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DC cops’ body cams won’t be on during inauguration protests (VIDEO)
by Jennifer CruzWhile the ACLU believes demonstrations should not be recorded by police, they say protesters should record officers and report any questionable activity.
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WaPo ranks ‘gun control’ as winning political issue in 2016
by Andrew SheppersonThe newspaper ranked gun control as a winning issue for Democrats after last year's election saw ballot initiatives pass in three states, but recent happenings may undermine that success in at least one state.
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The routine nature of SWAT raids
by Brian SeaySWAT teams are heavily armed and ready for almost anything, but a lot of their work is pretty routine.
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Weaponized robots: Are machines the future of American policing?
by Jacki BillingsAfter hours of negotiations broke down between Dallas police and Micah Johnson, cops made an unprecedented decision to stop the gunman -- with a robot.
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Trump selects Sen. Jeff Sessions to replace Lynch as Attorney General
by Jacki BillingsPresident-elect Donald Trump continues to raise eyebrows as he fills positions within his cabinet, recently naming U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions as his pick for U.S. Attorney General.
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Head of police group apologizes for ‘historical mistreatment’ of minorities (VIDEO)
by Brian SeayThe head of the country's largest police group apologized Monday on behalf of law enforcement for the "historical mistreatment of communities of color."
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Mass. Supreme Court rules black men may be justified in running from cops
by Jacki BillingsIn a decision handed down on Tuesday, Massachusetts Supreme Court observed that black men may have legitimate reasons to flee from Boston police and should not be deemed suspicious when they do so.
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ACLU files suit over police shake down of open carry activist (VIDEO)
by Chris EgerThe ACLU filed a federal lawsuit last week Connecticut state troopers illegally detained, searched and charged a protester at a DUI checkpoint.
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Two-thirds of Americans okay with docs talking guns
by Jacki BillingsSixty-six percent of the over 3,900 respondents indicated that it’s at least sometimes appropriate for docs to talk guns. Thirty-four percent thought otherwise.
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ACLU sues, says Baton Rouge police violated protesters rights (VIDEO)
by Jared MorganThe ACLU said it is suing a Louisiana police department over civil rights violations during protests over last week’s police shooting of a black man.
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Study: White suspects more likely to be shot by police than black counterparts
by Jared MorganThough the Harvard study did find that black people are more likely to be roughed up by police during arrest, white people in similar situations are shot more than black suspects.
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The Problem With The Terror Watchlist
by AmmolandEven the anti-gun American Civil Liberties Union opposed these two amendments. From a civil liberties standpoint these amendments are more chilling than we can go into in this alert.
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