SWAT raids
A Florida sheriff's anti-heroin video draws comparisons to ISIS propaganda
Sheriff Peyton Grinnell’s first attempt to strike terror into the hearts of local drug dealers looks a lot like a terrorist propaganda video.
How Can We Stop Unnecessary and Dangerous SWAT Raids?
A Georgia reform bill proposed in the wake of a police operation that put an 18-month-old in the hospital is a step in the right direction.
The 'Charlie Hebdo' Attacks Showed When We Need Cops
We should salute cops when they do their jobs, but law enforcement heroism can't be used to delay police reform.
Bad Information Leads to Worse Police Raids
A Georgia man is dead because cops raided his house on what turned out to be a phony tip from an informant.
A Court Ruled That a SWAT Raid on a Barbershop Was Totally Ridiculous
Now the barbers can proceed with their lawsuit against the Florida cops.
Can We Please Fire Police Officers Who Knock Down Dudes in Wheelchairs? Please?
The police chief of Lafayette, Indiana, wanted to get rid of Tom Davidson after the cop pushed over a 25-year-old man's wheelchair, but a review board said no dice.
The Dangers of Calling the Police on the Mentally Ill
Men with guns and badges aren't equipped to be psychiatrists.
This Year in Bad Cops
This year we learned, again, that the people who are in charge of the police and prisons have no idea what they were doing. Law enforcement as a whole was awful, individual cops and departments were worse. Lives were ruined and dogs were shot. Here's...
Even the EPA Is Using SWAT Teams Now
An EPA-led task force appeared in tiny Chicken, Alaska, with body armor and guns in order to look into potential Clean Water Act violations, then later claimed they needed to be strapped up because there were drug dealers and human traffickers about.
End the War on Baby Deer
Two weeks ago, cops in Wisconsin served a search warrant on an animal shelter in order to seize a contraband baby deer named Giggles. They tranquilized and later killed the fawn because it hadn't been taken to a wildlife reserve as it should have been...
Routine Raid Terror
Cops on raids often come in with guns waving and assume that the person they're raiding knows that they're police and not some other gang of armed men. This can lead to tense, dangerous standoffs between SWAT teams and armed civilians, like in the case...
Asset Forfeiture, the Cash Cow of the Drug War
Cops routinely seize assets—like cars, money, and even hotels—that are linked to criminal activity, even if the property owner hasn't been convicted of a crime. This leads to a dangerous system of incentives whereby cops seize property in drug busts so...