Gadgets Backslash: a toolkit for protesters facing hyper-militarized, surveillance-heavy police Cory Doctorow

security FBI tells tech companies offering encryption to reconsider “their business model” Xeni Jardin

police New crowdfunding campaign to help local independent journalists hold police accountable Trevor Timm

police Video of 5 San Francisco police officers shooting a Black man dead goes viral Xeni Jardin

corruption A profile of America's killingest cops: the police of Kern County, CA Cory Doctorow

science fiction The word "taser" comes from an old racist science fiction novel Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Molly Crabapple's memoir DRAWING BLOOD: preview and a giveaway Cory Doctorow

Games A Canadian teenager used America's militarized cops to terrorize women gamers for years Cory Doctorow

Business US cops seized more through asset forfeiture in 2014 than US criminals stole through burglary Cory Doctorow

surveillance Activist tricked into 6-year relationship with undercover cop tells her story Cory Doctorow

police Sledge Hammer! A hilarious, prescient warning on police violence from the 1980s Jason Weisberger

police Protesters march in Minneapolis after police shooting Rob Beschizza

corruption Cop who unplugged his cam before killing a 19-year-old girl is rehired Cory Doctorow

police 25% of people shot to death by LA police were unarmed. No cops were prosecuted. Xeni Jardin

police Police union threatens "surprise" for Quentin Tarantino Rob Beschizza

corruption Once again, the SFPD blames a cyclist for his own death without any investigation Cory Doctorow

police Cop arrested after admitting he wasn't shot by “Hispanic Man,” just shot himself and lied Xeni Jardin

police Police establish "Exchange Zones" for Craigslist buyers/sellers to meet David Pescovitz

corruption South Carolina sheriff fires the school-cop who beat up a black girl at her desk Cory Doctorow

corruption Survivor-count for the Chicago PD's black-site/torture camp climbs to 7,000+ Cory Doctorow