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Arizona could soon approve gold, silver as legal tender

Deslock Darkstar — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 05:23:50 +0000

Arizona could soon become the second U.S. state to recognize gold and silver as legal tender if the Arizona House approves SB 1439.

Mother of 19-year-old killed by Border Patrol sues

danielfv — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 02:43:32 +0000

The mother of a 19-year-old man fatally shot in the back by a U.S. Border Patrol agent has sued the federal government and the agent himself, claiming it was "an appalling use of excessive force" because her son was unarmed, had his back to the agent and posed no threat.

Arizona Town In Furor After 2nd Citizen Arrested At Town Meet

rdntmsn — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 16:04:55 +0000

Small Arizona Town In Furor After 2nd Citizen Arrested For Speaking At Town Meeting

The town of Quartzsite, AZ, population 3,466, is in disarray after a video showing police hauling away a citizen for speaking at the town meeting podium went viral. The woman was saying that the town council had been violating open meeting laws.

LulzSec Leaks Hundreds of Classified Arizona Police Documents

akumukun — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 12:55:39 +0000

Lashing out against the "racial profiling anti-immigrant police state that is Arizona," LulzSec has released their newest data dump: "hundreds of private intelligence bulletins, training manuals, personal email correspondence, names, phone numbers, addresses and passwords belonging to Arizona law enforcement."

Law enforcement officer left loaded gun magazine on plane

XD45 — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 09:52:33 +0000

A federal law enforcement officer mistakenly left a loaded gun magazine that was found Tuesday on a Southwest Airlines plane, officials said.

Cop Tazes Frog, Gets Fired...... o_O

Renniks — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 19:23:46 +0000

Internal investigation records show Deputy Raul Alvarado, 34, told witnesses he kicked the frog multiple times, painted it with White Out and stunned it with a Taser because he was "bored" at work in August 2009.Alvarado allegedly said the frog was "taking it like a champ."

No Charges For Prison Staff Who Caged & Killed Woman In 107 Heat

jitgos — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:15:06 +0000

Powell, 48, died May 20, 2009, after being kept in a human cage in Goodyear's Perryville Prison for at least four hours in the blazing Arizona sun. This, despite a prison policy limiting such outside confinement to a maximum of two hours.

The county medical examiner found the cause of death to be due to complications from heat exposure. Her core body temperature upon examination was 108 degrees Fahrenheit. She suffered burns and blisters all over her body.