Face Biometrics Getting Deeper into Policing, Sparking Concerns
By Jim Nash Those worried about the use of facial recognition by law enforcement have warned about how the technology could become entrenched in bureaucracies,…
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Cop Kills Innocent Man in School Pickup Line and Instead of Jail, He Gets an Award for It
By Matt Agorist Pueblo West, CO — As TFTP reported last week, on the day Richard Ward, 32, was executed in cold blood in front…
Fourth Circuit: Individuals Have a First Amendment Right to Livestream Their Own Traffic Stops
By Sophia Cope and Adam Schwartz In a partial victory for police accountability, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held that the…
Is DHS Really Going To Stop Using Chokeholds; Limit No-Knock Warrants; Respect Human Life?
By Joe Cadillic According to a recent DHS press release, President Biden’s “Executive Order to Advance Effective, Accountable Policing and Strengthen Public Safety” has forced…
Family Shocked as Cop Who Beat Elderly Grandma to Be Released Early, Serving Less than 1/5 of Sentence
By Matt Agorist Loveland, CO — On June 26, 2020, Karen Garner, 73, walked from her home to the local Walmart two blocks away to…
Cop Arrested After Video Showed Him Shoot Innocent Unarmed Man in the Back
By Matt Agorist Patterson, NJ — On the night he opened fire on Khalif Cooper, moments before pulling the trigger, Officer Jerry Moravek claimed the…
Serial Rapist Cop, Who Pulled Over Women to Rape Them at Night, Gets Insultingly Low Sentence
By Matt Agorist Phoenix, AZ — As the Free Thought Project frequently reports, when most people see police lights in their rearview mirror, the last…
SWAT Raids Innocent Family, Shoots 12yo Boy in Bed, Covers Up Body Cam — Taxpayers Shell Out $12 Million
By Matt Agorist Chicago, IL — In their effort to go after people for possessing and selling substances deemed illegal by the state, US law…
Police Cars Will Get “360-degree cameras installed in them for constant monitoring”; Officers Will Get Augmented Reality Phone Apps
By B.N. Frank In addition to its use of controversial facial-recognition technology, New York City police have plans to get even more “high tech”. It…
FLASHBACK: U.S. Police are Being Trained by Israel — And Communities of Color Are Paying the Price
Regarding the recent beating to death of a black man in Memphis, TN by 5 black Memphis police officers, the U.S. News Media owes it…
360 Degree Surveillance: How Police Use Public-Private Partnerships to Spy on Americans
By John W. Whitehead and Nisha Whitehead “We live in a surveillance state founded on a partnership between government and the technology industry.”— Law Professor…
Police Officers, Including the Chief, Protected Sex Trafficking Ring In Exchange for Sex With Victims—Lawsuit
By Matt Agorist Fairfax, VA — Police officers in America, we are told, are here to protect the public and put people in jail who…
WATCH: Cops Attack Innocent Lieutenant at Gunpoint, Threaten Him if He Complains—Taxpayers Held Liable
By Matt Agorist Winston Salem, NC — Second Lieutenant Caron Nazario was on his way home from a long day of work at his duty…
Attorney Warns “false positives” Could Create Risks for Suspects, Bystanders, and Police in re Transit Authority A.I. Gun Detection Program
By B.N. Frank It’s not breaking news that artificial intelligence (A.I.) technology can be biased and inaccurate (see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5). Opposition to…