6 posts tagged ‘law-enforcement’
DEA paid "tens of thousands" to airline employees for targeting innocent passengers to steal their cash — DOJ halts practice
Boing Boing,
President Nixon created the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in 1973 to persecute Blacks and antiwar activists. Over 50 years later, it's still in operation, serving as an employer for sociopathic goons and drug cartel moles. And today the DEA is hopping mad because the Department of Justice (DOJ) has finally clipped its wings. — Read the rest The post DEA paid "tens of thousands" to airline employees for targeting innocent passengers to steal their cash — DOJ halts practice appeared first on Boing Boing.
iPhones Mysteriously Rebooting Themselves
mjtsai,
Juli Clover: Law enforcement officials in Detroit, Michigan are warning other police officers about an alleged iPhone change that causes Apple devices stored for forensic examination to spontaneously restart, reports 404 Media.iPhones that are undergoing examination have apparently been rebooting, which makes them harder to unlock with brute force methods, and Michigan police think that […]
Sonoma County District Attorney admits story of 6-year-old dying of fentanyl overdose in playground was fabricated
Fentanyl has an amazing effect on law enforcement officers, who experience medically impossible things in its presence out of delusion, distress or deception. But Sonoma County District Attorney Carla Rodriguez's office is in a league of its own. It published a fake story about a 6-year-old child's lethal fentanyl overdose in a playground as a warning to citizens. — Read the rest The post Sonoma County District Attorney admits story of 6-year-old dying of fentanyl overdose in playground was fabricated appeared first on Boing Boing.
Why the Noise of L.A. Helicopters Never Stops
The New Yorker,
The L.A.P.D. says it has the largest local airborne law-enforcement unit in the world. A recent audit found little evidence that its choppers deter crime.
"Remorseless" MAGA insurrectionist who violently beat cops on J6 sentenced to nearly five years in prison
A 41-year-old MAGA terrorist with an annoying four-word name was sentenced to 4 years and 10 months in prison for violently assaulting police officers during the attempted overthrow of the United States government on January 6, 2021. Kenneth Joseph Owen Thomas of East Liverpool, Ohio, was sentenced to five years in prison for assaulting law enforcement officers defending the Capitol on Jan. — Read the rest
Can you handle the Winix 0.6-Gallon Top-Fill Ultrasonic Humidifier with Night Light?
In the world of high-stakes international smuggling, nothing was off-limits. Not even a seemingly benign household appliance. Chapter 1: The Unusual Product Agent Sarah Thompson of the International Trade Commission was perplexed. She had been tracking a pattern of unusual shipments. — Read the rest