Tasers
Two Students Are Being Taken to Court by Warwick University for Allegedly Starting an Occupation
The university management are trying to get an injunction that would allow them to clear the occupation and ban the occupiers from protesting on campus for the next year.
How Michael Brown’s Friend Described His Death to the Ferguson Grand Jury
It started just like any other morning for Dorian Johnson. His plans were to ask his daughter what she wanted to eat for breakfast and go get high.
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Is Getting a $275,000 Armoured Police Vehicle
A city in Alberta, where recent law enforcement news included two cops being chased by an upset owl, will soon be awaiting delivery of a $275,000 armoured vehicle for the local police force that the city had to take out a loan to purchase.
There’s No Such Thing as a 'Non-Lethal' Weapon
Tasers, pepper spray, and other "non-lethal" or "less lethal" devices still have the potential to cripple or kill, and we need to recognize that.
Anonymous Border Patrol Agents Keep Killing People
US Customs and Border Protection agents have killed 46 people since 2005. None have gone to jail, and we don't even know most of their names.
The Police Aren't So Brave When Someone Has a Weapon
British police managed to subdue a mentally ill man armed with a machete—without even shooting him. That wouldn't happen in America.
Toronto Cops May Start Carrying Tasers and Wearing Cameras
It's nearly been a year since Sammy Yatim was killed by Toronto Police, and today, a report by a former Supreme Court judge has recommended the police carry tasers en masse and wear cameras.
Don’t Worry—There’s No Epidemic of Cop Killers on the Horizon
The killing of two Las Vegas police officers by an unhinged armed couple with an interest in extreme right-wing rhetoric was a shocking incident, but in truth it's safer to be a cop in America now than it's ever been.
Why We Shouldn't Trust UK Police with Tasers
Friendly British Bobbies are coming for you with their stun guns.
Stop Tasering Us, Police Bros
Tasers are designed to let officers take down violent perps without killing them, but they're often used by mean or lazy cops to neutralize such nonthreats as streakers, pregnant women who are pissed about parking tickets, disorderly ten-year-olds, the...
End the War on Baby Deer
Two weeks ago, cops in Wisconsin served a search warrant on an animal shelter in order to seize a contraband baby deer named Giggles. They tranquilized and later killed the fawn because it hadn't been taken to a wildlife reserve as it should have been...