Tag: POLICE
Photographer as well as rights advocate Shawn Nee was detained by members of the LAPD for allegedly “interfering” with an ongoing investigation by taking photos, but from over ninety-feet away. The above video thoughtfully illustrates how the public’s basic First Ammendment right to photograph police officers doing their job is continuously being impeded upon. It also […]
A detail that we (and others) neglected to report when yesterday’s “stop-and-frisk is unconstitutional” ruling came in: police in the precinct with the highest number of stops in each borough will be required to wear cameras for a one-year pilot program, in an effort to bring more objective evidence around the tactic. “The recordings may […]
A federal court just ruled that police do not need a warrant to seize your cell phone’s location data, because that data is not protected under the Fourth Amendment. The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that location information is “clearly a business record,” and that “the government does not require a […]
Cops! They’re just like us, because they take pictures of themselves! Only they’re armed with authority they never abuse. And guns. They’re also armed with guns. Here’s a selection of cops making duck-faces from a new, single-serving Tumblr. There’s only one question. It’s a little philosophical though. […]
For all the haters who say the Internal Affairs Bureau doesn’t do enough to investigate and stamp out corruption in the NYPD, get this: according to a police source contacted by the Daily News, the bureau is coming down hard on two officers involved in one of the most pressing, flagrant issues facing the department today: a […]
Rabbi Alfredo Borodowski does not like it when people drive too slow. And to deal with it, he does the only reasonable thing, going full DMX and impersonating a police officer, flashing a bogus badge while demanding that the offending slowpoke pull over. For some reason, the community in Westchester County is not okay with this. Bordowski […]
Over the weekend crowds of people gathered around New York City to rally around the memory of Trayvon Martin and protest a court decision that let a man who shot and killed an unarmed child walk away with no consequences. According to NBC News and the AP, the largest group consisted of over 1,000 people […]
The Broward County Sheriff’s Office has released a 37 second PSA called “Raise Your Voice, Not Your Hands.” According to South Florida Review, it was created over fears that riots or forms of violent protest will erupt when the jury reaches a verdict on the Zimmerman case and the slaying of black teenager Trayvon Martin. To quote […]
In April, we told you about a test the NYPD would be running that involved releasing harmless gases throughout the subway system during rush hour to simulate a chemical attack. The gases would be non-toxic, and authorities could track their movements and draw conclusions about how an actual attack might travel. Then, in May, we […]
More than two million people showed up to watch and cheer on the 2013 Pride Parade that stretched for more than two miles through Manhattan. They left behind a little something. A lot of little somethings. As you can see, these NYPD barricades have been festooned with stickers from LGBT rights groups, support organizations and […]
