What Does an Innocent Man Have to Do to Go Free? Plead Guilty.
"Sometimes innocent people are locked away for crimes they didn’t commit. Less widely understood is just how reluctant the system is to righting those wrongs."
Equifax data leak exposes 143 million driver’s licenses, SSN, credit card numbers
"The information came mostly from US residents, but a percentage also involved UK and Canadian citizens and the company is working with authorities from these countries. Equifax reports that it discovered the leak on July 29th and took steps to stop the intrusion. It then hired a cybersecurity firm to determine the extent of the intrusion and what damage was done. The company reports that it has involved law enforcement, but it’s not clear at this point how the intruders entered the system or exactly what they took."
What Country Is This? Forced Blood Draws, Cavity Searches and Colonoscopies
"Forced cavity searches, forced colonoscopies, forced blood draws, forced breath-alcohol tests, forced DNA extractions, forced eye scans, forced inclusion in biometric databases: these are just a few ways in which Americans are being forced to accept that we have no control over our bodies, our lives and our property, especially when it comes to interactions with the government."
Bureaucrat Who Concocted Annoying Password Rules Now Regrets It
"Bill Burr didn’t really know much about how passwords worked back in 2003, when he wrote the manual. He certainly wasn’t a security expert. And now the retired 72-year-old bureaucrat wants to apologize." Continue reading →
John Whitehead: Anything Goes When You’re a Cop in America
"Not only are cops protected from most charges of wrongdoing—whether it’s shooting unarmed citizens (including children and old people), raping and abusing young women, falsifying police reports, trafficking drugs, or soliciting sex with minors—but even on the rare occasions when they are fired for misconduct, it’s only a matter of time before they get re-hired again." Continue reading →
Why Police Prefer Drug Raids Over Investigating Violent Crimes
"There are numerous reasons why police tend to focus on certain types of law enforcement. Not all of them originate with the police agencies themselves." Continue reading →
Accused of War Crimes, White House Closes Down War Crimes Office
"Amnesty International just released a report that heavily implicates the United States in a number of criminal acts in Mosul, Iraq." Continue reading →
Police Shoot Woman Dead After She Called 911 to Report an Assault
"She’d called 911 earlier that night to report a possible assault behind her house. When she approached the police who responded to her call, she was shot and killed through the driver’s side door." Continue reading →
US plans ‘enhanced security’ for air travel from 105 countries
"The new measures will affect 105 countries hosting approximately 280 airports, 180 airlines, and about 2,100 daily flights carrying 325,000 US-bound passengers. DHS already has in place a policy that bars electronic devices larger than a cell phone from Turkey and several Middle Eastern airports. The UK has a similar policy, affecting airports in six countries." Continue reading →
The Elusive Search for Justice in the American Police State
"A unanimous Court declared that police should not be held liable for recklessly firing 15 times into a shack where a homeless couple—Angel and Jennifer Mendez—was sleeping." Continue reading →
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