As readers of the Free Thought Project know, police killing or attempting to kill dogs is an all too common occurrence—happening so often that it is caught on video much of the time. Also, as the following tragic case our of Arlington, TX illustrates, all too often,...
Criminal Justice
WATCH: Cop Says ‘You’re About to Die’ As He Shoots Handcuffed Man in Head During Police Booking
by Matt Agorist | Jul 16, 2021 | Criminal Justice, Featured Articles
Nearly two years have passed since Sgt. Tyler Longman ran into a police booking office, gun drawn, threatened to kill the fully handcuffed Michael Chad Breinholt, and then pulled the trigger with the gun to his head. Despite the gruesome execution caught on body...

(Don’t) Support Your Local Sheriff – He Held a Family at Gunpoint
by Matt Agorist | Jul 14, 2021 | Criminal Justice, Featured Articles
The same department who killed Elijah McClain made the news once again last year—this time for holding an innocent family at gunpoint and forcing them all to the ground because of their own incompetence. The officers were looking for a stolen motorcycle with a single...

Police Department Awards Family Over $1 Million After Cop Executes Their 17 Year Old Son
by Matt Agorist | Jul 6, 2021 | Criminal Justice, Featured Articles
It has been over six months since officer Chase Bebak-Miller shot and killed 17-year-old Anthony Cano as he complied with the officer’s orders. So far, no charges have been brought and the only ones receiving scrutiny from the police are family members who have been...

Recent Court Cases Uphold Arrests of People Filming Police
by Matt Agorist | Jun 30, 2021 | Criminal Justice, Featured Articles
George Floyd, Eric Garner, Alton Sterling, Alexander Gonzales, Walter Scott. and countless others all have one thing in common—their last moments alive were captured on cellphone videos as police killed them. These videos and others like them led to charges against...
Teenage Boy, Working on Truck With Oil Can, Shot by Police
by Matt Agorist | Jun 30, 2021 | Criminal Justice, Featured Articles
Family and friends of 17-year-old Hunter Brittain have been protesting nearly a week and demanding answers from police after an officer shot and killed him as he worked on his truck. So far, the police have remained tight-lipped and have refused to release any...
The Malevolence of Prison Managers
by John Kiriakou | Jun 28, 2021 | Criminal Justice, Featured Articles
Many of you know that I’ve written about whistleblower Marty Gottesfeld in the past. Marty was sentenced to a draconian 10 years in prison for initiating a denial-of-service attack against a hospital in defense of a young girl whom the hospital’s doctors were later...
How the Biden White House Seeks to Reinvent ‘Domestic Terrorism’
by Jim Bovard | Jun 28, 2021 | Criminal Justice, Featured Articles
The Biden administration revealed on Tuesday that guys who can’t get laid may be terrorist threats due to “involuntary celibate–violent extremism.” That revelation is part of a new crackdown that identifies legions of potential “domestic terrorists” that the feds can...