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Video: Police lied. Mike Brown was killed 148 feet away from Darren Wilson's SUV. On this past Monday, Gov.

Video: Police lied. Mike Brown was killed 148 feet away from Darren Wilson's SUV

Jay Nixon declared a state of emergency in Missouri in anticipation for some level of unrest regarding a decision from the grand jury in the Darren Wilson case. Covering this decision, and the case in general, CNN authoritatively states that the Mike Brown was found 35 feet away from Darren Wilson's SUV. Watch just the first 20 seconds of this video to see how Erin Burnett frames the case, Where the Lie Began On August 10, 2014, St.

Six different witnesses on the scene claimed that Mike Brown was shot at repeatedly from behind before he turned around, faced Darren Wilson, verbally surrendered, and put his hands in the air. When Chief Belmar sat down the next day to brief the press on his summary of the facts, he stated at 1:13 (and then even more emphatically at 6:01) in the video below, "The entire scene, from approximately the car door (of Officer Wilson) to the shooting, is, uh, about 35 feet. " See his video below. What follows is evidence to the contrary. County justifies warrantless raids because cannabis plants are an 'immediate danger' The Scales of Justice LAKE COUNTY, CA — Hundreds of individuals in the county have come forward in a joint lawsuit alleging that police conducted warrantless searches and seizures of their property because of the suspicion of unregulated plant growth.

County justifies warrantless raids because cannabis plants are an 'immediate danger'

The plaintiffs, whose numbers exceed 200 in the lawsuit, claim that police have systematically raided people who were legally qualified to grow cannabis for medical purposes, destroyed their property, and left them suffering without their medicine. A number of senior-citizen cannabis patients were among the plaintiffs. Cop Calls Dog Over To Him Then Shoots It. Sleeping 7-Year-Old Girl Shot In Head During No-Knock Police Raid On Wrong Home. DETROIT, MI — A Special Response Team shattered a family’s window in the middle of the night, hurled a flashbang onto a couch next to a sleeping girl, then charged in and shot her in the head.

Sleeping 7-Year-Old Girl Shot In Head During No-Knock Police Raid On Wrong Home

The hyper-aggressive tactics were made worse by the fact that police had taken it upon themselves to raid both sides of a duplex, when their suspect was only known to reside in one of them. On the evening of May 16, 2010, the Detroit Police Department’s Special Response Team (SRT) prepared for a surprise raid to arrest a wanted man. A surveillance unit had been monitoring the duplex in which he lived throughout the day and a no-knock raid was scheduled for just after midnight. Police staged a so-called “safety briefing” shortly before the raid; undoubtedly focusing on their own safety rather than the safety of unknown innocents behind the doors they were about to kick in.

Police neglected to account for — or flatly disregarded — the safety of any potential children that might be present. Cop Shoots Unarmed Man On Video. Cleared Of Any Wrongdoing. Marquette County, Mich. – The family of an unarmed man who was gunned down by an officer on July 14 of this year plans to sue in federal court after prosecutors cleared the officer of any wrong doing.

Cop Shoots Unarmed Man On Video. Cleared Of Any Wrongdoing

The circumstances surrounding the shooting are extremely troubling. Auto mechanic Timothy Mitchell, 46, had gotten into a verbal dispute at an area auto dealership. A call was placed to 9-1-1 alleging that he was highly intoxicated. A police chase ensued but was broken off due to high speeds. Red Light Traffic Camera Backlash After Chicago Shortens Yellow Lights To Bring In More Revenue. All yellow traffic lights are not created equal, it seems.

Red Light Traffic Camera Backlash After Chicago Shortens Yellow Lights To Bring In More Revenue

Especially in Chicago. Earlier this year, the city began issuing tickets to motorists who drove through yellow lights that turned red fractions of a second shorter than the three-second city minimum. The change was slight, but the effect for the cash-starved city was real: nearly $8 million from an additional 77,000 tickets, according to the city’s inspector general. Why Oregon Sheriffs Really Want To Keep Marijuana Illegal.

When public money disappeared to bring Kevin Sabet to "educate" Oregonians about the perils of legalizing marijuana under Measure 91, the Oregon Sheriffs Association stepped up quickly to replace the $15,000 needed to pay Sabet and continue the Oregon Marijuana "Education" Tour & Summit that only happens in October when legalization is on the ballot the following November.

Why Oregon Sheriffs Really Want To Keep Marijuana Illegal

A look at the funding for the No on 91 Campaign shows that of the $167,425 they've reported as of today, a whopping 98.6% of that came from the Oregon State Sheriffs' Association and the Oregon Narcotics Enforcement Association... in fact, they are the only donors over $500. Why do you suppose that the cops in Oregon are so hell-bent on ensuring that marijuana remains illegal in Oregon?

Why Oregon Sheriffs Really Want To Keep Marijuana Illegal. Family Dumbfounded After Cop Breaks Down Door And Kills Resident: No Explanation Given. Why does the St. Louis PD keep changing their story about the killing of VonDerrit Myers? This image was voluntarily released by the owner of the Shaw Market in South St.

Why does the St. Louis PD keep changing their story about the killing of VonDerrit Myers?

Louis. VonDerrit Myers is on the left in the black t-shirt. The time stamp says 7:03 PM. Indiana man tasered and ripped from car during routine traffic stop. Judge gives Kalamazoo County green light to sell woman’s home after property tax mistake. KALAMAZOO COUNTY, Mich. — A Kalamazoo County judge has sided with county officials in a dispute where a Richland woman says her home is being seized over a property tax mistake.

Judge gives Kalamazoo County green light to sell woman’s home after property tax mistake

FOX 17 first talked with Deborah Calley in mid-September, when she told us she lost her home after she accidentally missed a property tax payment of roughly $2,000 in 2011. She paid $164,000 in cash for the home in 2010. Having no mortgage on the home, Calley says she simply forgot to make the payment. NYPD officer caught on video robbing a man and pepper spraying onlookers. Woman arrested for possessing spoon covered with dried Spaghettios. (Source: foodettereviews.com) GAINESVILLE, GA — An innocent woman had several months of her life destroyed when she was arrested and charged with a felony because of a spaghetti-encrusted spoon found in her possession.

Woman arrested for possessing spoon covered with dried Spaghettios

Ashley Gabrielle Huff, 23, had no criminal history and insisted that “there’s no way in hell” that there could have been any drugs in her possession during a traffic stop in July. Nonetheless, a Gainesville police officer honed in on a spoon that was “on her or near her” in the vehicle in which she was riding as a passenger. Wow. Police harrass and humilate Black Man, White Lady Lawyer intervenes, restores order. Essentially, the cops - shockingly - were basically wrong AND tormenting this man who was just there to earn his pay.

Wow. Police harrass and humilate Black Man, White Lady Lawyer intervenes, restores order.

He is a handyman who is described as being a fixture in the area for decades. The cops reported they had a call about a burglar alarm and the handyman, who has a name - Mr. CNN Legal Analyst Explodes over "Inherent Racism" of Police in Seatbelt Tasering. See this guy? Yeah, him. That is 18-year-old Steve Lohner, who was stopped by Police earlier this year while walking down the street with a shotgun over his shoulder. Gamblers say cash seizure was illegal. Two California poker players are refusing to fold in a legal battle against the state, claiming Iowa State Patrol troopers unlawfully seized their $100,020 gambling bankroll. Troopers with the State Patrol's criminal interdiction team — which works to catch drug traffickers and other criminals along interstates — used unfair procedures that target out-of-state drivers and cast suspicion on nonthreatening motorists, according to a lawsuit filed this week in federal district court on behalf of professional gamblers William "Bart" Davis and John Newmer­zhycky.

It's not illegal to travel with large sums of money, but people who get caught become suspects even with relatively little proof, said Glen Downey, the Des Moines attorney representing the men. What Happens When All The Police In A Town Are Removed. By Jeff Berwick It all started over a month ago, right here in Acapulco, Mexico, when I commented to a good friend, “Have you noticed how much better traffic has been lately?” He responded, “Yes, traffic flow has been so much better… it’s because the Transit Police went on strike.”. It turned out that was the case.

The Transit Police in Acapulco had went on strike and all of a sudden many local residents were noticing how much better traffic, which can get to gridlock levels during peak holiday periods, had become. Cops Shoot and Kill Grandpa in Raid Based on Tip from the Thief Who Stole His Car. Photo Credit: bikeriderlondon/Shutterstock.com October 3, 2014 | Like this article? Join our email list: Nabbed SpaghettiO Druglord Released from Jail.

Out-of-control police: It's not just the tasing, it's the ... everything else. Accused of Stealing a Backpack, High School Student Jailed for Nearly Three Years Without Trial. Actualización de la petición · Cecily Faces Jail for Filming the Police. Journalist Calls for Accountability in Police Killings. (Photo via Shutterstock) Journalist D. Brian Burghart saw a gaping information hole when he realized no one knows how many civilians are killed by law enforcement every year. So he launched the database Fatal Encounters to keep track. This story was updated on March 20, 2014. Aiyana Jones and Eugene Mallory don't appear to have much in common. What they do have in common is violent, sudden death at the hands of police officers.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation tracks how many cops are killed in the line of duty but has refused to count how many American civilians are killed by police. D. Civil Asset Forfeiture Victim Fought — and Won — When the Government Tried to Take His Property. So ugly: Florida officer tases 62-year-old woman in the back just for the hell of it. Police officer who shot black man in Walmart lied, victim's mother says. The mother of a young black man killed by police while holding an unloaded BB rifle in an Ohio Walmart has accused the officer who shot her son of giving a dishonest account of what caused him to open fire.

Tressa Sherrod said store surveillance footage did not support the explanation given by officer Sean Williams for fatally shooting John Crawford III while responding to a 911 call from another shopper in a suburb of Dayton last month. Giving her first full interview since the death of her 22-year-old son, Sherrod accused Williams and the Beavercreek police department of “trying to cover their butts” after discovering that Crawford was holding an air gun from a store shelf while he spoke on his cell phone. “But it’s not working, because we’ve seen the video, we’ve read the report – it doesn’t match,” Sherrod, 45, told the Guardian during a wide-ranging conversation on Monday. Crawford’s mother said the discrepancy between the police report and recordings was clear.

Florida Deputies Gun Man Down As His Son Tries To Explain That He’s Deaf. Daytona Beach, FL — A 52-year-old father and husband of 30 years, was shot and killed by a Volusia County Sheriff’s deputy Saturday afternoon. Edward Miller and his son Edward Jr. went to Fryer’s towing Friday to settle a dispute about a a towed vehicle and according to the police report, Darice Podgorski-Beneddix, 44, an employee at Fryer’s, reported to Daytona police officers that the elder Miller “was being rude and yelling at her.”The elder Miller said he “may have been yelling due to him being hard of hearing however in no way was he trying to be rude.”Employee Erik Stewart, 51, told Podgorski-Beneddix that the younger Miller “had a gun holstered on his right side hip.”Podgorski-Beneddix then called for police assistance “out of fear for their safety,” according to the report.Officers determined the younger Miller had an up-to-date concealed weapons license to carry the gun, and it was returned to him.

Unconstitutional CHECKPOINT: Belligerent Cop Loses It. Cop Tells Guy To Get His License, Shoots Him For Reaching For It (Video AND AUDIO) BREAKING: Video Finally Released Of Cops Shooting Man With A Toy Gun In Wal-Mart. Beavercreek, Mich. – Special Prosecutor Mark Piepmeier released the long awaited surveillance video of John Crawford being gunned down, while holding a BB gun, in a Beavercreek, Ohio Wal-Mart. The video was released as Piepmeier announced that that the Greene County grand jury in Xenia had chosen not to indict the officers involved in the August 5th incident, which resulted in the death of John Crawford, 22. Beavercreek officers claim that they shot Crawford after he ignored their commands and refused to drop the BB gun.

The family of Crawford vigorously disputes that notion. “It was an execution, no doubt about it,” alleged Crawford’s father, John Crawford II. LAPD Protective League says Cops can too Demand Your ID! [UPDATE] Another Out Of Control Cop Story, But This Cop May Have Messed With The Wrong Kid. Black Man Killed By Police In Utah Was Reportedly Carrying A Toy Sword.

Corrupt Prosecutor Faces 10 Days In Jail After Sending Innocent Man To Prison For 25 Years. News - American shakedown: Police won't charge you, but they'll grab your money. Resistance Is Futile: The Violent Cost of Challenging the American Police State. Cops Tackle 70-Pound High Schooler...And Guess What Her 'Crime' Was. Cop Slams Handcuffed Man Into Wall, Breaks Collar Bone. 5 Reasons to Expect Police Brutality to Get Worse Before it Gets Better. This is What Happens When You Call the Cops. Seattle homicides, 2013: 29 total, 6 at hands of police. Ferguson video shows witness saying Michael Brown's hands were raised. Police Close Bar, Illegally Search Everyone In It. Oregonian Arrested For Filming SWAT Raid. WATCH: NYPD Officers Take Turns Beating Bronx Man After Search Turns Up Nothing. Resistance is Futile: The Violent Cost of Challenging the American Police State.

Justice for Disabled Man Killed by LAPD During a Traffic Stop. Did Georgia Drug Warriors Commit a Crime When They Burned and Mutilated a Toddler? Law Enforcement Related Deaths in the US: “Justifiable Homicides” and the Impacts on Families – Censored Notebook. Impossibility is not a defense. Another man dies during routine traffic stop; Cops withhold all information. Police Arrest Young Black Politician For Distributing Voting Rights Leaflets. No Jail Or Fines For Police Dispatcher Who Ran Fake Autism Charity. Cop Points Gun, Threatens To Kill Citizen In Response To Cell Phone Recording. Ohio “Open Carry” Laws Could Spell Murder Charges for Cops who Shot Innocent Man. Ohio “Open Carry” Laws Could Spell Murder Charges For Cops Who Shot Innocent Man. 22 Year Old With Down Syndrome Beaten By The Police For "Bulge In Pants" That Was His Colostomy Bag. Americans Killed by Cops Now Outnumber Americans Killed in Iraq War.

Kansas Police Shoot Unarmed White Teen 16 times As By Standers Beg Them to Stop Shooting (Video) St. Paul police violently arrest a black man for sitting on bench, waiting for his children (VIDEO) Kansas Police Shoot Unarmed White Teen 16 times As By Standers Beg Them to Stop Shooting (Video) Police let their dog urinate on Michael Brown memorial, then drove over it. Walmart Video Shows John Crawford Was Shot on Sight By Cops With No Warning, Family Attorneys Say. Court to Police: No Immunity Just Because You're Cops.

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