Author: Joe from MassPrivateI

NY Daily News – by ROCCO PARASCANDOLA

The NYPD has formally introduced the “receipt” cops will now be required to issue to anyone they question during street stops, the Daily News has learned.

Patrick Lynch, head of the largest NYPD union, the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association, called the new paperwork “another nail in the coffin of proactive policing” and predicted a rise in retaliatory complaints against cops.   Continue reading “NYPD officially debuts stop-and-frisk ‘receipts’ and new rules for cops”

North Star Post – by Sam Richards

The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is operating a fleet of surveillance aircraft over locations within the United States as well as “foreign environments,” according to Jeffrey Stramm special agent in charge of DEA aviation division.

The Administration does not “get warrants for public space surveillance,” Stramm said in a phone call with The Post. He went on to say that this surveillance program is in accordance with Title 21 United States Code.    Continue reading “DEA Operating Surveillance Aircraft Fleet Over U.S. and Abroad”

WNCN

MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) — Horry County Police will dismiss a charge against a 13-year-old student after an examination of two suspicious notebooks revealed they did not pose a threat.

Lt. Raul Denis, spokesman for the Horry County Police Department, says someone found the two notebooks containing disturbing material inside a classroom at Forestbrook Middle School. A school resource officer was alerted of the discovery last Wednesday.   Continue reading “Autistic SC teen who plans to be nuclear engineer detained after notes found at school”

Yahoo News

NEW YORK (AP) — The training session asked workers how they would respond to troubled people — a drug user, an abuse victim or someone with bipolar disorder — that they might encounter on the job.

They weren’t doctors or therapists, and their employer, a wide-ranging youth outreach organization called The Door, isn’t only a counseling center. But mental health how-tos are part of everyone’s training, whether they’re career advisers or basketball coaches, and reaching out to offer help is part of everyone’s job.   Continue reading “NYC plan trains lay people as mental health screeners”

Independent – by Paul Gallagher

The motor industry has been accused of withholding a report that reveals US cars are substantially less safe than European vehicles – for fear that the findings would hamper the drive to harmonise safety standards as part of the controversial Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) deal.

The major study was commissioned by the car industry to show that existing EU and US safety standards were broadly similar.   Continue reading “Car industry ‘buried report revealing US car safety flaws over fears for TTIP deal’”

Washington’s Blog – by Eric Zuesse

America’s best and most reliable video ducumentarian of war-crimes and of lies by the U.S. Government is now being hit by a new Youtube policy of blocking income to, or even obliterating, videos that Youtube determines to be about “Controversial or sensitive subjects and events, including subjects related to war, political conflicts, natural disasters and tragedies, even if grahic imagery [unsuitable for children] is not shown.” (That’s from the statement by Youtube.)

He asserts that, “This change is essentially an attack on independent journalists who cannot afford the video and sponsorship infrastructure used by the corporate media.”   Continue reading “Youtube Escalates Censorship”

Q 13 Fox – by Steve Kiggins

MERCER ISLAND, Wash. — Kids at the Mercer Island School District are now banned from playing the popular childhood game of tag on the playground.

Parents told Q13 Fox News they had no idea about the ban until their kids told them.  Now, moms and dads are asking why they weren’t part of the decision-making process.

“Good grief, our kids need some unstructured playtime,” said mom Kelsey Joyce.   Continue reading “School district bans game of tag to ‘ensure physical, emotional safety of students’”

MassPrivateI

DHS/Coast Guard want to track EVERY boat to improve “navigational safety”.

“The Coast Guard’s Nationwide Automatic Identification System (NAIS) enhances maritime domain awareness with a focus on improving security, navigational safety, search and rescue, and environmental protection services.”  

“The NAIS program exceeds the stated purpose of marine safety and constitutes an ongoing risk to the privacy and civil liberties of mariners across the United States.”   Continue reading “DHS is creating a nationwide boat tracking system”

Huffington Post – by Ryan J. Reilly, Amber Ferguson

WASHINGTON — “What if I don’t have the money?” the man asked the judge. He was in court because he hadn’t completed the 32 hours of community service he’d agreed to serve as part of a plea deal for a minor offense, and he couldn’t afford to pay his $320 fine.

The defendant was hoping for a deferred sentence — for a bit more time to get the funds together or to complete his community service. No such luck.

“You go to jail,” the judge replied. Continue reading “New Hampshire Judges Send Poor People To Jail”

EAG News – by Victor Skinner

LANCASTER, Calif. – The Antelope Valley Schools Transportation Agency is using biometric iris scanners on special needs buses to prevent tragedies like the recent death of an autistic student who was abandoned on his school bus.

Hun Joon “Paul” Lee, a 19-year-old autistic student, was left on a contracted school bus in a district parking lot for hours Sept. 11, when he was found unresponsive laying in the aisle. A substitute driver picked him up at 8:30 a.m. and his parents believe he never got off the bus. Lee’s mother realized something was wrong when his bus didn’t arrive after school, NBC Los Angeles reports.   Continue reading “School district implements iris scanners on buses after student’s death”

The Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist

Chicago, IL — George Roberts is a civilian whose job is to investigate crooked cops. As the supervisor for the Independent Police Review Authority, (IPRA), Roberts is responsible for investigating claims of police misconduct and officer-involved shootings.

After a nightmarish interaction with six Chicago cops, however, Roberts became the subject of his own work.   Continue reading “Once Cops Realized Who this Man Was, they Turned Dashcams Off and Savagely Attacked Him”

Bozeman Daily Chronicle

AUBURNDALE, Fla. (AP) — A central Florida deputy shot a man to death during a standoff after authorities say the man pointed a stapler at the deputy.

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said deputies responded to a call Monday about suspected drug activity at an Auburndale home. Officials say 34-year-old Dominic Fuller, who was suspected in a shooting earlier this month, fled on foot as deputies approached.   Continue reading “Deputy kills man pointing stapler during standoff in Florida”

Huffington Post – by Andy Campbell

A former New York Police Department officer pleaded guilty Tuesday to drunkenly firing 14 shots at a car, striking a victim six times.

Brendan Cronin, 28, faces up to nine years in prison after pleading guilty to attempted murder, assault and drunken driving in the April 29, 2014, shooting in Westchester County, New York.   Continue reading “Former NYPD Cop Pleads Guilty To Drunkenly Firing 14 Shots At Car”

Paul Craig Roberts

Here is Carla Fiorina at the debate describing the way she will lead us to Armageddon. She won’t talk to Putin, but she will send him “the message” via military threats:

“Having met Vladimir Putin, I wouldn’t talk to him at all. We’ve talked way too much to him. What I would do, immediately, is begin rebuilding the Sixth Fleet, I would begin rebuilding the missile defense program in Poland, I would conduct regular, aggressive military exercises in the Baltic states. I’d probably send a few thousand more troops into Germany. Vladimir Putin would get the message. . . . Russia is a bad actor, but Vladimir Putin is someone we should not talk to, because the only way he will stop is to sense strength and resolve on the other side, and we have all of that within our control. We could rebuild the Sixth Fleet. I will. We haven’t. We could rebuild the missile defense program. We haven’t. I will.”   Continue reading “All Republican Presidential Candidates Stand For War”

MassPrivateI

The Poynter Insitute claims to be starting up a ‘global fact checking network’ but they should be a little more transparent about who’s really doing the fact checking.

The Poynter Institute also claims to be a global leader in journalism education but works with the Gannett Co., Inc., the nation’s largest news publisher.

Kawika Riley is a Fellow of the Poynter Institute and volunteers to work with DHS.   Continue reading “Media group with ties to the CIA and DHS wants to create a ‘global fact checking network’”

Drug Policy, Press Release, September 10, 2015

Law Enforcement Lobby Deploys Heavy-Handed Scare Tactics

Senator Mitchell’s Bill, SB 443, Would Have Required Conviction Before Forfeiture

SACRAMENTO, CA — Civil asset forfeiture reform legislation authored by Senator Holly Mitchell (D-Los Angeles) and David Hadley (R-Torrance) failed to pass the Assembly Floor today after extraordinary efforts by law enforcement to defeat it, including personal calls to legislators’ cell phones and other scare tactics. Despite bipartisan support and nearly unanimous votes at every previous juncture, SB 443 could not survive the Assembly Floor vote today. However, the bill was granted reconsideration, meaning it can be taken up for another floor vote tomorrow, the final day of session, if the authors so choose. Continue reading “Bipartisan Asset Forfeiture Reform Bill Dies on California Assembly Floor”