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Columbia MO Police Commit Felony Wiretap to Record Phone Call Between Attorney and Client

February 1, 2017February 1, 2017 Kelly W. Patterson 766 Views Accountability, attorney client privilege, car accident, Citizens For Justice, Civil rights, columbia, Columbia Missourian, columbia police department, Columbia Tribune, cop block, copblock.org, Corruption, Dishonesty, Drug Task Force, drunk driving, facebook, felony wiretapping, holding cell, Illegal search/entry, internal affairs, Justice System, kelly patterson, media advisory, Missouri, MO, Moniteau County, multi-jurisdiction, police, police accountability, Police State, prosecuting attorney, rights, Shane Farrow, Shayne Healea, Stephen Wyse, Surveillance, U.S. Constitution, video, Youtube

The following post was shared with the CopBlock Network by Stephen Wyse, a civil rights attorney from Missouri, via the

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Missouri Man Viciously Beaten During Arrest Receives No Justice From “Good Cops” at Springfield PD

November 17, 2016November 17, 2016 CopBlock 1052 Views Accountability, assault, Brutality, Civil rights, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, Dishonesty, double-standards, excessive force, Gregory Kerr, Harassment, internal affairs, Justice System, Little Caesars Pizza, Missouri, MO, Officer Schlup, Officer Zachary Schlup, Out of control cops, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, rights, Scenic St., seizure, Southwest Missouri Cop Watchers, SPD, Springfield, springfield police department

I want to start this article by showing the Internal Affairs letter from the Springfield Police Department that says one

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Jeff Mizanskey: A Productive Member of Society Sentenced to Life in Prison for Marijuana

November 4, 2016November 4, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 537 Views cannabis, Change.org, Civil rights, commuted sentence, copblock, Copblock submissions, copblock.org, Derrick Marshall, double-standards, Drug war, freedom, Governor Jay Nixon, Herb Venable, Jeff Mizanskey, Jeff Mizanskey: Productive Member of Society, Jefferson City Correctional Center, Justice System, kelly patterson, life without parole, marijuana, Marshall & Associates Investigations, MDOC, miscarriage of justice, Missouri, Missouri Department of Corrections, MO, no victim no crime, non-violent drug offense, norml, online petition, PI, police, Police State, prison system, private investigation industry, private investigator, rights, Sedalia, Show-MeCannabis.com, the war on some drugs, tornado-resistant octagon home, victimless crime, video

The following videos and post was shared with the CopBlock Network by Derrick Marshall, of Marshall & Associates  Investigations, via

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The Blue Mafia: New Book Explores Police Brutality and Consent Decrees in Ohio

October 20, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 970 Views Accountability, assault, Baltimore, Blue Mafia, Bob Evans, Brutality, California, chicago, Civil rights, Cleveland, consent decree, cop block, copblock.org, Corruption, Department of Justice, Dishonesty, DoJ, DoJ Civil Rights Division, doj investigation, DoJ settlement, double-standards, drug trafficking, excessive force, ferguson, Filming police, Freddie Gray, freedom, Harassment, Homicide, illegal strip searches, insurers, John Mandopoulos, Justice System, kelly patterson, lapd, law firms, lethal force incident, Michael Brown, Missouri, MO, New York, OH, Ohio, planting evidence, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, Police Brutality and Consent Decrees in Ohio, Police State, Police Unions, presidential election, rampart crash unit, Richard Olivito, rights, Steubenville, Steubenville Police Department, strive everyday to reach compliance with the decree, Tim Tolka, video, warren, warren police department, WPD

The following post was shared with the CopBlock Network by Tim Tolka, via the CopBlock.org Submissions Page. Within the post,

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Update: Investigation Opened Into Misconduct and Fraud by Wayne County Sheriff Dean Finch

October 19, 2016October 19, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 771 Views $0.54/mile, Accountability, allowable political activities, auditor's report, Bryan Jeffers, campaigning in unifom or while on duty, charged, City of Greenville, Convicted, cop block, Copblock submissions, copblock.org, Corruption, county treasurer, Democrat from New Mexico, Did Sheriff Dean Finch Steal from the County?, disciplinary actions, Dishonesty, district of columbia, double dipping, double-standards, embezzlement, emergency, endorsing political candidates, fraud, greenville, Hatch Act Modernization Act of 2012, Hatch Act Violation, HB 498, Justice System, kelly patterson, Missouri, Missouri State Auditor, MO, National Association of Letter Carriers, National Sheriff's Association, neither too broad nor unclear, New Mexico, NM, OSC, Ozark Heritage Festival, parade, pernicious political activities, police, police accountability, prohibition on state and local employees running for elective office, punished to the fullest extent of the law, SEMO Copblock, Senator Carl Hatch, Sheriff Dean Finch, South East Missouri Cop Block, statutory authority, strike the root, Subcommittee on Federal Workforce U.S. Postal Service and Labor Policy, subsection 732, Subsection 7324 A(1), Subsection 7324 A(3), Subsection 7324 A(4), subsection 7324 political activities on duty; prohibitions, Subsection 7326 penalties, Supreme Court, Transparency, U.S. Office of Special Counsel, Uniformed Services Employment & Reemployment Rights Act, Update, USERRA, vehicle owned or leased by the Government of the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof, Washington DC, Wayne County

The following post was shared with the CopBlock Network by Bryan Jeffers of South East Missouri (SEMO) CopBlock, via the

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Missouri State Audits Show Potential Fraud by Wayne County Sheriff Dean Finch

October 12, 2016October 12, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 964 Views Accountability, Attorney General's Opinion No. 45-1992, auditor's report, bad check fees, boarding of prisoners, Bryan Jeffers, bulk fuel tank, checks, City of Greenville, cop block, Copblock submissions, copblock.org, Corruption, county commission, county treasurer, CPA, Did Sheriff Dean Finch Steal from the County?, Dishonesty, donations, double dipping, double-standards, embezzlement, emergency, fraud, greenville, Hickory County Prosecuting Attorney, Justice System, kelly patterson, Missouri, Missouri State Auditor, MO, money orders, Nicole Galloway, non-routine situations, police, police accountability, poor rating, prisoner housing rate, restrictively endorsed, Robert Ramshur, Section 50.370 RSMO, SEMO Copblock, Sheriff Dean Finch, South East Missouri Cop Block, Special Law Enforcement Fund, Special Road and Bridge Fund, statutory authority, strike the root, traffic tickets, Transparency, U.S. Department of Justice Equitable Sharing Program, Wayne County, Wayne County Journal-Banner, written plea agreements

The following post was originally published on the website of Southeast Missouri CopBlock under the title “Did Sheriff Dean Finch

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When Current Police Behavior was Predicted by “Ridiculous Satire”

October 7, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 1122 Views Accountability, assault, audacity, barking out insane commands, Brutality, Civil rights, Colton Dunn, cop block, Cop v. Black Guy, copblock.org, Corruption, Dejuan Yourse, Dishonesty, double-standards, eating ice cream while black, elaborate scheme, EURweb.com, excessive force, ferguson, Filming police, freedom, front stoop, funny or die, Greensboro, Greensboro Police Department, Harassment, Ice Cream, innocent non-threatening man, innocently eating ice cream, kelly patterson, Key And Peele, Lesser of Two Evils, Missouri, MO, NC, no victim no crime, North Carolina, not the onion, Officer Jackson, Officer Travis Cole, outrageously ridiculous scenario, Phil Augusta Jackson, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, Police State, policing disparities in black neighborhoods, rights, Satire, sitting on his own porch, stormtroopers, Surveillance, swat, tackled punched handcuffed and kidnapped, the onion, video

It’s been a while since it was easy to tell the difference between actual politics and an Onion article, but

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St. Louis Police Sergeant Embezzled Over $80,000 From The “Ethical Society of Police”

September 15, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 404 Views Accountability, Bad apples, clowns, cop block, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, Darren Wilson, Dishonesty, Ethical Society of Police, evils perpetrated by clowns, ferguson, good cops, Great Clown Invasion of 2016, Justice System, Kansas, kelly patterson, KS, Missouri, MO, police, police accountability, Police Union, Post-Dispatch, Sgt Heather Taylor, south carolina, st louis, St. Louis Police Department

A sergeant with the St. Louis Police Department, who was the head of a group that represents black police officers

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They Fought the Law and the Law LOST; SEMO CopBlock Wins First Amendment Lawsuit

June 20, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 706 Views 1st amendment, Accountability, Alderman Brian Tutterow, Alderman Scott Tucker, Alderman Tracey Bennett, Alderwoman Karin Townsend, bad apple, Bryan Jeffers, Chief of Police Richard Sanders, Civil rights, cop block, Copblock submissions, copblock.org, Corruption, DEA, Dishonesty, dismiss with prejudice, film the police, first amendment, flipping the bird, freedom, Harassment, Illegal search/entry, Justice System, kelly patterson, lawsuit, Lieutenant Cory Tompson, Mayor William “Bill” Kirkpatrick, Missouri, MO, Piedmont, Piedmont Police Department, police, police accountability, retaliation, rights, SEMO Copblock, Sheriff Dean Fich, standing up for your rights, strike the root, Tina Warren, unwarranted search, Update, video, Ward I, Ward II, water meter, Wayne County

The following post and video was shared with the CopBlock Network by Bryan Jeffers of SEMO Cop Block, via the

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Amidst A Deadlock: Supreme Court Ruling Could Weaken Fourth Amendment Protections Against Illegal Searches

February 28, 2016February 28, 2016 Isiah Holmes 1609 Views 4th amendment, Accountability, arrestees, ARTICLE, blog, Chief Justice John Roberts, Civil rights, clerical errors, compromisingly deadlocked, constitution, constitutional protections, cop block, copblock.org, Corruption, court, Detective Douglas Fackrell, Dishonesty, double-standards, Drug war, Edward Strieff, excessive force, factual realities, feared for my safety, ferguson, fourth amendment, freedom, good faith, Harassment, illegal search, Illegal search/entry, in the line of duty, journalism, judge, justice, Justice Antonin Scalia, Justice Elena Kagan, Justice Scalia’s death, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Law, lawsuit, lawyers, live to fight another day, loopholes and bypasses, low income, minority communities, Missouri, MO, New York Times, news, police, police abuse, police abuses, police reform, police search, Police State, predatory exploitation of residents, public frustrations, ramifications, rights, ruling, scalia, share, strike the root, suppress evidence, Supreme Court, tie breaker, traffic warrant, Transparency, uncertain doors of possibility, Update, Utah vs Strieff, valid exemptions, VOA News, Warrior Cop, writing

Amidst grounding itself, a post-Scalia supreme court stands compromisingly deadlocked. Before its remaining justices sits a case which, if lost,

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Justice Department Files Civil Rights Lawsuit Against the City of Ferguson

February 12, 2016February 12, 2016 Brian Sumner 1766 Views Accountability, ArchCity Defenders, assault, Brian David Sumner, Brutality, Civil rights, cop block, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, Darren Wilson, Department of Justice, Dishonesty, DoJ, Double Standard, double-standards, excessive force, Executive Director Thomas Harvey, Featured, ferguson, film the police, Filming police, freedom, Harassment, Homicide, Justice System, lawsuit, mike brown, Missouri, MO, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, Police State, rights, thinkprogress.org, Update

(ANTIMEDIA) — In response to Ferguson City Council requesting amendments to a consent decree, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Wednesday that it will “aggressively”

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Where The Hell Are We?

February 6, 2016February 8, 2016 Scott Gregory 554 Views Accountability, assault, Brutality, CA, California, child sexual assault, citizen journalists, citizen run database, Civil asset forfeiture, convential wisdom, cop block, copblock.org, cops, Corruption, CSI, decentralized, Department of Justice, Dishonesty, DoJ, double-standards, Drug war, excessive force, film the police, Filming police, free thought project, Glick decision, good cops, Harassment, Hoover Institution, impunity, internal investigation, iraq war, jingoism, Joseph McNamara, Jury nullification, just laws, Kansas City, killed by cops, land of the free, militarization of police, Missouri, MO, Murdered by police, National Drug Strategy Network, paint balls, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, police militarization, Police State, prisonpolicy.org, pro police, prohibitions, san jose, simmunition, special operations soldier, Stanford University, swat, SWATing, war on drugs, war on terror, warrior games, washington post

I’m not the only one looking around in wonder. Not long ago I was a very pro police jingoist. Then

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