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Australian woman forcibly strip searched and paraded naked by police

Australian woman forcibly strip searched and paraded naked by police

  An Australian woman was forcibly strip-searched by both male and female police officers and then paraded naked around the police station, it has been revealed. Joanne Martin had tried to to help her boyfriend during a fight with a group of people in Northbridge in Western Australia, when she was arrested by the police for disorderly behaviour. Despite the[Read More…]

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…]

German police took off their helmets and marched in solidarity with anti-austerity protestors

German police march in solidarity with anti-austerity protesters

On May 19th, thousands of protesters marched against austerity and ‘crony capitalism’. Protesters peacefully filled the city center of continental Europe’s biggest financial hub in their protest against the dominance of banks and what they perceive to be untamed crony capitalism. However, in a rare show of solidarity, German police removed their helmets and marched in support alongside the protesters.[Read More…]

Virginia police officer this the headlines for assisting stranded motorist

Virginia police officer this the headlines for assisting stranded motorist

Police officers who go above and beyond the call of duty to assist people barely get a look in or a mention when it comes to media exposure. This is because hardly a day goes by when you do not hear of US cops committing some of the most horrendous crimes. Whether it is beating up a pregnant woman, shooting[Read More…]

Jamal pictured with police officers, after saving Officer  Franklin Foulks

Handcuffed teen saves officers life when he collapses from heart attack

A new video has surfaced of a Florida teen who helped to save a policeman’s life, while handcuffed in a police station. The CCTV footage shows Jamal Rutledge kicking the security fence and screaming to alert other officers that their colleague was ill when the arresting officer Franklin Foulks fell to the ground. Rutledge had been charged with criminal mischief[Read More…]