Police Abuse

Civil Liberties

Jackass: The Police Department

Charles Oliver | 10.10.2014 6:00 AM

Civil Liberties

Brickbat: Jackass: The Police Department

Charles Oliver | 10.10.2014 6:00 AM

Police

Poll: Americans Want Congress to Vote on Military Force Before Midterms, Say an Ebola Outbreak Is Likely and Kids Should Be Required to Get Vaccinations

Reason-Rupe finds the public wants Congress to return to DC to vote on ISIS now and is split between raising taxes and cutting spending to pay for the latest war

Emily Ekins | 10.9.2014 1:00 PM

Police Abuse

Cops Pepper Spray Teen in Own Home After Neighbor Mistakes Him For an Intruder

Ed Krayewski | 10.9.2014 12:41 PM

Civil Liberties

Warrantless Raid on the Wrong People Costs Denver Cops $1.8 Million

J.D. Tuccille | 10.9.2014 10:20 AM

Policy

Protests Erupt After St. Louis Cop Fatally Shoots Black Teen

Reason Staff | 10.9.2014 10:16 AM

Civil Liberties

To Protect and Serve

Charles Oliver | 10.9.2014 6:00 AM

War on Drugs

Brickbat: To Protect and Serve

Charles Oliver | 10.9.2014 6:00 AM

Civil Liberties

School Sics Cops, K-9 Unit on Old Man Looking for Dandelions

Lenore Skenazy | 10.8.2014 1:17 PM

Civil Liberties

No Seatbelt? No Problem, We've Got a Taser, Say Indiana Cops

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 10.7.2014 4:45 PM

Police Abuse

Cop Cams May Just Empower the Surveillance State

Instead of curbing abuse, cop cams could be surveillance cameras with feet.

Brian Thomas | 10.7.2014 7:00 AM

Policy

Georgia Grand Jury Rejects Criminal Charges Against Drug Warriors Who Burned and Mutilated a Toddler

Jacob Sullum | 10.6.2014 11:50 PM

Police Abuse

Ct. Police Department Trying to Do Right, Terminates Cop Involved in Beating That State's Attorney Refused to Handle

Ed Krayewski | 10.6.2014 1:38 PM

Policy

Today at SCOTUS: Police Errors vs. the Fourth Amendment

Damon Root | 10.6.2014 8:40 AM

Politics

Must Conservatives Be Cop Lovers?

Rand Paul challenges fellow Republicans to rethink their reflexive support of law enforcement.

Jacob Sullum | 10.5.2014 8:00 AM

Michael Brown

More Protesters Arrested in Ferguson

More questions of police overreach

Reason Staff | 10.3.2014 1:50 PM

War on Drugs

Deadly Police Raid Over Meth That Wasn't There Based on Tip From Car Thief

Ed Krayewski | 10.3.2014 12:56 PM

Nanny State

Police Abuse Even a Threat for Backyard Chickens Now

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 10.3.2014 12:20 PM

Civil Liberties

Federal Court Allows Civil Rights Case Against Baltimore Cop Who Inspired a Character on The Wire

Damon Root | 10.3.2014 10:51 AM

Politics

Welcome Back, SCOTUS: 3 Supreme Court Cases to Watch in October 2014

The high court prepares to tackle aggressive police tactics, religious liberty for prisoners, and occupational licensing abuse.

Damon Root | 10.2.2014 4:31 PM

Police Abuse

D.A. Releases Footage of August Police Shooting of Unarmed Man, Ruling It Justified

Ed Krayewski | 10.2.2014 2:28 PM

Civil Liberties

Iowa Troopers Steal $100,000 in Poker Winnings From Two Players Driving Through the State

Jacob Sullum | 10.1.2014 4:08 PM

Civil Liberties

Arizona's Sheriff Joe Ordered, Again, to Improve His Abusive Jails

J.D. Tuccille | 10.1.2014 3:38 PM

Police Abuse

Florida Speed Trap Town Dissolving Police Force

State was investigating possible illegal ticket quotas

Reason Staff | 10.1.2014 1:45 PM

Police Abuse

Police Fire 80 Rounds at Schizophrenic Man, Chief Knows It's Justified, Investigating Anyway

Ed Krayewski | 10.1.2014 9:31 AM

Police Abuse

Florida Cop Fires Stun Gun at 62-Year-Old Bystander's Back

Police "done tased a lady for nothing"

Reason Staff | 10.1.2014 9:25 AM

Police Abuse

Brickbats

Charles Oliver | 10.1.2014 7:00 AM

Police Abuse

Uh Oh, SpaghettiOs

Charles Oliver | 10.1.2014 6:00 AM

War on Drugs

Brickbat: Uh Oh, SpaghettiOs

Charles Oliver | 10.1.2014 6:00 AM

Policy

Vermont Cop Pulls Car Over for Nonexistent Traffic Violation, Tows It to Search for Evidence of Nonexistent Crime

Jacob Sullum | 9.30.2014 6:35 PM

Police Abuse

N.H. Cop Involved in Ridiculous and Deadly Drug Bust Could Get Job Back Despite Being Fired for Pattern of Misconduct

Ed Krayewski | 9.30.2014 4:59 PM

Secret service

Members of Congress Freak Out Over White House Fence Jumper, Want Secret Service Using More Force

Ed Krayewski | 9.30.2014 1:34 PM

Police Abuse

Albuquerque Cop Caught on Dash Cam Saying He'd Shoot "Fucking Lunatic" in the Penis Hours Before Cops Fatally Shoot the Homeless Camper

Ed Krayewski | 9.29.2014 2:13 PM

Civil Liberties

To Avoid Cop Rape Just Don't Just Break Any Laws, Says Oklahoma Police Captain

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 9.29.2014 10:10 AM

Civil Liberties

'All Hell Broke Loose' After Ferguson Police Chief Joined Protesters

Police Chief Jackson's apology did not go over well.

Reason Staff | 9.26.2014 8:50 AM

Police Abuse

Woman Drowns After Cops Threaten Rescuers With Arrest, Reportedly Fail to Attempt Rescue Themselves

Ed Krayewski | 9.26.2014 8:05 AM

Civil Liberties

South Carolina Cop Actually Charged in Unprovoked Shooting

Is the whole militarized police thing provoking pushback?

Reason Staff | 9.25.2014 3:13 PM

Police Abuse

Arbitrator Awards Miami Cop Job Back, 76k in Back Pay After Getting Fired For Fatal Shooting of Unarmed Man

Ed Krayewski | 9.25.2014 1:52 PM

Civil Liberties

Vid: Bad Rules Make Bad Cops - Bart Wilson on The Economics of Civil Forfeiture

Zach Weissmueller | 9.25.2014 11:36 AM

Police Abuse

Police Shooting Over Seatbelt Violation Leads to S.C. State Trooper Being Fired, Arrested, Charged With Aggravated Assault and Battery

Ed Krayewski | 9.25.2014 10:56 AM

Police Abuse

$1.5 Million for Woman Beaten on the Side of the Highway by CHP Officer

Scott Shackford | 9.25.2014 10:20 AM

Civil Liberties

Video Proves Cops Shot Guy in Walmart Immediately, For No Reason

Robby Soave | 9.25.2014 9:55 AM

Police

D.C. Police to Begin Wearing Body Cameras

160 officers to partake in pilot program

Reason Staff | 9.24.2014 6:30 PM

Civil Liberties

Judge to LASD Cops: 'None of You Have Shown Even the Slightest Remorse'

Paul Detrick | 9.24.2014 3:47 PM

Michael Brown

More Anger in Ferguson over Burned Memorial

Five arrested. Two officers injured.

Reason Staff | 9.24.2014 2:10 PM