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Going Whole Hog Maine police say a man took a cash machine from inside a convenience store and drove off with it in the back of a stolen pickup truck. |
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The Worst Approach Ohio police said a suspect in a robbery was arrested when he returned to the home about two hours later to ask the victim out on a date. |
ifeminists February 1, 2006 Matthew Reed |
How to Fight Back Against Pat-Downs by Airport Security Screeners You must use 911 and *677 to call the police first and get them on your side... The second the security screener goes over your breasts or genital area with their hands after wanding you... If the local police don't arrest the screeners... etc. |
Salon.com August 4, 2000 Anthony York |
Taking it from the streets Philly police face ugly allegations after hundreds of protesters are detained for more than two days. |
Reason July 2008 Charles Oliver |
Brickbats Unbelievable news stories from around the world. |
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1 Night, 2 DUIs A policeman in Lincoln, Neb. arrested a woman twice in one night for driving drunk -- in two different cars. |
Reason Aug/Sep 2009 Jacob Sullum |
Step Away From the Car: Rare Fourth Amendment victory In April the U.S. Supreme Court said police may no longer routinely search the vehicles of recently arrested people, a practice that was considered constitutional for nearly three decades. |
Registered Rep. July 1, 2006 Kristen French |
Pickens Gets Fishy in Fly Shop Michael Pickens, son of billionaire dealmaker T. Boone Pickens, was recently arrested for burglary. He spent three days in jail because he couldn't post the bond because he is already out on bail for allegations of securities fraud in New York. |
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Beware A Man With A Snake Police in South Carolina said an argument between two motel guests ended up with one of the men being hit in the head with a snake. |
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You're Doing It Wrong Police in northern Idaho arrested a robber accused of demanding a controlled drug from a pharmacy, then throwing cash on the counter before fleeing. |
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Crimes That Don't Pay: Part 2 A Massachusetts man has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for stealing a hot dog from a man as he sat under a tree at a city park. |
Wired June 23, 2008 Vince Beiser |
Pistol Cam: When Cops Draw This Point-and-Shoot, Say Cheese In an effort to address public concerns about police accountability, the sheriff's department SWAT team in Orange County, New York, recently started packing cameras on their pistols. |
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Halloween: Not For Everyone Baltimore County police charged an officer with assault for pulling his service weapon on a Halloween worker dressed as the killer from "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre." |
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Ninja Arrested Police in Vernon, Conn., said they arrested a man who was dressed as a ninja and waving nunchucks while yelling about wanting to beat up U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman. |
ifeminists October 27, 2009 Wendy McElroy |
Never get naked in front of a cop...or his wife Remember Eric Williamson? He was the Fairfax, Virginia man arrested for making coffee while naked and alone in his own kitchen. |
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Theology 101 Police in Kentucky said a man who smashed a window at a car dealership claimed he was following a higher calling. |
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Jail Over Marriage? A central Pennsylvania man who said he robbed a bank to go to jail and get away from his overbearing wife was sentenced to three to six years in prison. |
Reason April 2002 Jacob Sullum |
Pot Stops In the United States, it's clearly not true that no one gets arrested for smoking pot anymore. But it looks like that will soon be the case in Britain, home of Europe's harshest drug laws... |
Salon.com April 14, 2001 Earl Ofari Hutchinson |
Cincinnati's killer cops Black leaders want the feds to investigate the city's trigger-happy police. They shouldn't hold their breath... |
ifeminists October 22, 2009 Wendy McElroy |
Sacred Feces! Man arrested for making coffee naked in own home A man was arrested for indecent exposure for being naked in his own kitchen. WTRV reports the circumstances |
ifeminists July 6, 2005 Wendy McElroy |
Domestic Violence Victims Need Self-Defense Every American anti-domestic violence advocate should advise victims -- male or female -- to learn self-defense. They should lobby for the repeal of any law or policy that hinders responsible gun ownership. |
Reason Aug/Sep 2007 Jacob Sullum |
Driving While Armed The ACLU defends gun rights. |
Reason May 2004 Brian Doherty |
Your Papers, Please The Supreme Court is once again considering the nuances of when it's OK to arrest an American citizen simply for refusing to show a cop an ID. |
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Store Robbed Over Bad Jerky A Cleveland barber became so upset by what he considered bad beef jerky that he returned to the store where he bought it and tried to rob the owner. |
ifeminists August 9, 2006 McCormick & Sacks |
Brett Myers Case Obscures an Important Truth About Domestic Violence Arrests In many domestic violence cases the men arrested deserve the open mind and support which the Philadelphia Phillies mistakenly extended Brett Myers. Spousal abuse arrests are often dubious, in part because of misguided domestic violence laws and law enforcement policies. |
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The Phone Never Lies Las Cruces police said a woman has been arrested for allegedly stabbing her ex-husband. |
Salon.com July 26, 2000 Valeria Russ |
My son loves cops How and when do I tell him about Amadou Diallo? |
Popular Mechanics January 2008 Glenn Harlan Reynolds |
Watching the Watchers: Why Surveillance Is a Two-Way Street If governments and businesses can keep an eye on us in public spaces, we ought to be able to look back. |
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Robber Hands Out $100 Bills Police in Columbus, Ohio are looking for a man they say robbed a bank near downtown, then handed two $100 bills to passers-by as he ran away. |
Chemistry World July 12, 2013 Phillip Broadwith |
GSK under investigation over corruption in China Chinese police are investigating GlaxoSmithKline over claims of bribery and tax-related crimes. |
ifeminists May 13, 2003 Tiffany Hyatt |
Why I Picked Up a Gun One woman was raped and beaten by men who actually are commissioned police officers. I was that woman. |
Fast Company September 2004 Keith H. Hammonds |
"Nothing Is Easy in Iraq. But You Can't Not Do It." A British brigadier on the rebuilding of Iraq's police force. |
Salon.com August 17, 2000 Anthony York |
The cops become the issue More civil than disobedient, the marches against police brutality were as scripted as the action inside the Staples Center. |
ifeminists August 13, 2002 Glenn Sacks |
Baseball Player's Domestic Violence Arrest Demonstrates How Men are Presumed Guilty in Domestic Disputes Scott Erickson was arrested after an altercation with his girlfriend last week. |
Salon.com May 3, 2000 Carina Chocano |
The Whitney Houston rules The hypocrisy of America's marijuana laws is highlighted by the glamorous singer's non-arrest after she's found with a half-ounce of pot in an airport. |
Registered Rep. June 20, 2008 Nancy DiCostanzo |
I'd Like To Report To Prison, But I Died Despite the message "Suicide is Painless" found scrawled in dust on the hood of Sam Israel III's car, it is believed that the hedge fund manager convicted of stealing $450 million from clients, is indeed still alive. |
Salon.com November 1, 2000 Earl Ofari Hutchinson |
Killer cops The slaying of actor Anthony Dwain Lee by a black officer is evidence that many black cops have the same prejudices as their white colleagues... |
Reason January 2009 Brian Doherty |
Baloney Ballistics Gun databases fail. Devoting so much record keeping to every gun sold guarantees wasted effort, since less than 1 percent of all guns sold will ever be used in a crime. |
National Defense October 2010 Eric Beidel |
Plastic Solution Blocks Guns From Firing A Train Safe device fits into the gun barrel, blocking the chamber and preventing a live round from being fired. |
Reason September 2005 Julian Sanchez |
Armed With a Camera Protecting protesters' rights in the U.S.: The ever-present telescreen could, ironically, become an emblem of citizen empowerment. |
RootPrompt.org July 17, 2000 |
Calling the Cops I have had a lot of questions concerning the police and the cracker that I have written about in the Cracked! articles. With these questions in mind I have written this article that explains several incidents involving the police and system administrators and attempts to answer some of these questions.... |
Salon.com August 14, 2000 Jesse Walker |
War on protesters The militarization of police strategies on display this convention season has cops fighting demonstrators, not crime. |
Salon.com August 16, 2000 Anthony York |
Calm before the storm? Tuesday's protests were mostly peaceful, but Wednesday's action against police brutality could get ugly. |
ifeminists February 9, 2005 Wendy McElroy |
On Handcuffed and Felonious Children No one -- not the police, not the government, no school official -- has the right to brutalize a child for using crayons. And the people who reasonably supported zero tolerance as a way to make schools safer never envisioned a police state in which 6-year-olds are handcuffed. |
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Asking For It Police said 32-year-old Jacob Segura walked into the Madison, Nebraska Police Department on Jan. 30 and asked for a ride to Columbus. |
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Buy A Jacket Police say a man broke into a Pittsburgh home and climbed into bed with its owner, apparently because he was drunk and cold following a rap concert. |
Reason December 2008 Brian Doherty |
Four Decades of Defending Self-Defense Since its inception in 1968 the defense of Americans' Second Amendment rights has been a staple of reason. Take a look back at how they have covered this issue through the years. |
National Defense October 2013 Stew Magnuson |
Police Want Unpiloted Aircraft for Routine Tasks, Not Snooping, Former Chief Asserts Police departments would probably use them for more routine tasks, said Donald Shinnamon, a business development executive at UAV-maker Institu Inc., and one-time chair of the aviation committee of the International Association of Chiefs of Police. |
ifeminists March 30, 2005 Wendy McElroy |
Mother Sues Cops For Failing to Protect Kids As long as restraining orders are "standard" and "perfunctory" they lose all value as indications of possible violence. Perhaps the police would take them seriously if they were issued only after a genuine threat of violence had been established. |
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How To: Buy A Gun If you are thinking about buying a gun, there are three main parameters by which to choose the most suitable model. |