Notes from the Resistance
Miki and his wife were ready to commit suicide, along with their child, Masada-style, rather than be taken hostage. But it never came to that. With steady nerves and superb gun skills, Miki held more than ten terrorists at bay. [More] What a wonderful story about a courageous man defending his family– something this stupid … Continue reading “We’re the Only Ones Repelling Enough”
“What the hell? Who would leave minors in the car by themselves late at night,” is the question JaCee Robertson can’t stop asking. [More] Horshack is bursting to answer. [Via Michael G]
A Washington, DC, 13-year-old juvenile was shot and killed during an attempted carjacking of a federal officer … One of the juveniles was “holding his hand in his front waistband pocket, as if he had a handgun,” a statement by police said. [More] Not to say that the kid didn’t deserve it, but I wonder … Continue reading “We’re the Only Ones Out of Pocket Enough”
“There is no evidence that she was attempting to kill anyone. Essentially what they are doing is they’re taking the offense of shooting into a vehicle and saying that she was attempting to kill somebody,” Fernandez’s lawyer argued. [More] What’s the lawyer’s name? I’d like to ask him if there’s any legal whoring he won’t … Continue reading “We’re the Only Ones Untargeting Enough”
A Rikers Island correction officer didn’t realize his body cam was on — and filmed himself planting a pointed shard of Plexiglas in an inmate’s cell and then pretending he found it, officials say. [More] When on duty, why would bodycams ever be off? [Via Steve T]
Prosecutors have charged a St. Louis County police officer with criminal sexual assault in Illinois. [More] We can do this the easy way or the hard way. [Via bondmen]
A man from Japan wrongly accused of drunken driving can sue a Michigan police officer who grossly misread a breath test and conceded during the stop that she had “no idea” what she was doing, a federal appeals court said Thursday. [More] Then why did she do it, prepared to use a full continuum of … Continue reading “We’re the Only Ones Incompetent Enough”
Who feels like a little George Strait? “Back the blue” and “few bad apples” my … eye. [Via Jess]
Snelling referred to bombshell reporting by the Chicago Sun-Times and others that found 27 current and former Chicago police officers appeared in a leaked roster for the Oath Keepers, an anti-government extremist group. According to the report, at least nine officers are still on the force. [More] I set that report aside to write an … Continue reading “Because How Could Only Ones ‘Just Following Orders’ Go Wrong?”
‘Didn’t State Who He Was’: Federal Drug Agents Seize Millions from Passengers at Atlanta Airport While Posing as Regular Travelers In Plainclothes In ‘Cold Consent Encounters’ [More] There are armed gangs and there are authorized armed gangs. Always Think Forfeiture! You’d have to be a psychopath to do this to people for a living. [Via Michael … Continue reading “We’re the Only Ones Seizing Enough”
An NYPD cop and her boyfriend were arrested Thursday on federal narcotics distribution charges and related conspiracy counts for selling more than a kilo of heroin and nearly a pound of fentanyl to a confidential source working for the FBI. [More] And up until the time she was arrested, she was legally empowered to arrest … Continue reading “We’re the Only Ones Breaking Bad Enough”
“I am shocked and deeply saddened to learn that my estranged son, with whom I have had very minimal contact over many years, is the suspect in this afternoon’s shooting of the two La Vergne police officers… Despite my efforts and guidance in the early and teenage years, my son, John Drake Jr., now 38-years-old, … Continue reading “We’re the Only Ones Estranged Enough”
THE TSA WANTS TO PUT A GOVERNMENT TRACKING APP ON YOUR SMARTPHONE [More] Hey, Mad Maxie may want seconds…
The 11th Circuit Court of appeals has ruled that it is clearly established law that even in a state with a “stop-and-identify” law, and even if police reasonably suspect you of a crime, police may not require you to show ID or arrest you if you refuse to do so. [More] Which won’t stop many … Continue reading “We’re the Only Ones Carding Enough”
A former investigator with the ATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives) is accused of trafficking weapons to Mexico while he was an employee of the bureau in 2017, according to a letter sent to the ATF Director this week by US Senator Charles Grassley. [More] Jeez, another letter…? Stop me if you’ve heard … Continue reading “We’re the Only Ones Gunwalking Enough”
North Carolina and North Dakota Police Chiefs and Federal Firearms Licensees Indicted for Conspiracy to Illegally Acquire Machineguns and Other Firearms. [More] Amidst all the outrage over Larry Vickers, let’s not forget we all have the right to such firearms the chiefs claimed for themselves but would arrest us for. I also find it difficult … Continue reading “We’re the Only Ones Conspiring Enough”
Years of DWI arrests in question after records from officer’s past brought to light [More] Funny, what some consider a “good work ethic”… [Via Steve T]
Like geofence warrants, keyword warrants cast a dragnet that require a provider to search its entire reserve of user data—in this case, queries by one billion Google users. Police generally have no identified suspects; instead, the sole basis for the warrant is the officer’s hunch that the suspect might have searched for something in some … Continue reading “We’re the Only Ones Fishing Enough”
Minneapolis police officer allegedly left shift for hook-up [More] Evidently, he received orders to pull out… [Via Steve T]
Small business owners say they’re pressured to hire off-duty MPD cops for security [More] Nice place you got here. Shame if something “happened” to it… [Via Steve T]
‘You just broke my neck’ — Man accuses jailer of assault, FBI investigating – Lawyer claims cover-up by officers [More] That’ll teach him to have a misdemeanor bench warrant! And remember: Back the Blue! [Via Jess]
Leonard Allan Cure, freed after a wrongful conviction, is shot dead in a traffic stop [More] Based on the degree of justification, there’s a time and a place to resist and different odds of prevailing depending on how we choose. [Via Jess] Related UPDATE And it appears this was not one of those times.
The inmate was in handcuffs when he was beaten at the Pinckneyville Illinois Correctional Center in April of last year. [More] It says something about “Authorized Journalism” when a story of compelling public interest is given literally 1/6 the words of the link that appears in the middle of it: [Via bondmen]
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of Florida announced Thursday that it charged 17 employees of the Broward County Sheriff’s Office with wire fraud after they allegedly tried to defraud the government in pandemic relief loans. [More] Hey, they gotta do something when they’re not holding back letting schoolchildren be slaughtered… [Via Jess]
“The officers hid while Johnny did what they were trained to do, that the officers refused to go outside. These are three officers with bulletproof vests on, and they refused to open the door and go and engage the shooter.” For 11 seconds, the officers watched Hurley from behind as he was trying to remove … Continue reading “We’re the Only Ones Back-shooting Enough”
Small-town police sued for planting drugs on drivers in north Alabama [More] Seeing as how he’s all about violating the rights of his countrymen under force of arms, wearing orange seems apt. And to paraphrase Dr. Seuss, it won’t be his heart that grows three sizes… [Via CP]
Former Illinois police chief caught shoplifting from Florida Walmart [More] So is it due to privilege that he gets prosecuted when so many do not…?
Dashcam footage released by the Los Angeles Police Department captured two former police officers ignoring a robbery call to play Pokémon Go. Officers Louis Lozano and Eric Mitchell were fired in 2018 after an internal investigation and disciplinary review panel ruled they violated department policy by failing to respond in 2017 to multiple backup calls … Continue reading “We’re the Only Ones Gotta Catch ’em All Enough”
A sex abuse victim is fighting Mint Hill police for $69,000 she says is owed to her. A WCNC Charlotte ‘Where’s the Money?’ investigation tracked down what the money was used for. [More] For whatever reason, the story link provided results in “404 The page you are looking for can’t be found.” Wayback Machine to … Continue reading “We’re the Only Ones Keeping Enough”
The City University of New York is letting $120,000 worth of body cameras gather dust at one Manhattan school — because they don’t want the public to see the crime and violence taking place on campus grounds… [More] See the crime or see the criminals…? [Via Michael G]
