Mehserle Will Go to Trial
Find the judge’s decision here. Let’s make this a conviction!
Sep 16, 2009
New Crowd Control Program for Football Games
From the Tribune: “UC and Berkeley police working on the new joint program issued 76 citations after UC Berkeley’s Sept. 5 game against...
Sep 16, 2009
Homeland Security and "Fusion Centers"
From Raw Story: “In a move raising eyebrows among civil liberties advocates, the Department of Homeland Security announced Monday that it...
Sep 16, 2009
Oscar Grant's Case Might Be Thrown Out?
From the Oakland Tribune: “An Alameda County Superior Court judge delayed making a decision Friday on whether former BART police Officer...
Sep 7, 2009
Tasers: When Will It Stop
From Scott Thill at AlterNet (Thanks to Russ): “The latest case, as of this writing at least, involves a Syracuse mother who was pulled...
Aug 18, 2009
Vidal on the Police State and Gates' Arrest
Gore Vidal reports from Truthdig: “Let us accept the facts staring us in the face—that demonstrably we are no longer a republic. We are...
Jul 29, 2009
COPWATCH SUMMER! We want to take you on tour.
This summer we are making it possible for new volunteers to come on Copwatch shifts and learn how monitor police conduct in Berkeley and...
Jul 2, 2009