Category Archives: Law Enforcement

The Case of the “Houdini Handcuff Suicide”: Young Black Man Supposedly Shoots Himself in Back Seat of Police Cruiser in Louisiana (VIDEOS)

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro Here’s an interesting story about a young black man who was shot while in police custody earlier this year. Twenty-two-year-old Victor White III died in a Louisiana hospital on March 3rd. He was the “victim of a … Continue reading →

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Regarding the Killing of John Crawford III in a Wal-Mart Store in Ohio: Should the Police Officer Who Shot Him Have Been Indicted?

Posted on September 26, 2014 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro Previously, I wrote a post titled The Killings of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, and John Crawford III: It’s Not about Race…It’s Never about Race!. John Crawford III, an African American, was shot and killed by a white police … Continue reading →

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St. Louis Police Academy Announces “Highly Entertaining” Course on Officer Involved Shootings That Will Provide Students with Essential Strategies That Will Help Them Win with the Media

Posted on September 21, 2014 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro The St. Louis County and Municipal Police Academy seems to think it has come up with a good way to prevent future problems with the media when people like Michael Brown are shot to death by police … Continue reading →

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Darren Wilson testifies in front of grand jury

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Bob Stone

Submitted by Bob Stone Conventional wisdom holds that defense attorneys will normally not allow their clients to appear before a grand jury.   Should the client be indicted, the grand jury transcript can be used against him in the subsequent trial; … Continue reading →

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“Look out! The 7th Graders have mined the kickball field!”

Posted on September 12, 2014 by Gene Howington

submitted by Gene Howington In what can only be categorized as one of the dumbest ideas ever, school police in San Diego have acquired their very own MRAP vehicle.  That’s Mine Resistant Ambush Protected for all you civilians out there. … Continue reading →

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“Don’t You Dare Kick That Dog!” — In Defense Of Officer Wilson

Posted on September 11, 2014 by Bob Stone

By BOB STONE For the cop who paid it forward back in the summer of 1977 by taking the time to track down a 10 year-old boy’s brand-new Ross Apollo 3 speed that was stolen. I’ll never forget how he … Continue reading →

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Exclusive CNN Video Captures Witnesses’ Disbelief to the Shooting Death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri

Posted on September 11, 2014 by Elaine Magliaro

By ELAINE MAGLIARO Yesterday, CNN aired an exclusive cell phone video that was recorded several minutes after the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. The video captured the reactions of two contractors to the shooting of Michael Brown. The … Continue reading →

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Smear Merchants and Bias in News Reporting: Regarding Michael Brown, Darren Wilson, Race, Right-Wing Blogs, and the Mainstream Media

Posted on September 6, 2014 by Elaine Magliaro

By ELAINE MAGLIARO Bias in the Mainstream News Media? On August 14th—five days after the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri—Nick Wing published an article on Huffington Post titled When The Media Treats White Suspects And Killers Better Than … Continue reading →

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The Killings of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, and John Crawford III: It’s Not about Race…It’s Never about Race!

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro Back in March of 2012, Charles Pierce wrote a post for his Esquire Politics Blog about the death of Trayvon Martin and the people who came out in support of his killer, George Zimmerman. In his piece … Continue reading →

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Ferguson (MO) Circa 2014, California Circa 1967, the Death of Denzil Dowell, the Black Panther Party, and Open Carry Laws

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro Nearly fifty years ago, Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale established the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense. According to Steve Wasserman of The Nation, the two “brash upstarts” from Oakland, California “quickly garnered a reputation for their … Continue reading →

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