Post Tagged with: "police corruption"

Deaths in custody at an all-time high

Deaths in custody at an all-time high

Deaths in police custody are at their highest level for five years, it has been revealed. The figures from the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) show that 17 people died in or following detention by the police in 2014-15 – six more than during the previous year. The last time the figure was higher was in 2010-11 when it stood[Read More…]

Widespread misconduct among top police officers unveiled in damning new report

Widespread misconduct among top police officers unveiled in damning new report

A damning new report has helped to shed light on the corruption, racism and predatory sexual conduct endemic among Britain’s top cops. The report, commissioned by the College of Policing found that there was a widespread culture of police chiefs funding personal and private activities from taxpayer money, including gym membership, school fees, overseas travel, hospitality and executive cars. A[Read More…]

Kam Brock

Jamaican woman sectioned for (correctly) claiming to be a businesswoman and saying Obama follows her on Twitter

A routine traffic stop turned into a nightmare for one woman in America who was locked up for 8 days in a psych ward and forcibly injected because police and then doctors did not believe she was a businesswoman. Jamaican-born Kam Brock, a 32-year old former City Banker was driving her BMW through Harlem last September when she was pulled[Read More…]

Anti-cop posters pop up across London bus stops

Anti-cop posters pop up across London bus stops

The high-profile cases of police brutality across the US and UK has prompted a wave of protests in recent weeks. However, in London recently, those demonstrations have taken on a whole new dimension. Anti-police brutality posters have appeared at bus stops all over the city last week, condemning the police force for the way they target individuals suspected of possessing[Read More…]

The fallout from the World Cup: Destruction of the Amazon

The fallout from the World Cup: Destruction of the Amazon

In June, the Akashic Times documented the widespread slaying of predominantly black and impoverished Brazilians in the run-up to the World Cup by the country’s police forces. This was part of an ethnic cleansing campaign by the Brazilian government which ordered authorities to forcibly evict thousands of people from their homes. Without warning, police moved into the already disadvantaged areas,[Read More…]