Today in #PigTech | Warrantless mass surveillance, "geo-fence," apps, cell phones, geolocation, device tracking, big data
https://twitter.com/josephfcox/status/1565394264686661634?s=20&t=BrcHsYO7E-tt0BsiKHpssQ
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New patreons encouraged, tips appreciated. 🖤❤️
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UPDATE: Otis French killed by police in Bay Minette, AL | “For those of you who don’t know OJ French was my brother, that was my baby brother,” [his sister] said. “He was the best of me. He was the best my parents had.” msn.com/en-us/news/cri…
Original reporting on the murder of unarmed Otis French by police in Bay Minette, AL |
https://twitter.com/OLAASM/status/1561733890410270724?s=20&t=BrcHsYO7E-tt0BsiKHpssQ
Two shot in their fentanyl panic (Woodbridge, VA) | "Members of five agencies — Prince William County police, Manassas City police, Manassas Park police, FBI, and the ATF — were working an undercover operation in the area... into fentanyl distribution." fox5dc.com/news/officers-…
All their fentanyl panic stories are used to justify these elaborate, expensive, multi-agency "task force" operations and lead to... shooting two people who probably had no idea they were being set up in a police sting and very likely thought they were being robbed.
Pittsburgh, PA | "According to police, a 43-year-old man confronted officers with a revolver and a Pittsburgh officer fired his gun, hitting the man. The revolver was found near the man's right hand.
The unnamed man was pronounced dead at the scene" news.yahoo.com/1-dead-officer…
The unnamed man was pronounced dead at the scene" news.yahoo.com/1-dead-officer…
Do knives shoot projectiles now? Salt Lake City, UT | during the encounter the alleged suspect pulled out and *pointed a knife at the officers.*
Officials say one of the officers drew his weapon and fired in self-defense." msn.com/en-us/news/cri…
Officials say one of the officers drew his weapon and fired in self-defense." msn.com/en-us/news/cri…
Midland, TX | No details. "Texas Rangers say that Midland Police Department is involved in the shooting incident and this is an ongoing investigation." msn.com/en-us/news/cri…
Suspected of parking. Casper, WY | "While patrolling, they came across a vehicle parked near Lake McKenzie... As the officers pursued after the suspect, the suspect produced and fired a weapon at them. Both officers returned fire, striking the suspect." thecheyennepost.com/news/officer-i…
Lexington, KY | "According to authorities, the driver did not comply with verbal commands when they arrived on the scene. The driver then pointed a firearm at an officer. Officers then fired their weapons, hitting the driver." foxlexington.com/news/local/lar… #CopsLie
Rockford, IL | "they responded to a domestic-related disturbance... When police entered, they discovered a man with a gun... the suspect and an officer exchanged gunfire, and the suspect was shot. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he later died." msn.com/en-us/news/cri…
"the commission is going to have to make a decision” to either codify the Milwaukee Police Department’s current, informal practice of releasing footage about 45 days after the incident, or adopt a different procedure that would require disclosure sooner." msn.com/en-us/news/us/…
Some say "the agency has a history of focusing on left-leaning groups like environmentalists and racial justice activists, while ignoring threats from white supremacists and others on the right. They say this tendency carries over into the digital era." archive.is/QUP14#selectio…
I am "some." We are "some." Anyone who knows the first thing about the FBI is "some experts."
Good reads |
https://twitter.com/projectnia/status/1565757707944046594?s=20&t=BrcHsYO7E-tt0BsiKHpssQ
A welfare check or as part of an investigation?🤨Rockwall, TX | "About 6:50 p.m., officers were dispatched to conduct a welfare check on 31-year-old Jonathan May, who was reported to be “possibly involved in a kidnapping,” dallasnews.com/news/crime/202…
Mexico, ME | Police shot someone in Western Maine outside an apartment complex who was (allegedly) waving a gun (or something people thought as a gun) around. wmtw.com/article/neighb…
UPDATE: Omaha, NE | Police shot and killed Jacob Jamrozy this week while serving him with a protection order. ketv.com/article/omaha-…
Newport News, VA | "On Thursday, a jury found 35-year-old Police Officer Albin Pearson guilty of manslaughter in the death of Henry “Hank” Berry III. Pearson was initially charged with second-degree murder. Jurors deliberated for about 2-and-a-half hours." wavy.com/news/local-new…
From above: "Pearson and three other officers responded to Berry’s Nantucket Place home in late December 2019 for his alleged abuse of the 911 system.
They had no arrest or search warrant, and Berry, 43, refused to come outside his home."
They had no arrest or search warrant, and Berry, 43, refused to come outside his home."
"Police body cam videos of the interaction show when he tried to close his front door, the officers entered and tried to arrest him." They then electroshock tortured him and murdered him in his living room. He was unarmed. But "manslaughter." For one of the cops only.
Beaten for being good neighbors in San Rafael, CA | "Mateo explains he and his friends like to drink beer after a long day of work, and that they come to this area because neighbors at his apartment complex complain when they're loud."
https://twitter.com/marindatanow/status/1565725498109333505?s=20&t=BrcHsYO7E-tt0BsiKHpssQ[h/t @GrownRoom]
San Rafael pigs Daisy Mazariegos and Officer Brandon Nail, named in the above.
Columbus, OH | Donovan Lewis
https://twitter.com/Liz_Andromeda/status/1565718900976898048?s=20&t=BrcHsYO7E-tt0BsiKHpssQ
Today in #Copaganda |
https://twitter.com/OLAASM/status/1565778374030725127?s=20&t=BrcHsYO7E-tt0BsiKHpssQ
Los Angeles, CA (from 2015) |
https://twitter.com/OLAASM/status/655468825119358980?s=20&t=BrcHsYO7E-tt0BsiKHpssQ
Los Angeles, CA (#LAPD) |
https://twitter.com/latimes/status/1564807688130895874?s=20&t=BrcHsYO7E-tt0BsiKHpssQ
Los Angeles, CA (#LAPD) |
https://twitter.com/StreetsblogLA/status/1565435679705665537?s=20&t=BrcHsYO7E-tt0BsiKHpssQ
I keep saying I want to write longform about police again, but whenever I try, all that comes out is a string of profanities.
Chile | "The court in the capital Santiago found that Patricio Maturana had committed “unlawful coercion resulting in serious and very serious injuries” to Fabiola Campillai who was walking to a bus stop when she was struck." theguardian.com/world/2022/sep…
Columbus, OH | "The [murder of] 20-year-old Donovan Lewis’ is one of three police shootings in the space of eight days. Last Saturday, an officer shot a seventeen-year-old... and on Monday, an officer discharged his weapon while pursuing three suspects" ohiocapitaljournal.com/2022/09/02/fam…
Canada | "Chris Amyotte, an Ojibwa man from Manitoba, died after being shot six times with a beanbag gun" cbc.ca/news/canada/br…
Police self-abolition in Chicago, IL | blockclubchicago.org/2022/09/02/chi…
Indonesia | “It‘s an unlawful and extrajudicial killing that was manipulated by the police as a lawful killing. If they could do it to a policeman, how about regular citizens killed by the police?” aljazeera.com/news/2022/9/2/…
Clarksville, IA | "a minor reported to [police] that Clarksville police officer Mike Tobin had showed the minor sexually explicit images and videos that were evidence in a pending criminal case. Those images included nude images of minors." dps.iowa.gov/former-clarksv…
Sure. Ask Haitians about that. | "Since the first deployment of United Nations Police in 1960, they have continued to embody the promise, hope and optimism of our Organization,” news.un.org/en/story/2022/…
Related: aljazeera.com/opinions/2019/…
Congo | "Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo should thoroughly investigate the arrest, assault, and detention of journalists Jojo Jibikilayi, Emmanuel Tujibikila, and Achède Milantesa and hold the police officers responsible to account" cpj.org/2022/09/drc-po…
"Maryland Democrats’ failure to establish proper community oversight and hold police accountable for misconduct significantly undermines their efforts to address public safety issues and protect the lives and quality of life of Black and Brown Marylanders" washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/…
Don't have to worry about such vexing issues if they're rightly abolished. (UK) | theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…
Australia | "Tasmania Police has run a northern-based recruit course allowing 17 trainee constables to complete their training in Launceston." premier.tas.gov.au/site_resources…
Canada | "The 18-month-old boy, Jameson Shapiro, was killed when police shot at the truck driven by his father following a report of a parental abduction.
The police union say they are "fully supporting" the three officers." bbc.com/news/world-us-…
The police union say they are "fully supporting" the three officers." bbc.com/news/world-us-…
"A commitment to creating safety anew doesn’t mean we don’t fight for incremental changes, but it does challenge us to make transformational demands that erode the power, resources, and reach of police: defund, decriminalize, and divest from policing." thenation.com/article/societ…
Stop. Snitching. (Canada) | "A confidential informant injured in a jailhouse attack by inmates after his identity was revealed by police" cbc.ca/news/canada/to…
NYC, NY (#NYPD) | "A young woman runs up to an officer and appears to shove his shoulder. The officer immediately responds and appears to hit her in the face with an audible blow, causing her to fall on her back, smacking against the sidewalk." nbcnews.com/news/us-news/n…
Today in #Copaganda: Baton Rouge, LA | "We are at an extreme disadvantage." lol. No you fucking aren't. Please... They found one drum magazine (and enough cash to have dinner at a mid restaurant.) wafb.com/2022/09/02/we-…
Counterpoint (from 2016): washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoin…
Kansas City, MO | "as the three officers approached with guns drawn, Mosley — who had a gun in his hand — grabbed White and used him as a "human shield."
Two of the officers began firing, and one of them hit White, who was unarmed, at least 15 times." kcur.org/news/2022-09-0…
Two of the officers began firing, and one of them hit White, who was unarmed, at least 15 times." kcur.org/news/2022-09-0…
Related. The cops who murdered Robert White in Kansas City, MO while he was being held hostage were were never charged with anything. kshb.com/news/local-new…
Bossier, LA | "The affidavit alleges Sgt. Harold “BJ” Sanford, who is head of the Bossier City police union, is addicted to opioids and on three occasions obtained prescription drugs illegally" ksla.com/2022/09/01/hea…
Today in corporate sponsorship #copaganda | The Hyundai Hometown Hero news4jax.com/news/local/202…
Bosnia | "The former commissioner of the Sarajevo police, Vahid Cosic, traffic police official Seval Kovacevic, Sarajevo police officers Sakib Kremo and Nurija Mehic and several unnamed others are also under investigation." balkaninsight.com/2022/09/02/bos…
Today in #ACAB History:
https://twitter.com/El__tigrenegro/status/1565838080644349953?s=20&t=BrcHsYO7E-tt0BsiKHpssQ
No peace. (Los Angeles, CA) |
https://twitter.com/FilmThePoliceLA/status/1565902098667274240
UPDATE: Vallejo, CA | "Jason Thompson was suffering from an apparent mental health crisis when deputies Esteben Greenwood, Eduardo Borrego and John Robertson encountered him... Thompson was holding several handsaw blades." Police killed him. openvallejo.org/2022/09/03/sol…
Solano County Sheriff's Deputy John Robertson shot and killed Jason Thompson within 20 seconds of encountering him because he held a used sawzall blade in his hand. Basically this:
I worked carpentry. I could spend an hour sawing away ferociously at your bare arm with some used sawzall blades and would barely be able to give you a mild abrasion.
UPDATE: #StopCopCity (Atlanta, GA) | “Cop City expands beyond this forest. It expands beyond Atlanta, throughout the entire country. There are a lot more people [out there] that are down to fight against that.” rollingstone.com/culture/cultur…
CBP/Border violence | cbsnews.com/news/nine-migr…
Liberal California | "In 2021, for the sixth straight year, Los Angeles County had the largest number (172) and highest rate (27.4 incidents per 100,000 residents) of use-of-force incidents in the state." archive.is/yDqnd#selectio… (archived/no paywall)
"Latinos make up 40.2% of the state population and were on the receiving end of 50.6% of police force; Black people represent 6.5% of the population but 16.7% of police force incidents."
Thread on the murder of Rameek Smith by #NYPD in NYC, NY in May, 2022. |
https://twitter.com/DrRJKavanagh/status/1566121602072383488?s=20&t=h-mjHfsfdWnSnItX86z_zQ#CopsLie
Today in #ACAB History (New Orleans, LA):
https://twitter.com/wrkclasshistory/status/1566357511887851525?s=20&t=h-mjHfsfdWnSnItX86z_zQ
Today in "Cops and the Klan Go Hand-in-Hand" (Canada) | "We have to look at what we do know about sexism, misogyny and racism within the RCMP. And you know, those are the bread and butter of the far-right movement," cbc.ca/news/politics/…
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