What is evident is that the police had a deliberate and blatant disregard for citizens civil rights, their conduct toward protesters and detainees was brutally violent and merciless.

Giving Transportation Security Administration agents a peek under your clothes may soon be a practice that goes well beyond airport checkpoints.

Christopher Drew is a 60-year-old artist and teacher who wears a gray ponytail and lives on the North Side. Tiawanda Moore, 20, a former stripper, lives on the South Side and dreams of going back to school and starting a new life.

A fairly decent rundown on the 287g controversy in Tennessee: a must-read if you care about the ensuing civil rights struggle in this country! When was the last time you were indefinitely detained because of the color of your skin?

Hospital Video shows Randle Miles Getting Beaten Randle Miles went to a Chicago hospital after getting stabbed. When he felt neglected, he became *mouthy* and the cops were called. What happened next is what Police Brutality stories are made of.

Sunday, Adam was arrested by the Metro Vegas PD earlier today for "obstructing". The bail amount is $640 but Adam indicated prior to being transported that he did not want people to bail him out but that if they're so-inclined they can make calls on his behalf.

Homeland Security has announced that body scanners will appear at virtually every major airport in the United States; however, not everyone is happy with what critics call a "virtual strip search," especially since a government agency has recently admitted to saving the images of …

British Columbia - Taser manufacturer challenges Braidwood report Lawyers for Taser International will be in B.C. Supreme Court on Monday to challenge the conclusions of the first Braidwood Taser inquiry, including the finding that the stun gun's electric shocks can be fatal.

Psychological violence is now a criminal offense in France, but some judges say the new law may be difficult to enforce and prosecute.

Dr. Jack Kevorkian has something very specific in store for you when you meet him these days: an education.

Troy Davis, on death row in Georgia since his 1991 conviction for the murder of Savannah police officer Mark MacPhail, sat in white prison scrubs with chains on his waist, as his lawyers presented their case to the U.S. Supreme Court in a rare innocence appeal Wednesday.

"Don't Tase my Granny!" Grandson Pleads Not only did police taser Lonnie Tinsley's 86 year old granny because she took a 'more aggressive posture in her bed' but according to the complaint, the police also stepped on her oxygen hose, depriving Lona Varner of her oxygen.

Some state representatives believe that the best thing we can do to help kids is give them a criminal record. House Bill 2189 makes sexting a crime. The bill is written so broadly that it walks all over young people's constitutional rights.

It has not been a good week for Saudi Arabia's morality police, defenders of the kingdom's strict Islamic values and the scourge of young men and women who dare to meet in public out of wedlock.

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