Georgia sheriff’s deputy convicted of illegal weapons charge.

Wilkinson County Sheriff's Office: steeped in Southern hospitality. Photo source: Defender News Service. Cody Richard Grigger, Wilkinson County Sheriff's Deputy, was convicted of a single illegal weapons charge after being found guilty of owning 11 illegal weapons, including a machine gun with the serial number removed. Deputy Grigger kept the machine gun in his duty …

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Chicago Cops shot Anthony Alvarez, 22, in the back. Dead. Because he had a gun.

Not because he tried to shoot them. Not because he threatened to shoot them. Just because he had a gun. On March 29, 2021, Chicago Cops shot Anthony Alvarez, 22, in the back, killing him as he ran away from them. Have gun, will kill. Their excuse this time: same as the last time. He …

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When the going gets rough, the rats abandon ship.

Good news from that incredibly disreputable agency, NYPD. A brief excerpt from the ever-loathsome, yet enlightening, right-wing cop rag, The Police Tribune, April 27, 2021: More Than 5,300 Cops Left NYPD In 2020, Exodus Continuing In 2021 Sandy Malone 19 hours ago New York, NY – New York Police Department data showed a 75 percent …

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When cops don’t take ITSEC seriously: another warning.

This time it's the Washington, D.C., Metro Police Department. Next time it could be Deschutes County. After sitting on the Sheriff's Citizen's Advisory Panel for five years, I don't believe we're adequately prepared. From National Public Radio: D.C. Police Department Victim Of Apparent Ransomware Attack April 27, 20215:16 AM ET JACLYN DIAZ The Washington, D.C., …

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When Cops Lie: New York

I've said it before: probably half of all American cops are of below-average integrity. Let real data prove me wrong, and I'll be very happy. Read it and weep. But don't trust cops to tell the truth. From The New York Times: In N.Y.C. Jail System, Guards Often Lie About Excessive Force More than half …

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Cop unions paid for Derek Chauvin’s defense attorney.

Despite a supposed "condemnation" of him last summer. Excerpted from "After Chauvin Conviction, Police Consensus On Reform Remains Elusive," National Public Radio, April 22, 2021: The Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis, the union that represents officers in the Minneapolis Police Department, last summer disavowed once-member Derek Chauvin. The union has also resisted police reforms at the …

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Derek Chauvin: Minneapolis Cop and Convicted Murderer.

Look into this cop's eyes, and tell me he has a soul. One criminal cop taken down is no solution to the problem. But it's a start. And a bit of retribution. And I'll take both of those.

Good news: a dirty dozen resign.

Any time a dozen union cops band together and resign their duties (if not their jobs), something's probably going in the right direction for good change. And, if you can believe the union spokesperson for the Albuquerque cops (I don't), some 20 of the city's "finest" have left the department over the past two months …

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When prosecutors get cozy with cops.

From the Chicago Sun-Times comes this report on one of the many ways that the American criminal "justice" system is biased in favor of cops and against people of color: prosecutors can unscrupulously, or unconsciously, manipulate evidence in favor of cops. Prosecutor who detailed Toledo shooting video put on leave because he ‘failed to fully …

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