however, of course, the police actions did what they wanted & both disrupted the demonstration & will act (perhaps only marginally) to chill further demos.
perhaps participants should print this out & show the police next time they are questioned at a demo!
Scoop: The FBI has released dozens of new documents in an ACLU case concerning its use of Stingrays, detailing ways in which cops are pressured to keep the technology secret from judges and defendants. #privacy#surveillance#police
Following the effective strike by #firearms officers in the Metropolitan #Police over one of their colleagues being chased with the murder of #ChrisKaba, we have a situation where the #army is 'supporting' the police in the counter-terrorism activities.
So, the firearms officers think they are above the law, the #Tories seeming interest in service level requirements doesn't seem to apply to armed officers, and we now have the army on the streets.
“Bettersten Wade’s search for her adult son ended when she discovered that an officer had run him over — and without telling her, authorities buried him in a pauper’s field.”
“The decision to call the police was difficult for Bettersten. She did not trust them. In 2019, her 62-year-old brother died after a Jackson officer slammed him to the ground.”
New update: Prosecutors refused to drop charges against 11-year-old #Brownsville boy who was put in #solitary confinement, may actually be bringing MORE charges against him.
“This is very, very unsettling ... because they are basically saying you can’t do certain things that are obviously something you would do as a journalist.”
#Police in Plymouth Township, #Michigan are investigating whether a lighting system that was set up by a mystery person to flash when someone approached a #ballot#DropBox was an attempt to #intimidate#voters.
Data showed a spike in fatal shootings like the one that has incited angry protests. Experts say it’s an unintended consequence of a rushed response to terrorism.
Featured story: Murder was the leading cause of death among pregnant and postpartum people in the U.S. In 2022 alone, at least 17 #Texas women were killed while pregnant or shortly after giving birth.
"Police were pushing into the camp after an hours-long standoff. Chan, 31, a medical tent volunteer, said protesters limped in with severe puncture wounds, but there was little hope of getting them to a hospital through the chaos outside. Chan suspects the injuries were caused by rubber bullets or other 'less lethal' projectiles, which police have confirmed were fired at protesters."
Nearly Two Years After #Uvalde Massacre, Here Is Where All the Investigations Stand
As a grand jury considers whether any law enforcement officers are criminally charged for their inaction during the Robb Elementary #shooting, some families say they feel they've been let down and betrayed by elected officials.
#Albuquerque Is Throwing Out the Belongings of #Homeless People, Violating City Policy
The city has violated a court order and its own policies by discarding the personal property of thousands of homeless people, who have lost medications, birth certificates, IDs, treasured family photos and the ashes of loved ones.
Donc sachez que si vous promenez dans la rue avec un certain vêtement (je vous laisse découvrir lequel, l'absence de surprise est totale...) vous êtes en fait en train de faire, seul·e, une manifestation interdite, et vous serez verbalisé·e·s.
French Police Won Authority to Shoot at Drivers, but Got ‘No Training Whatsoever’ | NYTimes (archive.fo)
Data showed a spike in fatal shootings like the one that has incited angry protests. Experts say it’s an unintended consequence of a rushed response to terrorism.