Tag: law enforcement

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January 4, 2013
01/04/2013
Who Was Killed in America’s Drug War Last Year?

Who Was Killed in America’s Drug War Last Year?

For the past two years, Drug War Chronicle has been tracking all the US deaths directly attributable to domestic drug law enforcement, including the border. You can...
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January 2, 2013
01/02/2013
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.01.01)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.01.01)

07:38pm Philadelphia keeps on paying for its out-of-control drug squad, and a pair of probation officers have pill-pilfering problems. Let’s get to it: In Philadelphia, the city...
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December 27, 2012
12/27/2012
Civil Forfeiture Laws: State Sanctioned Theft

Civil Forfeiture Laws: State Sanctioned Theft

I have written before about how dangerous and corrupting Civil Forfeiture Laws are. The Institute for Justice reports Judge Dan Pelligrini in Pennsylvania has gone so far as to call them...
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December 21, 2012
12/21/2012
Seattle Police Department Loosens Rules On Marijuana Use For Recruits

Seattle Police Department Loosens Rules On Marijuana Use For Recruits

A month after Washington became the first state in the nation to legalize marijuana for adult recreational use, the Seattle Police Department has relaxed its rules on...
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December 21, 2012
12/21/2012
US Law Enforcement Seeking To Use Drones For Domestic Policing

US Law Enforcement Seeking To Use Drones For Domestic Policing

012 Electronic Freedom Foundation board member and drug policy reform activist John Gilmore memo: EFF.ORG (where I’m on the board) filed a Freedom of Information request to FAA about...
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December 20, 2012
12/20/2012
Video: Cop Gives Two Women Body Cavity Search for Pot on Public Highway, Using Same Glove

Video: Cop Gives Two Women Body Cavity Search for Pot on Public Highway, Using Same Glove

Who knew throwing a cigarette butt out of your car window in Texas (sure it’s littering) would lead to a publicly humiliating body cavity search under the...
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December 19, 2012
12/19/2012
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.12.18)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.12.18)

04:54pm A small-town Florida department run amok loses its chief–at least temporarily–an Alabama cop gets caught delivering weed, four South Texas cops get caught running cocaine,...
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December 18, 2012
12/18/2012
Memphis Cop, Dallas Man Killed in Separate Drug War Incidents

Memphis Cop, Dallas Man Killed in Separate Drug War Incidents

06:13pm A Memphis police officer was shot and killed early Friday morning during a marijuana raid, and, hours later, a Dallas man was shot and killed...
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December 14, 2012
12/14/2012
Michigan Cops Ponder Detroit Marijuana Legalization Vote

Michigan Cops Ponder Detroit Marijuana Legalization Vote

05:17pm Voters in Detroit overwhelmingly approved legalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana by adults on private property in last month’s elections, but according to Michigan...
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December 13, 2012
12/13/2012
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.12.12)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.12.12)

04:40pm Another Border Patrol agent goes bad, an Orlando cop power trips his way to trouble, a former Texas cop has problems with sticky fingers, and...
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December 7, 2012
12/07/2012
Georgia Police Kill Armed Man During Marijuana Bust

Georgia Police Kill Armed Man During Marijuana Bust

04:35pm Police officers in Buford, Georgia, shot and killed a man who refused to drop his weapon after they encountered him as they investigated a report...
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December 5, 2012
12/05/2012
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.12.04)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.12.04)

09:12pm Greed strikes down a pair of cops, including a Bay Area drug task force commander, and two more go down because of dope habits they...
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December 4, 2012
12/04/2012
Coast Guard Officer Killed By Drug Smugglers

Coast Guard Officer Killed By Drug Smugglers

01:13pm A member of the US Coast Guard was killed in the line of duty early Sunday morning when his vessel was rammed by a panga...
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November 29, 2012
11/29/2012
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.11.28)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.11.28)

03:12pm There seem to be some problems with drug task force leadership in Mississippi, and a Michigan cop gets in trouble for treating the forfeiture shed...
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November 26, 2012
11/26/2012
Seattle Police Guide to Legal Marijuana Goes Viral

Seattle Police Guide to Legal Marijuana Goes Viral

SPD’s “Marijwhatnow? A Guide to Legal Marijuana Use In Seattle” is the most-read news release in Seattle police history and is getting attention around the world.
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November 26, 2012
11/26/2012
Ohio Cop Kills One in Undercover Bust Gone Bad

Ohio Cop Kills One in Undercover Bust Gone Bad

03:58pm Cincinnati Police undercover officers shot and killed one man and wounded another during a drug buy gone bad Wednesday night. Montez Oneal, 19, becomes the...
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November 26, 2012
11/26/2012
Study: Those Arrested for Minor Pot Offenses Unlikely to Subsequently Commit Violent Crimes

Study: Those Arrested for Minor Pot Offenses Unlikely to Subsequently Commit Violent Crimes

Arresting and prosecuting low-level marijuana offenders in New York City has little or no impact on law enforcement efforts to reduce violent crime, according to a study...
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November 21, 2012
11/21/2012
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.11.20)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.11.20)

012, 03:18pm We have a trio of corrupt cops this week, including a former sheriff and a former police chief. Let’s get to it: In Rockingham, North...
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November 21, 2012
11/21/2012
Law Enforcement Call on DOJ to Respect State Marijuana Laws

Law Enforcement Call on DOJ to Respect State Marijuana Laws

012, 03:12pm Tuesday morning, former Baltimore narcotics officer Neill Franklin delivered a letter signed by 73 current and former police officers, judges, prosecutors, and federal agents to...
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November 15, 2012
11/15/2012
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.11.14)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.11.14)

04:00pm A tweaked out former Oklahoma police chief cops a plea, a Mississippi cop admits to running interference for supposed drug traffickers, and a Louisiana narc...
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