CopBlock.org | December 9, 1969 was the first significant deployment of the LAPD’s newly formed “Special weapons assault team (“SWAT”) in a four-hour confrontation with members of the Black Panthers. The Panthers eventually surrendered and by 1974 there was a general acceptance of SWAT as a resource for the city of Los Angeles.... - [More]

Posted: March 20, 2013 in Articles, Videos

EricPetersAutos.com | I’m going to say something that will undoubtedly cause me to lose some police officer friends. But I feel it needs to be said anyway. I’m willing to take the heat for it.... - [More]

Posted: March 17, 2013 in Articles

JacobZLadder | Independent filmmaker, Jacob Crawford, weaves three cities responses to police brutality into a single tale of community empowerment and direct action. The film conveys basic legal concepts that can provide practical help to groups and individuals seeking an understanding of their rights when dealing with police.... - [More]

Posted: August 5, 2012 in Documentary

OhioCCWdotOrg | Notifying the policy when you have a firearm is required by Ohio Law, but when this individual with a thirty-day old license tries to do that he is repeatedly ordered to look away, shut up, or interrupted and “forced” to change what he is speaking about by the actions of an aggressive cop who maintains verbal control of the situation.... - [More]

Posted: July 22, 2011 in Videos

CopBlock | The court experience started off like normal with the emptying of your pockets and spreading them for the bailiff to ‘wand you’ which is always a good feeling. Then a few of us proceeded down the hall and into the court room. That’s when another bailiff called out to Pete to remove his hat and I turned on my camera.... - [More]

Posted: January 25, 2011 in Articles, Videos

CATO.org | An interactive map of botched SWAT and paramilitary police raids, released in conjunction with the Cato policy paper “Overkill: The Rise of Paramilitary Police Raids,” by Radley Balko. ... - [More]

Posted: January 8, 2011 in Books, Videos

CopBlock.org | Over and over, responses to my articles involve some kind of criticism about my biased indictment of police, and overzealous willingness to imply corruption, dishonesty and conspiracy. In particular, I am reminded again and again that police work hard, were “hand picked” for being upstanding people, and I should really walk a day in their shoes before I open my big mouth.... - [More]

Posted: November 6, 2010 in Articles