Police Abuse

Civil Liberties

We'll Go Where We Like

Charles Oliver | 4.10.2014 6:00 AM

Civil Liberties

Brickbat: We'll Go Where We Like

Charles Oliver | 4.10.2014 6:00 AM

LAPD

LAPD Cops Sabotaged Equipment Installed to Monitor Them

Ed Krayewski | 4.9.2014 4:35 PM

Politics

Venezuelan Students Say 'Better Naked Than Without Liberty'

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 4.9.2014 4:18 PM

Police Abuse

Arkansas Cop Who Fatally Shot Teen Wants Job Back After Prosecutors Decline to Try Him for Third Time

Ed Krayewski | 4.8.2014 1:29 PM

Policy

Timely Reality Check as Cops and Firemen Pound Each Other at a Charity Hockey Game

J.D. Tuccille | 4.7.2014 10:27 AM

Civil Liberties

Come and Knock on Our Door

Charles Oliver | 4.7.2014 6:00 AM

Civil Liberties

Brickbat: Come and Knock on Our Door

Charles Oliver | 4.7.2014 6:00 AM

Policy

NYC Prison Guards Union vs. Humane Treatment of Prisoners

Damon Root | 4.4.2014 2:36 PM

Police Abuse

Chicago Spent More Than $500 Million on Police Lawsuits Since 2004

Ed Krayewski | 4.4.2014 2:25 PM

Civil Liberties

Reason-Rupe Poll: Half of Americans Think Cops Not Held Accountable

Paul Detrick | 4.4.2014 9:35 AM

Police Abuse

Georgia Cop Reportedly Pulls Gun on Children Building Tree Fort After Neighbor Calls 911

Ed Krayewski | 4.4.2014 9:34 AM

Policy

DEA Administrator Says Pot Prohibition Protects Dogs; Many Dead Dogs Would Disagree

Jacob Sullum | 4.3.2014 11:53 AM

Politics

Americans Say 75 Percent of Politicians Are Corrupted, 70 Percent Use Political Power to Hurt Enemies

Flight 370 conspiracy theories; college basketball players should share NCAA revenue; distrust of NSA and Facebook; concerns about police misconduct

Emily Ekins | 4.3.2014 9:16 AM

Police Abuse

LAPD Chief Denies Favoritism in Reversing Firing of Problem Cop Who Came From a Family of Cops

Ed Krayewski | 4.2.2014 4:55 PM

Civil Liberties

Cop Charged in Death of 95-Year-Old Nursing Home Resident

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 4.2.2014 3:45 PM

Kelly Thomas

Cop in Kelly Thomas Beating Death Wants Immunity from Federal Prosecution

Scott Shackford | 3.31.2014 2:29 PM

Politics

People Protest Police Brutality in New Mexico, Cops Tear Gas Them

Zenon Evans | 3.31.2014 2:15 PM

Policy

Why Bother With Drug-Sniffing Dogs If a Cop's Nose Can Authorize a Search?

Jacob Sullum | 3.31.2014 1:27 PM

Politics

Brickbats

Charles Oliver | 3.31.2014 7:00 AM

Civil Liberties

Silence Is Golden

Charles Oliver | 3.27.2014 6:00 AM

Civil Liberties

Brickbat: Silence Is Golden

Charles Oliver | 3.27.2014 6:00 AM

Policy

Rich Driver = Poor Driver, Beggarman = Cop

Brian Doherty | 3.26.2014 8:20 PM

Police Abuse

Helmet Video of Albuquerque Cops Shooting Homeless Man Sparks Outrage Across New Mexico

Ed Krayewski | 3.26.2014 12:21 PM

Politics

Government Power Rests on Violence and Coercion

From police brutality to the events in Ukraine, we're reminded daily that government power is based on violence.

A. Barton Hinkle | 3.26.2014 10:30 AM

War on Cameras

Florida Man Arrested for Resisting Arrest, Suing Cop for Seizing His iPhone

Ed Krayewski | 3.24.2014 6:53 PM

Politics

Utah Man Reports Non-Injury Traffic Accident to Police, Ends Up With Expensive Medical Device Destroyed and Possible Lifelong Medical Trouble

Brian Doherty | 3.24.2014 5:37 PM

Culture

Say Cheese

Charles Oliver | 3.24.2014 6:00 AM

Police Abuse

Connecticut City Will Have to Re-Hire Cop Fired for Premature Decision to Use Deadly Force

Ed Krayewski | 3.21.2014 5:07 PM

Policy

Hawaii Cops Demand the Right to Have Sex With Hookers

Jacob Sullum | 3.21.2014 12:38 PM

Policy

Charlotte Appealing Ruling That Rejected Qualified Immunity Request; Judge Worried About Creating Legal 'Kill Zones' for Cops

Ed Krayewski | 3.20.2014 12:37 PM

Policy

Cellphone Justice and the Killing of Kelly Thomas

Fullerton cops go free after beating an innocent man to death.

Paul Detrick | 3.19.2014 9:30 AM

Police Abuse

Rhode Island Police Chief Accused of Issuing Parking Tickets as Part of Political Retribution Allowed to Retire With Full Benefits

Cranston

Ed Krayewski | 3.18.2014 11:02 AM

Puppycide

Alabama Cop Shoots, Kills Dog After Entering Backyard While Chasing Man Who Ran Off

Mobile

Ed Krayewski | 3.17.2014 6:36 PM

Civil Liberties

Brooklyn Men Claim Cops Arrested Them for Not Turning Over White Castle Sliders

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 3.17.2014 12:20 PM

Culture

A Little Off the Top

Charles Oliver | 3.17.2014 6:00 AM

Culture

Brickbat: A Little Off the Top

Charles Oliver | 3.17.2014 6:00 AM

Police Abuse

Dashcam Video Released in Police Shooting of 70-Year-Old Man Reaching For His Cane

South Carolina deputy thought the cane was a shotgun, is heard on the video sobbing after realizing his error

Ed Krayewski | 3.14.2014 1:44 PM

Policy

Lawsuit Declares War on the War on Photography

Philadelphia officers defied commissioner's orders to let citizens shoot police activity.

Scott Shackford | 3.14.2014 11:11 AM

Civil Liberties

Oregon Cops Illegally Parked Cars, Arrested Tow Truck Employees Who Asked for Proof of Ownership, Lawsuit Alleges

Cops also apparently cursed out a business owner who warned them they were parked illegally

Ed Krayewski | 3.13.2014 12:18 PM

Police Abuse

Alabama Cop Shoots Unarmed Airman in the Abdomen, Father Says

Says he can't even find out who has his son's car right now

Ed Krayewski | 3.12.2014 10:49 AM

Civil Liberties

Police Entrap Autistic Teenager in Drug Sting

Amanda Winkler | 3.12.2014 10:15 AM

Turkey

Renewed Protests in Turkey As 15-Year-Old Boy Dies After Nine Months in Coma

Berkin Elvan hit in the head by a high-velocity gas cannister

Ed Krayewski | 3.11.2014 5:56 PM

Civil Liberties

Cop Who Killed Kelly Thomas Gets Calmly Booted From Denny's by Other Patrons

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 3.11.2014 5:23 PM

Police Abuse

Lapel Video: Albuquerque Cops Fire About a Dozen Shots At Knife or Brake Pad-Wielding Man

Nothing else is happening

Ed Krayewski | 3.11.2014 3:24 PM