Criticism after Proposed Hoodie Ban in Oklahoma – abc40
Criticism after Proposed Hoodie Ban in Oklahomaabc40He says those concerns were repeated when some masked people looted and torched buildings during protests in Ferguson, Missouri, after a white police officer shot an unarmed, black 18-year-old. “I like to think we take the security of our people …and more »
<em>New York Times</em> Wants NYPD to Do the Impossible: Enforce All the Laws, Even the Constitutionally Questionable Ones, While Practicing 'Constitutional' Policing (Reason Magazine – Hit and Run)
Something interesting happened at the tail end of last year. There had been months of protest about the use of excessive force by police and the lack of accountability thereof, but little had been done. When a nut from Maryland who tried to kill his girlfriend showed up in Brooklyn and murdered two NYPD cops in cold blood, it looked like the isolated incident might be enough to knock the wind out of a burgeoning but unfocused protest movement. It's still too soon to tell if that happened.
Police officers, and especially the unions who represent them, responded to the murder of two cops by freaking out. The president of the Police Benevolent Association said Mayor Bill de Blasio had blood on his hands for daring to talk to protestors. New York City police officers were told they were operating in a "warzone" now.
One byproduct of this frenetic response by police is a collapse in low-level petty law enforcement and "unnecessary" arrests. Although the numbers are only available for one full week, they show an up to 84 percent drop in drug arrests and a 92 percent drop in parking violations, compared to the …
Young Lady No Pants Does Field Sobriety Test – Police Dash …
Police dash-cam video shows a cop giving a young lady with no pants a field sobriety test over and over. It is obvious why he would do this.
As U.S. Troops return to Iraq, more private contractors follow
By Warren Strobel and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Government is preparing to boost the number of private contractors in Iraq as part of President Barack Obama's growing effort to beat back Islamic State militants threatening the Baghdad government, a senior U.S. Official said. How many contractors will deploy to Iraq – beyond the roughly 1,800 now working there for the U.S …
McConnell blasts veto threat, asks Obama to work with GOP – 12NewsNow.Com
McConnell blasts veto threat, asks Obama to work with GOP12NewsNow.ComMitch McConnell kicked off his new role as majority leader Wednesday by holding out hope for compromise with Democrats on some of the nation's toughest issues, such as shoring up Medicare and Social Security, while at the same time taking a jab at …and more »