Do you have to give a police officer your ID if you didn’t do anything?
You do not have to answer a police officer's questions, but you must show your driver’s license, registration, and proof of insurance when stopped while driving a car.
DATABASE OF PEOPLE KILLED BY POLICE URGENTLY NEEDED
Currently, there is no official database of the number of people killed by police each year. This is an essential reform that must change if police hope to win back…
Could Japan’s koban community policing work in the U.S.?
Unless you have been living under a rock you realize that tensions between the public and the police are at an all-time low. In addition to dealing with their normal…
Vidoe Catches Cop on Rampage as Fellow Cops Try to Stop Him from Torturing Handcuffed Man
By Matt Agorist Federal Heights, CO — Officer Mark Magness is no stranger to police brutality. In 2009, after being on the Federal Heights police department for a year, Magness…
Will David Hooks Grand Jury Give Him Justice?
A Grand Jury in rural Laurens County, Georgia is meeting to decide whether charges or further investigation is warranted in the cold-blooded murder of an innocent grandfather in his own…
Will a Grand Jury Finally Give David Hooks Justice?
Summary: A Grand Jury will be meeting on June 18 to decide if David Hooks will receive justice or not. For those unfamiliar with this story: A Georgia SWAT team…
Yes! You Can Video Record the Police!
Here’s the deal: as a resident of the U.S.A. you have the right to record the police in the course of their public duties. The police don’t have a right…
Cleveland Traffic Cop Assaults Woman After She Tries To Video Her Assault
An Ohio woman named Jessica Ferrato who was attacked by a Cleveland transit cop after pulling out her phone to record his unprofessionalism Sunday learned the power of social media…
Video Shows this Cop Shoot at Minivan Full of Children, How is He Still a Cop?
By Matt Agorist After Farrell had been given a citation, she decided to drive away from police. Several short chases then followed, before one of the cops, Elias Montoya, unloaded…
Georgia Police State Bill Moved to Senate Public Safety Committee
Regular readers of Georgia Watchdog understand we always try and be fair when it comes to articles dealing with police matters. We understand the majority of police are good folks…
THE HIDDEN FORCE BEHIND GEORGIA’S MOVE TO LEGALIZE NO-KNOCK SEARCHES
By Garland Favorito Unanimous Public Opposition at Senate No-Knock Search Warrant Hearings On March 4, a Senate Non-Civil Judiciary Committee passed Chairman Jesse Stone’s SB159 bill that proposes to legalize…
“Your Home is No Longer Your Castle” Man Banned from Smoking in his Own Home
By Jay Syrmopoulos Washington, D.C. – A Washington D.C. Superior Court judge has ordered Edwin Gray to stop smoking cigarettes in his own home after a neighbor filed a lawsuit…
“Free Range” Parents Found Guilty of Child Neglect for Letting Kids Walk Home From Park
By Jay Syrmopoulos Silver Spring, Md. – Two Maryland parents have been found responsible, by Child Protective Services (CPS), of “unsubstantiated child neglect.” for allowing their 10-year-old boy and 6-year-old…