Maybe we need guidelines for arresting pregnant women? Brenda Hardaway was arrested for intervening in the arrest of her brother in Rochester, New York. She allegedly pulled pepper spray on officers and was being subdued when she cried out “I’m pregnant.” Police are not trained to handle pregnant women with different measures than any other…
Do you know your rights if you’re stopped by police? Flex Your Rights is a non-profit institution that educates citizens about their constitutional rights and how to exercise them. We the The Libertarian Republic spend a lot of time informing the public about abuses of authority by police. Now we’d like you to spend a…
No camping permit? That’s an a** kickin’ for you! Reginald Deon Davis is filing a federal lawsuit against the city of Galveston, Texas after he was brutally beaten and held underwater by local police. According to court documents, the incident occurred this past March 19th while he was sleeping in his car near the seawall. Davis…
You couldn’t restrain a little girl officers? Dejamon Baker suffered wounds to her chest and stomach after police tasered her multiple times while she and her mother were shopping for clothes. Baker’s mother was being arrested for an outstanding warrant related to unpaid traffic tickets. When officers confronted the mother for the arrest, they reported…
We can’t have them here, but feel free to ship them overseas… NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly is facing tough questions after an officer was arrested and accused of smuggling high-powered rifles to the Philippines. Rex Maralit is named as the NYPD veteran officer who would purchase the weapons and then transport them to his brother, Wilfredo,…
Something’s rotten in the state of Texas… The family of a San Antonio man who was shot and killed by an off duty police officer are demanding answers. Mathew Jackson was shot by Deputy Anthony Thomas on his way home from a late night visit to a friends house. While driving home, some sort of incident…
“Put your hands right there or I’ll shoot you in the f**king back!” Deputy Andy Cox is facing a federal lawsuit after he harassed and detained a legal concealed carry permit owner for “displaying” his gun. A summary of the suit was produced by FloridaCarry.org In July of 2009, Citrus County resident Joel Smith and…
Three middle schoolers climbed onto their own school roof after classes one day. They never expected that police officers with assault rifles would arrive screaming at them and telling them to submit. When police arrived they began screaming at the boys to get down. One officer pointed a shotgun at them and another retrieved his M16…
Welcome to Georgia State Prison… The Georgia Bureau of Investigation took two years to release a video of a battery that was committed on New Years Eve, 2010 in a state prison. The family was extremely persistent in acquiring the evidence and has released the tape in order to achieve justice for their battered loved…
You have the right to remain on camera! Carlos Miller of the Photography is Not a Crime blog has a story out of Massachusetts where an officer threatens a cameraman who is filming her in the line of duty. Officer Gretchen Allen harasses a local reporter, Robert Bastille for taking her picture while she inspected…