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Police Tactics AlterLinks Topic Index Absurd charges brought against reporters covering Occupy Wall Street movement Resource Type: Article Published: 2011 Journalists covering the Occupy Wall Street movement’s protests and marches are not only exposed to police brutality but also to a sort of judicial lottery when detained. The situation varies from state to state, according to local laws, but the freedom to report news and information is being violated almost everywhere, not only for professional journalists but also for bloggers and for activists who want to cover the protests themselves. Agent provocateur Connexipedia Article Resource Type: Article A person employed by the police or other entity to act undercover to entice or provoke another person to commit an illegal act. Amid the Tumult in Durham Resource Type: Article Published: 2017 Peter Gilbert (a rights attorney) and his wife Elena Everett,a non-profit organizer, had their house searched by Sheriff's officers in Durham when nobody was at home. It had to do with a demonstration of some 200 on Monday, Aug. 14, 2017. Anti-Capitalist Demonstration of May 1, 2013 in Montreal Journée des Travailleurs et Travailleuses: Manifestation Anti-Capitaliste Resource Type: Film/Video Published: 2013 Montreal 2013: police state. Montreal's municipal goverment passes a bylaw that suspends the right of citizens to assemble unless they have received advance permission from police. Citizens who assert their right to assembly are kettled by police and arrested. Big Oil's Chokehold on Canadian Democracy Resource Type: Article Published: 2014 The fight against Big Oil corporatism may be the most important one you ever support. Canadian Information Sharing Service Volume 2, Number 5 - December 1977 Resource Type: Serial Publication (Periodical) Published: 1977 The Central Park Five - review Against The Current vol. 162 Resource Type: Article Published: 2013 A review of 'The Central Park Five', a documentary by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon. The Committee for the Defense of Democratic Rights Resource Type: Article Published: 1978 A Law Union pamphlet regarding the legality of national security measures. Connexions Volume 4, Number 1 - February 1979 - National Security/Securite Nationale Resource Type: Serial Publication (Periodical) Published: 1979 Connexions Volume 6, Number 5 - January 1982 - Children/Enfants Resource Type: Serial Publication (Periodical) Published: 1982 Connexions Volume 9, Number 2 - Summer 1984 - Rights and Liberties - A Digest of Resources & Groups for Social Resource Type: Serial Publication (Periodical) Published: 1984 Cops Are Now Less Cautious Than Soldiers In Iraq Shooting Mirian Carey Resource Type: Article Published: 2013 Police militarization is a hot topic lately, but American police are beyond anything contemplated by the American military. American police today appear unwilling to accept any risk whatsoever and seem willing to kill anyone and anything that could possibly be seen as a threat. Cops Charge Black Activist with "Lynching" Defend Maile Hampton! Resource Type: Article Published: 2015 On January 18, 2015, Maile Hampton, a young black woman and member of the ANSWER Coalition, was leading chants at a Sacramento, California, protest against a pro-cop rally. An online video shows the cops violently attacking several protesters, slamming a woman against a cop car and repeatedly throwing a man to the ground. While both were being handcuffed, the crowd chanted to let them go. Five weeks later, Hampton was arrested at her home. She now faces up to four years in jail on charges of felony "lynching"! A law supposedly intended to criminalize the extra-legal murder of black people, Mexicans and others by the racist terrorists of the KKK and their ilk, is now wielded by the police against those who actively protest the modern-day legal lynchings carried out by the cops. The Dangerous Junk Science of Vocal Risk Assessment Resource Type: Article Published: 2018 Various companies and government agencies aim to use technology that measures biological features such as facial expressions or tone of voice to assess individuals, such as refugee claimants or potential employees, for 'risk'. Many critics say the science behind this is dubious and can hide cultural bias under a blanket of objectivity. Doing Time for Peace Moral Lights Resource Type: Article Published: 2012 Hundreds of Americans, young and old, are regularly going to prison, sometimes for months or years or decades, for nonviolently resisting U.S. militarism. Even the FBI Agrees: When Undercover Agents Pose as Journalists, It Hurts Real Journalists' Work Resource Type: Article Published: 2018 The FBI doesn't want the public to know more about how its agents pose as journalists during undercover investigations.The government acknowledged in a court filing that FBI agents who pretend to be journalists create a chilling effect, making it harder for real journalists to gain trust and cooperation from sources. 40 Reasons Our Jails and Prisons Are Full of Black and Poor People It's Not Just About Crime! Resource Type: Article Published: 2015 Quigley provides a list of reasons why the majority of prisoners in US jails are Black and poor people. Guide to public order situations A brief survival guide for when a demonstration turns into a riot Resource Type: Article Published: 2006 Bear in mind that the police are probably much better equipped and trained for close combat than you or I. They have been psyching themselves up for hours, are likely to have plenty of reserves standing by and usually feel confident with the law behind them. Beating the police is about outwitting them, not necessarily hitting them over the head. Handcuffed and herded My big Alpine adventure with Switzerland's police Resource Type: Article Published: 2011 A journalist at the World Economic Forum Summit is detained and intimidated along with protestors by Swiss police. How California police are tracking your biometric data in the field Agencies are using mobile fingerprint scanners, tattoo and facial recognition software Resource Type: Article Published: 2015 EFF and MuckRock got together to reveal how state and local law enforcement agencies are using mobile biometric technology in the field by filing public records requests around the country. Thousands of pages of documents were obtained from more than 30 agencies. How "Hate Crimes Against Police" Expose the Fatal Flaw Within Hate Crime Statutes Resource Type: Article Published: 2015 Hate crime legislation lent legitimacy to a 40-year carceral program that has wrought immense damage on communities of colour. In an ironic twist, the police - who've been the main enforcers of this program - now want to invoke these laws for their protection. Huge Pipeline Company Kinder Morgan Hired Off-Duty Cops to 'Deter Protests' in Pennsylvania Resource Type: Article Published: 2015 Kinder Morgan, the self-proclaimed "largest energy infrastructure company in North America," paid $50,000 for off-duty police officers from a Pennsylvania department to patrol a controversial gas pipeline construction site. The hiring came after a request from the corporation for uniformed officers that could "deter protests and prevent delays." IFJ and EFJ oppose media restrictions in the newly-enacted Spanish Public Security Law Sources News Release Resource Type: Article Published: 2015 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its regional organisation, the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), have joined their Spanish affiliates FAPE, FESP, FSC-CC.OO. and ELA-Gizalan in criticising the Public Security Law Israeli soldiers disguised as photojournalists endanger journalists' lives, says MADA Sources News Release Resource Type: Article Published: 2009 The Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA) expresses concern over the Israeli occupation forces disguising themselves as photojournalists in the middle of Palestinian protesters. Journalist's home searched, confidentiality of sources threatened Sources News Release Resource Type: Article Published: 2012 Reporters Without Borders is stunned and alarmed to learn that police raided the home of Montreal reporter Eric-Yvan Lemay, taking his finger prints, his computer and the clothes he wore while visiting Montreal area hospitals last month for a story Kurt Vonnegut and the American Police State Just Say "Hi-Ho!" as They Strip Search You Resource Type: Article Published: 2012 The country seems to have crossed over a dark threshold. We are now a police state in all but name. Cops and wannabe cops are shooting innocent people and nothing gets done. Madrid barrio expels 'racist' police patrols Jeering crowds chase away officers who try to detain immigrants Resource Type: Article Published: 2011 Community protests police practice of racial profiling: the protests have been dubbed the "indignant" movement. Magnum force cops: 'If you're holding a hammer, everything looks like a nail' Resource Type: Article Published: 2014 US law enforcement is increasingly using military weapons for everyday tasks. Instead of hiding behind heavy armor, they should be building trust with the community, Peter Bibring, attorney for the ACLU of Southern California, told RT. Met police using surveillance system to monitor mobile phones Resource Type: Article Published: 2011 Civil liberties group raises concerns over Met police purchase of technology to track public handsets over a targeted area. Miners' strike: senior officer was 'appalled' at conduct of other police Resource Type: Article Published: 2012 A senior police officer breaks ranks to describe how he and others were "appalled" at the behaviour of colleagues during the 1984-85 miners' strike in the UK, as calls mount for a fresh inquiry into the policing of the dispute. Montreal spends $110,000 on private lawyers to fight challenge to anti-protest bylaw There's room for austerity around everything except repression Resource Type: Article Published: 2014 As the city of Montreal tightens its belt-buckle and is cutting budgets, two Montrealers who are challenging the city's regulations around demonstrations are questioning the amount of resources the city is putting in to defend the bylaws. New Street-Level Surveillance Project Tracks Spying Technologies Used by Local Law Enforcement Sources News Release Resource Type: Article Published: 2015 EFF Web Portal Provides In-Depth Resources About License Plate Readers, Biometric Collection, and Other High-Tech Surveillance Tools. No Reason for Force Applied to UWO Student by Police Sources News Release Resource Type: Article Published: 2009 Members of the legal community at UWO have also raised issue with an incident of forcible arrest on the campus. Operation Freedom Resource Type: Article Published: 1978 A tabloid designed to inform the public about the growing national measures in Canada Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - July 2, 2016 Brexit, Jeremy Corbyn, and Contempt for Democracy Resource Type: Article Published: 2016 Brexit, the British vote to leave the European Union, has thrown the political elites into turmoil and confusion. The referendum was supposed to be a safe political manoeuvre, a way to produce an appearance of democratic legitimacy for the profoundly undemocratic structures of the EU. The gambit turned out to be a spectacular miscalculation, as millions of people turned out to express their opposition to a state of affairs that is leaving the majority worse off while enriching a small minority. This issue of Other Voices looks at the Brexit referendum, elite loathing for democracy, and the related attempt to get rid of Labour's leftwing leader, Jeremy Corbyn. Paris and London in the 18th Century Studies in Popular Protest Resource Type: Book Published: 1970 Articles relating to popular protests and revolts breaking out in Paris and London during the eighteenth century. Police actions in Ferguson, U.S. interfere with freedoms of assembly, press Resource Type: Article Published: 2015 Though the majority of the Ferguson protests were peacful, the police still responded with overwhelming military force. Journalists were one of thier specific targets. Police Broke Into Chelsea Manning's Home with Guns Drawn - in a 'Wellness Check' Resource Type: Article Published: 2018 A video recording of a 'wellness check' by police in Maryland, USA, shows police officers arriving with weapons drawn. The incident sheds light on a very disturbing police procedure and whether law enforcement should be called at all as first responders in matters of mental health. Police log 'domestic extremists' and keep database on activists Forces survey and file details of peaceful protests and political activities Resource Type: Article Published: 2009 'Domestic Extremists' are persons involved in political meetings and protests who are photographed and added to a national database by the UK police. This surveillance falls under the purview of "terrorism and allied matters" and these police tactics are now the subject of an internal review. They have been widely criticized for lacking accountability. Political activists call for inquiry after revelations about undercover police Resource Type: Article Published: 2010 Protest groups that were targeted by infiltrators plan legal action to obtain access to police files after disclosures by Officer A. Press Conference: First Hand Accounts of Mass Arrests and Intimidation in Toronto Sources News Release Resource Type: Article Published: 2010 The Alternative Media Centre, Toronto Community Mobilization Network and Movement Defence Committee will hold a joint press conference to present first hand accounts of the events that have been taking place in recent hours. Public Declaration: Solidarity against police repression in Montreal We will not submit to the municipal by-law P-6 Resource Type: Article Published: 2013 With this public declaration, we assert our opposition to by-law P-6: we will continue to demonstrate without negotiating our demo routes with police, and we will systematically challenge all tickets that arise from this by-law. Quebecers' right to protest restricted after 2012 "Maple Spring" in Canada Resource Type: Article Published: 2013 In 2012, a massive student strike over tuition fee increases rocked Quebec and thousands took to the streets, marching in protest. In the aftermath, Montreal residents find that their ability to protest has been restricted, as the police employ increased powers to arrest and fine demonstrators. Racist Violence is Used to Maintain an Unjust Social Order From Trayvon Martin to Wall Street Resource Type: Article Published: 2012 While it would be gratifying and is socially necessary to bring Trayvon’s murderer to justice, the continuation of America’s system of racial oppression must also be ended or we just wait for the inevitable next wrongfully murdered black youth. Raising the Workers' Flag The Workers' Unity League of Canada, 1930-1936 Resource Type: Book Published: 2012 A history of the Workers' Unity League, the Canadian affiliate of the Communist Red International of Labour Unions. Rapport Annuel 1977-78 avec le rapport sur la colloque Police et Liberte Resource Type: Article Published: 1978 RCMP bombed oil site in 'dirty tricks' campaign Resource Type: Article Published: 1999 The Mounties bombed an oil installation as part of a dirty tricks campaign in their investigation into sabotage in the Alberta's oil patch. The Return of COINTELPRO? Time to Target the Real Terrorists Resource Type: Article Published: 2013 The FBI was using its offices and agents across the country as early as August 2011 to engage in a massive surveillance scheme against Occupy Wall Street. The documents show a government agency at its most paranoid. Section 60 advice guide Some information and tips on the law, your rights, and how to react when police have enforced a "Section 60" order on a demonstration Resource Type: Article Published: 2006 At some recent demonstrations, police have cordoned off the demonstration, corralling large numbers of people into an increasing confined area before taking their names, addresses and photographs, eventually releasing them one by one. Shedding light on the use of SWAT teams Resource Type: Article Published: 2014 A new bill in Utah that would require the state's police agencies to report statistics about how and how often they use their SWAT and tactical teams has just unanimously passed a committee in the state's senate. The bill is part of a larger, fascinating police reform movement currently under way in Utah. The Smile of Policeman Agadi Resource Type: Article Published: 2002 An account of the abuse of Palestinian political prisoners in the Israeli prison system. The social significance of Toronto's June 15 homeless "riot" Resource Type: Article Published: 2000 What happened on June 15 bears close attention for what it says about the trajectory of politics in Ontario and the country as a whole. The police ran amok, attacking not only anyone participating in the demonstration, but even medical personnel tending the wounded. Moreover, the police were acting at the behest of a Tory provincial government that has done real violence to the poor, by slashing welfare benefits by 21.5 percent, eliminating social housing and abolishing rent controls. State Law Breakers Violating the Law While Enforcing the Law Resource Type: Article Published: 2013 Police routinely break the law under the pretext of enforcing the law. Stop-and-Frisk as a Policy of State Control Over Blacks and Latinos Hobbes on Trial in New York City Resource Type: Article Published: 2013 Nicholas Peart is one of the plaintiffs in the federal class action lawsuit against the New York Police Department’s policy of stop-and-frisk, where officers use their power to roam the streets and stop, search and question people they believe may be connected to crime. Their allegation is that the application of this method is racially biased and unconstitutional. Stop and search guide to your rights A page of information about police stop and search powers in the UK and your rights when you are stopped and searched. Resource Type: Article Published: 2006 What is a ‘Stop and Search’? Police officers can stop and talk to you at any time. But they should only search you if they suspect you are carrying: Drugs, Weapons, Stolen property, Tools which could be used to commit a crime. Submission to the MacDonald Commissionon the R.C.M.P Resource Type: Article The authors of this submission are concerned with the presence of the RCMP Security Services at events such as trade union meetings. 10 Shocking Incidents of Police Brutality Caught on Tape Finally, a Reason to Like CCTV Resource Type: Article Published: 2012 The internet is full of videos exposing police officers’ use of excessive physical force when trying to apprehend or detain “potential criminals”. Every year in fact there seems to be an increase in YouTube video uploads, video views, and news stories depicting this type of injustice. Terrorism Act 2000 guide A quick guide and brief summary of the parts of the British Terrorism Act 2000 of relevance to radical workers Resource Type: Article Published: 2006 "Terrorism" is defined very widely and could include what people would normally think of as direct action. It gives the Police very wide powers to stop search and arrest, and limits people's rights - including on arrest. The Act has been (mis-)used extensively against workers. UK police will soon start bagging people's heads during arrests Resource Type: Article Published: 2016 Metropolitan Police officers will soon be able to use specially designed bags, known as spit hoods, to cover suspects’ heads during arrests and in police stations. The mesh bags are used to restrain suspects and protect the police from those who might try to bite or spit at them. The Met insists the hoods prevents exposure to diseases and serious infection. Un Dossier Noir su la Police Politique, Operation Liberte Resource Type: Article Published: 1978 Undercover Agents Infiltrated Tar Sands Resistance Camp to Break Up Planned Protest TransCanada and Department of Homeland Security Keep Close Eye on Activists, FOIA Documents Reveal Resource Type: Article Published: 2013 Law enforcement officials and TransCanad had been spying on a Great Plains Tar Sands Resistance training camp and were able to block some activists who had planned to block the gates at the company’s strategic oil reserves. Undercover officers knew of plans for downtown mayhem during G20 Resource Type: Article Published: 2011 US has a new tool to control the masses No one should want the state to have power to strip your clothes off. And yet that's what is happening, thanks to the supreme court Resource Type: Article Published: 2012 Denouncing a new US Supreme court ruling that allows police to strip search any person who is placed under arrest for any offence at any time. Wolf says this state sanctioned sexual humiliation is a troubling anti-democratic development in a nation that is quickly expanding police powers. US police smash camera for recording killing Resource Type: Article Published: 2011 Increasingly police are concerned about police misconduct being recorded. War Against the People Israel, The Palestinians and Global Pacification Resource Type: Book Published: 2015 Governments today are waging a 'war against the people' -- whether 'securitization' against asylum seekers in Fortress Europe, 'counterinsurgency' in Afghanisation, or the subliminal war of policy and surveillance arising everywhere. Israel's contribution to this is key: exporting the high-tech weaponry, security systrems and methods of pacification perfected on the Palestinians in the Occupied Territories. What everyone should know about repression Resource Type: Article Published: 1926

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