Free Talk Live - paranoia

New Orleans cops rough up teens then just walk away

phonon — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 00:23:47 +0000

"We were just sitting there laughing and out of nowhere, I saw two guys grab Ferd," says Newman. "All of a sudden, I'm on the wall. A whole bunch of people just came up and threw me up against the wall," says Hunt. Those people were plain clothes law enforcement officers, nine of them State Troopers and one NOPD officer. The two young men were taken down to the ground. Hunt's mother does approach and the two young men are allowed to get up. Not long after releasing the two men, the plain clothes officers simply walked away.

Small Town Police State in Arkansas

RoninsJourney — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 23:26:13 +0000

A town in Arkansas's mayor is planning on having cops in SWAT uniforms walking the street and stopping people walking and asking for ID.

Democrats vow to push for gun control measures in U.S. Congress

Mattfree88 — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 18:31:33 +0000

Democrats vow to push for gun control measures in U.S. Congress

(Reuters) - Several Democratic lawmakers called for a new push for U.S. gun restrictions on Sunday, including a ban on military-style assault weapons, in the wake of the Connecticut massacre in which 20 children and six adults were gunned down in a school.

Man arrested for having weird watch, large boots

phonon — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 17:57:58 +0000

Geoffrey McGann, 49, of Rancho Palos Verdes was taken into custody Thursday night after he tried to pass through airport security with an ornate watch that had switches, wires and fuses, according to Sgt. J.D. Nelson, a spokesman for the Alameda County Sheriff's Department. A bomb squad arrived within five minutes and determined there were no explosive materials in the watch. McGann was charged with possessing materials to make an explosive device.

Neighbors Terrified of Cooler w/ BBQ Supplies

snowdog2012 — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 13:10:51 +0000

Police received a call about 4:30 a.m. that someone had left two red and white coolers near the corner of East Gregory Boulevard and Holmes Road. The lid was off one of the coolers. Inside was a bag of charcoal and melted ice that had combined into black slush...