Nadia Prupis: More Police Departments Using Drones
Anti-war groups call for increased scrutiny over use of drones as law enforcement tools. Police departments in the U.S. are increasingly considering the use of drones as a law enforcement … Continue reading
John Oliver: Ferguson, MO and Police Militarization
Aug 17, 2014. In the wake of the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, MO, John Oliver explores the racial inequality in treatment by police as well as the increasing … Continue reading
Video: Michael Brown’s Body
A video released August 11 by the channel Law Abiding Citizen News contains disturbing images from August 9 surrounding the death of Mike Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. Law Abiding Citizen … Continue reading
David M. Perry: Ferguson and the cult of compliance
When the police won’t take no for an answer… The protests in Ferguson, Missouri, set off by a policeman’s shooting of an unarmed black teen last week, appear to be … Continue reading
Defense Industry-Backed Lawmakers Voted to Continue Police Militarization
WASHINGTON – Local law enforcement around the country has become more heavily armed through partnerships with the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security. One of the key … Continue reading
Chase Madar: The Over-Policing of America
If all you’ve got is a hammer, then everything starts to look like a nail. And if police and prosecutors are your only tool, sooner or later everything and everyone … Continue reading
Glenn Greenwald: The Militarization of U.S. Police Finally Dragged Into the Light
The intensive militarization of America’s police forces is a serious menace about which a small number of people have been loudly warning for years, with little attention or traction. In … Continue reading
John Samuel Tieman: Economic Justice and the St. Louis Riots
St. Louis is seething. A profound, inexplicable seething. A young man, Michael Brown, his hands in the air. Then eight shots. Graphic photographs of his body lying for hours on … Continue reading
Nadia Prupis: Ferguson, Institutionalized Racism and the Militarization of Police
Will the tragedy in Ferguson be a catalyst for change? Police officers in Ferguson, Missouri arrested 31 people during protests Monday night (Photo: Michael B. Thomas/AFP/Getty Images) Last week, after … Continue reading →