The Oakland police cannot be reformed
Submitted by Scott Jay on Jul 31 2016 02:39
The Oakland Police cannot be reformed partly because reformers are not even willing to fight for incremental change
Undercover police within the social movements
Submitted by rat on Jul 4 2016 15:28
A brief look at the infiltration into political groups by the Special Demonstration Squad (SDS), an undercover unit of the British police's Special Branch. The SDS used relationships with women activists to help give credibility to their false identities which were often created with use of dead children's names.
Crime becomes custom, custom becomes crime - Trevor Bark
A political analysis of the nature of crime. We have significant disagreements with the author but reproduce this text reference. Part of the text is readable below, however some is missing. The full text is in the PDF, attached.
The Ponce massacre, 1937
Submitted by Steven. on Mar 20 2016 17:25
A short history of the massacre in Puerto Rico of peaceful demonstrators calling for the release of imprisoned separatist leader Pedro Campos by police acting on the orders of the US-appointed governor.
Racial matters: the FBI's secret file on black America - Kenneth O'Reilly
Submitted by Steven. on Feb 28 2016 17:13
A meticulously researched study into how the FBI attempted to disrupt and repress the civil rights movement in the US in the 1960s and 70s.
The Detroit riot, 1967
Submitted by Steven. on Feb 28 2016 15:16
A short account of the Detroit anti-police rebellion, one of the biggest uprisings in American history, which ended with more than 40 dead, 7000 arrested and 2000 buildings destroyed.
Police officer awarded $15 million after being savagely beaten by cops at his daughter's birthday party
Submitted by Soapy on Feb 5 2016 15:40
A federal grand jury has ruled in favor of a black NYPD officer who was savagely beaten by police officers while he was at home celebrating his daughter's birthday in 2010.
Public inquiry on undercover policing: urgent deadline to register as core participant
Submitted by past tense on Sep 15 2015 22:27
Public pressure has forced the Home Secretary into announcing a Public Inquiry into undercover policing in the UK. If you have, or it's quite likely you have been, involved in a campaign/activist group/movement that was infliltrated by undercover police operatives in the last few decades, now is the time to register as a Core Participant in the Inquiry...
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