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Posts Tagged police
Police Have No Duty To Protect You
Posted by Brian in Law, Threat Watch on 18/Jan/2013 08:09
The courts have stated on several occasions that the police do not have duty to protect you. The result of those cases is the fact that each individual is responsible for his/her life and no one else. The most famous case is Warren v District of Columbia.
Gun Owners of America discusses the case here.
Here is a more in-depth article on Warren and other cases including a deeper discussion of self defense.
Here is a Cato Institute Policy Report on self defense.
The Disturbing, Unchecked Rise of the Administrative Subpoena
Posted by Gary in Law, News, Threat Watch on 5/Sep/2012 11:58
From: Threat Level
We Don’t Need No Stinking Warrant: The Disturbing, Unchecked Rise of the Administrative Subpoena
Meet the administrative subpoena (.pdf): With a federal official’s signature, banks, hospitals, bookstores, telecommunications companies and even utilities and internet service providers — virtually all businesses — are required to hand over sensitive data on individuals or corporations, as long as a government agent declares the information is relevant to an investigation. Via a wide range of laws, Congress has authorized the government to bypass the Fourth Amendment — the constitutional guard against unreasonable searches and seizures that requires a probable-cause warrant signed by a judge.
In fact, there are roughly 335 federal statutes on the books (.pdf) passed by Congress giving dozens upon dozens of federal agencies the power of the administrative subpoena, according to interviews and government reports. (.pdf)
Traffic Stops at Night
If you want an officer’s perspective on night time traffic stops Police Mag has an extensive article on the subject. My father is a former LEO and he always told me that if I was stopped at night to turn on the cabin light and then put my hands on the steering wheel until I was asked for my information by the officer. It is a good tip for all you civilians out there to make the officers job as easy as possible during a stop.
LEO Encounter With Open Carry
Police who operate in a state where open carry is legal have a duty to know and understand the laws of that state. If ignorance of the law is no defense for civilians, then it is no defense for law enforcement officers. There are many videos just like this one on the ‘net, but I think this is the best one, due to the civilian’s ability to remain calm the whole time and his knowledge of the various laws that the officer admits to breaking. This is a great example of: “Knowledge is power”.
From Portland, Maine:
Citizens Concerned About Domestic Use of UAVs
From MilitaryTimes.com:
Public worries about drones began mostly on the political margins, but there are signs that they’re going mainstream.
Jeff Landry, a freshman Republican congressman from Louisiana’s coastal bayou country, says constituents have stopped him while shopping at Walmart to talk about their concerns.
Cop Fired For Beard Length
From PoliceMag.com:
A Hasidic Jewish NYPD cadet said he plans to sue the agency, after he was dismissed because he refused to trim his beard.
More on the firing here and here.
This comes on the heels of news that the D.C. police are now allowing sikhs to join the force with full beards and turbans.
Watchdog Group Reports Montreal Police Unprepared
Montreal police were woefully unprepared for the G20 summit two years ago.
The Winnipeg Free Press reports:
The report says Toronto police, who were responsible for maintaining order outside the summit security zone, suffered from poor planning and weak communications, which contributed directly to increased tensions on the street.
So the outstanding question, still unanswered, is why were police so unprepared, so poorly trained for an event they knew would attract some of the world’s professional protesters?
Shootout In Illinois
The shootout took place in 2008, but the details are just coming out. PoliceMag.com has the full story:
Maddox point-fired at Gramins as he charged toward the patrol unit. Four bullets hit the front of Gramins’ squad car.
Gramins let loose with a barrage of rounds hoping that what he might lose in accuracy would be compensated for by its suppressive nature. The only thing separating Gramins and his assailant was a windshield that was fast disintegrating from ingoing and outgoing rounds.
New UAV Could Be Patrolling Your Neighborhood Soon
From Danger Room:
Vanguard has already been awarded a multi-million dollar deal to use the robo-copters for anti-piracy missions in Africa, but its hopes for the little tasering robot soar much higher. It envisions the Shadowhawk helping out in everything from tactical night ops to arms trafficking surveillance, from oil rig inspections to perimeter security. Chief Deputy Randy McDaniel of Montgomery County Texas says he can’t wait to use it for SWAT callouts and narcotics raids.
Anyone who has seen the TV show Dark Angel should be concerned.
Kuan Watson Wins Tactical 3-Gun Match
Posted by Gary in Matches and Competitions, News, Training, Warriors on 10/May/2011 14:19
Poster Boy and SWAT-Cop Kuan Watson took top honors at the Tac Pro Shooting Center Tactical 3-Gun Match this past weekend… again. Kuan is the guy on the right. Well done Kuan.
Chicago police see spike in cop killings, assaults
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News on 4/Dec/2010 17:07
FILE - This undated file photo provided Nov. 30, 2010 by the Chicago Police Department shows evidence technician Michael Flisk. Flisk was killed Friday, Nov. 26, 2010, while processing a burglary scene at a garage on Chicago's Southeast Side. He is he fifth police officer killed this year in the line of duty - the most in at least 25 years. (AP Photo/Chicago Police Department, File)
CHICAGO — The police officer was in full uniform, gathering evidence from a car break-in when someone walked into the garage and shot him and the car’s owner in the head, then fired another bullet into their heads as they lay on the ground.
The brazen, daylight slaying last week of Officer Michael Flisk underscores what Chicago police have been saying for months: They are increasingly confronting people willing to attack them even as overall violent crime in Chicago continues to fall.
Five police officers have been killed in the line of duty this year — the most in at least 25 years. A sixth police officer was gunned down as he sat in his vehicle while off-duty just a few days before Flisk’s death.
http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/04/5579777-chicago-police-see-spike-in-cop-killings-assaults
Mexican Town’s Entire Police Force Quits After Attack
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News on 29/Oct/2010 19:39
Every cop in a small northern Mexican town quit Tuesday after gunmen heavily sprayed their brand new police headquarters Monday night.
All 14 members of the Los Ramones police force reportedly resigned, according to MSNBC. Nobody was answering the phone at the office of Mayor Santos Salinas, The Associated Press reported.
Gunmen fired more than 1,000 rounds at the building’s facade, reports Noroeste. Six grenades, three of which detonated, were also thrown at the building, according to the the newspaper.
http://www.tokeofthetown.com/2010/10/entire_mexican_towns_police_force_quits_after_atta.php
Armed gunmen attack police in Durango – one dead
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News, Threat Watch on 20/Oct/2010 17:45
“Gomez Palacio, Durango – On Monday afternoon, gunmen attacked a group of Preventive Policemen in Gomez Palacio. The gun battle started in Colonia Cinco de Mayo in Gomez Palacio and ended in neighboring Torreon, Coahuila, leaving one policeman dead and five wounded.
Ten policemen from the Public Security Police of Gomez Palacio were reinforced by 12 policemen from Torreon, Coahuila, 10 Coahuila State Policemen and members of the Mexican Army. Three policemen were transported by ambulance to a hospital, one of them critically wounded.
At the scene there was also a wrecked pickup containing the unidentified dead body of a man killed by gunshots.”
http://www.debate.com.mx/eldebate/Articulos/ArticuloGeneral.asp?IdArt=10302074&IdCat=6087
Municipal Police arrested in the Abduction of the Mayor of Santiago
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News on 20/Aug/2010 20:28
“The state attorney general Alejandro Garza y Garza reported that the seven narco-policemen were arrested after confessing in the participation of the abduction of the mayor of Santiago. The policemen were actively working for a cartel and authorities still expect more arrests.
Garza y Garza said that through an investigation initiated by the Governor and the state police seven people were arrested for the murder of mayor Edelmiro Cavazos.
Garza and Garza said the seven people arrested, including a woman, were actively working as municipal police officers for the city of Santiago and that some were getting paid by a cartel. The bodyguard of the late mayor, who was present during the abduction, was also arrested.
http://www.borderlandbeat.com/2010/08/municipal-polive-linked-to-abduction-of.html