Police Abuse

Police Abuse

Five Cops on Desk Duty After Dashcam Video Contradicts Their Story About Drug Bust

Ed Krayewski | 4.18.2014 1:05 PM

Policy

Cop Shoots Dog. No, Wait! He Shoots Himself. Dog Is Fine.

J.D. Tuccille | 4.18.2014 10:14 AM

Politics

Albuquerque Civilian Police Oversight Members Resign: Can't Keep Lying to the Community

Ed Krayewski | 4.17.2014 5:02 PM

Police Abuse

ATTN POLICE: Enough Already with the Jaywalking Stings! Don't Cops Have Better Things To Do?!

Ted Balaker | 4.17.2014 10:21 AM

Civil Liberties

The Fugitive

Charles Oliver | 4.17.2014 6:00 AM

Civil Liberties

Brickbat: The Fugitive

Charles Oliver | 4.17.2014 6:00 AM

Policy

Los Angeles Wants You To Be Its Surveillance Spook

Zenon Evans | 4.16.2014 2:26 PM

Police Abuse

NYPD Internal Affairs Chief Warns His Cops About Overtime. What About the Rest of Them?

Ed Krayewski | 4.16.2014 9:52 AM

Police Abuse

Town of 91,000 Suffers Fifth Shooting by Police of the Year

Ed Krayewski | 4.15.2014 4:37 PM

Police Abuse

Miami Cop Accused of Murder-for-Hire Plot, Working for Drug Traffickers, Released on $500,000 Bail

Ed Krayewski | 4.14.2014 3:20 PM

Civil Liberties

Transparency in Police Work

Charles Oliver | 4.14.2014 6:00 AM

Civil Liberties

Brickbat: Transparency in Police Work

Charles Oliver | 4.14.2014 6:00 AM

Policy

Dallas Police Union: Recording Cops 'Creating a Major Officer Safety Issue'

Ed Krayewski | 4.11.2014 1:53 PM

Police Abuse

L.A. Sheriff's Deputies Shoot Fleeing Hostage, Charge Hostage Taker With Murder

Ed Krayewski | 4.11.2014 10:26 AM

Civil Liberties

Cop Block: Cops May Do Bad Things, But Are White Guys Filming Them Worse?

Brian Doherty | 4.10.2014 9:05 PM

Politics

Autopsy Shows Cops Shot Miriam Carey Five Times From Behind

Ed Krayewski | 4.10.2014 4:10 PM

Policy

Albuquerque Police Just a Tad Too Abusive for the Department of Justice's Liking

Report decries repeated, systemic unconstitutional uses of excessive force

Scott Shackford | 4.10.2014 3:45 PM

Police Abuse

Surprise! Feds Find Pattern of Excessive Force in Albuquerque PD

Ed Krayewski | 4.10.2014 2:30 PM

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