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Robocops vs Occupy Wall St: The Rise of Paramilitary Police Tactics

Natasha Lennard, Salon. November 23, 2011.

The most aggressive policing originates in methods developed by law enforcement agencies in Miami in response to mass protests in 2003.

Caught on Camera: 10 Shockingly Violent Police Assaults on Occupy Protesters

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. November 18, 2011.

Probably 97 percent of police act professionally toward protesters. But the other 3 percent are armed and dangerous, and know that they're unlikely to be held accountable.

Police Being Sued for Violent Crackdown on Occupy Oakland

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. November 15, 2011.

The suit is an attempt to compel Oakland police to follow their own crowd control guidelines.

Why Is the Oakland Police Department Hiding the Truth About Its Violent Crackdown on the Occupy Protests?

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. November 9, 2011.

Oakland police appear to have violated their own guidelines, and now they're refusing to release documents to civil rights attorneys as required by law.

If it Bleeds, it Leads: Why it Took Police Violence to Make the Media Notice 'Occupy Wall Street'

Nathan Schneider, Waging Nonviolence. September 26, 2011.

To what do the protesters owe the sudden interest from the mainstream media? Scenes of protesters being dragged by their hair and pepper-sprayed in the face.

Turning the Camera: Why Are Cops Allowed to Film Citizens, But Citizens Not Allowed to Film Police Brutality?

David Sirota, AlterNet. May 20, 2011.

As more police officers use cameras to monitor our every move, they're discovering the power of video -- and they don't want it turned against them.

75-Year Prison Sentence for Taping the Police? The Absurd Laws That Criminalize Audio and Video Recording in America

Lauren Kelley, AlterNet. January 28, 2011.

The growing accessibility of recording devices is prompting officials to dig up dusty old eavesdropping laws that are being used to intimidate the nation's citizens.

Infamous Police Commander Who Oversaw Torture of Over 100 Prisoners Awaits His Sentence

Salim Muwakkil, In These Times. December 30, 2010.

The depressing Jon Burge saga in Chicago reinforces the notion that racial bias is part of the institutional gene pool of the nation's police departments.

The 6 Most Shocking Cases of Police Stun-Gun Abuse

Lauren Kelley, AlterNet. December 7, 2010.

Some of the most egregious examples of taser abuse by police around the country, illustrating why the willy-nilly increase of taser use is terrible for citizens.

After Katrina, New Orleans Cops Were Told They Could Shoot Looters

Sabrina Shankman, Tom Jennings, Brendan McCarthy, Laura Maggi, A.C. Thompson, ProPublica. August 25, 2010.

New Orleans police officers circulated orders authorizing them to shoot looters and 'take back the city.' But who gave the order?

The Police Murder of 7-Year-Old Aiyana Jones Is Even More Tragic Than You Think

Akiba Solomon, ColorLines. May 25, 2010.

Aiyana Jones wasn't the only victim that day. 17-year-old Jerean Blake was also killed in a senseless act of violence.

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.

'I Didn't Do Anything, And I Got My Ass Kicked' -- The Unfolding Police Scandal Over Videotaped Student Beating

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. April 16, 2010.

University of Maryland police brutality case is a sobering reminder that an officer's word can carry tremendous weight against that of an average person.

Cop Pulls Gun During Snowball Fight ... Could it Have Been 'Roid Rage'?

Susan Wallace, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. December 21, 2009.

Wigged out cops on steroids is as frightening as one could imagine.

(VIDEO) More Torture by Taser: Cops Zap Man Offering No Resistance

(VIDEO) More Torture by Taser: Cops Zap Man Offering No Resistance

Digby, Hullabaloo AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. November 7, 2009.

This is part of such a clear pattern.

"Don't Do This In Front of My Kids" ...Cop Tasers Mom During Speeding Stop

Digby, Hullabaloo AlterNet: PEEK. August 14, 2009.

5 miles an hour over the limit and talking on a cellphone.

Former Police Chief on Cop Brutality: "Law Enforcement Doesn't Pick Bad Apples; It Makes Them"

Norm Stamper, Huffington Post. March 11, 2009.

Forty-three years ago I was an idealistic 21-year-old uninterested in punishing people. So why did I abuse those I'd been hired to serve?

Even More Police Brutality: NYPD Accused of Raping Intoxicated Woman

Cara, Feministe AlterNet: Media and Technology. March 4, 2009.

You’ll notice that I titled this post "NYPD accused." I don’t consider this kind of thing an isolated incident.

ColorOfChange.org Fights for Justice in Oscar Grant Case

James Rucker, Firedoglake AlterNet: PEEK. February 12, 2009.

ColorOfChange.org confront District Attorney Tom Orloff over his handling of the Oscar Grant case.

Oscar Grant Beaten by Police Prior to Being Killed

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. January 30, 2009.

New evidence reveals that another officer assaulted Oscar Grant before he was shot. But officials refuse to press charges.

Police Arrest Oscar Grant's Murderer in Nevada

Melissa McEwan, Shakesville AlterNet: PEEK. January 14, 2009.

The BART police officer who shot and killed Oscar Grant on New Year's Day is now in police custody.

Oakland Residents Rise Up to Protest Brutal Murder By Police

Adrienne Maree Brown Brown, ColorLines AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. January 8, 2009.

"As I write this, rumors are flying and media is fanning the riot flames."

Cop Shoots Helpless Man ... Did He Mistake His Gun for His Taser?

Digby, Hullabaloo AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. January 6, 2009.

See, the problem isn't the form of gun cops use, a stun gun or one with bullets. It's that they use any gun on people who are already down.

Most ER Personnel Say Cops Use Excessive Force

Most ER Personnel Say Cops Use Excessive Force

Digby, Hullabaloo AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. December 25, 2008.

But Tasers weren't included in the study.

Tasers Are Sold as 'Non-Lethal' -- But They've Killed 400 So Far

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. December 13, 2008.

Taser's marketing coup has convinced consumers that there is such a thing as a gun that won't kill. Taser deaths prove otherwise.

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