Whether a traffic stop that turns into “We smell something in your car” or a “driving while black” incident, you have rights when you’re pulled over — and it’s for the best if you actually use them. In this video, Elon James White talks about what to do if you’re stopped by the police. His […]
On Friday, October 7, 2016, Baltimore police released information about a secret surveillance program that had been underway for the past eight months. They had employed a plane to fly over the city and take pictures of every street, and over one million photos were taken as a result of this operation. The plane has […]
The Baltimore City Police use of “stingray” cellphone technology has triggered a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on the grounds that the technology interferes with 911 calls and is used in a way that discriminates against African-Americans. A coalition of civil rights groups including the Center for Media Justice, the Color of Change, […]
Trigger happy cops in the United States could learn much from their British counterparts. Fatal shootings by police in the United States has become a major political issue in recent years, and official figures out of Great Britain paint a stark contrast with those coming out of the USA. As of August 1st of this […]
A bill with bipartisan sponsorship aims to reform the questionable police practice of civil asset forfeiture that allows law enforcement to take cash and property from people without convicting them, or usually even charging them, of a crime. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R.-Wis.) introduced the “Deterring Undue Enforcement by Protecting Rights of Citizens from Excessive Searches […]