Author: Joe from MassPrivateI

The Intercept – by George Joseph

Extensive records from SWAT team raids in northeastern Massachusetts released today by the American Civil Liberties Union corroborate what police reform advocates have long insisted: that “Special Weapons And Tactics” units spend a majority of their time responding to low-risk situations that do not require SWAT’s quasi-military approach.   Continue reading “New SWAT Documents Give Snapshot of Ugly Militarization of U.S. Police”

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In what can only be described as idiotic, the Senate Intelligence Committee wants social media websites to spy on everyone and forward terrorist comments or content to police.

FYI, A third of the world uses social media. “With nearly a third of the world using social media on a regular basis, social media reach and privacy have become hot topics.” Continue reading “Police claim anyone that spends a large amount of time on Twitter, Facebook, or YouTube is a potential terrorist”

Breitbart – by AWR Hawkins

During a recent appearance with CNN’s The Lead With Jake Tapper, Democrat presidential contender Bernie Sanders said gun manufacturers should be no more liable for the misuse of their product following a theft than a hammer company would be.

He said this in response to Tapper’s question about Sanders’s vote for the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA). That act protects gun manufacturers from lawsuits tied to the misuse of their products. It was signed into law by President George W. Bush in October 2005.   Continue reading “Bernie Sanders: Gun Companies No More Liable Than Hammer Companies for Misuse of Product”

Columbus Dispatch – by Mark Gillispie

CLEVELAND — A grand jury will determine whether criminal charges should be filed against two Cleveland police officers in the death of a woman having a mental-health crisis in November, a spokesman for the Cuyahoga County prosecutor’s office said on Wednesday.

Tanisha Anderson, 37, died on Nov. 12 after her family called police asking for help because Anderson, who had schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, was disoriented and walking outside on a cold day wearing only a nightgown.   Continue reading “Grand jury to consider charges against 2 officers”

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WARREN, Ohio (WYTV) – A Mercy Health police officer is facing an aggravated menacing charge following what police said was a road rage incident last week in Champion Township.

Brian Kelly was charged with aggravated menacing and had his bond set at $2,500 during his arraignment Tuesday in Warren Municipal Court. He is due back in court on Aug. 4.   Continue reading “Ohio cop arrested after he pulled his gun on a driver who flipped him off”

Breitbart – by Caroline May

A record 93,626,000 people were not participating in the workforce in June, according to new figures released Thursday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The BLS defines people outside the labor force as those ages 16 and older who are neither employed nor have “made specific efforts to find employment sometime during the 4-week period ending with the reference week.”   Continue reading “Record 93,626,000 Americans Not In Labor Force, Lowest Level Of Participation Since 1977”

Breitbart – by Daniel Nussbaum

COSTA MESA, CA – Political commentator and author Ann Coulter was signing copies of her new book Adios America: The Left’s Plan to Turn our Country into a Third World Hellhole at a Barnes and Noble Tuesday night when the calm was shattered by protesters inside the store.

As dozens of fans waited their turn to have a book signed, several people rose from the tables in the adjacent Starbucks and began bellowing slogans:   Continue reading “Illegal Aliens Disrupt Ann Coulter Book Signing, Author Fires Back”

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One of the biggest BULLSHIT studies ever to be published claims people with blue or light eyes are likely to become ALCOHOLICS!

The American Journal of Medical Genetics (AJOMG) published a study called: “Eye color: A potential indicator of alcohol dependence risk in European Americans.”
Continue reading “B.S. study claims blue eyed people are likely to be alcoholics and have psychiatric illnesses”

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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV.com) –A homeowner is suing the city of St. Louis after a SWAT team broke down his front door, but they had the wrong house.

Leon Walker and his family live in the 5600 block of Geraldine, where a SWAT team broke down the door to execute the search warrant, which was for a man who lived two doors down.   Continue reading “SWAT Raids Wrong Home, Breaks Windows, then Issues Family Citation for Broken Windows”

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In a NY Times article showing how police are being trained to de-escalate a situation two Seattle cops describe what’s really going on:

In the video a Seattle police trainer expresses sympathy when he is aggressively challenged by skeptical officers. “I agree. I agree. Don’t shoot the messenger. This is what the DOJ is saying, not me,” the trainer says, referring to new mandatory training to curb excessive use of force required in a 2012 consent decree between the city and U.S. Department of Justice.   Continue reading “Police officers describe what they really think about de-escalation training: They ‘put guns up peoples noses’”

Consumerist – by Chris Morran

While there is no official review process required for labeling a product as “Made in the U.S.A.,” a company can get into legal trouble for misusing that label, as doing so may constitute false advertising. A new report from an advertising watchdog group claims that Walmart’s website has more than 100 examples of products incorrectly marketed as made in America.

According to a letter [PDF] recently sent by the group Truth In Advertising to Walmart CEO Doug McMillon, “Walmart’s website is mired in USA labeling errors.”   Continue reading “Report Finds 100+ Walmart.com Products Labeled “Made In U.S.A.” That Were Made Elsewhere”

Seattle Times – by Jennifer Sullivan

Citizens who curse at police and call them abusive names while they’re investigating a crime are protected from arrest by the First Amendment’s guarantee of free speech, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday in a case out of Seattle.

The justices threw out the juvenile obstruction conviction of a then-17-year-old boy who pelted Seattle police officers with obscenities and insults when they were called to his house to investigate a reported disturbance in 2011.   Continue reading “Court: First Amendment protects profanity against police”