To serve and protect nah too swerve, project and collect checks... oinkers making over $100,000 to provide security to those that protect the pdfiles. Party line thats fine just as long as the check clears. At least a 20min response time here. Pfffft just make your report online. Beware of swine. Road pirates collecting taxes for the crown and a little for themselves. OT thats right baby... sitting cars then off work in the bars... skert skert next day back to work. On the weekend I go yell at kids and be a jerk. Freedom of speach whats that... clip dump the hogs love trump.

Police detained a man in Modi'in on Monday for wearing a crochet kippa, or skullcap, with the Israeli and Palestinian flags.

Alex Sinclair said he was sitting in a cafe when another patron told him his skullcap was illegal and called the police. Several minutes later, two officers arrived, told him he was accused of incitement and detained him. He was taken to the city police station, where he was searched and put in a cell. The police confiscated his kippa and only returned it to him after an officer cut out the Palestinian flag.

"I told them that I didn't believe that it was illegal, but they didn't accept that," Sinclair said of the interaction in the cafe. "They told me, 'Either you come with us on your own accord, or we'll take you by force.'" The police didn't notify his wife that he had been detained, he added.

Sinclair said he was in the cell for around 20 minutes. "They took me out of the cell and brought me to the front of the police station, and told me that I could go," Sinclair recounted. "I said I wanted my kippa, that it's my property and important to me. They told me, 'Either you go now without the kippa, or we will forcibly put you back in the cell.'"

Sinclair said that a short while later, a policewoman returned with the kippa but with the Palestinian flag cut out. Sinclair said he had filed a complaint with the police's internal affairs unit.

Sinclair, a visiting lecturer at the Hebrew University in the international Jewish education program and a strategic and educational consultant to foundations abroad, said he was shocked by the detention. "When we got to the police station, I was very calm because I told myself that soon whoever was in charge would probably come out and apologize," he said.

Sinclair said the incident had caused him to lose faith in the police. "Not only aren't they protecting me, they see me as the enemy and the criminal," he said. "It's a terrible feeling. What if I need the police tomorrow, when I know that's how they treated me?"

Sinclair said he has been wearing the kippa for nearly 20 years. "I am a Jew with a religious lifestyle, observing Shabbat and keeping kosher, and I like wearing a kippa," he said. "But I also feel that because of it, people associate me with political and religious views that are far removed from mine."

Asked whether he thought the incident reflected the changing political climate in Israel, Sinclair said, "It's terribly painful that this is the direction our country is going, that people with opinions the police don't agree with can at any time be put into a jail cell."

The Israel Police said: "Following a report given to the police hotline about a man sitting in a place of business in the city wearing a kippa with a Palestinian flag on it, officers from the Modi'in police station arrived at the scene quickly to investigate and handle the report. The man was detained at the police station, and after questioning, was released. Since a complaint was filed with the police internal affairs unit, we cannot provide any further details at this time."

Former Braselton Police Chief Michael Stefan was found dead inside a home Friday while under investigation for stalking and misuse of police databases. Neighbors in the East Lake Drive community expressed disbelief as the GBI took over the scene. Authorities have not yet confirmed the cause of death.

They just get paid to do almost nothing. They just sit in their cars. Yet the city has one of the highest crime rates and homelessness out of the top 25 biggest cities.

The […] police on Wednesday arrested protesters outside the IDF's Sde Teiman detention center as they demonstrated against the reinstatement of two reservists accused of abusing a Gazan detainee in 2024.

When the reservists, members of the unit known as "Force 100," tasked with guarding Palestinian detainees at the facility, were arrested at the same site two years ago, a right-wing protest erupted, during which a mob breached the base, and dozens of demonstrators remained inside for about an hour. None of those involved in the incident, which included coalition lawmakers, were arrested.

The four protesters arrested on Wednesday are members of the Meshanim Kivun ("Changing Direction") movement. According to their lawyer, Yoni Nussbaum of the Protest Detainee Legal Support Front, they are being held at the Be'er Sheva police station on suspicion of endangering human life on a transportation route, obstructing a police officer, unauthorized entry into a military base and causing a public disturbance. He added that their phones were confiscated.

One of the signs the protesters held right outside the detention center read: "International Bible Contest — Sde Teiman Version: According to the Bible, what is the fate of those who support suspects of sexual abuse and prevent them from being brought to justice?"

The police stated that "a police officer and forces operating at the scene removed the protesters from the road, but they returned and blocked the entrance to the base."

The military recently decided to return two of the accused soldiers to reserve duty, even though the inquiry into their case — which is supposed to determine whether they can return to service — has not yet concluded.

Sources in the IDF told Haaretz that the two were reinstated by an officer in Southern Command whose identity remains unknown. The officer, they said, issued call-up orders without prior authorization.

The IDF Spokesperson's Unit said in response that the activation of the two reservists violated official procedures and that an investigation had been opened to identify those responsible. "The Chief of Staff did not order their return to service," it added.

Last month, the military advocate general, Itay Offir, ordered the indictment dropped in the case. The military advocate general cited several reasons for his decision, including a defense of fairness argument due to "the conduct of senior officials in the Military Advocate General's Corps and the IDF's law enforcement system in this case, and its unusual and unprecedented circumstances."

Offir justified his decision by noting "complexities regarding the existing evidentiary basis" and the fact that the Palestinian detainee was released to the Gaza Strip, which raises evidentiary difficulties.

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A Washington, D.C., police lieutenant was arrested in Maryland and charged with sexual solicitation of a minor, according to the Harford County Sheriff's Office.

Records show that 47-year-old Lt. Matthew Mahl was arrested by deputies on Tuesday. He also faces charges of soliciting child pornography.

According to charging documents, Mahl tried to meet up with someone he believed to be a 15-year-old boy for sexual activity.

A judge ordered Mahl to be held without bail Wednesday. WJZ has reached out to Mahl's attorney for comment.

According to D.C.'s Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), Lt. Mahl was placed on administrative leave, and his police powers were revoked after Harford County Sheriff's officials contacted MPD's Internal Affairs Division about the arrest.

"The allegations in this case are extremely disturbing, and in direct contrast with the values of the Metropolitan Police Department," officials said in a statement.

MPD officials said they were not aware of or involved in the initial investigation. Following the criminal investigation, MPD's Internal Affairs Division will investigate to determine if Lt. Mahl violated any department policies.

Mahl served as chairman of the D.C. Fraternal Order of Police for one term, between 2016 and 2018. In 2017, union members tried and failed to have him removed as chairman. Details revealed in charging documents, bail hearing

During a bail hearing Wednesday, prosecutors called Mahl a "wolf in sheep's clothing," describing him as someone who should be keeping children safe, not preying on them online.

"It's just awful," said Amanda Rodriguez, CEO of the rape crisis organization, Turnaround. "These are individuals that the kids should be able to put their trust in. So it's not just a tragedy, it really is a horrific tragedy when we think about the impact that this could have on young people trusting those that they really often need to for their own safety."

According to charging documents, an undercover sergeant with the Harford County Sheriff's Office was posing online as a teen boy named Nate when he connected with Lt. Mahl in a Reddit chat.

"Through conversation, Nate's age of 15 and the fact that he was young and inexperienced was brought up numerous times and furthermore, this was acknowledged by Matt on multiple occasions," charging documents read.

The two allegedly spoke on Reddit and over text for roughly a month, with Mahl sending sexually explicit photos and messages.

Charging documents explain that Mahl disclosed his position in the police department to Nate, stating, "He could get in trouble, but that Nate wouldn't, as he was a 'child,'" and adding, "I have it all to lose."

"Every time that something like this happens with a law enforcement officer, it degrades the trust that people have in these authorities, these institutions, that they should absolutely be able to put their trust in," said Rodriguez.

Mahl was arrested Tuesday after he allegedly traveled to Harford County to meet with the supposed 15-year-old.

On Wednesday, prosecutors argued that people like Mahl are the most dangerous because "these are some of the types of crimes you can do from the comfort of your own home," which is why the judge decided to hold him without bond.

"We need to hold folks in law enforcement and, again, in these other higher areas of authority to a level to ensure that that trust is always able to be there," said Rodriguez.

Mahl is set to appear in court again in May, records show.

welp

Erin Marie Cowser, a Black 17-year-old high school girl from California, was committing no crime when a cop grabbed her from behind and body slammed her to the ground, leaving her with a concussion, traumatic brain injury and several lacerations to her face.

San Bernardino police, however, claimed the cop used a “takedown maneuver” on the girl because she was resisting arrest, pulling away from the cop, who had only placed one handcuff on her.

But that was before the video surfaced showing San Bernardino police officer Jackson Tubbs grabbing her from behind by her SpongeBob SquarePants backpack and arresting her without explanation.

Cowser, in fact, had been a victim of assault by a group of other teens, which is why the cops were called in the first place, according to a lawsuit filed last week in state court.

The lawsuit names Tubbs as the main defendant, a cop who shot and killed a man in 2023 over a vehicle code violation, resulting in a $4.9 million settlement last year after San Bernardino cops were accused of planting a gun on the victim.

California attorney Toni J. Jaramilla, who is representing Cowser, accused the cops of lying in their version of events, telling local media last week they “failed to correct the false narrative.”

“A hip toss that flipped Erin in the air, her legs flying over her head, and she landed face-first, head-first on the concrete,” Jaramilla told reporters during a press conference on Friday, where she announced the lawsuit.

The lawsuit states that after body slamming her to the asphalt, Tubbs picked her up and “dropped her face-first onto the metal floor sill of his patrol car.”

The cops are also accused of lying about her injuries, claiming they were a result of the other teens attacking her — but video evidence contradicts that lie.

The Coverup

The incident took place on May 21, 2025, after police responded to an altercation between two groups of teenagers at a Food 4 Less grocery store.

Jaramilla says Cowser had been attacked by the other teens. A security guard broke up the fight by pepper-spraying the students. By the time cops arrived, it was over.

Cowser was standing outside the store talking with friends when she was snatched by Tubbs, who slammed the 110-pound girl like a rag doll.

“Don’t grab her like that,” said a young man recording as the cop was holding her hands behind her back, seconds before he slammed her to the ground.

“Hey, b_tch ass n_gga!” yelled the young man recording who is friends with Cowser.

The friend then turns to another cop and asks for his badge number, but that cop extended his baton, ordering him to “back up” as Cowser cried out in pain.

Cowser, now 18, told local media the last thing she remembers before losing consciousness was the cop telling her to “stop resisting” – but that phrase is frequently stated by cops whether the suspect is resisting or not.

“Then I woke up, I was in the back of the cop car on the freeway. And I looked down, and I seen a bunch of blood on my body, and my chin was still leaking,” she said.

“And he had my phone in his hand, and I looked up, and I asked him, I said, ‘What happened to me? Like, what’d you do to me?’ He was like, ‘You fell.’ And then it went black again.”

The lawsuit accuses Tubbs and other officers of lying to their superiors about her injuries, claiming she received them while fighting with other juveniles. It accuses Tubbs of muting his body camera, but his lies were captured on other officers’ body cameras, the claim states.

Tubbs also lied to Cowser’s mother, aunt and grandmother about her injuries, claiming “she was injured by juveniles who attacked her at the Food 4 Less.”

According to the lawsuit:

Because Officer Tubbs still had Plaintiff’s arms pinned behind her back, she was completely unable to brace herself for the fall. Her head and face violently struck the asphalt pavement.

The impact knocked Plaintiff unconscious. She sustained a concussion with loss of consciousness and memory, a deep open gash under her chin, a large abrasion on the left side of her face, and blood poured from the wound onto the pavement and her clothing Cop Admits He Lied

Three days later, on May 24, San Bernardino police posted a press release on its Facebook page, stating the following:

There have been statements made on social media alleging that the female was slammed to the ground while handcuffed and that an officer claimed she “fell”, suggesting an attempt to deny the use of force.

We would like to clarify that these claims are inaccurate. At the time of the physical encounter, the officer was attempting to place the female in handcuffs. The officer was only able to place one of her hands in cuffs when she began actively pulling away and attempting to walk off from the officer when a takedown maneuver was used.

Cowser was charged with trespassing and attempting to fight other juveniles, but those charges were eventually dismissed.

Also listed as defendants are San Bernardino police officer Cynthia Guillen, along with several John Doe cops who are accused of going along with the lies about her injuries.

“There are numerous body-worn videos proving that Officer Tubbs repeatedly lied about how Plaintiff was injured, claiming she fell while fighting with juveniles,” the claim states.

“Further, Officer Tubbs subsequently admitted during the SBPD use of force investigation that he in fact did lie.”

“Yet, the SBPD never released a public retraction despite their claim that they remain “committed to transparency, accountability, and maintaining the public’s trust,” the claim continues.

The lawsuit accuses the cops and the city of San Bernardino of violating her civil rights, racial profiling, assault and battery and negligence.

“Plaintiff suffered severe physical injuries including a traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness, permanent facial scarring from a laceration requiring sutures, wrist and back injuries, extensive bruising and abrasions, as well as severe emotional distress, fear, humiliation, anxiety, loss of liberty, and interference with the major life milestone of her high school graduation,” the claim states.

Excessive force lawsuit filed by teen against San Bernardino police officers

56-year-old Antionette Catchings was a bystander killed in a police chase after officers pursued an 18-year-old named Joseph Odeh who was driving a stolen car. Another bystander, a 14-year-old, remains injured in the hospital following the chase.

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"A Direct Apology Is Lacking:"Worland Cop Sentenced For Molesting Children

Former Worland police officer Myron Chatwin was sentenced Wednesday evening to 40–70 years in prison for sexually abusing three children. Judge Bobbie Overfield denied a more lenient sentence, citing his lack of remorse. “A direct apology is lacking,” the judge said. A former Washakie County Sheriff’s deputy was sentenced In Washakie District Court in Worland on Wednesday to between 40 and 70 years in prison after being found guilty of sexual abuse against minor children.

District Court Judge Bobbie Overfield said she sentenced Myron Chatwin based on his abuse against the children and his lack of responsibility for his actions. Chatwin is not eligible for probation. He is to serve three sentences of 30 to 40 concurrently or simultaneously for counts one, two and three of first-degree sexual abuse of a minor.

Chatwin was also sentenced to between 10 and 20 years each for counts five and six of second-degree sexual abuse against minors. The last two counts are to be served concurrently and consecutively to counts one through three.

Overfield said that Chatwin was not under the influence of any substances and was sober when he committed the sex crimes against the children, all under the age of 13, which caused the court concern. The physical and mental abuse he afflicted as a trusted adult destroyed the trust the children will have for future adults, the judge added.

“A direct apology is lacking,” Overfield said before pronouncing sentence.

Chatwin was first charged with the felonies of molesting the young girls in December 2024. He was soon released and was working in Utah until a jury convicted him in Washakie District Court in November 2025 on five counts of child sex abuse for molesting the three young girls. Counsel Held In Contempt

The sentencing was scheduled for 1 p.m., however, it was delayed when the defense attorney, Christina Cherni, was unable to be present.

Overfield told those gathered in the courtroom that she knew that they had been waiting a long time and many had come long distances but since the defense counsel was unable to make it in-person, the sentencing for Chatwin was delayed.

“The court had to make a quick decision,” Overfield said. “This case has been fraught with difficulties and the court does attempt to do its best in the circumstances.”

The court decided to hold the defense attorney in contempt for failure to appear at the scheduled time for the sentencing.

Overfield said the sentencing would occur as planned later in the afternoon, out of respect for the families who had traveled great distances and taken time out of their schedules to be present.

Cherni did ultimately show up. Young Victims

Special prosecutor John Worrall told Cowboy State Daily that this was the end of a long hard case. He said he respected the courage of the young girls who suffered through not only the abuse but through the trial as well.

“It is my last case, and I couldn’t say no since these girls were denied justice for years,” said Worrall, who had come out of retirement to take the case. “It was a reward for me to get them justice.”

The victims spoke during the sentencing. They talked about the deep pain they continue to suffer, being victimized by a trusted adult, who abused them and broke their trust. The children addressed the ongoing abuse they suffered and the fear they said they still face.

Chatwin sat through their testimony without any outward reaction and focused on a computer screen rather than looking directly at the victims.

When Chatwin addressed the court, he became emotional and trembled, pausing often during his statement. He said that after reading the victim impact statements in January, the hurt and damage from his actions hit him.

“There is no one to blame but myself,” Chatwin said. “This is something I will have to live with for the rest of my life.”

His defense attorney, Cherni, asked that Chatwin be granted probation and an opportunity to pay restitution or, if that was not possible, that Chatwin serve the minimum sentence allowed by Wyoming of between 25 and 30 years.

Overfield said that based on the investigation and interviews, Chatwin had shown an inability to accept responsibility and was not eligible for the probation. Overfield said that the court appreciates that Chatwin now realizes he needs counseling but noted that in the past year, no counseling had been initiated.

“Just now realizing how a trial would cause trauma to the children causes the court concern,” Overfield said before issuing her sentence.

On a Saturday afternoon last August in Colorado, Polly Voss was a passenger in a car headed northbound on Interstate 25. She was planning to spend the weekend in Wyoming with friends. But for the registered nurse, things were about to change quickly and dramatically.

She noticed two cars speeding in the I-25 express lane, brake-checking each other at high speed and "inches apart" said Voss.

"It was really 10 out of 10 intensity level. I'm thinking a gun is coming out next ... this is escalating so I started recording," she told CBS Colorado.

Her video shot on her phone shows the driver of one of the cars swerving suddenly to the right out of the express lane, nearly hitting a passing Jeep, which was driven by a 17-year-old named Katie Bush. The video shows Bush trying to avoid a collision but losing control of her car, crossing back across the interstate and rolling into the median.

The Jeep ended up on its side.

"It's terrifying how quickly things can escalate out of rage and anger," said Voss, who stopped to provide medical care to the driver of the Jeep.

Voss' video, shared with CBS Colorado, would apparently lead the Colorado State Patrol to the drivers of the two "road raging" cars and an unsettling discovery; one of the drivers was an off-duty police officer. The CSP says Jack Ross, an officer with the Keenesburg Police Department, was behind the wheel of his personal car in the incident on I-25. He has been charged with reckless driving and failure to report an accident or return to the scene -- both misdemeanors. Through his attorneys, Ross declined to comment.

In their report, the Colorado State Patrol said Ross, 33, had been "tailgating another vehicle" and was "actively road raging" with the other car. The report says Ross "fled the scene." When troopers tracked him down and talked to him, they said Ross "stated that he didn't see a crash but when we spoke to his wife during the investigation separately stated that she saw that a vehicle had crashed and when she mentioned to (her husband) that she hoped the person was okay ... (Ross) stated it wasn't their fault."

Polly Voss said, "I've always been taught that police officers were there to serve and protect. This couldn't have been more opposite of that."

Voss said that when she approached the overturned Jeep to help the driver, she was "terrified" at what she would find.

"I'm thinking the person in the white Jeep is probably dead."

Remarkably, the teenager was uninjured.

"I couldn't believe it," said Voss. "It felt like a miracle. It felt like there were angels looking over us."

And there would be another unexpected twist -- Katie Bush's father is also in law enforcement. Jeff Bush has worn a law enforcement badge for 23 years, but he has no tolerance for the conduct of his fellow officer.

"It was completely unacceptable behavior by both motorists that day," said Jeff Bush. "In law enforcement we have a higher standard set upon us both in our professional and in our personal lives. To see that kind of behavior from an off-duty officer and the lack of care and compassion to leave the scene after causing an accident was really frustrating..." said Bush. "In my gut, I don't believe he was unaware he caused an accident."

Bush says Ross should have called 911 and should have stopped and rendered aid to Bush's daughter.

"It just might be time for him (Ross) to pursue another career," suggested Bush.

Officer Ross' employment record was recently highlighted in a CBS Colorado investigation of "second chance cops" who move from agency to agency after blemishes on their work records.

"I understand," said Bush, "that the smaller agencies have a hard time finding quality candidates but there's got to be a line somewhere with the hiring standards, even in the smaller agencies."

Keenesburg Police Chief James Jensen said he was aware of the crash and criminal charges against Ross when he hired him in 2025. But Jensen defended the hiring, saying Ross is a good officer and is a good fit in the Keenesburg community.

Ross is due in Larimer County Court next week to face charges stemming from the I-25 case. There are indications that a plea deal may be in the works. Jeff Bush says while it's difficult to speak out against a fellow officer, he is adamantly opposed to a plea deal for Ross.

"He needs to face the music on this one," said Bush.

Video shows police officer in "road rage" crash case; father of victim reacts

The poor baby had a gambling issue. He's the victum of course. He had a addiction. "The chief of police stole money from kids is just shocking and really upsetting" Uhhhh I live in the imperial core and today is a friday. No it is not shocking. bad apples my arse.... from the top to the bottom

Former Pueblo County Sheriff's Deputy arrested for child sex assault

These oinkers are gonna kick in your door in california if you hack your software to your 3d printer because some idiots make crappy guns with them. When in reality it was just a attack on open source software. The corpos sick these dogs on us. These guys are telling US what to do ....Thhhheeeesssseeee guyzzzz.... bad apple my arse. Great Flood 2028

JERUSALEM — Israeli police detained two Women of the Wall activists on Wednesday morning after their monthly Rosh Chodesh prayer service at the Western Wall was disrupted by demonstrators, escalating tensions at the Jerusalem holy site a day after the High Court of Justice heard petitions accusing the government of stalling upgrades to its egalitarian prayer section.

Police said [that] the women — Yochi Rappaport, Women of the Wall’s chief executive, and Tammy Gottlieb, vice chair of its board — were detained on suspicion of obstructing access at a security checkpoint, an allegation [that] Women of the Wall denied.

The detentions came a day after a rare, seven-justice hearing at Israel’s High Court of Justice in response to petitions by the Masorti Movement, the Reform Movement and Women of the Wall that have been pending for years. The groups are challenging the government’s delay of promised infrastructure work to the egalitarian prayer section known as Ezrat Yisrael.

The case has become a proxy battle over who controls prayer at Judaism’s holiest site, whose main plaza is essentially run under strict Orthodox supervision, and whether Israel will deliver on the decade-old compromise meant to accommodate non-Orthodox worship.

Judge Dafna Barak Erez questioned why, if tensions persist at the main northern plaza, authorities have not ensured that the egalitarian section is properly developed. Lawyers for the state and the Jerusalem Municipality blamed each other for years of delays of the promised compromise. Government representatives argued that certain planning and construction steps fall under municipal authority, while city officials pointed to the state’s role in advancing and funding the project.

The petitioners alleged discrimination at the site, saying that dozens of Torah scrolls are made available for use in the men’s section while none are accessible to women. The Western Wall Heritage Foundation, which oversees the plaza under Orthodox guidelines, bars visitors from bringing private scrolls into the compound. Women of the Wall’s monthly services have long drawn confrontations, both from protesters and from Western Wall Heritage Foundation staff, including efforts to intercept Torah scrolls the group brings in, sometimes carried discreetly in bags.

Yizhar Hess, vice chairman of the World Zionist Organization and a senior representative of the Masorti movement, accused the state and the municipality of “mudslinging” at the hearing.

“They are playing a game. Each one is taking this hot potato and pushing to the other. They could have solved it in one telephone call between the prime minister and the mayor,” he said.

Hess said the delays were not bureaucratic but political, arguing that the government has avoided implementing the compromise to preserve a fragile coalition and avoid confrontation with haredi Orthodox parties that oppose formal recognition of non-Orthodox prayer at the site.

“It never happened because of a reason,” he said. “They prefer the extremists of the government.”

Hess said the Reform and Conservative movements had made a “huge concession” in accepting the 2016 arrangement that left the main Western Wall plaza under Orthodox control, in return for a formalized egalitarian section, but that the state has reneged on its commitments.

The impasse is widening Israel’s rift with Jewish communities abroad, he said. “Instead of celebrating the fact that so many millions outside of Israel, millions that are associated with the two liberal movements, are yearning to celebrate Jerusalem, the government of Israel is doing whatever it can to create damage and not to solve something that so easily could be solved.”

The justices did not issue an immediate ruling at the conclusion of the hearing but are expected to do so within the next few days.

I hesitated to share this because I expect somebody to reply, ‘Okay, some settlers can’t pray at a wall. What’s the big deal?’

Let me concede that yes, this is minor compared to how the régime is oppressing Palestinians, but competition isn’t my goal here. I am sharing this mainly because it is further evidence that, contrary to Herzlians’ lies, ‘Jewish self-determination’ does not exist in occupied Palestine, otherwise the police would not be cracking down on religious liberty.

However, the other reason that I am sharing this is that some may welcome further signs of disunity among this population, and it is difficult to object to anybody inconveniencing their régime.

What a dumb_arse! I want to fail upwards. I want the community to support me like someones toxic mother. I want special treatment. I want to do dumb shit and get away with it. It is no wonder why these losers sign up in droves to do ol mcdonalds bidding. What a dum dum land of dumb fuckery. These idiots out here telling US what to do! It is just so gross. Lame, limp and just down right dispicable. The future is stahhhh-ewwww-piD! National Guard soldier leaves rifle in New Orleans bathroom

A Sacramento County Sheriff's deputy was killed by law enforcement after he allegedly stabbed his 11-year-old to death.

invidious

In the now-viral clip taken from Grand Rapids, Michigan, 22-year-old teacher and activist Jessica Plichta can be heard criticising U.S. foreign policy towards Venezuela, arguing that American involvement abroad is inseparable from domestic accountability.

"This isn’t just a foreign issue," she said moments before her arrest. "It’s our tax dollars being used to commit war crimes, and it’s the responsibility of the people to resist a Trump administration committing crimes both at home and against people in Venezuela."

Seconds later, local police move in. As she is escorted to a patrol vehicle, Plichta repeatedly states, "I am not resisting arrest."

Tonight I attended a demonstration outside the Justice Ministry which Palestine Solidarity Campaign had belatedly called. The Police presence was heavy and intimidating but nonetheless a thousand people gathered to show their solidarity. The Police had earlier banned the demonstration from Downing Street as it might ‘interfere’ with a Chanukah celebration in Trafalgar Square.

Once again the racist Metropolitan Police use ‘anti-Semitism’ as the excuse to attack Palestine solidarity and then they claim they are not political.

In a joint statement with Manchester Police, the Met has also banned the use of ‘Globalise the Intifada’ slogan. This despite their admitting that the CPS has ruled against it legally. Thus we see the police state in formation as a nakedly political police takes over.

The Palestine Solidarity movement must now make this slogan, just as we made, ‘Palestine will be free, from the river to the sea’ our slogan. Let the Met try and arrest us all.

According to the British police, nearly 2,100 people have been arrested on anti-terrorist charges rising from carrying such a sign at protests and demonstrations since July when this ban went into effect.

Palestine Action was founded in 2020 to disrupt the operations of British weapons manufacturers connected to the Israeli government. It is committed to “ending global participation in Israel’s genocidal and apartheid regime.”

The organization engaged in occupations, blockades, spray painting, slashing tires, disfiguring statues and assorted other disruptions, mainly directed at Zionist targets in Britain. But in June 2025, two members with crowbars and spray paint sneaked onto a big British air force base and damaged two planes.

The Home Secretary Yvette Cooper used this attack to classify Palestine Action as a “terrorist group,” like Al Qaeda or ISIS, even though it was nonviolent. (CNN-UK, Sept. 6)

The court system doesn’t have the capacity to try 2,100 defendants expeditiously, so they are trying to force them into groups and limit the length of each trial to a few hours. (BBC, Oct. 11)

One notable feature of these arrests is that the average age of one batch of 500, the cops reported, was 54. Half of the arrested were over 60, a hundred or so over 70, and a handful were over 80. Generally the arrested protesters refused to walk to the police vans, forcing the cops to carry them.

Content warning: violence and harm to children

Last week in a largely Black neighborhood of Chicago, federal agents, some descending from helicopters, “pulled parents and children from their apartments in the middle of the night, some of them naked. They zip tied many, releasing some and abducting others” as part of a raid allegedly targeting gang members, but which was actually spreading terror among children and adults just trying to sleep through the night. On Friday, masked federal agents indiscriminately deployed tear gas yards away from school children, forcing schools in the area to have recess indoors. On Saturday, ICE shot a woman in a protest at Brighton Park.

As of yesterday, ICE tried to claim the woman who was shot brandished a gun at them, a claim the woman’s lawyer says is contradicted by the officers’ own bodycam footage. A federal judge seemed to agree with the idea that ICE is lying, calling the officers who fired the shots “a danger to the community.”

David Orlikoff, Chicago District Councilor, NAA member, and author of this op-ed calling on Chicago Mayor Johnson to back up his words with action, witnessed some of the violence. David says:

“Last Friday I witnessed: a strong burning sensation filling the air around Funston Elementary and Rico Fresh grocery store, 5 of my neighbors including a close friend trying to recover from being directly hit by tear gas, an ICE agent threaten to throw tear gas canisters at two kids, and more explosive chemical devices thrown by ICE outside Humboldt Health Hospital. I feared for my life as 3 federal agents in military uniform jumped out of a parked SUV, threatening people with assault rifles.

“At the 14th District Council meeting the next day, concerned residents grew frustrated as Chicago Police reiterated that they would not investigate violations committed by or interfere in the function of ICE—even as ICE attacks our safety, local laws, and the constitution. Experienced organizers added that CPD itself targets Black and Brown communities with 4th amendment violations and has routinely assisted ICE by barricading and arresting anti-ICE protestors.

“If CPD and state police won't enforce 'ICE free zones' by confronting and kicking ICE out, they had better stay home and stop wasting resources attacking residents who are doing the work to keep us safe.”

Action items: Donate to Illinois Coalition of Immigrants and Refugees. If you’re in Chicago and wish to report an ICE sighting or need assistance related to ICE detention, call 855-435-7693.

(Taken from an email sent to me by Never Again Action. Emphasis original.)

[The] Police's Tel Aviv District commander told the organizers of an anti-war protest march scheduled for Saturday that the demonstration has been banned.

The commander, Maj. Gen. Haim Sargaroff, told organizers Friday that he has not approved the march "due to an excess of events," including the weekly protests calling for a cease-fire and hostage release deal in Tel Aviv's Hostage Square and another outside the eastern gates of the IDF's headquarters in the city.

On Thursday, police threatened to ban the protest unless organizers cut the number of participants in the march to 500, and not 5,000 as initially approved.

The protest, titled "Stop the war, stop the starvation," was planned by several left-wing organizations, Arab-Israeli political parties and the High Follow-up Committee for Arab Citizens of Israel. The groups are currently holding consultations on whether to petition the High Court of Justice following the police decision.

Law enforcement previously tried to prevent anti-war protests in April. At the time, police informed organizers of a similar protest that they were forbidden from waving signs showing Israeli hostages, bearing the inscription "genocide," or showing photographs of children who were killed in Gaza.

Only after an inquiry from Haaretz did the police pull back their demands.

Police in other districts have taken a more rigid stance against the protests. In Haifa and in Jerusalem, for example, police seized anti-war placards from protesters, used force to disperse protesters and arrested participants.

In early August, an Israeli court forbade a demonstrator protesting against the government and against starvation in Gaza from participating in demonstrations for 30 days.

Police had arrested her during a demonstration at a traffic junction in southern Israel after she threw flour at police officers. Courts have mostly issued restraining orders against protest activists who were arrested for illegal demonstrations.

At the same time, they have stressed that freedom of protest is a constitutional right and have avoided outright banning any individual from joining protests. In one case, a judge in the Haifa Magistrate's Court asked anti-war protesters to explain why protest signs had been written in Arabic.