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Collateral Damage in the War on Protesters: Neighbors of the NATO3 Cuffed, Held at Gunpoint

Sam Jewler, AlterNet. May 24, 2012.

In this exclusive, neighbors of activists accused of "terrorism" give their stories of aggressive, seemingly incompetent and extralegal harassment by the Chicago Police.

Chicago Police Accused of Planting Evidence on "NATO 3" Protesters

Staff, The Guardian. May 20, 2012.

Lawyers for three protesters arrested on terrorist-related charges ahead of the Nato summit accused police of entrapping them and encouraging an alleged bomb-making effort.

Tasing a Pregnant Woman in Front of Her Kid? The Outrageous -- And Dangerous -- Abuse of Tasers by Police

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. May 17, 2012.

Police often misuse tasers -- with terrible results.

'They Think We Are Animals': How America's Police State Controls Black People

Nicholas Powers, AlterNet. May 11, 2012.

Racism in America's police force is linked to cops' role as keepers of the status quo in an unequal society.

Is the NYPD Out of Control? New Lawsuit Takes on Bloomberg's 'Private Army'

John Knefel, AlterNet. May 4, 2012.

Rodriguez v. Winski calls for the creation of an independent federal position to oversee the NYPD.

Mission Creep at the TSA: From Airport Groping to Bag Checks and Roadblocks

Jennifer Abel, Comment Is Free. April 29, 2012.

The out-of-control Transportation Security Administration is past patdowns at airports – now it's checkpoints and roadblocks.

The NYPD Has Become Dangerous--So Why Is A Local Paper Boosting its Leader?

Robert Gangi, AlterNet. April 25, 2012.

Why is a major city paper ignoring the NYPD's dangerous policies?

Historic 4/20: Colorado Voters Have Chance to End Marijuana Prohibition

Art Way, AlterNet. April 17, 2012.

It’s time to end nearly a century of Colorado's marijuana prohibition, a policy that failed as badly as alcohol prohibition. The common sense solution: regulation.

How Our Absurd Drug War Hurts Everyone

David Sirota, Salon. April 12, 2012.

The war on drugs takes taxpayers' finite law-enforcement resources away from fighting real crimes on and off Wall Street, and instead concentrates it on punishing pot use.

5 Ways to Avoid Getting Busted for Pot

Scott Morgan, AlterNet. April 9, 2012.

How not to become a statistic in our nation's enormous, expensive war on marijuana.

7 Rules for Recording Police

Steve Silverman, Reason.com. April 8, 2012.

Things you should and shouldn't do when armed with a camera against the police.

Racially-Motivated Killing the Media Missed? NY Police Called Out on Medical Alert Shoot Dead 68 Year Old Black Veteran

Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzalez, Democracy Now!. March 29, 2012.

Kenneth Chamberlain is looking for answer as to why his father was shot by police, who yelled racial slurs before breaking down his door and opening fire.

Calling for Police Commissioner's Resignation, Occupy Wall Street Teams Up With Victims of NYPD's Stop-and-Frisk

Ryan Devereaux, The Guardian. March 20, 2012.

A rally on Tuesday increased the public pressure on Commissioner Ray Kelly and the NYPD following a series of recent controversies over police tactics.

How Right-Wing Smears Against Occupy Exploit Victims of Rape in the Movement

Sarah Seltzer, AlterNet. February 26, 2012.

Right-wingers are using sexual assault at Occupy to justify smears and attacks. Here are the facts.

Strip-Searching Kids? 6 Shocking Ways Our Schools Treat Students Like Criminals

Kristen Gwynne, AlterNet. February 23, 2012.

Instances of nonviolent youth treated like criminals -- strip-searched or shackled for minor infractions -- shed light on a widespread problem in America's schools.

5 Reasons You Should Never Agree to a Police Search (Even if You Have Nothing to Hide)

Scott Morgan, AlterNet. February 22, 2012.

From the streets of the Bronx to the suburbs of the Nation's Capital, you never have to look hard to find victims of the bias and corruption delivered by the drug war.

Why the Media Loves the Violence of Protesters and Not of Banks

Rebecca Solnit, TomDispatch.com. February 21, 2012.

The grand thieves invented ever more ingenious methods to crush the hopes and livelihoods of the many. This is the terrible violence that Occupy was formed to oppose.

No Justice for Immigrant Killed During Forced Deportation in Zurich

Ray Smith, IPS News. February 19, 2012.

Two years after a Nigerian asylum seeker died during a forced deportation attempt from Switzerland, the prosecution has dismissed the case, leaving nobody responsible.

How an Attractive, Undercover Cop Posed as a Student -- Then Entrapped a Smitten Teen to "Sell" Her Marijuana

Tony Newman, AlterNet. February 15, 2012.

After spending weeks sharing stories about his life, texting and flirting, one 18-year-old honor student fell in love with the cop who busted him.

Thousands Protest in the Streets in Athens as Greece Rams Through Austerity Package

Ian Traynor, Helena Smith, The Guardian. February 12, 2012.

Under a sea of banners denouncing further wage, pension and job cuts, tens of thousands of protesters chanted against "the occupation" of the country by foreign lenders.

Will Frustrated Moms and Cops End the Drug War?

Neill Franklin, Gretchen Burns Bergman, Huffington Post. February 10, 2012.

It will be moms who come to rescue their children from the deadly grip of prohibition, and police against the drug war are eagerly ready to support them in this quest.

Son of New York Police Commissioner Accused of Rape, Media Smears Alleged Victim

Mary Elizabeth Williams, Salon. January 31, 2012.

A prominent New York TV anchor is accused of rape -- but the tabloids smear the accuser. What's so dismaying about the coverage is how pathetically typical it is.

Stung by Bad PR, City Officials Adopting New Tactics to Suppress Occupy Oakland

Susie Cagle, AlterNet. January 24, 2012.

"The government can always articulate rationales for why they're prosecuting one person and not another."

Anonymous Cop Explains Why Police Aren't More Critical of Drug War: "We Are Trained From Day One to Detach Ourselves, to Simply Enforce the Law"

Anonymous, AlterNet. January 20, 2012.

An anonymous police officer writes how things like ego, economic concerns, and denial prevent cops from speaking out against the drug war.

Get Busted for Marijuana, Work as Police Informant, Get Killed? How the Drug War Turns Arrests Into Deaths

Tony Newman, AlterNet. January 13, 2012.

No one has ever died from smoking marijuana. But getting busted with a small amount of marijuana has led to countless tragic deaths.

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