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Tsū. Barton Moss Woman Arrested and Beaten at Anti-Fracking Protest. Vanda, the mother of four who made headlines last month after her brutal arrest by officers from Greater Manchester Police Tactical Aid Unit, was again arrested and beaten at Barton Moss this morning in the full gaze of the media – and Happy Mondays star, Bez, who was on the front line of the anti-fracking protest.

Barton Moss Woman Arrested and Beaten at Anti-Fracking Protest

“I got sent to prison for being accused of doing that shit. Three grown men battering a woman on the floor…I’m in shock.” Bez “It’s a disgrace” he told the Salford Star “A peaceful protest and… to arrest someone, smashing their head on the floor is not right is it? Especially a woman…” Happy Mondays star, Bez, came to Barton Moss this morning to raise the issues around anti-fracking. Tsū. US Court Says it’s Okay for Police Departments to Refuse to Hire Someone who is Too Smart. (Photo Norbert Schiller/Mint Press) The Wonderlic Cognitive Ability Test is a popular group intelligence test used to assess the aptitude of prospective employees for learning and problem-solving in a range of occupations.

US Court Says it’s Okay for Police Departments to Refuse to Hire Someone who is Too Smart

Throughout both the U.S. and Canada, many police forces require candidates to take this test as one of the qualifications prior to being hired. The standard range of scores applied for police officers is a score between 20 and 27. According to ABC News, The average score nationally for police officers is 21 to 22, the equivalent of an IQ of 104, or just a little above average. A perfect score on the Wonderlic is a 50. On March 16, 1996 Robert Jordan from Connecticut, and 500 others underwent a written screening process which included the Wonderlic Test, conducted by the Law Enforcement Council of Southeastern Connecticut, Inc. Several months later Jordan learned that the city of New London had began interviewing candidates.

Comments comments. Tsū. Top 10 Most Dangerous Jobs in the Country: Police Officer is NOT on the List. We are constantly reminded via politicians, television, and the mainstream media in general of just how brave those “boys in blue” are to work in such “dangerous” conditions.

Top 10 Most Dangerous Jobs in the Country: Police Officer is NOT on the List

The thin blue line, we’re told, is akin to storming the beaches at Normandy. But do these claims of mass danger and death hold water? Is it really necessary to smash an elderly woman’s face into the ground, so you can “make it home to your wife and kids”? The Free Thought Project decided to see just how dangerous being a police officer actually is. Capt Ray Lewis Joins OWS Protest,Gives Message to NYPD and Slams The Greed 1% from Zuccotti Park. Criticism, Violence and Roosting Chickens. Rescue Dog Shot Dead By Cop at Crowded Street Festival. Rescue Dog Shot Dead By Cop at Crowded Street Festival.

Rescue Dog Shot Dead By Cop at Crowded Street Festival

Chicago artist arrested for filming own arrest‬‏ Rochester Police Arrest Woman in Her Front Lawn For Filming Traffic Stop‬‏ Cops Attack Peaceful Protestors In Barcelona (May 27, 2011)‬‏ Raw: Texas cop Tasers 72 year old, great-grandmother‬‏ NYPD Police Officer Admits to arrest quotas‬‏ Video Shows Officer Offering Truckers Freedom For Cash‬‏ Police Brutality: Cops Beat Man While Unconscious (rawvid)‬‏

TSA Defends Pat Down Of Baby: Stroller Set Off Explosives Alarm. Agency attempts to play down “Poop Bomb” outrage Steve WatsonPrisonplanet.com May 10, 2011.

TSA Defends Pat Down Of Baby: Stroller Set Off Explosives Alarm

Lorne Gunter: Police are stigmatizing lawful firearm owners. Those of us who have called for an end to the long-gun registry have often focussed on its cost — at least $2-billion — and its uselessness in stopping crime.

Lorne Gunter: Police are stigmatizing lawful firearm owners

But the greatest damage done by Bill C-68 has been the wedge it has driven between police and law-abiding Canadians who own guns for hunting, sport shooting or vermin control on farms. Consider the case of Henry Barnes. To say the least, Mr. Teen Arrested For Asking Cop About Unwarranted Raids. BC Police Taser 11-year-old Child. Five year old girl arrested. Boy stunned by RCMP Taser only child living in facility - CTV News. VANCOUVER - An 11-year-old boy who was shocked by an RCMP Taser was the only child living in a British Columbia residential facility, with two staff members looking after him 24 hours a day.

Boy stunned by RCMP Taser only child living in facility - CTV News

Darren Harbord, a spokesman with the Ministry of Children and Families, said Tuesday that the child was not living in a group home outside Prince George, B.C., as originally believed. "The ministry deals with some troubled and vulnerable children and youth and each child's placement is based on their individual needs," he said. Birmingham Mail - News - Black Country News - Police halt 'anti-social' hopscotch game.

TWO teenage girls have been targeted by police - for playing hopscotch in their Midland street.

Birmingham Mail - News - Black Country News - Police halt 'anti-social' hopscotch game

» Canadian Cop Threatens to Taser Handcuffed Man’s Genitals Alex Jones. Kurt Nimmo Infowars.com February 9, 2011 In Vietnam and Algeria, it was considered a crude form of torture.

» Canadian Cop Threatens to Taser Handcuffed Man’s Genitals Alex Jones

The magneto of a military field telephone was often used on prisoners and enemy combatants. According to accounts during the Vietnam War, soldiers stated repeatedly and independently that they were trained to use field telephones for interrogation in Camp Pendleton in the 1960s. This Is What You Get for Picking Up Another Dog's Poop? - Gothamist. Ann Stanczyk, 49, was walking her terrier Psotka (Polish for prankster) near her home in Rockaway Beach on the Friday after Thanksgiving when two NYPD officers took a special interest in her dog's business.

This Is What You Get for Picking Up Another Dog's Poop? - Gothamist

She claims that two cops approached her and ordered her to scoop poop that wasn't Psotka's, and after she begrudgingly complied, they violently arrested her for talking back. "They saw my dog and they said I didn't clean up," Stanczyk, a Polish immigrant, tells the Daily News. RCMP Need To Investigate The Glace Bay Snow Crab Club - Culture Of Political Influence. PRLog (Press Release) - Sep. 10, 2010 - Paul Fraser has plenty of hard evidence, including names, years and political connections that influenced the awarding of these valuable Snow Crab licences.

Fishermen (neighbours) from Glace Bay, Cape Breton were selected by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans for two - $2,000,000 Snow Crab Licenses based on cronyism and political patronage. Paul Fraser explains, "My Proposal for a $2,000,000 Snow Crab License was ignored by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) because of my lack of political affiliation. This can be grounds for a discrimination complaint under the "Nova Scotia Human Rights Act" - Section 5(1)(U)" The Snow Crab Fishery in Glace Bay, Cape Breton is dominated by a few fishermen because of their political connections.

This destroys the social fabric of the community and undermines any future investment for the town. Paul Fraser: "RCMP NEED to investigate the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. " Mr. Police arrest VICTIM of firebombing in Canada. Man faces jail after protecting home from masked attackers. Undercover police cleared 'to have sex with activists' Mark Kennedy had sexual relationships with several women while serving as an undercover policeman and infiltrating a ring of environmental activists Undercover police officers routinely adopted a tactic of "promiscuity" with the blessing of senior commanders, according to a former agent who worked in a secretive unit of the Metropolitan police for four years.

The former undercover policeman claims that sexual relationships with activists were sanctioned for both men and women officers infiltrating anarchist, leftwing and environmental groups. Sex was a tool to help officers blend in, the officer claimed, and was widely used as a technique to glean intelligence. His comments contradict claims last week from the Association of Chief Police Officers that operatives were absolutely forbidden to sleep with activists. Undercover Police Provoke G-20 Riots : Politics & Gov Projects. Undercover Cops Provoke G-20 Riots Toronto is right now in the midst of a massive government / media propaganda fraud. As events unfold, it is becoming increasingly clear that the 'Black Bloc' are undercover police operatives engaged in purposeful provocations to eclipse and invalidate legitimate G20 citizen protest by starting a riot. Government agents have been caught doing this before in Canada. Montebello 2007 Riot Prevented - Identical Boots Exposed Undercover Police Provocateurs At the ‘Security and Prosperity Partnership’ meeting protests at Montebello Quebec on August 20, 2007, a Quebec union leader caught and outed three masked undercover Quebec Provincial Police operatives dressed as ‘black bloc’ protestors about to start a riot by throwing rocks at the security police.

Stop SPP Protest - Union Leader stops provocateurs. $10M settlement for man shoved into wall by King Co. deputy; jurors react to video. Originally published January 25, 2011 at 9:26 AM | Page modified September 14, 2012 at 11:35 AM TACOMA — Despite reaching a $10 million settlement Tuesday, attorneys representing King County and the family of Christopher Sean Harris still disagree about what exactly happened the night in May 2009 when a sheriff's deputy shoved Harris into a concrete wall. Harris, formerly of Edmonds, suffered a catastrophic brain injury and now requires around-the-clock care.

His wife, Sarah, filed a personal-injury lawsuit against the county, accusing Deputy Matthew Paul of acting negligently and using excessive force. Tuesday's settlement — the largest individual award ever paid by the county, according to county spokeswoman Christine Lange — came as a civil trial over the lawsuit was under way in Tacoma.