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Industry Lobbyists Get Armed Police Drones Legalized In North Dakota

August 27, 2015December 18, 2015 Asa J 2604 Views ACLU, bill of rights, civil liberties, Civil rights, copblock, copblock.org, department of homeland security, DHS, drone lobbyist, drone manufacturers, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, Grand Forks County Sheriff’s Department, Grand Forks Regional Economic Development Corporation, House Bill 1328, Illegal search/entry, journalist Sarah Nelson, Keith Lund, less-lethal weapons, liberty for security, lobbyist, MuckRock.com, north dakota, North Dakota Department of Commerce, police, police drones, Police State, Representative Rick Becker, rights, Rodney Brossart, rubber bullets, search warrant, Sheriff Bob Rost, sound cannons, Surveillance, Tasers, tear gas, the Daily Beast, The Guardian, University of North Dakota

North Dakota has become the first state in the nation to legalize the use of armed police drones equipped with

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How Much Do Taxpayers Pay For Police Misconduct?

March 25, 2015November 4, 2015 Asa J 3155 Views Accountability, Bureau of Justice, CA, California, Chicago Sun-Times, Civil rights, competition, cop block, copblock.org, Dallas Morning News, denver post, double-standards, excessive force, Featured, free-market solutions, government monopoly, Justice System, legal fees, Minneapolis Public Radio, MuckRock.com, Oakland Police Beat, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, police misconduct, Private Protection Services, Radley Balko, rialto, rights, Todd Feathers, waste of taxpayer money

A Growing Financial Burden for Taxpayers. Police brutality and misconduct lawsuits are a point of growing contention. Obviously, victims of

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