Tennessee legislator says his colleagues are afraid to end the power of civil asset forfeiture in their state due to the backlash they will receive from the police who "enjoy" that power: “Law enforcement likes to have this revenue, I would assume, because there’s not...
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Episode 227: Waco Massacre Survivor David Thibodeau Tells His Story, Part 1
59 Minutes Suitable for All Audiences With February 28th being the 26th "anniversary" of the beginning of the Federal Government's siege on the Branch Davidian's home in Waco, Texas, Pete asked survivor David Thibodeau to come on the show and tell his story of the...
Law Enforcement Expansion and the ‘Green New Deal’
The "Green New Deal" will demand the expansion of law enforcement to the extent they may create a new federal agency. If the world is 12 years away from the point of no return, anyone who would seek to shirk these laws in the slightest will have to be dealt with. If...
William Barr’s Connection to Ruby Ridge, Defending FBI Snipers
The Senate Judiciary Committee hearings for Attorney General nominee William Barr have focused heavily on Barr’s views on Special Counsel Robert Mueller. But nobody is asking about Barr’s legal crusade for blanket immunity for federal agents who killed American...
Unlawful Shield
Check out Cato's great new project Unlawful Shield, "Dedicated to Abolishing Qualified Immunity." "Qualified immunity is a legal doctrine invented out of whole cloth by the U.S. Supreme Court that protects government agents, including particularly law enforcement...
Illinois legislature approves bill allowing police drones to monitor large gatherings of people
The Illinois House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill greatly expanding the ability of state's police departments to deploy unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, to surveil any large gathering of people. The measure targets any public or private assembly of...
Cop Hits Woman's Car At 94 MPH, Killing Her Infant. Police Arrest Woman For Negligent Homicide.
This is how things go in the US, where law enforcement is treated like a favored religion and everyone who isn't on the inside is just grist for prosecution mills. Here's the setup, via Matt Pearce. A Baton Rouge police officer was arrested Friday on a count of...
Cop Hits Woman’s Car At 94 MPH, Killing Her Infant. Police Arrest Woman For Negligent Homicide.
This is how things go in the US, where law enforcement is treated like a favored religion and everyone who isn't on the inside is just grist for prosecution mills. Here's the setup, via Matt Pearce. A Baton Rouge police officer was arrested Friday on a count of...
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