By Jonah Bennett The El Paso City Council is slated to hold a public hearing Tuesday to decide whether to treat e-cigarettes like tobacco products under the local smoking ban. If the Smoke Free Ordinance were modified to include e-cigarettes, the Texas city would join approximately 172 state and local governments that have taken precautionary measures, citing health concerns…
When New Kensington first grader Darin Simak discovered that a toy gun – orange-tipped and innocuous – had been mistakenly left in his backpack, Simak could have concealed the mock weapon and returned home. Aware of Martin Elementary School’s strict policy against toy weapons, however, Simak decided to comply with the rules. The honest first…
DEMING, NM – The now infamous case of David Eckert made international headlines last year for its shocking content. When the 64-year-old failed to make a complete stop at a stop sign in the Walmart parking lot, police seized him and suspected him of carrying drugs. Over a period of 14 hours, Eckert was forced…
SARASOTA, FL – The decision of law enforcement to use the stingray device has stirred up controversy before. These electronic surveillance devices simulate cell towers, which collect data and can pinpoint our location even when we’re not making a call. In California, obvious attempts were made by law enforcement to shield the public from knowing…
By Michael Bastasch U.S. electricity rates are set to rise more than 10 percent by 2020 because of onerous federal environmental regulations on coal-fired power plants, according to an analysis by American Action Forum. This means consumers could be forced to pay $150 more each year for electricity due to Obama administration power plant regulations….
Michael Burns is a member of Cop Block – a decentralized network of activists who videotape the activities of police officers to promote police accountability. A member of Cop Block Central Florida, Burns was sitting in his car filming Lakeland police when a police officer approached his vehicle. “I had a call that you’ve been…
HOUSTON, TX–Two men approached NeyKeyia Parker on the night of April 21st as she was loading her 5-year-old son in her friend’s car. The men failed to identify themselves as officers but proceeded to go about grabbing Parker, trying to force her out of the car. Fortunately, Parker’s friend had the wherewithal to record the…
Last year, 16-year-old Kiera Wilmont set off a small chemical reaction as part of a teacher-assigned science project. Wilmont’s school – Bartow High in Bartow, Florida – responded with a fit of deranged and nonsensical hysteria, expelling her from the school for violating an arcane zero-tolerance policy. Wilmont, a promising student, was then arrested and…
Law enforcement personnel in Will County, Chicago appear to have found a creative way to issue tickets: catch people admitting to infractions on Facebook. A local woman discovered as much after she posted to a Facebook page dedicated to Will County’s Whalon Lake Dog Park. The woman, who did not have a license to use…