Tag: law enforcement

It’s time for qualified immunity to go

December 15, 2023 | Post

How can qualified immunity continue to be a protective shield for officers who neglect their duties, especially in cases where lives are at stake?

Four civil asset forfeiture horror stories: how many more will it take to end it?

December 15, 2023 | Post

Imagine waking up one day to find your car or even your home is no longer yours. Law enforcement, armed with the authority of civil asset forfeiture, has seized it, suspecting connections to criminal activity.

Even though you are innocent, the burden of proof is on you, it’s near impossible to get your case in front of a judge, and it could be years before you get your property back.

Now, this may sound like the plot of a dystopian novel, but for countless individuals across the United States, it’s a terrifying reality.

AT&T Requires Police to Hide Hemisphere Phone Spying

November 9, 2016 | Post

Every day, AT&T adds four billion call records to Hemisphere, making it one of the largest known reservoirs of communications metadata that the government uses to spy on us.

What Causes Police Brutality?

April 15, 2016 | Post

Last month, we noted that a police officer in San Antonio was fired after he body slammed a 12-year-old girl. In addition to his excessive use of force, the officer in question failed to properly report the incident. This case is a win for police accountability, but it’s also just one of the latest examples […]