by Josh Guckert In Weirton, West Virginia, Police Officer Stephen Mader was fired after refusing to shoot 23-year-old Ronald D. Williams Jr. on May 6. When Mader got to the scene, Williams was contemplating suicide, waving a gun and asking Mader to shoot him. Said the officer, “I told him, ‘Put down the gun,’ and he’s like, ‘Just…
by Kody Fairfield Crime in Chicago has gotten so out of hand that some residents are now shelling out their own hard-earned money to help secure their home. As reported by CBS Chicago, a man named De Mudd is the financier for a private neighborhood security patrol after he became so fed up with the increasing rate of…
by Josh Guckert Comedy legend Dave Chappelle recently did a show in New York City and took on the major topics of the day. He said that he thought “Black Lives Matter” is a “terrible slogan” and that “enough is enough” (as coined by NBA Player Dwyane Wade) would be a better one. Chappelle also poked…
Clarke Says Politicians Have Thrown Police Overboard by Josh Guckert In an edition of Hannity which aired Wednesday, Sheriff David Clarke stated that President Obama is a “straight-up cop-hater.” One of the reasons Clarke used is that Obama opposes the “1033 program,” which deploys military surplus equipment to local police stations. Last year, Obama took steps…
By Joe Trotter (Stonegait Institute) Cincinnati’s police union, the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #69, is refusing to have members wear the city’s new body cameras unless they receive a pay increase. To clarify, this isn’t about just normal raises; the union is demanding a specific pay increase because of the cameras. “Requiring employees to…
by Jordan LaPorta A YouTube video has surfaced online of an interaction between Jefferson County, Alabama sheriff’s deputies and a black homeowner, and it does not reflect positively on law enforcement. While the clip only provides a window into the scene absent any prior context, the interactions caught on camera are unsettling to say the…
By Amber Randall Baltimore county police shot a mother during an hours-long confrontation Monday after she allegedly threatened police officers with a gun and locked herself in her apartment. Police fatally shot Korryn Gaines, a 23-year-old woman who had several arrest warrants out, reports NBC News. Her 5-year-old son, who was also in the apartment, suffered…
By Amber Randall A group of protesters in North Carolina chained themselves to a fence and blocked an intersection Thursday evening to protest police brutality. The group of activists, joined by organizations like Black Youth Project 100, the Durham Beyond Policing Campaign, and Southerners on New Ground, blocked an intersection in Durham to protest the cop shootings of…
By Steve Birr An officer with the Metro Transit Police is facing assault charges after he allegedly pulled his gun on a driver during a road rage incident. Steven Lee Smith, 39, a 15-year veteran of the Metro Transit Police, resigned Wednesday, forfeiting his pension, after identifying himself as “the police” and drawing his weapon…
By Casey Harper Protesters faced off against law enforcement at the Republican National Convention Wednesday with several arrests, two injured officers and one person setting himself on fire. Cleveland police said 22 protesters have been arrested so far. Law enforcement said no media, only protesters, were apprehended. Protestor lit flag on fire, then lit himself on fire, catching…