Central Connecticut State University Locked Down After Campus Shooter "Scare" That Could've Been a Halloween Costume; Campus Police Chief Says There Was No Real Threat to Anyone, Charges Likely
A Halloween costume likely sparked the incident
Militarization of Police
How the Police Endanger Public Safety
Law enforcement policies increasingly put the public at risk.
US Police Acquiring Military Equipment To Hunt Criminals
Because mines and IEDs are a regular problem for American police, right?
Weekend Police Killing of 107-Year-Old Man Won't Be Investigated by Arkansas State Police Because Request Was Too Broad, Came Too Late
Prosecutor asked for state police to investigate totality of the circumstances
Beware of Warrior Cops
With the Drug War winding down, they're finding new excuses to use their military-grade toys.
Testifying Against Police Tank, Retired Marine Colonel Warns of "Domestic Army"
Officials think that's a feature, not a bug
Orange County, Fla. Sheriff: "We are a paramilitary organization"
11 new deputies sworn in
California Couple Awarded $4 Million for Warrantless Raid
Man had to have his foot amputated, cops also shattered pregnant woman's collar bone
LA County Sheriff's Department Loses Fed-Issued M-16 Rifle
LA has been suspended from the feds' military surplus program
Dunphy Reviews Balko's "Rise of the Warrior Cop"
An LAPD officer reviews a book on the militarization of America's police forces
Armed Department of Natural Resources Agents Raid Animal Shelter Over Baby Deer
"It was like a SWAT team," an employee of the Wisconsin shelter said
TX Board That Regulates Doctors Wants To Arm Investigators
To ward off assault with intent to vaccinate?
Commit Any Felonies Lately?
No? Militarized cops might attack you for buying bottled water or shoot your dog anyway.
Man Sues Over Injuries Sustained During Misfired SWAT Raid
Collateral damage in the war against the Constitution
Neighborhood Man Saves Kidnapped, Captive Women; Police Fight War on Drugs
What's police work?
When Cops Claimed the Right to Search Anyone Who "Causes Fear in a Community"
The history of militarized policing.
Ron Paul: Militarized Response More Frightening Than the Boston Bombing
U.S. looks increasingly like a banana republic
