As time marches, responses to America’s opioid crisis are evolving with promising esteem. It’s an epidemic terraforming the bounds of American policing, and the failed drug war. People: We’re living in a day where even the cops are admitting addiction is a doctor’s job, not theirs. Without a proper direction though, many departments cling to […]
Wauwatosa, WI Mayor Stonewalls Public On Police, Ignores Residents’ Questions
This article was originally published on Pontiac Tribune by the same author. Since December 2016, I’ve emailed Kathleen Ehly–mayor of Wauwatosa Wisconsin– ten times as a concerned citizen, and journalist. These attempts have been met with a jarring, uniform silence from her office. It’s a response that’s not isolated to just me, and revolves around […]
On: The Perversion Of Police Into Radical Politicized Talking Heads
This article was originally published on Greed Media by the same author. It’s becoming difficult to ignore a brazenly open politicization of American policing. This phenomenon excludes the various protests, militarized responses to those protests, and debate choking media both online and on-air. It’s entirely different, and generally not practiced by a majority of police agencies. […]
David Clarke; Milwaukee Sheriff’s Office Pushes Buttons With Recent Facebook Post
The following article was published on The Pontiac Tribune by the same author: The Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office appears stoically undeterred by its recent scathing blunders and scandals. In fact, the agency–and it’s outspoken head, David Clarke–is seemingly emboldened to push the public’s buttons. Amongst the various ways this manifests is on the department’s Facebook […]
Jay Anderson Family Press Conference–Short
Footage shot by video journalist Isiah Holmes during a press conference held at the home of Jay Anderson’s parents. Anderson was killed five months ago by a Wauwatosa Police Officer identified as Joseph Mensah by the family. Now that the case is that old, however, officials appear more confident in attaching his name to the […]
Cop Block Writer Views Unreleased Jay Anderson Footage, Shares Experience
Grey skies choked Milwaukee with gloomy overcast December 5th’s morning. At its cusp, 9:45am, I was to meet Jay Anderson’s family at the District Attorney’s office. Though aware we’d view footage captured by Wawuatosa PD dash camera’s, no one was prepared for the city’s decision. Navigating the labyrinth Milwaukee PD’s administration building, courtrooms, attorneys offices, […]
Prosecutors Attempt to Keep Homan Square Detention Facility Out of Gang Trial
Chicago PD’s shady Homan Square facility yet again exemplifies its moniker as “a black site”. The detention compound, unveiled last year by the Guardian newspaper, is now involved in a gang trial. Interestingly, federal prosecutors are attempting to block a former police commander from being questioned regarding his role at Homan Square. After the Guardian’s […]
Walworth County Drug Unit: How Trading Futures For Arrests Led To A Wisconsin Killing
In 2016’s February, 23 year old Christopher Davis was killed by police in Muskego Wisconsin. Following an investigation that took months to disclose, his killers were cleared of wrongdoing. Department Of Justice (DOJ) documents revealed numerous details, including the cop who planned the reckless sting that killed Davis. That officer, it turns out, also works […]
Protesters March Through Wauwatosa Following Tosa PD Killing, Shutting It Down
The family of a man killed by Wauwatosa officers is far from quiet on the slaying. Still, they cry out to city officials and Wauwatosa PD, demanding details on what happened to Jay Anderson. Tensions escalated recently, after protesters organized a peaceful march from WPD station and through Wauwatosa. This show of determination was an unusual […]
Researchers Boast DEA Approval Of Smoked Cannabis Study For PTSD As A Breakthrough
The passing of 2016’s unofficial cannabis holiday, 4/20, brought with it encouraging news from the DEA. America’s prohibition dragon head approved the study of medical benefits from smoking gunja. These developments suggest a shift in some extremely outdated perceptions to which many in government continue to cling. It wasn’t long ago that the Drug Enforcement […]
