February 15, 2018 By Michael Maharrey Yesterday, a second Florida Senate committee approved a measure that would ban warrantless location tracking and the use of stingray devices to sweep up electronic communications in most situations. The new law will not only protect privacy in Florida, but will also hinder one aspect of the federal surveillance […]
Posts Tagged ‘StingRay’
Another Appeals Court Rules Warrants Required for “Stingray” Cellphone Surveillance
By Derrick Broze An appeals court in Washington has ruled that law enforcement must acquire a search warrant before employing cell phone surveillance tools often known as “Stingrays.” On September 21, an appeals court in Washington issued a damning ruling regarding law enforcement use of cell phone surveillance tools without the use of […]
Cop Mistakes Unarmed Man’s Finger for a Gun and Kills Him
Matt Agorist | The Free Thought Project Wagoner, OK — Graphic body camera video was just released showing a Wagoner police officer kill an unarmed man — for pointing his finger. The shooting occurred after 25-year-old Andrew Henson led police on a high-speed chase for approximately 20 minutes. The […]
‘Shampoo Socialism’? Hollande’s Hairdresser Costs French Taxpayers $11k Per Month
Amid record unemployment, painful labor reforms, economic collapse, and the most serious social unrest in decades, the shockingly ‘let them eat cake’-ish revelations of French President Hollande’s lifestyle will do little to improve the socialist’s ratings from their record lows. As Bloomberg reports, a French satirical magazine has exposed the fact that Hollande’s hairdresser […]
Man asks Officer to, “Ask Yourself If You’re Helping or Hurting” During Traffic Stop
Traffic tickets are nothing more than revenue generation for the state and extortion for you and I. The loyal trolls here can spare me the, “traffic laws keep people safe” crap because it’s just that, CRAP! No matter how many warnings given, tickets are written or driving ‘privileges’ taken away there will ALWAYS be a risk to […]
Two Dozen Guns Vanish From D.C. Police Evidence Locker – Used In Other Crimes
It has been revealed that two dozen firearms have gone missing from an evidence locker at the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department, with some being used in other crimes. According to an internal memo from the D.C. Department of Forensic Sciences, officers first confiscated the weapons between 2005 and 2012 – but some were later […]
Michigan National Guard, FEMA Help Flint Amid Water Crisis
Members of the Michigan National Guard are headed to Flint to help dole out bottled water, filters and other supplies to residents dealing with a drinking water crisis that began months ago. Gov. Rick Snyder activated the National Guard late Tuesday, and some members were expected to arrive as soon as Wednesday to assist state […]
Syrian Army Advances in Homs, Latakia, Aleppo
Local Editor The Syrian army and allies continued their operations against the terrorist groups in several provinces, inflicting heavy losses upon the militants. The Syrian army and allies advanced remarkably in Maqalea area in Homs eastern countryside, killing or injuring scores of ISIL militants. The Syrian army had regained control over the hills of Maheen […]
70 years after providing key technology to Adolf Hitler’s Third Reich, IBM is now lending computing power to U.S. drone strikes that kill civilians
(NaturalNews) More than seven decades after the defeat of Adolf Hitler’s Nazi-inspired Third Reich on battlefields that left much of Europe in shambles, U.S. technology giant IBM – which played a major role in all phases of the Holocaust – is once again in the business of killing. As reported by investigative news […]
Family Speaks Out Against “Senseless Murder” Of Idaho Rancher By Police
An Idaho family is speaking out against what they are calling a “senseless murder” of a Boise cattle rancher at the hands of Adams County sheriff’s deputies. Loved ones say they were finishing dinner at around 6:45 p.m. on Nov. 1 at the home of 62-year-old Jack Yantis off U.S. Hwy 95, 6 miles north of […]
Murdered for their guns, Venezuela’s police are now victims of crime
Not even the police are safe in Venezuela. In a country which saw 24,000 murders recorded in 2013 and whose capital city Caracas was runner-up for murder capital of the world, 252 security officers have been killed in the country from January until October this year, in most cases simply because they were carrying something valuable […]
Zachary Hammond Shooting Video Released
Zachary Hammond is now another victim of the failed ‘war on drugs’, and the actions of Lt. Mark Tiller is a prime example of that failure. No amount of marijuana is worth the life of a young, teenage boy. In the newly released dash cam video, Seneca Police officer, Lt. Mark Tiller, can be seen running […]
Autobody Shop Says F**K CopBlockers!
I received a message on Greater Cleveland CopBlock’s Facebook page today, from a follower who saw a speed trap in Parma. As he was warning drivers with a sign, he tells me, he was confronted by a man who works for State Road AutoBody in Parma Ohio. This CopBlocker did not get any video of […]
StingRay surveillance prompts Baltimore attorneys to review nearly 2,000 cases
Following a report in USA Today that exposed the extent of the Baltimore Police Department’s use of cell-tracking technology to locate suspects sought in connection with low-level crimes, lawyers in the city’s public defender office now tell the paper they plan to ask the court to toss out “a large number” of convictions. […]
Diver stung by stingray at Melbourne Aquarium
A MELBOURNE Aquarium diver has been stung by a stingray at feeding time. The male diver suffered a minor injury during the 11am (AEST) dive feed in the Oceanarium today, Melbourne Aquarium general manager Mark Manteit said. “The diver was stung after accidentally kneeling on a smooth stingray, which resulted in an injury to the tip […]