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Ammon Bundy Stripped Naked, Beaten, Thrown In Hole For Hanging Shirt On Bed

May 5, 2017May 5, 2017 Asa J 2441 Views Ammon Bundy, Ammon Bundy Legal Defense Fund, beaten in prison, bloody ankles, Bundy Ranch, Bunkerville, cattle seizure, cavity searches, CCA Nevada Southern Detention Center, Citizens for Constitutional Freedom, cliven bundy, constitution, Constitutional liberty, copblock, copblock.org, corrections officers, cruel and unusual punishments, deprivation of rights, dislocated shoulders, Domestic Terrorists, Dwight Lincoln Hammond Jr., Eighth Amendment, FBI informant, grazing restrictions, Hanging T-Shirt, Kelli Stewart, las vegas, lawsuit, Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, mistrial, Nevada, Nye County, Nye County Sheriff's Office, Pahrump, prison rules, Ryan Bundy, Sharon Wehrly, Solitary Confinement, Steven Dwight Hammond, strip searches, stripped naked, T-shirt, Thrown In Hole, Torture, U.S. District Court, unconstitutional detainment procedures, wellness check

(Police State Daily) In a stunning display of disregard for Constitutional protections relating to inmates, federal corrections officers at CCA

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Articles Toxic Cops

Seven Baltimore Police Officers Arrested on Multiple Federal Charges in Racketeering Indictment

March 2, 2017March 26, 2017 Kelly W. Patterson 1705 Views ABC News, Accountability, assault, baltimore police department, Baltimore protests, baltimore riots, bpd, Brutality, Civil rights, cop block, copblock.org, Corruption, court-appointed attorney, Detective Daniel Hersl, Detective Evodio Hendrix, Detective Jemell Rayam, Detective Marcus Taylor, Detective Maurice Ward, Detective Momodu Gondo, Dishonesty, double-standards, drug forfeiture, drug seizure, Drug war, excessive force, FBI, federal indictment, filing false police reports, fraudulent overtime, Freddie Gray, Gun Trace Task Force, Harassment, Homicide, illegal guns, Illegal search/entry, Justice System, kelly patterson, Lt. Chris O'Ree, magical uniforms, murder, not giving the government its cut, official robberies, pattern of civil rights abuses, pernicious conspiracy scheme, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, Police State, Police union President Gene S. Ryan, poor, predominantly black neighborhoods, racketeering, rights, robberies by people wearing police uniforms, Sgt Wayne Jenkins, Surveillance, taxes, The War on Drugs, the war on some drugs, U.S. District Court, United States Attorney Rod Rosenstein, video

Yesterday, seven cops from the Baltimore Police Department were charged with multiple federal crimes in a racketeering indictment. Sgt. Wayne

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Articles Toxic Cops

Arizona Chief Deputy Christopher Radtke Who Stole $500,000 Given Misdemeanor Plea Deal and Probation

February 22, 2017February 22, 2017 Kelly W. Patterson 2054 Views Accountability, Arizona Daily Star, Chief Deputy Christopher Radtke, cop block, copblock.org, Corruption, Court records, crime fighting and prevention, Dishonesty, District of Utah, double-standards, embezzlement, FBI, Federal Court, felony charges, illicit financial practices, Justice System, kelly patterson, misdemeanor, misuse of funds, model airplane, money laundering, PCDSA, Pima County Deputy Sheriff’s Association, pima county sheriff's department, plea deal, police, police abuse, police accountability, probation, public records requests, RICO, Sgt. Kevin Kubitskey, Sheriff Mark Napier, Sheriff’s Auxiliary Volunteers, theft concerning programs receiving federal funds, U.S. Attorney David Backman, U.S. Attorney John W. Huber, U.S. Attorney's Office, U.S. District Court, U.S. Magistrate Judge Eric Markovich

Chief Deputy Christopher Radtke, the former second in command at the Pima County Sheriff’s Department in Arizona, has admitted to

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Articles Police Abuse

Lawsuit After Video Shows Cop Snatch Protestor’s Phone, Concoct Charges Against Him

September 18, 2016 Asa J 1032 Views ACLU, ACLU of Connecticut, actual damages, checkpoint demonstration, checkpoint protest, Connecticut, Connecticut State Police, copblock, copblock.org, creating a public disturbance, Dishonesty, dui checkpoint, false charges, federal lawsuit, film the police, Filming police, first amendment, fourth amendment, grudges, gun permit, Interstate 84, john barone, john jacobi, lawsuit, michael picard, officer John Barone, officer John Jacobi, officer Patrick Torneo, open carry, open carry activist, Park Road, Patrick Torneo, pistol permit, police accountability, police accountability activist, protest, punch a number, punitive damages, retaliation, Right Against Warrantless Seizure of his Property, Right to Receive and Memorialize Information, U.S. District Court, use of a highway by a pedestrian, West Hartford

In a federal lawsuit filed against three Connecticut state police officers, an avid police accountability and open carry activist is

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FBI Agent Sentenced For Stealing $136K From Drug Cases To Buy Cars, Cosmetic Surgery

August 30, 2016 Asa J 1492 Views $136000, 70 years in prison, anti-gang task force, Assistant Director James Struyk, Azusa, California, conversion of property by a federal employee, copblock, copblock.org, cosmetic surgery, Dodge Challenger, drug money, falsification of records, FBI, FBI agent, FBI agent sentenced to prison, FBI agent steals drug money, FBI agent steals money, FBI safe, FBI thief, FBI's Los Angeles field office, James Struyk, James W. Spertus, Judge Jesus Bernal, Los Angeles field office, misconduct, obstruction of justice, plastic surgery, plea agreement, plea deal, rims, riverside, riverside county, San Bernardino County, Scion FRS, Scott M. Bowman, sentenced, sound systems, special agent Scott M. Bowman, three years in prison, tires, U.S. District Court, witness tampering

A California FBI agent has been sentenced to three years in prison after admitting to stealing more than $136,000 seized during

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Articles Police Abuse

Handcuffed Woman Brutalized By Vegas Cop Receives $200K Settlement

July 25, 2016July 28, 2016 Asa J 2310 Views Accountability, Amanda Vizcarrondo-Ortiz, back injuries, battery, body camera, Body-cam, Brutality, clark county, Commissioner Steve Sisolak, copblock, copblock.org, Dishonesty, excessive force, excessive force lawsuit, face injuries, falsified report, Interstate 15, las vegas, las vegas metro police, Las Vegas Metro Police Department, las vegas police, Las Vegas police officer, lawsuit, lawsuit settlement, littering, loitering for prostitution, Metropolitan Police Committee on Fiscal Affairs, neck injuries, no victim no crime, Obstruction, Officer Richard Scavone, police abuse, Police brutality, Police State, Prostitution, Richard Scavone, Steve Sisolak, Tropicana Avenue, U.S. District Court

A woman brutalized by a former Las Vegas police officer after she was handcuffed during a January 2015 arrest, has

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Lawsuit Moves Forward After Judge Calls Paralyzed Man’s Jail Cell “Burial Crypt”

July 24, 2016 Asa J 1950 Views Accountability, autopsy, blunt force trauma, broken neck, Burial Crypt, Capt. Tommy Fike, Civil rights, civil rights lawsuit, copblock, copblock.org, Dehydration, deliberate indifference, died in jail cell, Dr. Stephen Harnish, Elliot Williams, federal judge, federal lawsuit, indifference, inhumanity, inmate dies in jail, John Dowdell, Judge John Dowdell, Justice System, lawsuit, Medical care, medical emergency, mental health, mental illness, Oklahoma, Owasso, paralyzed, police abuse, Police State, Sgt. Doug Hinshaw, Sheriff Stanley Glanz, surveillance video, Tulsa County, Tulsa jail, U.S. District Court, video

A federal judge ruled Wednesday, that a lawsuit filed on behalf of a paralyzed mentally ill man who died after

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Federal Judge Becomes First To Throw Out Warrantless Stingray Evidence

July 13, 2016July 17, 2016 Asa J 1197 Views ACLU, cell phone surveillance, Cell phones, cell-site simulator, Civil rights, copblock, copblock.org, DEA, Department of Justice, drug trafficking, Drug war, federal judge, Judge William Pauley, Maryland appeals court, Nathan Freed Wessler, Police State, Raymond Lambis, Stasi, Stingray, Surveillance, surveillance state, U.S. District Court, unreasonable search, warrantless search, Washington Heights

A federal judge has became the first to suppress evidence obtained without a warrant by U.S. law enforcement using a

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Articles CopBlock Submission Toxic Cops

Two Ohio Police Officers Use “Blue Privilege” To Get Off Easy On DUI Charges

June 16, 2016June 16, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 1829 Views above the law, Accountability, appear to violate the law, blue privilege, Civil rights, clerk of courts, cop block, Copblock submissions, copblock.org, Corruption, court fines, dealt with swiftly and appropriately, debtor's prison, Dishonesty, Double Standard, driver intervention program, driving under the influence, drunk driving, dui, entirely corrupt governments, essay, federal judge, Findlay Municipal Court, first degree misdemeanor, Fostoria, Fostoria Police Department, Fostoria-Tiffin Municipal Court, hidden in plain view, illegal court proceedings, jail time, Judge David Katz, Judge Dwight Osterud, Justice System, kelly patterson, license supension, little to no consequences, M1, M4, magic suit, maximum criminal misdemeanor, minimum criminal misdemeanor, Officer Cory Brian, officer found guilty, Officer Justin Kiser, OH, Ohio, one-sided story, ovi, Perrysburg Municipal Court, police, police accountability, policeman's discount, pre-trial hearing, rant, reckless operation, rights, shiny badges, slap in the face, slap on the wrist, the Advertiser-Tribune, Tiffin, toledo, truth, U.S. District Court, victim impact program, William (Kia) D.K. Jones, Wood County Jail

The following post (rant) was shared with the CopBlock Network by William (Kia) D.K. Jones, via the CopBlock.org Submissions Page.

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Articles Police Abuse Toxic Cops

Man Smiles During Booking Photo So Jailers Choke Him

June 10, 2016June 10, 2016 Asa J 1137 Views Accountability, assault, assistant attorney Robert Soard, at the appropriate time, battery, beaten unconscious, booking photos, broken nose, Brutality, choked, Christopher Johnson, Civil rights, concussion, constitutional rights, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, denied medical care, Dishonesty, Double Standard, driving while intoxicated, drunk driving, dwi, excessive force, federal lawsuit, Harassment, Harris County, Harris County jail, Harris County sheriff's department, jail guard, jailers choke man, Jailers choke man for smiling, Justice System, lawsuit, Michael Alaniz, Motorcycle, Photography, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, Police State, rights, Robert Soard, sit down and shut up, smiling during booking photo, Southern District of Texas, strip search, Texas, trespassing, TX, U.S. District Court, unspecified damages

A Texas man is alleging in a federal lawsuit that Harris County jailers choked him for a period of 30

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Articles Police Abuse Toxic Cops

Oregon Drops Appeal, Will Pay $517,000 To Motorcyclist Kicked By Cop (Update)

June 8, 2016June 8, 2016 Asa J 1732 Views Accountability, already had the muscles fired, broken clavicle, Brutality, Chevrolet Camaro, civil lawsuit, Civil rights, cop crashes into motorcyclist, cop kicks motorcyclist, copblock, copblock.org, Crow Road, Eugene, excessive force, federal lawsuit, fractured rib, Highway 126, Judge Michael McShane, Justin Wilkens, kick, Lt. Rob Edwards, medical expenses, Motorcycle, motorcyclist, Negligence, Oregon, Oregon State Police, OSP, police abuse, police accountability, Police State, punitive damages, rights, Rob Edwards, settlement, U.S. District Court, Update, video, wreck

The State of Oregon has dropped a pair of appeals in a case in which a state police lieutenant was

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FBI Agent Steals $136K Seized From Drug Cases, Buys Cars, Cosmetic Surgery

May 3, 2016 Asa J 1725 Views $136000, 70 years in prison, anti-gang task force, Assistant Director James Struyk, Azusa, California, conversion of property by a federal employee, copblock, copblock.org, cosmetic surgery, Dodge Challenger, drug money, falsification of records, FBI, FBI agent, FBI agent steals drug money, FBI agent steals money, FBI safe, FBI thief, FBI's Los Angeles field office, James Struyk, Los Angeles field office, misconduct, obstruction of justice, plastic surgery, plea agreement, plea deal, rims, riverside county, San Bernardino County, Scion FRS, Scott M. Bowman, sound systems, special agent Scott M. Bowman, tires, U.S. District Court, witness tampering

A California FBI agent has admitted to stealing more than $136,000 seized during drug investigations in order to fund a lavish

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