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Criminal law, Society March 24, 2010

Video: Police Officer Stomps on Man on Ground During Arrest

This video has caused an outrage in Victoria, B.C. and triggered an investigation by the police department into excessive force…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Society, Torts March 19, 2010

New York Police Targets Elderly Couple’s Home 50 Times Since 2002

The New York Police Department has apologized to an elderly couple for targeting their home at least 50 times since…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Military, Politics, Society March 14, 2010March 14, 2010

Woman Declines to Cooperate With Police in the Investigation of Her Partner So Police Report Her to Air Force as a Lesbian

Jene Newsome, 28, had succeeded in living under the “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” policy of the Air Force for years…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Politics, Society March 8, 2010

Milwaukee Police Sergeant Sentenced to Eighteen Months for Assault on Handcuffed Suspect

A former Milwaukee County sergeant was sentenced to 18 months in prison for assaulting a handcuffed suspect in a police…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Society March 6, 2010

Overdue and Overexposed: Michigan Police Arrest Man Who Stripped and Stole Children’s Book at Library

The police has arrested the man who was the subject of our prior competition to name the book that a…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Society March 4, 2010March 4, 2010

Venus de Malum: Police Order New Jersey Family Cover Up Nude Snowwoman

A family in Rahway, New Jersey was ordered by police to cover up their nude snow woman after a neighbor…

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Criminal law, International, Politics, Religion, Society March 1, 2010

Dubai Police: Al-Mabhouh Was Drugged and Then Suffocated

Dubai police now say that they have identified 26 suspects in the assassination of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh — widely believed to…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Society February 27, 2010

Send in the Clowns: Tampa Police Arrest Teen For Wearing Clown Mask in Public

Police in Tampa, Florida appear to have clown issues from their youth. Matthew David Lopez, 18, was arrested for wearing…

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Academia, Constitutional Law, Politics, Religion, Society February 25, 2010February 25, 2010

Maryland Teacher Orders Student Escorted From Classroom By Police After Refusal to Say the Pledge of Allegiance

A Montgomery County Middle School teacher had a 13-year-old girl escorted from the classroom after she refused to say the…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Society February 18, 2010February 18, 2010

While Some Ask Why, The Atlanta Police Ask Why Not: Police Arrest Woman For Asking “Why?”

Atlanta police appear to be fans of Alfred Lord Tennyson: “Ours is not to reason why Ours is but to…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, International, Society February 18, 2010February 18, 2010

London Police Investigate Saudi Prince in Murder of Servant

London police are investigating an unnamed Saudi prince in the murder of one of his servants. A 32-year-old Saudi national…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Society, Torts February 16, 2010February 16, 2010

Close Enough For Police Work? Denver Police Arrest Mother on Way to Pick Up Daughter At School — Despite the Fact that She Looks Nothing Like Suspect

Christina FourHorn is suing the Denver police department in a bizarre mistaken identity case that led to her jailing —…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Politics, Society February 16, 2010February 16, 2010

Prosecutor Refuses to Charge Police Officer Who Allegedly Commits Hit-and-Run, Lies About Accident, and Then Defends His Actions As “Impaired By Alcohol”

Redondo Beach City Prosecutor Brenda Wells is receiving considerable heat over her decision not to charge Torrance Police Sgt. Michael…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, Society February 15, 2010February 15, 2010

Boise Police Officers Taser Man on Buttocks, Threaten to Rape Him With Taser, and Then Claim No Fault in Modest Settlement

We previously followed the case of Gerald Amidon, who sued the Boise police department for allegedly threatening to sodomize him…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, International, Society February 9, 2010

My Way Killings: Police Are Dealing With An Increase in Attacks Over Bad Karaoke

Police in the Philippines, Malaysia and other countries are trying to deal with a new rash of crime: Karaoke or…

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