On AlterNet: law enforcement

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "law enforcement"

Why Are Cops Losing Their Jobs for Questioning the Drug War?

Rania Khalek, AlterNet. December 6, 2011.

Police and Border Patrol officers around the country are being punished for criticizing the devastating war on drugs and supporting drug decriminalization.

Drug Czar Says African Americans Are More Affected by the 'Drug Problem' -- Here's Why That's Propaganda

Tony Newman, AlterNet. November 28, 2011.

Ignoring the disproportionate racial impact of drug law enforcement while focusing on the disproportionate racial impact of the drug problem is simply Orwellian.

Pepper-Spraying Protesters Is Just the Beginning: Here Are More Hypermilitarized Weapons Your Local Police Force Could Employ

Rania Khalek, AlterNet. November 22, 2011.

By arming local police departments with military grade equipment, domestic policing has come to resemble a combat operation with citizens as the enemy.

5 Unexpected Places You Can Be Tracked With Facial Recognition Technology

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet. August 30, 2011.

Facial recognition technology has become more advanced, and it's increasingly popping up in two realms: law enforcement and commerce.

How To Stop Suicide by Cop

Julia Dahl, Miller-McCune Magazine. February 24, 2011.

A growing movement is training police officers not to kill citizens -- even when they seem to be asking for it.

Leaked Intel Memo Directs Police to Pipe Down on Facebook

G.W. Schulz, Center for Investigative Reporting. February 23, 2011.

After some embarrassing incidents, authorities are teaching cops to keep a low profile online.

The Taserification of America

Will Bunch, AlterNet. May 5, 2010.

The whole justification for police to get tasers in the first place was to subdue potentially violent suspects -- but it's gone way, way, past that.

Cops Involved in Repeat Shootings and Excessive Force Still on Duty

Ali Winston, ColorLines. April 26, 2010.

Twenty-seven Fresno police officers remain on active duty despite multiple incidents of violence against civilians.

California Cops Exploit DUI Checkpoints to Rake in Cash

Ryan Gabrielson, California Watch. February 13, 2010.

California police are turning DUI checkpoints into profitable operations that are far more likely to seize cars from unlicensed minority motorists than catch drunken drivers.

Is It Now a Crime to Be Poor?

Barbara Ehrenreich, The New York Times. August 19, 2009.

If you're living on the streets, engaging in the biological necessities of life -- like sitting, sleeping, lying down or loitering -- will get you in jail.

Janet Napolitano Is Just Finessing Bush's Crackdown on Migrant Workers

Tom Barry, Americas Policy Program. February 20, 2009.

Napolitano doesn't have the power to change immigration law. She's there to administer the department, enforce the law, and keep the homeland secure.

Immigrants Scapegoated as Economy Teeters

Nastassja Hoffet, IPS News. January 28, 2009.

Violence against immigrants is on the rise, fueled by hateful rhetoric and economic anxieties.

Cops Enforcing Immigration Laws Bust County Budgets

Anthony D. Advincula, deleted. August 14, 2008.

Police departments charged with enforcing federal immigration laws are going broke.

In the Age of Terror, Isn't Busting Toe-Tappers an Insane Use of Our Law Enforcement Resources?

Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post. September 4, 2007.

Isn't it the height of madness to use America's finite law enforcement resources to seek out and arrest people for tapping the foot of a cute undercover officer in a restroom?

Two Women Left to Die by Authorities

Philip Barron, AlterNet: PEEK. June 13, 2007.

Philip Barron: Institutional disregard claims two lives, half a country apart.

Rudy Giuliani Wants to Strip Search You

Guest Blogger, AlterNet: PEEK. June 12, 2007.

Jeffrey Feldman: Rudy Giuliani's entire career has been built on scaring the pants off people, literally and figuratively.

Journalist Josh Wolf's Courageous Stand

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. February 16, 2007.

Imprisoned reporter Josh Wolf and his attorney explain why his jailing for refusal to release video footage is an attack on journalism itself.

America's Holy Warriors

Chris Hedges, Truthdig. January 4, 2007.

The radical Christian Right is coming dangerously close to its goal of taking over the country’s military and law enforcement.

Cops Use Predator Drone to Monitor, Arrest Cow-Stealing \"Sovereign Citizens\"

Sarah Seltzer, December 31, 1969.