Last Month, police officers from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department arrested a local activist named Jason Nellis, who has also contributed several posts to the CopBlock Network. In doing so, they used the excuse that he had jaywalked as they were arresting a wheelchair-bound woman on Fremont Street in Downtown Las Vegas. However, in […]
DOJ Probe Reveals Unconstitutional Strip, Cavity Searches By Baltimore Cops
The findings of a Department of Justice probe into the Baltimore police department has reveled “many instances in which BPD officers strip-searched individuals without justification – often in public areas – subjecting them to humiliation and violating the constitution.” Released last week, the report details one incident involving officers in BPD’s Eastern District who publicly […]
Pennsylvania Councilman Proposes Bill For Cops to Target Music Festivals And Performers
The following post was submitted to the CopBlock Network by Isiah Holmes, who has been featured several times previously on Cop Block, via the CopBlock.org Submissions Page. Ban All The Music Music festivals and concerts have always served as magnets, drawing in material from the far reaches of culture. Some gatherings, and their frequenting artists, […]
Rogue Reporters Would Face Jail Time Under Proposed SC Journalism Registry
Under a new bill brought forth in South Carolina, journalists that wish to work for media outlets would be required to register with the state or else face fines and jail time. Introduced by Republican State Rep. Mike Pitts on Tuesday, the “South Carolina Responsible Journalism Registry Law” defines “journalist” as “a person who in his professional […]
Bill Would Criminalize Filming Police In Arizona
An Arizona lawmaker has introduced a bill, that if passed, would criminalize filming the police in certain circumstances. Rationalizing that recording cops can put officers in danger by distracting them in tense situations, Republican State Senator John Kavanagh says Senate Bill 1054 would make it illegal for someone to film police within 20 feet of an officer without permission. “Certainly […]
Tennessee SWAT Team Destroys Apartment during No-Knock Raid, Holds Unarmed Residents at Gunpoint to Search for Marijuana
“They trashed the house, they broke pictures, they used excessive force when we were down and handcuffed to the couch . . . we heard slamming, laughter, joking around, you know . . . acting like this was a game.” This was the scene Alante and his roommate, Austin, faced last April during a surprise, […]
You Can’t Wear Muh Flag!
The news has been busy keeping Americans distracted with stories about this flag or that flag recently. Here we have a video of an officer that is totally ignorant of the law telling a citizen that he is violating federal law for wearing a flag around his neck. He tells the man that he […]
(VIDEO) Remember THIS Guy? Cop from Viral DUI Checkpoint Video Encountered Again
(Murfreesboro, TN) The video of this checkpoint stop, which was recorded by an activist group in Tennessee, seems to show a change in the behavior of law-enforcement when it comes to how they interact with motorists at checkpoints. As the driver comes to a stop at the checkpoint with his window down just a few inches, he is […]
(VIDEO) “I Have the Right to Remain Silent” – Memorial Day Checkpoint Owned by Cop Blocker
The video above that was recorded at a Memorial Day checkpoint in Murfreesboro, TN this past weekend shows just how quickly you can get through a DUI checkpoint without giving up any of your rights. As the driver slows down and comes to a stop with the driver’s side window open just an inch or two, an officer approaches the car and […]
Rick Rynearson Takes Illegal Checkpoint Detention to Fifth Circuit
Veteran’s Against Police Abuse founder Rick Rynearson is appealing a recently dismissed lawsuit against Border Patrol agents who detained him for thirty-four minutes, despite his offering of a military ID, driver’s license, two passports and despite answering their questions. The incident was captured by five video cameras and you can view it here. Earlier this […]
