Police Brutality

Marcus Jeter

New Jersey man escapes jail after video shows cops falsifying evidence

A New Jersey man has escaped a prison sentence after evidence emerged that the police had tried to frame him. Police claimed that Marcus Jeter, 30 assaulted officers, resisted arrest and tried to elude the police. However their own dashcams told a very different story. The video in fact showed that Mr Jeter was calm and did not try to[Read More…]

To serve and protect? Police who cross the thin blue line.

To serve and protect? Police who cross the thin blue line.

As children we are taught to look up to the police, as a form of authority. Afterall, they are there to fight the “bad people” i.e, the criminals, who help to unleash terror on the rest of us. Often, we are led to believe that the majority of police are there to serve and protect and help keep the public[Read More…]

Police misconduct ‘growing worse’

Police misconduct ‘growing worse’

Thousands of police officers in the UK have been identified as breaking the law, it has been revealed. Official figures released under a Freedom of Information Act have revealed that 4,115 officers have been found guilty of misconduct – many for committing crimes as serious as sexual assault, drug trafficking, fraud, drink-driving, child pornography and domestic violence. However, given the[Read More…]

Queensland police officers accused of raping a woman on duty

Queensland police officers accused of raping a woman on duty

Rape charges have been filed against two Queensland police officers, who are accused of raping a woman while they were on duty. The two officers, aged 28 and 29 have been suspended from the service amid a full criminal investigation. Queensland Police Commissioner Ian Stewart said that the case has prompted authorities to review and examine how it recruits and[Read More…]

Authorities examine police ties to drug traffickers

Authorities examine police ties to drug traffickers

  Lately at the Akashic Times, we have written a number of articles about the various laws that have been brought forward to unfairly target bikers in Australia. However, while bikers, tattoo parlours and gangs have been heavily targeted in the country in pursuit of crime – there is one gang that is also starting to come under the spotlight.[Read More…]