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CopWatch Camera Man Assaulted by Plain Clothes Officers

Saturday, November 20th, 2010
Jacob Crawford of CopWatch was attacked by two plain clothes police officers because he asked for their names and badge numbers. Although we here at CopBlock.org aren’t really surprised by such police reactions to being filmed, the video does show a number of other things that should bother you.  Before I get into those here [...]

Cop Crimes – Weekly Roundup November 13-19, 2010

Friday, November 19th, 2010
Another week of State police terrorism: Fredricktown MO police captain pleads guilty to sexual exploitation and sodomy of child Fond du Lac WI cop throws cuffed mentally challenged man into table, cutting his head open Vian OK asst police chief caught for public intoxication, beating girlfriend, threatening to shoot bouncers Monroe County NY sheriff’s captain [...]

Berkeley Students Want Police Off Campus

Friday, November 19th, 2010
The students of Berkeley in California are outraged by a proposed 8% hike in tuition cost and decided to protest it. This is where the police come in. Not only were they refusing to allow people into the public meeting but they were using excessive force (pointing guns at unarmed people) as well. See video [...]

Is I.C.E (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) going too far

Friday, November 19th, 2010
First, some recent ICE headlines illustrating what they should be doing with their time, before I start in on what they are about to do to an innocent college kid. ICE arrests 5 for conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft in Puerto Rico ICE special agents and officers arrested a Belgian man in Ocala [...]

I Wont Be Home For Christmas!

Thursday, November 18th, 2010
The TSA are, for all intents and purposes, the cops of the airport concourse. Their ever increasing intrusiveness has prompted a nationwide backlash. They really MUST be reigned in, so they stop violating every flyer’s 4th Amendment rights as well as our basic human dignity and right to privacy. To that end, my friend “Uncle [...]

Adam Mueller Arrested for Bench Warrant in Jackson, WI

Wednesday, November 17th, 2010
JACKSON, WI – Adam and I were just working out at the Snap Fitness in Jackson, WI when he noticed an officer on foot outside. I went to the cubbyhole where we’d placed our outer garments and grabbed my phone. Below is Qik video of our interaction with two men paid by the Jackson, WI [...]

Texas executes innocent man; no one held accountable

Tuesday, November 16th, 2010
DNA testing recently revealed that Texas wrongly executed Claude Jones in 2000. Mr.  Jones had always maintained his innocence and requested DNA testing.  Hair found at the crime scene was essentially the only link between Jones and the liquor store murder.  The Innocence Project alleges a memo requesting DNA testing was never delivered to George [...]

Officer’s Power Trip Caught on DashCam

Monday, November 15th, 2010
In September of this year, Ed Stone, who is on the Board of Directors of Georgia Carry, had a telling encounter with a Fayetteville Georgia police officer.  The encounter began when Mr. Stone, a former cop himself and an attorney, made what he called the “universal gesture for slowing down” to Officer Terry Fortner as [...]

Cop Crimes Weekly Roundup – November 3-9, 2010

Saturday, November 13th, 2010
Thanks to David Packman at Injustice Everywhere for providing daily updates of cop crimes, which are used to make these “weekly roundups” — please consider donating to Injustice Everywhere. Also make sure you check out Packman’s recently released “2010 Q3 National Police Misconduct Statistical Report.” These events occurred just in the last week: Fordland MO police [...]

Cop Block updates now sent directly to your e-mail

Saturday, November 13th, 2010
Want to be the first to find out when a new Cop Block podcast is released? Links to hot stories here on Copblock.org? When new merchandise comes to the Cop Block store? And many other updates? You can do all this by joining our e-mail list over at Google Groups and have us e-mail you [...]