- Loss Of Timber Payments Cuts Deep In Oregon—"Amelia Templeton of Oregon Public Broadcasting reports that in Josephine County, the sheriff has laid of 80 percent of his deputies and no longer arrests people."
- Oregon woman raped after police refuse to send out response unit—"Local police in Oregon, USA fail to respond to emergency calls and advise residents to 'consider relocating to an area with adequate police services.'"
- Parents Say Detroit Police Refuse To Charge Men Who Killed Their Son—"Could Detroit's money trouble be holding up justice in a high-profile double murder case?" It probably is.
- White House gives Homeland Security control of all communication systems
- How did America's police become a military force on the streets?
- "Why did you shoot me? I was reading a book": The new warrior cop is out of control—"SWAT teams raiding poker games and trying to stop underage drinking? Overwhelming paramilitary force is on the rise." Salon
- Police Commandeer Homes, Get Sued—"Henderson police arrested a family for refusing to let officers use their homes as lookouts for a domestic violence investigation of their neighbors, the family claims in court."
- ATF settles with landlord after flawed sting—"The landlord, David Salkin, asked the ATF to pay to cover damage to the building and unpaid utility bills. ATF supervisors in Milwaukee and regional headquarters in St. Paul refused. When Salkin pressed his case, an ATF attorney warned him to stop contacting the agency or it may be considered threatening a federal agent." Emphasis mine.
- Cameras Catch Mystery Break-In at Whistleblower's Law Firm
- Court OKs Barring Smart People From Becoming Cops
- LeVar Burton explains how not to be killed by police—"The 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' actor gives a step by step guide to not being the next victim." Salon
- State trooper gives pass to Iowa governor's driver—"[T]he department placed the investigator who initiated the pursuit, Special Agent in Charge Larry Hedlund, on administrative leave. Hedlund's attorney said Tuesday the personnel action was retaliation for the agent complaining to superiors that the trooper driving the governor was improperly given a pass after putting public safety at risk. A Branstad spokesman denied that allegation."
- Document reveals detective's doubts about Zimmerman's story—"Sanford detective Chris Serino, who originally recommended that George Zimmerman be charged with manslaughter, has been moved to uniform patrol on the graveyard shift, but the department says it’s not a demotion of the 15-year veteran."
- Canada: Cop suing RCMP claims bullying and intimidation—"A North Vancouver RCMP officer on leave from the force for post-traumatic stress disorder says the Mounties are trying to bully her out of her position after she launched a lawsuit against them.
- In 150 shooting, the FBI deemed agents faultless NYT
- Judge Finds Cop Not Guilty of Assault after Refusing to Watch Video of Assault
- Texting while judging: Judge texted assistance to prosecutors during trial(s)
- The Mob and Angela Clemente—"For nearly 15 years, Angela Clemente has sought to prove that the federal government has looked away from dozens of murders committed in New York by those it paid to work as informants." NYT
- No Charges For Cop Who Killed Man In Williamsburg Crosswalk
- Occupy Oakland protesters awarded $1m over police violence during arrests—"12 activists to split compensation, including $500,000 for one woman who suffered permanent hearing loss during protests."
- Culpeper Cop Who Shot and Killed Patricia Cook Sentenced to Three Years in Prison
- Azelle Rodney death: Met police had 'no lawful justification' for shooting—"Marksman could be prosecuted over death of unarmed man after official inquiry rules his evidence was 'not to be accepted.'"
- Felony Arrest Of Student Who Bought Water Riles Many In Virginia
- Texas Trooper Shoves 74-Year-Old Then Arrests Her For Felony Assault When She Hits Him With Her Purse
- Out of Control: Deaf woman calls 911 as she's beaten black and blue by Washington police officers 'because she didn't hear their orders'
- 2 bikini-clad women sue over body cavity search on the side of highway
- Mistrial declared in case of cop accused of killing girl
- Edward Snowden: 'The US government will say I aided our enemies'
- Ireland's High Court refuses to grant arrest warrant for Snowden
- Snowden links NZ to US spy programme
- Opinion: The NSA spies, and Democrats look away
- Interview with NSA expert James Bamford—"The NSA has no constitutional right to secretly obtain the telephone records of every American citizen on a daily basis, subject them to sophisticated data mining and store them forever."
- Court Rejects State Secrets Defense in Dragnet Surveillance Case
- Here's what can go wrong when the government builds a huge database about Americans
- NYC cases show how crooked officers misuse FBI database for cyber snooping, other offenses
- How Do You Know When President Obama Is Lying? MSNBC Won't Tell You
- How The Guardian Broke the Snowden Story—"... and what it says about the British media company's emerging threat to The New York Times."
- Details of Reporter Hastings' Death Remain Elusive
- Video: Meet the 12-year-old Egyptian boy who wonderfully explains his country's crisis
- Video shows anti-Mursi protesters thrown off building in Alexandria—The perperator has been arrested.
- Video captures military sniper firing into a crowded pro-Morsi protest in Cairo
- Muslim Brotherhood accuses Egypt's new president of being secretly Jewish
- Egypt acquits 12 anti-Morsi bloggers of inciting violence
- Most Egyptians Don't Want a Secular Government
- Egypt's new age of unrest is a taste of things to come—"Mass street protests are symptom of unsustainability of IMF model in the face of environmental and energy challenges."
