Jury Finds Officers at Fault for Failing to Stop Fellow Cops from Beating Innocent Teen Unconscious
By Matt Agorist Contra Costa County, CA — The taxpayers of Contra Costa County will soon be shelling out some serious settlement money after a…
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What Happened When New Mexico Ended Civil Asset Forfeiture?
By Michael Maharrey In 2015, New Mexico scrapped its civil asset forfeiture laws and replaced them with a criminal process requiring a conviction before forfeiture…
Cop Charged with Murder for Shooting Fleeing Unarmed 12yo Boy in the Back, Killing Him
By Matt Agorist Philadelphia, PA — In March, a tragedy unfolded in Philadelphia after a 12-year-old boy was shot in the back and killed. The…
Private ALPR Companies Turn Local Cops Into Data Collectors for the Feds
By Michael Maharrey Local police departments using automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) in conjunction with Vigilant Solutions databases are likely sharing information with the feds….
Charity Builds Dozens of Tiny Homes for Homeless on PRIVATE PROPERTY, Cops & Gov’t Destroy All Of It
By Matt Agorist In 2020, The Free Thought Project reported on the work of two groups, Food Not Bombs and the Sidewalk Project, who raised…
Public Realizes Nowhere Is Safe From Big Brother As Chula Vista Police Celebrate 10,000th Drone Call
By MassPrivateI This story should serve as a warning to everyone: police are lying about only using drones to cover emergency calls. Red flags should…
George Floyd / Derek Chauvin — Can Explosive Never-Before-Seen Footage Change The Narrative?
By Maryam Henein The better the Questions; the better the Quest. Do you know that the upcoming June trial of former Minneapolis officers – Alexander…
Badge-Wearing Home Invader Killed by Homeowner Proves Why No-Knock Raids Need to End Now
By Matt Agorist In the land of the free — thousands of times a year — American police officers kick in doors, smash windows, deploy…
Houston Tyranny: Businesses Must Install Surveillance Cams At Own Expense, Cops To View Footage Without Warrant
Tough on crime or just lawless tyrants? The Houston city council has gone completely 1984 by forcing businesses to spend their own money to install…
Jackboots Policing: No-Knock Raids Rip a Hole in the Fourth Amendment
By John W. Whitehead and Nisha Whitehead “We’re all potential victims.”— Peter Christ, retired police officer It’s the middle of the night. Your neighborhood is…
Innocent Elderly Woman Pulled Over for No Reason as Cops Steal Her Life Savings, Prescription Medicine and Mock Her
By Matt Agorist Jefferson County, AL — In December 2021, Jeanetta Jones, 62, had harmed no one, committed no crime, and was simply driving home…
Cop “Sentenced” to Firearms Training After Entering Family’s Back Yard and Executing Innocent Father
By Matt Agorist Idaho Falls, ID — As frequent readers of the Free Thought Project understand, police officers mistake innocent individuals for criminals all the…
Cops Ruled Justified in Cracking Innocent Elderly Man’s Skull, Leaving Him Hospitalized for a Month
By Matt Agorist Buffalo, NY — As TFTP reported at the time, a case out of Buffalo, New York received a lot of attention due…
Google Fights Dragnet Warrant for Users’ Search Histories Overseas While Continuing to Give Data to Police in the U.S.
By Naomi Gilens, Jennifer Lynch, and Veridiana Alimonti Google is fighting back against a Brazilian court order to turn over data on all users who…