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Law and Government
Mich. governor enacts civil asset forfeiture reform
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder has signed into law new civil asset forfeiture legislation that some advocates hope will be the first step…
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Does this viral video show an armed assailant stalking a police officer?
Last month, a deputy in Harris County, Texas, was fueling his patrol car when an armed black assailant walked up…
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Oath Keepers announce armed demonstration with Ferguson protesters
During recent protests marking the one-year anniversary of Michael Brown’s death, the Oath Keepers gun group sent armed members to…
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Cop pistol-whipped with own gun gives stunning explanation for why he failed to defend himself
Last Monday, LU ran a story about a white police officer who was beaten unconscious and bloody by a black…
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Law and Government
‘Color-coding’ police: An idea whose time has yet to come
It’s a “fix … so simple that we’re kicking ourselves for not having thought of it before,” writes Eugene S. Robinson at Yahoo.com. When…
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Law and Government
New WH petition calls for charges of treason against Barack Obama
A new petition posted Wednesday to the White House “We the People” website demands that charges of treason be brought…
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Law and Government
Elijah Cummings is right for once: Listen to what he said to Black Lives Matter
The city of Baltimore has been in a state of constant turmoil and unrest since the death of Freddie Gray…
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Forget handcuffs: FBI’s new tough stance on potential terror suspects is … give them counseling?
The FBI is now referring some potential terror suspects for psychological counseling as part of a new touchy-feely strategy to defeat homegrown…
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Law and Government
Report: Marilyn Mosby derailed program to analyze why homicides have increased in Baltimore
Yesterday, the Associated Press reported that the city of Baltimore reached a grim new milestone on Friday, the last of July, recording 45 homicides…
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Education
New House bill would protect college students accused of campus rape
A trio of House Republicans have introduced a new bill that seeks to guarantee due process when college students are…
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New black hashtag, #WeWillShootBack, urges retaliation: What could go wrong? (Video)
The hashtag #BlackLivesMatter has given way to a new, more proactive meme promising — to paraphrase a memorable line by Sean Connery’s character…
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McKinney redux: Police called to break up fight at public pool accused of excessive force, racism (Video)
Stop me if you’ve heard this one. Police are summoned to a swimming pool where emotions have spun out of control and…
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Media
Boston shooting: Terror attack or ‘police violence’? (Video)
Boston police and the FBI stopped a potential terrorist attack in Boston last week, shooting Muslim radical Usaama Rahim three…
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Economy
Ammo maker to leave New York for Pennsylvania, citing SAFE Act as motivation
Come July, Kahr Firearms, an ammunition company that spent a majority of it’s existence in New York’s Rockland County, will open…
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Shootings are up 45% in Bill de Blasio’s SAFE Act-loving, frisk-free New York City
In the profiling-free, pro-SAFE Act utopia of New York City, shootings in some areas have risen over 45%, while the number…
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DEVELOPING: U.S. fighter jets escort Air France jetliner to NYC after anonymous threat; * UPDATE *
A dispatch that came in over the wire services within the hour indicates that U.S. fighter jets were scrambled this morning…
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Unyielding
Florida police thwart planned rocket launcher attack on law enforcement
Two men in Florida were arrested last week after allegedly planning an all-out attack on a police station using a…
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Law and Government
Obama bans military-style equipment from use by police
Now only if he can dream up a way of getting rioters and other so-called protesters to behave in a…
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Law and Government
Man jailed after posting copycat message about plot to ‘shoot every white cop I see’ on FB
Earlier this month, LU headlines linked to the story of a Georgia woman who was arrested and charged with making…
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Politics
DC’s top cop backs mayor’s plan to exempt police body-cam footage from FOIA requests
The District of Columbia’s police chief told a city council panel Thursday she would support Mayor Muriel Bowser’s proposal to shield all…
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Baltimore mayor on riots: ‘We gave those who wished to destroy space as well’ (Video)
Rioters will be rioters. That seemed to be the message Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake was sending when she said in a press…
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Law and Government
TSA screeners manipulated system to allow male agent to grope men’s genitals
The Transportation Security Administration may have done away with its so-called “nude body” scanners but it hasn’t done away with creeps who get their…
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This video by a black man stopped by the police has gone viral; find out why (Video)
Not every traffic stop involving a black driver needs to end up on the front page of newspapers around the…
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Economy
5 benefits to privatizing police (Video)
In Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Paul Newman and Robert Redford play a pair of train robbers who spend…
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Unyielding
WH wants you to know Obama is no coward when it comes to fighting … er — you know what (Video)
Apparently, some of the president’s detractors, including lawmakers from his own party, accused him of tiptoeing around the issue of…
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Economy
Canada calls Greenpeace, other ‘environmental extremists’ threat to national security
While American intelligence officials (or at least the sane ones) are concerned about threats from Islamic terrorists, Canadian officials have…
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Law and Government
Video: A bullet attachment that could save lives
The orange tip makes it look like a toy, but this innovation — which intended for used with an actual handgun — gives…
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Law and Government
Top law enforcement officer in America repeats myth that all cops are racist (Video)
First, there was Eric Holder, Attorney General of the United States, declaring that all police have an unconscious bias toward “his…
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Law and Government
Report: 1,000+ illegal immigrants released at Obama’s ‘discretion’ have since committed crimes
More than 1,000 illegal immigrants released under federal “prosecutorial discretion” went on to commit a string of new crimes across…
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Law and Government
7 real-life examples of asset forfeiture, an ugly practice that Loretta Lynch thinks is ‘a wonderful tool’
Members of law enforcement across the country manage to pad their pockets with hundreds of millions of dollars by seizing property from American…
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Media
Was Obama punked by one of his post-SOTU YouTube interviewers? (Video)
Sure looks that way. Here’s Weasel Zippers: Many were disturbed that Obama would rather be interviewed by Youtube folk rather [sic]…
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Law and Government
Ohio man, calling himself Jesus, hoped to poison John Boehner (Video)
Psycho-killer wannabe.
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Law and Government
DOJ, FBI recommend felony charges against Gen. Petraeus — but why?
The FBI and Department of Justice prosecutors are reportedly recommending that felony charges be brought against former CIA chief and…
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