by Eric Lieberman Local police officers are allegedly scanning the license plate numbers of people attending gun-shows per the request of the federal government. Agents employ devices that record the plate numbers of every car that passes through such events, according to emails obtained by The Wall Street Journal. The incident has raised questions from Fourth and Second…
Black Lives Matter to protest for Terrence Sterling on Monday October 3rd by Darnyell Wint On September 11, 2016, Police Officer Brian Trainer shot Mr. Sterling, after following in pursuit of him, as officers believed he “fit the description” in a report they received. D.C Police had reported a motorcycle driving erratically and recklessly, which…
by Kody Fairfield Following the indictment by a grand jury of two Marksville, Louisiana marshals, Derrick Stafford and Norris Greenhouse Jr., on murder charges for a multiple officer-involved shooting which led to the death of a six-year-old boy, the judge presiding over the case has released the body camera footage of the scene. The altercation which…
by Amber Randall A police officer never has good justification to kill someone, according to Black Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson. Mckesson compared an officer killing someone to the idea of a person killing their child at an event co-sponsored by the San Diego State School of Journalism and Media Studies, reports The Daily Aztec….
by Trent Somes As of this October, what police do in public is no longer public record in North Carolina. A new law in North Carolina allows police departments to keep body and dash camera footage secret, even from the people that were filmed, unless issued a court order. Police cameras become a topic of…
by Russ Read Nearly everything can be instantly recorded, and instances when police use deadly force face significant scrutiny — especially when multiple angles of the same event exist. But video evidence may not always be what it seems. While conventional wisdom may say that more evidence will help lead to the truth, it can…
by Brian Nichols The riots that began in Charlotte, NC on Tuesday evening after the controversial police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott have taken a turn for the worst, as they have become increasingly violent and destructive. Since Tuesday, the riots that have erupted in Charlotte have led to injuries, death, and destruction. According to…
by Josh Guckert In 1968, the Supreme Court created the “stop and frisk” standard in the case of Terry v. Ohio. Since then, many cities have instituted such a policy allowing for officers to stop individuals if there is “reasonable suspicion” that they have committed or are about to commit a crime. Further, the officer may…
by Eric July With the recent fatal shootings of Keith Lamont Scott and Terence Crutcher, another round of conversations about race and policing is among us. Usually the gripes and rebuttals go on for a few weeks and then it dies out until the next fatal shooting of a black person by law enforcement. However,…
by Blake Neff Charlotte, N.C., erupted into a riot Tuesday night after hundreds of people gathered to protest the fatal shooting of a black man. According to police, officers were serving a warrant when they encountered Keith Lamont Scott in his car. Police say Scott got out of his car with a gun and was…