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 […]
The IRS Intentionally Targeted Innocent Small Business Owners in Order to Steal Millions Via Forfeiture Laws
Earlier this month, a report from the Treasury Department’s Inspector General detailed how the Internal Revenue Service used a restriction on deposits to bilk otherwise law abiding individuals and businesses of millions of dollars using asset forfeiture laws. Those restrictions require that any deposits made to a bank above $10,000 be reported to the IRS. […]
The NY Post and Washington Post Attempt to Hide the Real Number of Police Killings
Originally published at the Fifth Column by Justin King Washington, DC (TFC) – The NY Post ran a piece of propaganda attempting to justify the murder of unarmed people by law enforcement. The outlet framed its article as a rebuttal to a piece by the Washington Post. The Washington Post article was cast as being […]
DC Mayor: Body-Cam Footage Stays Private If Officer Charged With Crime
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser initially proposed a blanket FOIA exemption in April prohibiting the release of police body-cam footage, but D.C. Council members shot it down before giving the administration until October to propose new rules for how access will be granted. In June, Bowser struck back threatening that if members of the Council rejected […]
124 Mentally Ill People Killed By Police So Far In 2015
In the first half of 2015 police have shot and killed 462 people. According to an investigation by the Washington Post, 27 percent of the deceased – 124 people – were mentally ill or in emotional distress. While the majority of the individuals were armed, the Post points out that in most cases, they were gunned […]
