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This Unbelievable Police Memo Tells You All You Need To Know About Cops

February 10, 2017February 17, 2017 Alia Atreides 939 Views abolish the police, Craig Cross, Elkins, memo, Police Chief, poverty, ruling class, socio-economic status, West Virginia

Former Elkins, West Virginia police chief Craig Cross is under fire by local prosecutors over a memo in which he

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Three Days After Being Sworn in West Virginia Sheriff Arrested for Stealing and Using Meth from Evidence Room

January 6, 2017January 8, 2017 Kelly W. Patterson 882 Views Accountability, City of Spencer, cop arrested for meth, copblock.org, Corruption, court injunction, Dishonesty, Drug war, evidence room, formal removal process, Grand Larceny, Justice System, kelly patterson, Methamphetamine, New York Daily News, newly elected sheriff, NY Daily News, police, police abuse, police accountability, Roane County, Roane County Commission, Sheriff Matthew "Bo" Williams, Spencer Police Department, stealing drugs, stealing evidence, sworn in, taking it day by day, video, West Virginia, WSAZ NewsChannel3, WV

Three days into his new job as Roane County (WV) Sheriff, Matthew “Bo” Williams had a bit of a workplace

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Former West Virginia Sheriff’s Deputy Arrested for Raping, Torturing, and Attempting to Waterboard His Wife

December 17, 2016December 20, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 1189 Views Boone County, boone county sheriff's office, Brothas in Blue, Burned, choked unconscious, domestic battery, held hostage, Kevin Woodrum, magic suit, malicious wounding, policeman's discount, rape, sexual assault, Sheriff's Deputy, Torture, waterboarding, West Virginia, West Virginia State Police, WSAZ3, WV, yahoo! news

Kevin Woodrum, a former deputy with the Boone County (WV) Sheriff’s Office, was arrested earlier this week and charged with malicious

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West Virginia Sheriff Candidate Arrested After Repeatedly Overdosing on Heroin

August 6, 2016August 7, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 1019 Views Accountability, Berkeley County, Berkeley County Judicial Center, Berkeley County Sheriff's Department, Civil rights, clear and concise statement, cop block, copblock.org, Corruption, Cpl. M.D. Gillmore, Dishonesty, double-standards, drug addiction, drug possession, EMS, freedom, Full Metal Jacket, Harassment, Harold Drive, heavily armed men with a tendency to inflict violence, Herald-Mail Media, HeraldMailMedia.com, heroin, Inwood, Is that you John Wayne?, John Wayne Orem, Justice System, kelly patterson, medical and psychological treatment, medical issue, mental health issue, narcan, narcotics, no victim no crime, overdose, overdose antidote, Paramedic, police, police accountability, Police State, potential sheriff, Pulp Fiction, response to addicts, rights, Senator Craig Blair, sheriff candidate, strike the root, treatment, Trooper M.C. Morgan, West Virginia, West Virginia State Police, widespread affliction, WV

“Is That You John Wayne?“ That’s one theory (that I just made up) for how the conversation went when West

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Articles Killer Cops 

The Shocking Truth Behind the Police Shooting of Navajo Mom Loreal Tsingine

April 8, 2016April 8, 2016 Brian Sumner 1267 Views #BlackLivesMatters, Accountability, African Americans, Andrew Curley, Arizona, arizona department of public safety, Arizona State Legislature, arrest policies and procedures, Asian-American, assault, Attorney General Loretta Lynch, az, border town, Brian David Sumner, Brutality, CA, California, Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice, Charly Edsitty, Circle K, Civil rights, concerns and compassion of the citizens, convenience store, cop block, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, Dishonesty, double-standards, excessive force, film the police, flagstaff, Flagstaff Police Department, freedom, Fusion.net, Harassment, Homicide, independent criminal investigation, Indian Reservation, intense grassroots pressure, Jorge Rivas, Justice System, KPNX, Latinos, Loreal Tsingine, more likely to be killed by law enforcement, native american, Native American Caucus, Navajo indian, navajo nation, New Mexico, Officer Austin Shipley, police, police abuse, Police brutality, police killing, police shooting, Police State, President Russell Begaye, press conference, protest, Public Relations, public relations officer, racial group, Rep Albert Hale, repost, rights, San Francisco, scissors, semi-autonomous area, Sergeant Margaret Bentzen, shoplifting, sovereign, Spokesman Raul Garcia, state detectives, targeting Native Americans, the red nation, Utah, West Virginia, whites, Winslow, Winslow Police Department

Originally Published at Fusion.net by Jorge Rivas Native Americans living near the Navajo reservation in Arizona are asking why a

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Virginia State Trooper Christopher D. Campbell Even Kills Dogs During His Off Time

March 26, 2016March 28, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 1233 Views Accountability, animal abuse, assault, Ben Keller, Brutality, Carlos Miller, Che, Civil rights, cop block, copblock.org, cops shooting dogs, Corruption, crosspost, cruelty to animals, Dishonesty, dog, Fairfax County, gunshots, Homicide, Justice System, kelly patterson, Luci Marisol Flores, Manassas Park, Manassas Park Police, manassasparkpolice.com, Old Centreville Rd, pet, pets killed by police, photography is not a crime, pinac, pit bull, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, Puppycide, rights, Tiffany Hupp, Trooper Christopher Daniel Campbell, va, Virginia, virginia state police, Virginia State Trooper, West Virginia

The content below was originally posted at Photography Is Not A Crime! (PINAC) by Ben Keller. It discusses the arrest

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Cops Who Tased Mentally Ill Man To Death Immune From Prosecution

January 18, 2016January 18, 2016 Asa J 903 Views Accountability, bipolar disorder, Brutality, Civil rights, constitutional rights, copblock, copblock.org, CPR, Dana Schrad, Double Standard, double-standards, Emergency room, excessive force, Fourteenth Amendment, fourth amendment, Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, involuntary commitment, Judge Catherine Eagles, Judge Stephanie Thacker, Justice System, Lt. Jerry McDonald, Maryland, mentally ill, Moore Regional Hospital, North Carolina, North Carolina Justice Academy, officer Arthur Gatlin Jr., paranoid schizophrenia, Pinehurst, Pinehurst police department, police accountability, police kill mentally ill man, Police State, Qualified Immunity, Ronald Armstrong, Sgt. Tina Sheppard, south carolina, stun-gun, taser, taser death, U.S. District Court, Virginia, Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police, West Virginia

In another case of qualified immunity impeding the justice process, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that three North Carolina

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Articles Police Abuse 

WV Cop Indicted After Molestation Victim’s Mother Sets Up Dateline-Style Sting

September 1, 2015October 15, 2015 Kelly W. Patterson 1486 Views Accountability, assault, Chris Hansen, copblock, copblock.org, cops rule, Corruption, creepy child molesting cop, Dateline, Dishonesty, distribution of obscene material to a minor, forced to resign, grand jury, internal affairs, internal investigation, kelly patterson, marshall county, Moundsville, Moundsville Police Department, NBC, Officer Benjamin Davis, online sting, paid administrative leave, paid vacation, police, police abuse, police accountability, sexual molestation, Sgt. Mathew Adams, soliciting a minor, third degree sexual assault, To Catch a Predator, underage girl, video, West Virginia, whisper, WV, you can't fire me I quit

In February, Officer Benjamin Davis, yet another creepy, child-molesting cop, was forced to resign from the Moundsville Police Department, in

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Social Media Study Reveals Half Of Americans Hate Their Police Dept.

August 26, 2015October 26, 2015 Asa J 2749 Views A grade, Alabama, Arkansas, austin, charlotte, COLUMBUS, copblock, copblock.org, Denver, drugabuse.com, F grade, ferguson, Fort Worth, Georgia, Half of americans hate police, Hawaii, houston, Idaho, Illinois, Johns Hopkins University, Kansas, Kentucky, maine, Miami and Los Angles, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York City, north dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, phoenix, police related tweets, police satisfaction study, police sentiment, police sentiment scores, professor Philip Leaf, San Antonio, San Deigo, seattle, social media police study, social media study, South Dakota, Texas, Twitter, twitter analysis, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia

With the rise of digital technology, it has become easier and easier to document the transgressions of state enforcers like

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Police Set Up Summer Camps Around the Country To Indoctrinate Kids

July 23, 2015February 29, 2016 Asa J 1276 Views accident investigation, Albemarle/Charlottesville, asset forfeiture, Attorney General Mark Herring, Camp Selah, Chesapeake, Colorado, Commerce City, Commerce City Colorado, Conroe Independent School District, copblock, copblock.org, Cpl. Michael Mann, crime scene investigation demonstrations, crime scene processing, Dunbar, Dunbar Jr. Police and Fire Academy, evansville, Evansville Courier and Press, Florida, Fraternal Order of Police, Indiana, indoctrination, jefferson county, Junior Police Camp, Justin Graham, k-9 unit, Kentucky, Lake Conroe, Largo, Mt. Evans Outdoor Lab, Newburgh, Norfolk, Ohio, pittsburgh, Pittsylvania County, Police brutality, police camps, Police Chief Gary Baldauf, Police State, Police Youth Services, pre-teen children, Propaganda, reeducation, reeducation camps, Richmond, richmond police department, riot control, Sgt. Julie Wright, Sheriff Mike Taylor, Springfield Township Police, Sutherlin, Texas, Virginia, Virginia Rules Camp, West Virginia, Wyoming Police Department

Its not a new idea, but in response to growing anti-police sentiment, more and more law enforcement agencies around the

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Man ‘Handled’ by Weston Police Dies from Neck Injuries

July 18, 2015July 18, 2015 Alia Atreides 1022 Views Accountability, assault, Brutality, Chief Randall Posey, Civil rights, copblock, copblock.org, died of injuries, Dishonesty, escalation of force, excessive force, fractured neck, Homicide, Joshua H, no victim no crime, Officer Eric Riddle, police, police abuse, Police brutality, police killing, public into, public urination, stonewall memorial hospital, unnecessary force, West Virginia, Weston, Weston Police Department, William Dale Jeffries

Two weeks ago police were called to investigate a man who was urinating outdoors. Now that man is dead. William

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Settlement Reached in Civil Rights Suit against Former Barbour, WV Sheriff

June 18, 2015June 18, 2015 CopBlock 723 Views Accountability, assault, barbour county, barbour county sheriff, Brittany Mae Keene, Civil rights, cop block, copblock.org, Corruption, Dishonesty, federal prison, fraud, Free Press WV, GMC Financial, insurance fraud, Jerusalem Church Road, John Wesley Hawkins, lawsuit, Nationwide, Philippi, police, police abuse, police accountability, rape, settlement, sexual misconduct, sexual predator, U.S. Attorney's Office, Update, West Virginia

This story comes to us by Lawrence Smith of the Free Press WV website via the CopBlock.Org Submit tab.  Here

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