Tag Archives: arrested

Bait-and-run video: humiliated police now want to sue for “waste of time.”

Posted on August 11, 2015 by Amy Barnes

WARSAW, POLAND – A troll takes the concept of clickbait, but applies it to the police in a humiliating video that now has the police wanting to take him to court.  In the video, a man baits the police by … Continue reading →

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When emotions enter, reasons exit: how one ticket turned into an arrest.

Posted on July 3, 2015 by Amy Barnes

ATLANTA, GA – May 26, 2015 — For nearly an hour, one woman pleaded in desperation with police not to ticket her for no tag.  The paperwork was a few months old.  She was allegedly from out of the state and was crying … Continue reading →

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“Why does God let the homeless starve?” – why you should film the police.

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Amy Barnes

MARIETTA, GA — “Why does God let the homeless starve?”  The sign, written simply on old cardboard, was the subject of a call to the police.  Free speech was not truly free for one homeless man in historic Marietta Square several years … Continue reading →

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Squatter, desperate against homelessness, claims her “boyfriend said she can,” gets to live in a house for free.

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Amy Barnes

DETROIT, Mich. — Oct. 27, 2014 — Unless the courts act, a mother, desperate to avoid homelessness, gets to live in a free house in the meantime.  Lyn Williams openly admitted to squatting and claimed that she has a right … Continue reading →

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Steagald v. United States (SCOTUS)

Posted on May 7, 2014 by Amy Barnes

QUOTE — Steagald v. United States, 451 U.S. 204 (1981). “The search at issue here took place in the absence of consent or exigent circumstances. Except in such special situations, we have consistently held that the entry into a home … Continue reading →

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