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Cop Caught on Horrifying Video Attacking a Child With No Arms or Legs

by Jack Burns | Nov 15, 2019 | Featured Articles, Libertarianism

Tucson, AZ — In a state-run boys home in Tucson, a teenager who was also a quadruple amputee, was roughed up and cussed at by a Pima County deputy. Most of the incident was caught on film and both the teen, as well as his friend who was filming the police contact, were arrested on disorderly conduct charges. This is the first time TFTP has ever reported on a police officer beating a quadruple amputee. The 15-year-old amputee was reportedly out of control, had knocked over a trash can, and leaders at the group home called the police for help with the young man. Having no arms nor legs, he was...

WATCH: State Trooper Pulls Gun on Veteran Speeding to Hospital to See His Dying Mother

by Jack Burns | Oct 20, 2019 | Criminal Justice, Featured Articles

Tempe, AZ — A U.S. Army Reserves Translator was attempting to hurry to the hospital to be with his sick mother when Department of Public Safety (DPS) Trooper Brian Hillenbrand pulled him over. Mike Aldarraji admitted to AZ Family reporters he was weaving in and out of the high-occupancy vehicle lane in an attempt to get to the hospital quicker. However, his issue was with how much time the trooper took to write the ticket. When Hillenbrand stopped Aldarraji one could say he was in no hurry to release Aldarraji to be on his way to his sick mother. In fact, the traffic stop lasted more than 9...

VICTORY: After Viral Backlash, Judge Rescinds Jail Sentence For Man Who Missed Jury Duty

by Jack Burns | Oct 10, 2019 | Featured Articles

West Palm Beach, FL — Jury duty, like voting, is considered by many Americans as one’s civic duty. But as one young man from Florida would learn, jury duty is anything but voluntary. He overslept, missed jury duty, and a judge threw the book at him, sentencing him to 10 days in jail and one year of probation. However, this man’s story now has a happy ending thanks to his situation garnering national attention and a hefty dose of backlash. After Deandre Somerville’s story went viral last week, for all the wrong reasons, the country reacted by calling out the judge for such a harsh sentence...

Dad Confronts the Cop Who Killed His Unarmed Son, Secretly Records It

by Jack Burns | May 29, 2018 | Featured Articles, Justice

Kenosha, Wisconsin – A grieving father who has spent more than 13 years searching for answers in the case of his son’s tragic death, is now releasing the footage from a confrontation with the police officer who shot and killed him. Michael Bell Sr. told The Free Thought Project that he started out by taking a metal driveway sign his son made in his high school shop class and a picture of the young man and placing them on the front porch of the officer who killed him during a traffic stop in 2004. Bell said he did not have to go out of his way to find Kenosha Police Officer Alberto Gonzalez....

Grossly Incompetent Cops Arrest Hero Who Stopped a Robbery, Instead of the Robber

by Jack Burns | Oct 10, 2017 | Featured Articles

The three days Omar Malcolm spent in the DeKalb County Jail could pay off in a sum of up to $1.5 million, pending a settlement with the former police investigator who arrested him. Alexander Vots, the detective who was working a shoplifting case at a Verizon store, arrested Malcolm in what has proved to be a painful incident of incompetence. In January 2016, Malcolm was one of two employees at a Verizon store who took down two would-be shoplifters and recovered a swiped IPad. Nearly a full year later, Vots was done with his investigation and was sure he had identified his robber. After...

Bodycam Footage Shows Police Kill Unarmed Man for Driving in Reverse

by Jack Burns | Apr 6, 2017 | Featured Articles, Justice

Oklahoma, OK — Ordering a deceased man to get his hands up is just about as futile as convincing some law enforcement officers it is not justified to shoot unarmed civilians. But that’s precisely what the Oklahoma Law Enforcement officers commanded 38-year-old George Lee Seeton to do, immediately after they fatally shot the fleeing suspect on March 4th. Now, with the release this week of the patrolman’s body camera footage, the public can know precisely just how he died. Seeton, who’s a convicted felon, reportedly stole the brown truck and was attempting to make his getaway. Trooper Mike...

20 Years for 3 Pills – Cops Entrap Teen in Cruel Online Dating Scam Preying on Loneliness

by Jack Burns | Jan 16, 2017 | Featured Articles, Justice

A year-and-a-half ago, several Monroe County, TN police departments set up an elaborate drug sting to take down what the police perceived to be known drug dealers in the area. The message they wanted to send, according to Sherriff Tommy Jones II was, “If you are involved in any type of drug activity…you will find yourself in prison. This will not be tolerated.” According to the Advocate and Democrat News’ official story of the sting operation, “the streets of Monroe County and its municipalities saw a lot of drugs removed last week as an operation that began in February culminated with 72...