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Scottish councils use terror legislation to investigate loud TVs and primary school children

Scottish councils use terror legislation to investigate loud TVs and primary school children

Scottish councils have used anti-terrorism legislation to spy on primary school children and to investigate trivial complaints and minor misdemeanours, new findings have revealed. The Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Scotland) Act (RIPSA) was intended to combat serious crime and terrorism but has instead been used to investigate complaints about loud televisions, slamming doors, vandalised washing lines and people running up and down[Read More…]

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Corrupt cops tried to smear Stephen Lawrence family

Corrupt cops tried to smear Stephen Lawrence family

The last couple of weeks has been marked by a series of revelations over the covert and widespread use of disinformation tactics used by police in the UK. On Monday, it was revealed that the police had actively tried to smear the family and friends of Stephen Lawrence in order to cover up for their own incompetencies when dealing with[Read More…]

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Police brutality sparks anger in the US

Police brutality sparks anger in the US

Police have come under fire in the US following shocking reports of police brutality, it has emerged. In one incident, a 14 year-old African-American child was tackled violently to the floor by armed police, after one of the officers perceived that he gave them a “dehumanising stare” while he was out walking with his puppy. Tremaine McMillan says he was[Read More…]

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Zimmerman’s lawyers wants to ban the word ‘racist’

Zimmerman’s lawyers wants to ban the word ‘racist’

Lawyers acting on behalf of George Zimmerman who infamously killed Trayvon Martin in an unprovoked attack, have filed a motion to ban words like ‘racist’ and ‘Vigilante’ from the courtroom. Zimmerman is currently on trial for the murder of Martin, after he followed him home based upon the premise that he looked “suspicious”. Martin is African-American and had been on[Read More…]

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London Beheadings: Who do the terrorists represent?

London Beheadings: Who do the terrorists represent?

The UK has been left shell-shocked after the vicious and brutal murder of two soldiers by two extremists. Two suspects were shot by armed police while ten more have been arrested. The suspects were British muslims and the BBC’s political editor Nick Robinson claimed they were seen shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’, which means ‘God is great’ in Arabic, and tried to[Read More…]

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