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Made in Detroit… the armored riot coat
As riot police around the country prepare to start violating civil rights and forcibly removing American citizens from their OWS encampments, I thought that I’d pass along this image that my friend...
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The ACLU to wage war against America’s militarized police state
The ACLU today announced that they would be launching a broad investigation into the militarization of America’s domestic police forces. As of this evening, ACLU affiliates in 23 states have signed on...
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Every cop with a gun should also be outfitted with a video camera
Earlier this week, after an inquest jury essentially vindicated London police officers in the 2011 killing of 29 year old Mark Duggan, authorities announced that, henceforth, some number of London’s...
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Hamtramck gets an armored military assault vehicle… One wonders how long...
I was alerted today, by friends in Hamtramck, that their police force had just taken possession of an armored military assault vehicle, and I was reminded of a good conversation we had here about a...
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What I learned from Ferguson: Now’s the time to get the tanks off our streets...
As the story in Ferguson continues to evolve, one thing has become clear to me… Now is the time to move against the increasingly militarization of America’s local police forces. The public awareness...
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See how many military surplus grenade launchers and assault vehicles your...
This past May, the New York Times requested an accounting from the Pentagon of all the military gear since 2006 which had been transferred from our military to police forces around the United States....
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Fatal police shooting in Ann Arbor raises questions… How will the community...
A 40-year-old woman was shot and killed by Ann Arbor police last night on the 2000 block of Winewood Avenue, at the home of her boyfriend, where she’d been living for the past several months. The...
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No Indictment in Ferguson… Local protests planned for Tuesday
As expected, the St. Louis County grand jury that we’ve all been waiting to hear from these past several weeks has decided not to indict Darren Wilson, the white police officer who shot and killed...
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In spite of it all, there really is a lot to be thankful for
The world we live in is harsh and ugly at times. And it’s easy to give in to despair. This, sadly, is doubly true for those of us, like me, who expend a good deal of their time and energy trying to...
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Ypsi Police Chief Tony DeGiusti on body cameras, the militarization of police...
On Tuesday evening, our City Council voted to approve a resolution making funds available, among other things, for the purchase of 15 body cameras to be worn by Ypsilanti police officers while on...
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Obama demands that Washtenaw County return its armored vehicle to the Defense...
Remember how, in the wake of the riots in Ferguson, Missouri, we discussed, among other things, the need to demilitarize our police forces? Well, earlier this year, President Obama took a step in that...
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D’Real Graham, write-in candidate for Washtenaw County Prosecutor
I don’t have time to write about the entire episode right now, but, as the election is tomorrow, I wanted to draw your attention to an interview I did a few weeks ago, during episode 51 of the Saturday...
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Mentions of civil rights on the White House website give way to pro-cop...
As I’m sure you’ve heard by now, the “civil rights” page that used to reside on the White House website is now gone. It apparently disappeared at noon, just as Trump was being sworn in as President. In...
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It’s not as catchy of a slogan, but “Let’s Incentivize Communities to Start...
While I’ve always been against the militarization of U.S. police forces, and in favor of more transparency, accountability and civilian oversight, I have to confess that I’ve never taken calls to...
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