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Phoenix police raid home of blogger that criticizes them
In what should send a frightening chill down the spine of every blogger, writer, journalist and First Amendment advocate in the United States, Phoenix police raided the home of a blogger who has been highly critical of the department. Jeff Pataky, w...
Girl killed by police car going at 90mph with no lights or sirens
A Newcastle schoolgirl was hit by a police car which had accelerated to more than 90mph only seconds before. The car's blue lights or siren had not been activated. "Driving at such an extreme speed at night in a residential area was highly dangerou...
UK police to be armed with tasers
'Up to 30,000 police officers across all forces in England and Wales are to be trained to use Taser stun guns. Currently, only specialist firearms officers carry the weapon, which can temporarily disable a suspect. Now the government has announced ...
New police powers let UK police hold people who haven't done anything
'Each supporter was then issued with a Section 27 from the Violent Crime Reduction Act of 2006. This allows police to move someone from a specified area for a period of up to 48 hours. You do not actually have to have committed any offence for the ac...
