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Dayton, Ohio Police Kill A Black Man Carrying A BB Gun Inside A Wal-Mart

HE HAS A NAME: John Crawford Killed By Police Officers For Holding Toy Gun In Walmart http://t.co/C8GCHWmKSN pic.twitter.com/wnWbr8Fmcw — Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 11, 2014 By now...

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What It’s Like To Be Mugged In Chicago

image – Flickr / leyla.a When he pulled a gun from his waistband and jabbed it to my belly, I thought it was a phone. I stopped walking and asked, “What’s wrong?” He waved the gun under my nose as if...

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Here’s A Live, Unedited Feed Of What’s Going On In Ferguson Right Now

Mike Brown is broadcasting live in Ferguson right now and what we’re seeing is unbelievable. You can watch below to see a live, unedited feed of what’s going on there.   Archived Footage

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Watching Ferguson, MO Unfold (As Someone Who Witnessed The Fall Of Apartheid)

Shades of apartheid South Africa. That was my immediate reaction when I saw the images from Ferguson, Missouri. Not for the racial divide between the (mostly white) police and (mostly black) protestors...

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Watch This Ferguson Cop Threaten To Kill Some Civilians

From the description: As myself and other media were attempting to get to action. We were approached by this officer, Ray Albers of the St. Ann PD, who was wildly wielding his gun. It’s not the “go...

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16 People Reveal The Dumbest Law-Related Advice They’ve Ever Heard

image – Flickr / dwightsghost Originally from r/AskReddit. 1. Lawsuits, lawsuits everywhere The number of people who arent aware of or understand the concept of at-will employment is astounding to me....

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Video Shows Black Man With BB-Gun Was Shot By Police For No Reason

“John was doing nothing wrong in Walmart, nothing more, nothing less than shopping.” I covered this previously but there’s new information. On August 5th, John Crawford of Ohio was shot in a Wal-Mart...

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I Purposely Got The Police To Chase Me 22 Times In My Car

image – Flickr / Latemodel Restoration Supply Producer’s note: Someone on Quora asked: With which cars can you win a chase with a police car? Here is one of the best answers that’s been pulled from the...

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If You Were To Commit A Crime Needed A Plan To Run Away From The Police, Keep...

image – Flickr / Eva the Weaver Producer’s note: Someone on Quora asked: What would be the best way to avoid detection by the police? Here is one of the best answers that’s been pulled from the thread....

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New Dashcam Video Shows South Carolina Cop Shooting Unarmed Driver 4 Times

In a shocking new video that is making the rounds, South Carolina police officer Sean Groubert is seen shooting driver Levar Jones during a routine traffic stop. Around :40, the officer asks Jones to...

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Why I’ve Never Respected The Police

ID1974 / (Shutterstock.com) About a decade ago BBC Radio interviewed me about one of my books. “Michael,” the DJ said, “you seem to make fun of the police a lot in your book. Do you get into any...

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Policy Has To Go Beyond The Surface: Protests Are Only Step One

Rena Schild / Shutterstock.com Protests have again broken out across the country as people have gathered together in larger numbers than we’ve ever seen before to rally against a system that is clearly...

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13 Times Death By Cop Wouldn’t Be Your Worst Option

1. You have crippling student loan debt, your fiancé found out, and is now leaving you. I mean, why would they want to pay a huge monthly tax on your underachieving ass? You should have worked harder...

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I Was A Victim Of Police Misconduct

drpavloff I have remained silent for a long time about an unfortunate event that happened to me two years ago. It is something I seldom discuss because it can be painful, but on the wake of the recent...

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Missouri Cop Who Shot Little Boy’s Golden Retriever ‘Feared For His Life’

via YouTube “I saw Marley get shot the second time, he fell on the ground. Then probably 30 seconds, at least 30 seconds after that of being on the ground he shot again, the third time.” Fox4kc out of...

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Last Night A Cop Killed A Black Missouri Teen For Pointing A Gun At Him

Last night in Berkeley, Missouri, outside a Mobil gas station, an 18-year-old Black male pointed a gun at a police officer. The officer then fired three shots at the man, one of which killed him on...

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A Mega-Troll Has Created A Giant Lie About Antonio Martin That You Need To...

via Twitter.com His Twitter username is Jesus Christos and he might be a biochem major at Northern Illinois University but for he for sure broke Twitter in the early morning hours today with just a few...

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The Justice System Creates Victims Of Unfair Laws, And It’s Wrong

Flickr / Steve Calcott In theory, the justice system has been created to protect people, to prevent “bad” things from happening to “good” people by its set of rules determined theoretically on basic...

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What I Didn’t Know About Being a Police Officer’s Wife

Wonderlane When I first met my husband, he was in uniform. In true woman form, I was enticed by his good looks, and not to mention how good he looked in said uniform. At the time I was your typical,...

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Justice For Sale: Declining Faith, Rising Police Violence (Part 1)

Flickr / Ted Eytan It was another warm August evening in Philadelphia. The year was 1828 and Philadelphia watchman Steve Heimer entered a tavern and placed his order. Heimer was told to be quiet as not...

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