Archive for the 'police brutality' Category
Piggie of the Week
This is the first “Piggie of the Week” I did all myself, from the writing to the one-the-street interviews, to the capturing and rough cuts, to the final edits. Big props and tons of gratitude to Brodzilla and Sean for the editorial guidance and advice, teaching me how to edit video and audio, including [...]
Read More..>>Deceipt in Egypt
I can’t find the embed link, but please click and watch.
What’s going on in Egypt is a lot less kosher than you are being told.
Following Up with Senator Casey
Dear Ms. Newman and Ms. Schimer:
Yesterday I wrote to you about TSA’s abuse of American citizens and our children, and the disappointing response of the office, which made it sound as if Senator Casey is not concerned that the TSA is abusing its authority. I spoke again this morning with staff member Tayeesha, and she [...]
Philly Cops Kill Retarded Teenager With Taser
Eventually, Tasers will be banned:
A teen, who relatives say is mentally challenged, is dead after police used a Taser on him in Northeast Philadelphia.
18-year-old Patrick Johnson, a graduate of Our Lady of Confidence day school, was known in the neighborhood as ’stick boy’ because he was always playing or waving some kind of [...]
Toronto Police Beat, Tase Unarmed Peaceful Protestors
Peaceful G20 protest at Queen & Spadina from Meghann Millard on Vimeo.
It is sometimes difficult to be sad when a cop gets shot.
Fuck the Police
Warning: graphic video of a Columbia, Missouri SWAT team, who “breaks into the house of Jonathan Whitworth, shoots and kills a dog in the presence of a small child and the man’s wife, shoots and wounds a second dog, all over a grinder, a pipe and a small amount of marijuana.”
Then they haul Whitworth away [...]
Seth Williams Gets Off on the Wrong Foot
In his first news conference as D.A., Seth Williams yesterday named Christopher M. Werner as his chief of county detectives, a move widely viewed as a step up for the 21-year police veteran.
That would be the Christopher Werner who headed up the Narcotics Field Unit unit, which generated headlines like these:
2 lawsuits: Cops hid ‘illegal’ [...]
Police Brutality in City Hall
Email from harris Daniels:
On Thursday, March 19, 2009, police attacked members of the International People’s Democratic Uhuru Movement (InPDUM) in the gallery of the City Council during the City Council session where Mayor Nutter was announcing his 2010 budget. International People’s Democratic Uhuru Movement members were holding signs protesting Mayor Nutter’s budget, which cuts essential [...]
McCain Be Old.
Must…stop…laughing… can’t…. breathe….
Tip of the hat to Trina!
Minnesota Should Change It’s Name to “Nazi Germany”
Just got back from bluegrass festival, and surprise surprise, the police and feds in Minnesota are acting like Nazis, thanks to legislation passed by the Democrats and the Republicans.
More here, all eyewitness accounts.
I always think of Garrison Keillor when I think of Minnesota, but from now on I’ll think of fascists, which if you think [...]
