Category: Police Misconduct
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Mistrial in Walter Scott Trial
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2016/12/05/judge-rejects-mistrial-request-cop-who-shot-walter-scott/94992510/
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John Horton, One case our State’s Attorney, Joe Bruscato, Should Instantly Drop Like a Hot-Potato!
If he is any bit a humanitarian, State’s Attorney, Joe Bruscato should not waste a moment in reviewing and dismissing the prosecution of John Horton, and ending the 23 years of suffering which this man has endured. http://www.rrstar.com/news/20161012/illinois-appellate-court-says-rockford-man-convicted-of-murder-entitled-to-new-trial
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Protected: Rockford Register-Star article about Richard Wanke’s March 1, 2016 suppression hearing
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Protected: Reflections on the Life, Death, & Times of Greg Lindmark…
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Prove innocence of innocent – Times Union
There is reason for the public to shudder at the high number of wrongful convictions coming out of the state’s judicial system, even if they are not your hands gripping the steel uprights of a prison cell. It means that real perpetrators are free to commit more crimes. “The consequences are too grave for not using available,…
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City of Thorns: Despite reforms, Pasadena police still face controversy – DailyBulletin.com
PASADENA — Two decades ago, a trio of Pasadena gang members stunned the City of Roses by gunning down six boys trick-or-treating, killing three and injuring three others on a night now known as the Halloween Massacre. Now, after a 20-year police crackdown against gangs in one of Southern California’s most regal cities, the tide…
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Shoe is on the Other Foot – These cops should be featured in the “Most Stupid Criminal” category!
Every time a criminal does something considered really dumb, their actions are quickly immortalized by national media in feature stories summarizing their actions in the “Most Stupid Criminal” news category. Here, we have three, supposedly career policemen, “detectives, no less”, who it seems put their heads together and decided that they would not only engage…
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“Unfit for Duty”: Rogue Cops
The Herald-Tribune examines how Florida police officers can stay on the job despite multiple complaints, crimes This site features a thorough series of 9 in-depth media reports exposing just how flawed Florida police departments are and how despite flagrant abuses Florida police officers not only remain on pay, but are protected by their unions and…
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USA Today investigation finds 201cases of police & prosecutor misconduct in Shelby County, Tennessee
An example of what can happen when the police and prosecutors run amok… Special report: Did prosecutors taint Memphis murder trial? “An investigation last year by USA TODAY documented 201 cases in which judges found that federal prosecutors violated laws or ethics rules. Those violations put innocent people in jail and set guilty people free,…