NOTE: this post was originally published at NVCopBlock.org under the title “Tashii Brown Protest: Woman is Attacked by Racist Man With Knife, LVMPD Arrests Those Defending Her.” On May 28th, during a protest on the Las Vegas Strip over the murder of Tashii Brown by LVMPD Officer Kenneth Lopera at the Venetian (see body camera […]
Wauwatosa Group Holds Public Fourm On Anderson Shooting, 8 Min Of Police Footage Reported Missing
As Wauwatosa Wisconsin marks three months since its police department killed a man sleeping in his car, residents gather calling for answers. A newly formed group, Tosa Together, held a forum focusing on the killing, and where to move from here. The victim’s family were invited to speak at the event. There, they disclosed yet further […]
Book Review: Urban Yogini, A Superhero Who Can’t Use Violence
Urban Yogini, a comic series written by Bretigne Schaffer, chronicles a young lady’s adventures, and ultimately activism, in a growing police state. The first volume is called The New Face of Terror, and opens with the struggles of Kyra, a young woman who finds herself trying to make ends meet in the big city. She ends up participating […]
PA Cop Attempts To Intimidate Peaceful Animal Rights Activists
The following videos (at bottom) and report were submitted to us by Rachel Ogden. Date: 5/24/15 @ 12:00pm Sergeant John Hamil, Badge #138 Ridley Township PA Police Department Charles Howley- Captain of Police 610-532-4000 On Sunday, May 24, 2015, in the early afternoon, a group of seven animal liberation and social justice activists gathered in […]
Update: Sister Megan Rice, “Transform Now Plowshares” Members Released
Last week, I posted about the 6th U.S. Circuit Court’s ruling (see below) that overturned the sabotage convictions of the “Y-12 Three” and ordered resentencing for their convictions on the charge of “injuring government property.” This created hope that “Transform Now Plowshares” members Sister Megan Rice, Michael Walli, and Greg Boertje-Obed would be released as […]
Release Sister Megan Rice, and the “Y-12 Three” Peaceful Political Prisoners
Transform Now Plowshares Members’ Convictions Overturned On May 8th, an appeals court overturned the convictions of Sister Megan Rice, Greg Boertje-Obed and Michael Walli, members of the “Transform Now Plowshares” movement, on sabotage crimes relating to their acts of civil disobedience against nuclear war and in favor of peace. They also ordered that they be […]
Denver Police Arrest Peaceful Protesters For Going Home
Ryan Asbury, who is one of the people involved with Denver Cop Block, shared the content below, detailing the stalking and kidnapping of several people that were trying to go home after a peaceful protest by a local gang that goes by the name of “the Denver Police Department”, via the Cop Block Submissions page. Date […]
Sergeant Patrick Gonzales Confronted During National Day of Action (for Andy Lopez) – Oakland California
This post was shared anonymously using CopBlock.org’s submit page. On November 9th, 2013, activists marched in Oakland, California against police murder and brutality, in solidarity with Santa Rosa, CA. They marched for the murder of Andy Lopez by Somoma County deputy sheriff Erick Gelhaus and with/for the families of other victims of police violence. At […]
American Democracy On Life Support
American democracy is on life support as the Super Police state adds another law (Bill H.R. 347 – ‘Trespass Bill”) that attacks your First Amendment right to protest. The line that separates democracy versus Police state seems to be invisible and unnoticed by most people and even mainstream media that totally fail to report on […]
Philly Cops Promise to Respect Property, Renege
Guest blog by Derrick J. Freeman, via FreeKeene.com On Friday, Nov. 25, 2011, Mayor Nutter of Philadelphia sent out a press release stating that the Occupiers have 48 hours to evacuate their encampment. This is not the first time. Notices like this one have been put out in the past weeks, but police refused to […]
