Police State

94-Year-Old Atlanta Woman Arrested, Shackled To Bed, Says Family
WSB-TV - Wed Jan 28, 2009
ATLANTA - Family members are outraged after they said their 94-year-old relative was arrested and shackled to a bed at Grady Hospital. More»

Elderly Protesters Sentenced to Prison
Associated Press - Sun Jan 25, 2009
COLUMBUS, Georgia - Five protesters were sentenced Monday to serve 60 days in prison for federal trespassing charges stemming from a November 23, 2008, rally at Fort Benning, Georgia. More»

Conviction overturned for cop in 92-year-old's killing
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Thu Jan 15, 2009
The Georgia Court of Appeals on Thursday reversed the conviction of Arthur Tesler, the former Atlanta police officer sentenced to prison for lying to FBI agents about the botched drug-raid killing of 92-year-old Kathryn Johnston. More»

Police fire Taser at man, 89, who fled care home
Daily Mail, UK - Mon Jan 12, 2009
Llandudno, North Wales - The family of an 89-year-old man shot with a Taser stun gun by police yesterday spoke of their anger at his treatment. More»

Shooting by Oakland, Calif., officer sparks violent protests
Associated Press - Wed Jan 7, 2009
OAKLAND, California - Heavy police presence greeted Bay Area Rapid Transit commuters Thursday, a day after more than 100 people were arrested in violent protests over the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man by a transit police officer. More»

3 NYC officers to surrender in subway sodomy case
Associated Press - Sun Dec 7, 2008
NEW YORK - After weeks of conflicting accounts about a shocking claim of police brutality in a subway station, three patrolmen were notified Monday they will face criminal charges in the case. More»

FBI agents stage sting to snare corrupt Ill. cops
Associated Press - Tue Dec 2, 2008
CHICAGO - Duffel bags stuffed with cocaine were delivered by plane to an out-of-the-way suburban airport while two sheriffs officers provided security. More»

Plea deal offered to 8-year-old murder suspect
Associated Press - Sat Nov 29, 2008
PHOENIX - Prosecutors have offered a plea deal to an 8-year-old boy charged with murder in the shooting deaths of his father and another man in their eastern Arizona home, court records show. More»

Mercenary Firm Offers to 'Detain Troublemakers' on Election Day
Wired News - Sun Nov 2, 2008
CIA-linked private military contractor Evergreen Defense & Security Services offered to post sentries at Oregon election offices on Tuesday, "detaining troublemakers" and making sure voters "do not get out of control". More»

Woman Thrown in Georgia Jail After Lawn Care Complaint
WAGA-TV - Sat Nov 1, 2008
GAINESVILLE, Georgia - A Gainesville woman was put behind bars, lost her job and asked to pay a fine and it all started with a complaint about her lawn care. More»

Disabled Man Who Can Barely Move His Arms, Under Arrest For Obstruction, Simple Battery
WSB-TV - Mon Oct 13, 2008
ATLANTA - A disabled man is under arrest following an altercation with police at Hartsfield Jackson International Airport. More»

Scientists question terrorist-hunting techniques
CNN - Mon Oct 6, 2008
Two methods the federal government wants to use to find terrorists -- "data mining" and "behavior detection" -- are dubious scientifically and have "enormous potential" for infringing on law-abiding Americans privacy, a consortium of scientists said. More»

Darpa Budget Cut $130 Million for 'Poor Execution'
Wired - Wed Sep 24, 2008
Congress just cut $130 million from Darpas budget for next year, citing "poor execution" of previous funded projects. More»

Diabetic man mistaken for drunken driver and brutally beaten by cops
Freep - Mon Sep 22, 2008
A diabetic Detroit man was mistaken for a drunken driver by Allen Park and Dearborn police, and brutally beaten to the point that he had to have part of his brain surgically removed, the mans wife and their attorney allege. More»

Charges dismissed against cyclist in YouTube shove
Associated Press - Thu Sep 4, 2008
NEW YORK - A judge dismissed charges Friday against the bicyclist who was body-checked and knocked to the pavement by a police officer in a widely viewed YouTube video. More»

FBI to newspapers: Sorry about your phone records
Associated Press - Fri Aug 8, 2008
FBI Director Robert Mueller has apologized to the editors of The Washington Post and The New York Times for improperly obtaining phone records of the newspapers reporters while investigating terrorism four years ago. More»

Police infiltrate and spy on anti-death penalty groups
WBAL-TV - Sat Jul 26, 2008
An 11News I-Team investigation has revealed what prompted Maryland State police to infiltrate and spy on anti-death penalty groups. More»

Police Taser Boy with Broken Back 19 Times
KYTV - Sat Jul 26, 2008
OZARK, Missouri - A family wants answers about what happened to their son that left him hospitalized. More»

Ex-cop may be charged in case of man Tasered to death
Associated Press - Tue Jul 22, 2008
WINNFIELD, Louisiana - A police officer shocked a handcuffed Baron "Scooter" Pikes nine times with a Taser after arresting him on a cocaine charge. More»

ACLU releases docs detailing police monitoring
Associated Press - Thu Jul 17, 2008
BALTIMORE - Undercover Maryland state police officers infiltrated meetings of peace and anti-death penalty groups for more than a year, according to documents released Thursday by the state chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union. More»

NY policeman charged after woman body-slammed
Associated Press - Thu Jun 26, 2008
NEW YORK - A police officer who body-slammed an unarmed woman and broke her jaw during a medical call to a suburban restaurant last year was arrested Friday and charged with civil rights violations. More»

South Carolina trooper seen ramming man with car indicted
Associated Press - Tue Jun 10, 2008
COLUMBIA, South Carolina - A South Carolina Highway Patrol trooper who was caught on video ramming a suspect with his patrol car was indicted Tuesday on a federal civil rights charge, the US Justice Department said. More»

Northern Calif. man dies after police use Tasers
Associated Press - Wed May 28, 2008
WOODLAND, California - A Woodland man has died after police officers fired on him with a Taser stun gun. More»

10-Year-Old Arrested For Mom's Unpaid Bill
WBKO-TV - Fri May 23, 2008
BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky - No parent thinks their child will be arrested while in school, especially when that child is only 10-years-old. More»

Philly police to fire 4 over videotaped beating
Associated Press - Sun May 18, 2008
PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphias police commissioner said Monday that four officers will be fired and four others disciplined for their roles in the beatings of three shooting suspects, an encounter that was captured on videotape and drew widespread outrage. More»

College Student Jailed For HOV Lane Violation
WSB-TV - Sun May 18, 2008
ATLANTA - College student Casey Metcalf received a citation for riding alone in an HOV lane. More»

Police Arrest 8 year old
WFSB-TV - Fri May 16, 2008
NORWICH, Connecticut - Norwich police have arrested an 8-year-old girl, charging her with arson and accusing her of setting a fire that severely damaged a three-family home. More»

TV video shows Philly officers kicking, hitting 3 suspects
Associated Press - Tue May 6, 2008
PHILADELPHIA - A half-dozen police officers kicked and beat three men pulled from a car during a traffic stop as a TV helicopter taped the confrontation. More»

HPD: Carnaby flashed CIA card before deadly chase
Houston Chronicle - Sun May 4, 2008
The man Houston police fatally shot after an hourlong chase Tuesday had shown a card identifying him as a CIA employee to officers who stopped him earlier for speeding, authorities said Wednesday. More»

Man killed by police may have been CIA
KPRC-TV - Tue Apr 29, 2008
HOUSTON - Police are trying to verify whether a man officers shot and killed after a chase was a CIA agent," KPRC Local 2 reported on Wednesday. More»

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