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uk cops
September 25, 2023
Jake Welch
News
UK

UK Cops Protest Colleague’s Murder Charge By Downing Guns.

The British Ministry of Defence (MoD) is preparing to deploy the army after hundreds of police officers handed in their guns in protest of a murder charge brought against an unidentified officer who shot and killed Chris Kaba, a young black man who tried to evade a police roadblock by ramming his vehicle into theirs.

The MoD announced it has “accepted a military aid to the civil authorities request from the Home Office to provide routine counterterrorism contingency support to the Metropolitan Police” and to “keep the public safe and respond to any eventualities.”

The ministry further stated the soldiers deployed shall have no powers of arrest, nor will they be asked to undertake policing tasks.

More than 100 police officers turned in their firearms permits, arguing that they were worried about how it impacts them. One former officer told a radio station, “What is obvious to me, they are not acting out of anger or petulance… They’re incredibly concerned it’s not worth it anymore.”

UPDATE: “As of lunchtime on Monday, the number of officers who had returned to armed duties was sufficient for us to no longer require external assistance to meet our counterterrorism responsibilities,” said the Metropolitan Police.

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The British Ministry of Defence (MoD) is preparing to deploy the army after hundreds of police officers handed in their guns in protest of a murder charge brought against an unidentified officer who shot and killed Chris Kaba, a young black man who tried to evade a police roadblock by ramming his vehicle into theirs. show more
September 21, 2023
Jake Welch
News

Almost 3/4 of Americans Think The Nation is Becoming a Police State.

Almost three-quarters of Americans – 72 percent – admit to being concerned that the United States is becoming a “police state” engaging in mass surveillance, censorship, ideological indoctrination, and the targeting of political opponents, according to a recent survey from Rasmussen Reports.

Of those concerned, 46 percent told pollsters that they were “very concerned” that the state is becoming tyrannical, with 26 percent answering “somewhat concerned.” Only 23 percent of Americans said they were not concerned, with less than one in ten Americans answering “not at all concerned.”

Rasmussen also asked the 998 likely American vetoers whether they agreed with the statement: “The FBI is a danger to the freedom and security of law-abiding Americans?”

Half of the respondents agreed with the statement, with the majority answered “strongly agree.” Republicans overwhelmingly agreed, with 45 percent answering “strongly agree” and another 23 percent answered “somewhat agree.”

A total of 45 percent disagreed with the statement, with 26 percent strongly disagreeing. Democrats felt more strongly that the FBI assists freedom and security as 36 percent strongly disagreed, and a further 22 percent somewhat disagreed.

Lastly, Rasmussen asked whether those surveyed: “Which political party is a bigger threat to basic liberties in America: Democrats or Republicans?”

Unsurprisingly, the vast majority of both parties – 76 percent of Republicans and 65 percent of Democrats – told pollsters the opposition party was the greater threat. However, more Democrats believe their party is a bigger threat at 26 percent than Republicans at 20 percent.

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Almost three-quarters of Americans – 72 percent – admit to being concerned that the United States is becoming a "police state" engaging in mass surveillance, censorship, ideological indoctrination, and the targeting of political opponents, according to a recent survey from Rasmussen Reports. show more
pride parades
September 19, 2023
Jake Welch
News
UK

UK Govt: ‘Police Are There To Prevent Crime, Not Dance at Pride Parades’.

British Home Secretary Suella Braverman reminded the police that their job is to prevent crimes from taking place rather than to dance around at pride events in the House of Commons on Monday afternoon.

Braverman – known for her fierce rhetoric rather than action on issues including immigration and policing – responded to a question from her fellow “Conservative” Member of Parliament Nick Fletcher regarding police officers returning to the streets instead of “promoting unscientific ideologies,” to which she stated:

“We pay the police to fight crime, whether that’s a focus on anti-social behavior, the nuisance bikers or burglaries as he’s mentioned. They are there to keep people safe Mr. Speaker. We do not pay them to wave flags at parades, to dance with drag queens or to campaign. That’s why I finally ended all association with Stonewall at the Home Office and why I expect all PCCs and Chief Constables to focus on cutting crime and rebuilding confidence, not playing politics.”

– Suella Braverman, September 2023.

While the British police continue to take political stances on social issues, crime across the country has skyrocketed. A mere one-in-six criminal offenses involving a knife, including those involving murders, rapes, and grievous bodily harm, resulted in a prosecution as of last year.

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British Home Secretary Suella Braverman reminded the police that their job is to prevent crimes from taking place rather than to dance around at pride events in the House of Commons on Monday afternoon. show more
Disbanded Police
September 6, 2023
News

521 U.S. Towns Have Disbanded Police in Recent Decades.

“At least” 521 U.S. towns or cities have disbanded their police forces since 1972, according to Rice University Professor of Economics Richard T. Boylan, with the Associated Press (AP) claiming that “[g]enerally, crime rates were unchanged in towns that dropped their departments,” and arguing “[l]eaders of several towns said they’ve been happy with the change.”

But the Rice University study also states that when local police departments are disbanded it “…reduces the available information about cities’ crimes” making accurate reporting difficult. While crime rates may appear unchanged, the data itself is less reliable than prior to departmental closures.

Additionally, the study found that: “…disbanding police departments is associated with an increase in county sheriffs spending which offsets the city savings.”

“In the past two years, at least 12 small towns have dissolved their departments,” the AP reports, with Goodhue County (MN) Sheriff Marty Kelly calling the subject “scary,” and adding: “We are robbing Peter to pay Paul. And we’re not alone.”

At the heart of the problem is the exodus from law enforcement. Officer resignations were up 47% last year compared to 2019 — the year before the pandemic and Floyd’s killing — and retirements are up 19%. That’s all according to a survey of nearly 200 police agencies by the Police Executive Research Forum, a Washington, DC.-based think tank.

While anti-police activists and the corporate media champions such changes, residents aren’t as keen.

Ron Goebel, a retired accountant in Goodhue, told the AP: “People can kind of watch out for each other a little bit. We pretty much know our neighbors… [but as] you lose your schools, you lose your businesses and you lose your police force, how much longer can the town actually be viable as a town?”

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"At least" 521 U.S. towns or cities have disbanded their police forces since 1972, according to Rice University Professor of Economics Richard T. Boylan, with the Associated Press (AP) claiming that "[g]enerally, crime rates were unchanged in towns that dropped their departments," and arguing "[l]eaders of several towns said they've been happy with the change." show more
reem's bakery
August 29, 2023
News

NO GO ZONE: San Fran Arab Bakery Won’t Serve Cops.

An “Arab bakery” in San Francisco, California has declared a policy of not serving anyone who is armed – including police officers.

Reem’s California turned away a policeman who was in uniform, prompting the San Francisco Police Officers Association to post on social media that Reem’s has a “bigoted policy” of “NO COPS ALLOWED”.

The bakery chain later issued a statement on Instagram, saying that their policy is aimed at creating a safe space: “In a time of increasing gun violence – particularly impacting people of color, youth, and queer people – we believe that maintaining a strict policy of prohibiting guns in our restaurant keeps us safer,” they wrote.

“At Reem’s, we aim to provide a space where people can eat delicious Arab food and work together to strengthen our community, without fear of violence or harassment.”

The bakery is currently closed, but says it “can”t wait to reopen our doors very soon and provide the sanctuary space you all deserve.”

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An "Arab bakery" in San Francisco, California has declared a policy of not serving anyone who is armed – including police officers. show more
August 15, 2023
Jack Montgomery
News

Cops Drop Autistic Girl’s ‘Lesbian Offence’ Case, Mother Says She’s Suing.

West Yorkshire Police in England have quietly dropped their criminal investigation into a girl dragged from her home by seven officers and held in custody for 20 hours for saying a policewoman looked like a lesbian, with the mother promising legal action.

The unnamed 16-year-old was arrested for a “homophobic public order offence” after saying without malice that a butch female officer with a man’s haircut looked like her lesbian grandmother. This generated considerable backlash against the force, which already has a poor reputation for its refusal to tackle Muslim rape gangs.

West Yorkshire Police initially put out a statement defending the arrest and insisting video of the incident lacked context. Now, however, they have quietly dropped their investigation into the girl, issuing a statement on social media (with reply functionality turned off) in which they avoided apologizing but appeared to implicitly accept the situation was badly handled, claiming they “appreciate the understandable sensitivities around incidents involving young people and neurodiversity and… are genuinely committed to developing how we respond to these often very challenging situations.”

The autistic girl’s mother has told the press she is seeking “legal advice” and complained that the police refused to allow her to sit in as her daughter’s “appropriate adult” when they interviewed her.

“They were frightened I was going to tell the truth about what the officer had done. That is why I put a complaint straight in,” she said.

“They have obtained bodycam footage. They must have viewed it because I understand the complaint has gone straight upstairs to an official who deals with policing standards on a national basis.”

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West Yorkshire Police in England have quietly dropped their criminal investigation into a girl dragged from her home by seven officers and held in custody for 20 hours for saying a policewoman looked like a lesbian, with the mother promising legal action. show more
August 11, 2023
Jack Montgomery
News
UK

WATCH: UK Cops Arrest Autistic Teen After ‘Lesbian’ Officer Gets Offended.

A team of at least seven law enforcement officers dragged an autistic teenager from her home in Leeds, England, after a policewoman took offence at being told she looked like the teen’s lesbian grandmother.

Video footage published on social media shows the 16-year-old cowering in a cupboard as her mother explains to the policewoman, who has a cropped, male haircut, that her daughter has autism and meant no offense, while the officer shrieks: “I don’t care, she’s gonna be arrested!”

After some time, the girl is indeed dragged out of the house by the policewoman’s male colleagues while she looks on nonplussed. The girl’s mother says she was held in a police cell for 20 hours before being released on bail, and was interviewed without her being present.

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West Yorkshire Police have complained that people should “avoid reaching conclusions solely on the basis of the social media video” as it “only provides a very limited snapshot of the circumstances of this incident” in a statement published to social media.

They confirm, however, that the girl was “arrested on suspicion of a homophobic public order offence.”

Such crimes do exist and are enforced in the United Kingdom, which has no meaningful free speech protections. The alleged offender was even in her own home at the time of the so-called offense.

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West Yorkshire cops are already infamous for their “serious systematic failure” to protect mostly white working-class girls from mostly Muslim rape gang groomers  – with one member of the force responsible for promoting diversity and liaising with ethnic minorities being even being tried as a groomer himself.

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A team of at least seven law enforcement officers dragged an autistic teenager from her home in Leeds, England, after a policewoman took offence at being told she looked like the teen’s lesbian grandmother. show more
August 2, 2023
William Upton
Breaking
News

LIVE: All U.S. Senate Office Buildings Clear After Possible Active Shooter Call – Capitol Police

UPDATE: In a post on X (formerly Twitter) the U.S. Capitol Police stated:

All buildings have been cleared at this time. The buildings have not been reopened.

The U.S. Senate office buildings in Washington, D.C. are on lockdown after reports of a potential active shooter. The U.S. Capitol Police issued a statement on the situation:

Our officers are searching in and around the Senate Office Buildings in response to a concerning 911 call. Please stay away from the area as we are still investigating. We will continue to communicate with the public here.

If you are inside the Senate Buildings, everyone inside should be sheltering in place as the report was for a possible active shooter. It should be noted that we do not have any confirmed reports of gunshots.

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This story is developing.

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french cops
August 1, 2023
Jack Montgomery
News

French Cops Are Giving Up, As Colleagues Are Prosecuted for Stopping Riots.

Police in France are performing bare minimum duties or taking sick leave to protest the jailing of one of their colleagues, accused of hurting a “migration-backround” man during recent riots. While cops in France are not permitted to strike, officers are answering calls from unions to “work-to-rule.”

“Why are we working-to-rule? Because a police officer who leaves his house in the morning may also find himself indicted in the afternoon, and then placed in detention by the evening,” said one officer, who gave him name as ‘Olivier’.

Cops are aggrieved that prosecutors have locked up an officer from the anti-crime brigade, accused of shooting a man named Hedi with a riot gun, as well as beating him alongside three others.

Hedi claims he was innocently walking home from work when the officers struck, and not taking part in recent riots over the killing of Nahel Merzouk, a 17-year-old with a lengthy arrest record who was shot after accelerating through a police stop.

“What’s the goal? Apart from humiliating us and letting offenders think that anything is possible?” one officer said of the decision to detain the policeman accused of injuring Hedi.

The riots, which saw criminals openly shooting out surveillance cameras with illegal firearms or even cutting down their masts with power saws, were overwhelmingly comprised of migration-background men and youths, with ‘Mohammed’ being by far the most common name among those arrested during the disorder.

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Police in France are performing bare minimum duties or taking sick leave to protest the jailing of one of their colleagues, accused of hurting a "migration-backround" man during recent riots. While cops in France are not permitted to strike, officers are answering calls from unions to "work-to-rule." show more
washington
July 12, 2023
Jack Montgomery
News

Non-Citizens Can Now Arrest U.S. Citizens in Washington, D.C.

Immigrants without U.S. citizenship will soon be able to get badges and guns, and authorized to arrest Americans in the nation’s capital, as the city’s Police Department (DC MPD) struggles to recruit and retain police officers. New hires, including non-citizen green card holders, will even be offered up to $25,000 in signing bonuses.

“As an agency, we truly believe that a workforce that represents our community brings a variety of ideas, experiences, and perspectives. Together, this blend drives innovation and growth,” said Ashan Benedict, Interim Chief of Police, whose own parents are Sri Lankan immigrants.

“This step marks a significant milestone in our journey, as we look forward to welcoming a more diverse pool of applicants.”

– Ashan Benedict, Interim Chief of Police, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department

While Benedict’s statement makes the move to recruit foreigners with green cards sound like a tech industry diversity and innovation initiative, it is more likely a response to the fact that the D.C. force’s manpower has collapsed to just 3,400 officers.

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Immigrants without U.S. citizenship will soon be able to get badges and guns, and authorized to arrest Americans in the nation's capital, as the city's Police Department (DC MPD) struggles to recruit and retain police officers. New hires, including non-citizen green card holders, will even be offered up to $25,000 in signing bonuses. show more