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Cops Arrested Teenagers For Jumping Into A Swimming Pool

R.H. Lossin | Posted 09.22.2012 | Politics
R.H. Lossin

The Huffington Post's brief coverage of the NYPD's use of pepper spray on a minor at McCarren Park pool on Tuesday July 17 is entirely inaccurate. I w...

Beggar Makes $60,000 A Year

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 07.23.2012 | Home

No soup kitchen for this beggar. Shane Warren Speegle told Oklahoma City police he made $60,000 panhandling last year. "Why would I go get a job?" ...

Court: No Workers' Comp For Cops Who Kill Suspects

AP | MEG KINNARD | Posted 09.10.2012 | Business

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina law officers who experience mental trauma after killing someone in the line of duty aren't entitled to workers'...

When the Drones Come Home to Roost

Robert Friedman | Posted 09.13.2012 | Politics
Robert Friedman

The very same drone technology deployed around the world is currently circling in the skies over our heads. It's worth considering how the proliferation of drones domestically impacts the very freedoms we hold dear.

'Hostile Witness'

James Duff | Posted 09.05.2012 | Entertainment
James Duff

At its core, The Closer has always been about the battle between idealism and pragmatism represented in our daily lives by the tug between career and family, between our expectations and our realities.

By the Time I Get to Arizona -- What SB 1070 Means Now

Josh Bowman | Posted 08.27.2012 | Politics
Josh Bowman

Laws such as SB 1070 are reflective of larger economic fears and xenophobia. When xenophobia and fear become law, the consequences are far-reaching and create a variety of challenges.

Pepper Spray Use on Passive Civilians? Not on Ret. Police Captain Ray Lewis' Watch!

Jerry Ashton | Posted 08.27.2012 | New York
Jerry Ashton

Ret. Captain Ray Lewis has found himself more and more estranged from today's police tactics. He doesn't like it, and wants to come to your city and tell you about it personally.

The Charleston Police Tap Technology to Reduce Crime

Gregory Mullen | Posted 08.26.2012 | Technology
Gregory Mullen

Our department, like those in New York, London, Vancouver and many other elite cities, is utilizing advanced technology to bring the next evolution in police work to our residents and visitors. Our goal is to make Charleston one of the safest cities in which to live and visit.

LIVE: Should The U.S. Intervene In Puerto Rico? Join Us For A Live Discussion

Posted 06.26.2012 | Latino Voices

Has the Isla del Encanto become the Isla de la Brutalidad? A report released this month by the American Civil Liberties Union reveals that the Puerto ...

Despite 'War On Cops' Talk, Police Officer Fatalities Drop Dramatically In 2012

Radley Balko | Posted 08.22.2012 | Crime
Radley Balko

We're now about halfway through 2012, and this year is on pace to be the safest ever for America's police officers. Oddly, no one is reporting it.

Airport Returns Duchess' Lost Diamond Tiara

The Huffington Post | Tara Kelly | Posted 06.19.2012 | Travel

The perils of traveling often begin with lost luggage, and it seems even British nobility can't escape that woe. It all began six years ago when th...

Puerto Rico Police Brutality Is Routine, According To ACLU

AP | DANICA COTO | Posted 08.19.2012 | Latino Voices

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The American Civil Liberties Union called on the U.S. Justice Department to take control of the Puerto Rican police forc...

Why Does Mitt Romney Hate Teachers but Love Crime?

Debbie Hines | Posted 08.15.2012 | Politics
Debbie Hines

Should another terrorist attack or other catastrophe occur, I hope that Mitt Romney is not president. We will need all the police and firefighters we can find. Where would we have been if we had less firefighters and police on 9/11 when terrorists attacked us?

Rick Scott Called A 'Sh**head'

The Huffington Post | Nate Willis | Posted 06.14.2012 | Politics

A quarterly newsletter for Florida's Police Benevolent Association contained a surprise for Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) and his staff: a column labeli...

14-Year-Olds Accused Of Smashing 31 School Buses

AP | Posted 06.14.2012 | Weird News

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Police in Memphis say two 14-year-old boys used school buses for their own demolition derby. The buses are owned by Durham Services...

Myths and Misconceptions About Indiana's New Self-Defense Law

Radley Balko | Posted 08.14.2012 | Politics
Radley Balko

Contrary to the impression one might get from some recent headlines, a new Indiana self-defense law does not authorize Hoosiers to wantonly open fire on police officers.

Teen Hero Saves HOW Many Lives?!

The Huffington Post | Hannah Orenstein | Posted 06.14.2012 | Teen

Nineteen-year-old Sam Porter from Melbourne, Australia saved a life yesterday -- but it wasn't as shocking of an event as you might think. The teen, w...

GOP Wages War Against Jobs

Brent Budowsky | Posted 08.14.2012 | Politics
Brent Budowsky

When I was a younger man I marched in support of Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers. I am a union man. Proud and strong. No apologies. No surren...

Why Exactly Does Romney Want Fewer Firefighters, Police and Teachers?

Bob Cesca | Posted 08.13.2012 | Politics
Bob Cesca

Mitt Romney operates under the false assumption that government is like a business. This drives his distaste for spending federal money on our most crucial public servants. He said so, and he needs to be asked why. A lot.

Andrea Stone

Americans Approve Of Some Drone Use, Not For Routine Policing: Poll

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 06.13.2012 | Politics

A majority of Americans support some civilian uses of unmanned drone aircraft but routine policing, such as watching for speeders, isn't among them, a...

Pentagon Suspends Weapons For Cops Program

Radley Balko | Posted 06.11.2012 | Politics

The Pentagon has temporarily put the brakes on a popular program started in 1994 that transfers surplus military equipment to local police departments...

Andrea Stone

The Biggest Airport Security Threat Still Out There

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 08.06.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- The video is graphic. Machine-gun toting terrorists emerge from an elevator and move methodically through the busy airport terminal, mow...

Singaporean Street Artist Arrested for Vandalism

Kirsten Han | Posted 08.06.2012 | Arts
Kirsten Han

A Singaporean street artist has been identified by authorities as a vandal and arrested. If convicted, she could receive up to three years' imprisonment or a S$2000 fine.

Making New York City Safer by Ending 'Stop-and-Frisk'

John C. Liu | Posted 08.04.2012 | New York
John C. Liu

With its disastrous fallout and questionable payoff, it is time to abolish this divisive and ill-conceived tactic. Stop-and-frisk is racially biased, ineffective, and has created considerable costs for the city.

The Thinnest Blue Line - Valiant Officers Who Protect Citizens From Their Own

Jerry Ashton | Posted 07.31.2012 | New York
Jerry Ashton

Is Ray Lewis a renegade, or does he embody the characteristics of the "true American" that people think about when we picture "common" people in history who have stood up against powerful forces?