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"Police Officers Don't Check Their Civil Rights at the Station House Door"

Three law enforcement officials defend the arrest of citizens who record on-duty cops.

Denver officials are deeply divided over the proper level of punishment for a police officer who was seen on video tackling and beating a 23-year-old man who was doing nothing but talking on a telephone outside a LoDo nightclub.

The video of Officer Devin Sparks repeatedly hitting Michael DeHerrera of Denver with a department-issued piece of metal wrapped in leather, picking him up roughly and slamming a car door on his ankle has prompted Independent Monitor Richard Rosenthal to push for the firing of Sparks and Corporal Randy Murr.

Video from Think Big Work Small about FDIC's deal with OneWest Bank over the purchase of IndyMac's assets.

Vijay Boyapati's encounters with government enumerators. Too bad he did not record the encounters. Still it is an excellent article and he claims to have given very poignant justification of his refusal to the enumerators.

You may recall Jerome was arrested for felony gun possession during a visit to NYC last September. He voluntarily checked in his firearm at the Empire State Building, as it was legally registered in another state, and he believed he was in compliance with the law. The somewhat good news for 2nd Amendment advocates is that the Manhattan District Attorney has offered a plea deal to a misdemeanor with no jail time. But Jerome adamantly refuses any deal. He wants all charges dropped. Period.

Hollywood has some weird ideas about how easy it is to survive falls from great heights and, say, explosions that occur 10 feet away from the hero. But it's almost stranger the way movies and TV exaggerate the dangers of other things. For some reason, it's not a big deal to jump away from an erupting fireball, but we're supposed to believe that encounters with the following are certain death...

For a long time I wanted to offer a video camera for citizens to record their police encounters and then upload the video to my website for expert analysis and review of the incident. It's like having me as a passenger every time you are pulled over by the kops. You can imagine how excited I am to announce my new high-quality and very affordable BarryCams car video cameras!

Judge refuses to accept the defendant's plea deal on charges of misdemeanor reckless conduct and misdemeanor disobeying a police officer. At trial the jury acquits on both charges.

Dog owners who haven't renewed their pet's license should expect a knock on their door next week. Deputies will first check residences of dog owners who have not renewed their pet's licenses for 2012 and then conduct checks on an individual street basis. All dogs age three months or older must be licensed. Licenses must be renewed annually between the first Monday in December and January 31