judge Calls Paralyzed Man’s Jail Cell “Burial Crypt”
A federal judge ruled Wednesday, that a lawsuit filed on behalf of a paralyzed mentally ill man who died after spending five days on an Oklahoma jail cell floor, can move forward. Calling the cell a “burial crypt,” U.S. District Judge John Dowdell overruled requests by Tulsa County officials and former Sheriff Stanley Glanz for […]
Non-Verbal Autistic Man Killed in “Scuffle” With Fairfax County Virginia Police
The following post was shared with the CopBlock Network anonymously, via the CopBlock Submissions Page. It refers to the killing of a mentally disabled man by four police officers in Fairfax County, Virgina after he had wandered away from a group home in April of this year. (Note: This case was discussed in an earlier […]
Cell 411 Presentation: Emergency Response without the State
The app Cell 411 – available now, for free, on Android and iOS – is powerful. It allows you to stream content live (both to an offsite server and to the devices of your friends who also have the app) and to send and respond to emergency alerts (both to people you care about and […]
Rutherford County Officers Beat, Pepper Spray, and Tase Man Having a Seizure
“Somebody could lose their life in this place. When you lose your life in there, they could say whatever they want to say because you can’t speak for yourself at that point.” Murfreesboro, TN – Robert Murray says he was mercilessly attacked in a holding cell by Rutherford County officers instead of given medical care while he […]
Indiana Police Assault Man, Point Gun at Wife in Labor, Then Discuss Destroying the Video
A dash cam video was released last week which shows a husband rushing to get his wife to the hospital after she has gone into labor. After they pass a pair of cops engaged in a traffic stop, those cops began chasing them. The husband, James Reiner, then called 911 and attempted to explain that […]
VA Police Tase, Mace Unresponsive Motorist – He Was Having a Stroke
Body-cam footage has emerged showing a Virginia police officer deploying a Taser and pepper spray on an unresponsive man having a stroke, accused of wrecking his vehicle earlier this month. Police say 34-year-old David Washington was driving a silver Hyundai on Jefferson Davis Highway in Fredericksburg, where he ran over the median and struck a […]
