The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s department has received $1 million for a violence prevention unit that is getting attention from privacy advocates. Florida legislators awarded the money to Sheriff Ric Bradshaw to create the unit with the idea that they will be able to prevent gun tragedies from occurring. Bradshaw intends on utilizing specially trained deputies and mental health professionals in the prevention of crimes.
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From the Guardian:
When police carried out a routine stop-and-search of her boyfriend on the London Underground, Gemma Atkinson filmed the incident. She was detained, handcuffed and threatened with arrest. She launched a legal battle, which ended with the police settling the case in 2010. With the money from the settlement she funded the production of this animated film, which she says shows how her story and highlights police misuse of counterterrorism powers to restrict photography
In 2011, I made a post showing how the police in America were becoming more militarized. The recent events in Boston show just how complete the trend towards turning the police into a defacto military has come should be deeply troubling for all Americans.
Here are some photos from Boston that emphasizes that point. You can click on the pictures to see them full sized.
Those of you who’ve had the good fortune to be born in the United States simply have not known the absence of freedoms,” says Judge Alex Kozinski, Chief Judge of the U.S Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. “You can only imagine, but not experience, what it’s like to live in a society where these freedoms are absent.
From NBC:
The department at first said that Tuter opened fire in fear of his life, but dashboard camera video raised concerns after it showed that Tuter had rammed Allen’s truck and fired 41 shots after he cornered Allen. Tuter reloaded twice, police said.
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For those that are confused, Tuter was a Garland, Texas police officer. This chase ended in Mesquite, Texas, a neighboring city. The city of Garland, Texas fired, or indefinitely suspended, Tuter and there is also a criminal investigation being conducted by the Mesquite police department. The Mesquite police department will give the results of their investigation to the Dallas County District Attorney, who will then decided whether or not to move forward with a criminal indictment.
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