What’s the going price for racism these days? In Arizona’s Maricopa County, “$40 million taxpayer dollars is what Maricopa County supervisors say Valley residents must pay for Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s racial profiling lawsuit” according to a Monday news report by KPHO. Unfortunately, that figure is only a rough estimate of the costs needed in order […]
Protestors and rioters may now have to worry about more than just police on foot, thanks to the Skunk Riot Control Copter. An aerial drone manufactured by South African company Desert Wolf, the Skunk is capable of shooting up to 80 pepper spray containing rounds of non-lethal ammunition per second while flashing strobe lights and […]
Lt. Brian Rice, the highest ranking officer charged in connection with the death of Freddie Gray, allegedly threatened to kill himself and the husband of his ex-girlfriend, during a series of incidents that led to him being suspended and having his guns confiscated twice. According to an article published Tuesday by The Guardian, Rice was […]
The problems in Baltimore didn’t begin with the death of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old man who suffered a spinal cord injury earlier this month after being arrested by city police. As widespread violence, chaos and looting overtook the city in the wake of Gray’s funeral service on Monday, civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson stated […]
UPDATE: 01APR15, 2pm EST: NBC News reports that Detective Patrick Cherry has surrendered has badge and gun and has been places on modified duty pending the outcome of the investigation. The New York Police Department confirmed late Tuesday afternoon that the Civilian Complaint Review Board has taken over the investigation into a video showing a […]