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P.O.L.1.C.£. B.U.T.A.L.1.T.Y. The Supreme Court. Contact us - The Supreme Court. Join | UK Constitutional Law Group. National Lawyers Guild. National Lawyers Guild - Wiki. The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) is a public interest association of lawyers, law students, paralegals, jailhouse lawyers, law collective members, and other activist legal workers, in the United States. The group was founded in 1937 as an alternative to the American Bar Association (ABA) in protest of that organization's exclusionary membership practices and conservative political orientation.
They were the first US bar association to allow the admission of minorities to their ranks. The group declares itself to be "dedicated to the need for basic and progressive change in the structure of our political and economic system . . . to the end that human rights shall be regarded as more sacred than property interests. "[1] Organizational history[edit] Establishment[edit] Harold Cammer, a co-founder of the National Lawyers Guild. Journals[edit] Current structure[edit] Membership and structure[edit] As of 2003, the NLG consisted of 42 local chapters grouped in 9 geographic regions.[17] Funding[edit]
Barristers Of Human Rights. FreeB.E.A.G.L.E.S.: Suing and Making Complaints. If you have been arrested and released without charge you may be able to sue the police for assault and unlawful imprisonment. When the police arrest you they must have reasonable grounds to suspect you of an offence. Even if you're released without charge the police may still have had good reason to suspect you - it will depend on the circumstances. Conversely you may be convicted of an offence and still be able to sue for wrongful arrest. For example you may be convicted of affray but the arrest was unlawful, because affray is not an arrestable offence. You can sometimes sue the police even if you haven't been arrested. This could be, for example, where they try to move you for obstructing the highway when leafleting outside a fur shop - as they would be disregarding your right to freedom of expression (Art. 10, ECHR).
Otherwise, use the small claims procedure in your local County Court, which can be used for claims of up to £5,000 and is free to those on Income Support or JSA. FTP2 SuingPolice. Your rights - Taking Legal Action: suing the police. W hen the old Police Complaints Authority was in place, many civil cases succeeded where formal complaints failed. It remains to be seen whether the establishment of the IPCC will alter this state of affairs. If you are considering bringing a civil action you should ask a lawyer as soon as possible to advise you on your chances of success and the possible amount of damages you might receive. DamagesIn February 1997 the Court of Appeal laid down guidelines on the level of damages in civil actions against the police in the case of The Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis v. Thompson and Hsu. It is usual to sue the Chief Constable, who is generally responsible for the actions of police officers, of the relevant police force.
If you are considering a civil action as well as making a formal complaint you should get legal advice from a solicitor or other adviser. 5A Defamation : Who can Sue? Individuals Any living individual can sue for defamation; the dead cannot i.e. an estate or relatives of a deceased person cannot sue for libel over defamatory statements made about the deceased person. Companies Companies can sue if the defamatory statement is in connection with its business or trading reputation. Residents overseas Foreigners can and do sue in the UK, even when they are not allowed to enter the country e.g. Roman Polanski, who lives in Paris successfully sued Vanity Fair, a US publication, in England because the magazine had a limited circulation there. In fact, London is often referred to as the "libel capital of the world", as it is one of the easiest places in which to sue for libel.
A Group of Individuals A group or class of individuals, if sufficiently defined, can also sue e.g. it would be defamatory to say that all strikers of a particular football team took performance enhancing drugs and each one could potentially sue, even though none had been named specifically. OCCUPYTHEWORLD.
YouTube Cover Song Face-Off: Foster the People's "Pumped Up Kicks" Each week, Mashable picks a popular song, finds 10 covers of it and asks you to vote for your favorite. Ever since Facebook brought real-time music streaming and discovery to users’ News Feeds and profiles, Spotify integration has shown us that our friends are huge fans of American indie pop band Foster the People. It’s no wonder several dozen musicians have covered the band’s hit song “Pumped Up Kicks” on YouTube.
We’ve chosen 10 of the best versions and corralled them into the video gallery below. Pump up your speakers and then vote for your favorite rendition in the poll. Next week’s Face-Off is for Rihanna’s “We Found Love,” so submit your favorites in the comments section. Cris Cab Click here to view this gallery. To listen to more covers used in past YouTube Cover Song Face-Offs, click here. Which “Pumped Up Kicks” Cover Is Your Favorite? **The winner of this poll will be selected Oct. 28 at 9 a.m.
Last Week’s Face-Off Winner: Artist vs. Check out that crowdsourced video below.
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OccupyMARINES. #OccupyTheMilitary #OpESR. The Global Resistance - Beast 1333 feat. Lyrical Agent & Plato (TEMPLARS OF HIP HOP) #OccupyNavy. National Police Misconduct NewsFeed Daily Recap 10-25-11 « Injustice Everywhere. Here are the 16 reports of police misconduct tracked in our National Police Misconduct News Feed for this Tuesday, October 25, 2011: Oakland CA police and police from surrounding agencies are being accused of using excessive tactics and force against #OccupyOakland protesters in a series of teargas volleys and raids on encampments that continued late into the night. One video, shown at top above, shows protesters carrying off an injured man they claim is a veteran who was hit in the head with a less-than-leathal projectile. Meanwhile, in the video below that, a protester testifies how they came under fire while trying to tend to an injured person who wasn’t moving after a volley of teargas and other ordinance.
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Sean Bell shooting incident - Wiki. Memorial to Sean Bell at the place of the shooting Background[edit] Shooting incident[edit] The night of his death, Bell was holding his bachelor party at Club Kalua, a strip club that was being investigated by undercover police over accusations that the owners fostered prostitution.[8] The New York Post reported that Joseph Guzman had an argument with a man outside the bar, and threatened to get a gun. One of Bell's friends reportedly said, "Yo, get my gun," as they left the club.[9] Thinking a shooting was about to take place, an African American plain-clothes officer named Gescard Isnora followed Bell and his companions. A toxicology report showed that Bell was legally intoxicated at the time he was shot. Other accounts of the conflict with the police. Isnora, the policeman who initiated the shooting, later claimed he saw a fourth man in the car, who fled the scene, possibly with the alleged weapon.
Five of the seven officers took part in the shooting. Response to the shooting[edit] Ron Settles - Wiki. The case had long-term impacts on the reputuation of Signal Hill, although a new police chief took steps to reform the police department.[3] The case was an early high-profile case handled by attorney Johnnie Cochran, who represented the family;[4] one of the policemen implicated in the incident was also represented by another noted civil rights attorney, Stephen Yagman.[2][5] Settles' death was one of several highly controversial deaths of arrestees in the 1970s and 80s that changed the way police departments deal with prisoners. Many police departments now videotape jail areas, and any time a police officer or correction officer touches a prisoner in a restraining way, a report is required to be written.
These measures are intended to decrease the chances of police brutality in prison cells. [citation needed] References[edit] External links[edit] Patrick Dorismond - Wiki. Patrick Moses Dorismond (February 28, 1974 – March 16, 2000) was a security guard and father of two children who was killed by an undercover New York Police Department officer during the early morning of March 16, 2000.
The undercover police officer approached Dorismond and his friend as they were standing outside the "Distinguished Wakamba Cocktail Lounge" and asked him where he and his partners could purchase marijuana.[1] One of the officers, Anthony Vasquez, shot Patrick Dorismond in the chest during a scuffle. The officers claim the scuffle began when Dorismond became angry after they propositioned him, loudly declaring he was not a drug dealer.
They state he threw a punch at a second officer and with his friend, Kevin Kaiser, began attacking him. Officer Vasquez said he came to his partner's aid, hearing one of the men yelling "Get his gun! ", drew his weapon and identified himself as a police officer. [edit] Funeral[edit] Grand Jury investigation[edit] Settlement with the City[edit] Amadou Diallo shooting - Wiki. The Shooting of Amadou Diallo occurred on February 4, 1999, when Amadou Diallo, a 23-year-old immigrant from Guinea, was shot and killed by four New York City Police Department plain-clothed officers: Sean Carroll, Richard Murphy, Edward McMellon and Kenneth Boss, who fired a combined total of 41 shots, 19 of which struck Diallo, outside his apartment at 1157 Wheeler Avenue in the Soundview section of The Bronx.
The four were part of the now-defunct Street Crimes Unit. All four officers were acquitted at trial in Albany, New York.[1] Diallo was unarmed at the time of the shooting, and a firestorm of controversy erupted subsequent to the event as the circumstances of the shooting prompted outrage both within and outside New York City. Issues such as police brutality, racial profiling, and contagious shooting were central to the ensuing controversy. Diallo biography[edit] One of four children of Saikou and Kadiatou Diallo, Amadou's family is part of an old Fulbe trading family in Guinea. 2004 Palm Island death in custody - Wiki. The 2004 Palm Island death in custody incident relates to the death of Palm Island, Queensland resident, Cameron Doomadge (tribal name: Mulrunji) on Friday, 19 November 2004 in a police cell. The death of Mulrunji led to civic disturbances on the island and a legal, political and media sensation that continued for three years.
The Attorney General indicted an Australian police officer for a criminal trial for the first time since the public prosecutor's office was established. The officer was charged for a death in custody, was acquitted by a jury in June 2007. Two legal questions arose from the death, firstly whether the taking into custody of Mulrunji was lawful and secondly were the injuries that led to his death illegally caused by the arresting officer. Politically this event raised questions relating to the 1990 Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody and whether its recommendations to prevent deaths in custody had been implemented by Government.
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#OccupyLA. BENT COPPERS. Agent De Provocatuer. St Paul's showdown: lawyers act to clear Occupy London camp | UK news. Lawyers will serve notice on activists camped out around St Paul's Cathedral as early as Monday, as police also finalise plans to forcibly remove them if senior officers are convinced they are causing disruption. Occupy the London Stock Exchange, comprising more than 240 tents, has spent two weeks outside the historic building and those taking part have given no indication of leaving in the foreseeable future. Their defiance led the City of London Corporation and St Paul's to confirm they are seeking injunctions to break up the protest. St Paul's said activists had ignored repeated requests to leave.
"Legal action has regrettably become necessary. The chapter only takes this step with the greatest reluctance and remains committed to a peaceful solution. " The Corporation said in its statement: "We have no problem with a peaceable 24-hour protest by people without tents – provided the highway is fully usable – but campsites and important highways don't mix. "
Marine Says Oakland Used Crowd Control Methods That Are Prohibited In War Zones. Wikipedia commons 40mm tear gas launcher As the events that led to Oakland protester Scott Olsen's head injury continue to unfold and investigations begin, we thought it important to offer some perspective. This comment is from a former Marine with special operations in crowd control.
He points out that shooting canisters such as those that likely hit Scott Olsen is prohibited under rules of engagements in Iraq and Afghanistan. Regardless of any political position on the Occupy protests, these are some Interesting insights: Before gas goes into a crowd shield bearers have to be making no progress moving a crowd or crowd must be assaulting the line. How did a cop who is supposed to have training on his weapon system accidentally SHOOT someone in the head with a 40mm gas canister? I'll be the first to admit a 40mm round is tricky to aim if you are inexperienced but anyone can tell the difference between aiming at head level and going for range. Incident Report. Former LA County deputy sheriff exposes routine violence. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world, Whereas disregard and contempt for human rights have resulted in barbarous acts which have outraged the conscience of mankind, and the advent of a world in which human beings shall enjoy freedom of speech and belief and freedom from fear and want has been proclaimed as the highest aspiration of the common people, Whereas it is essential, if man is not to be compelled to have recourse, as a last resort, to rebellion against tyranny and oppression, that human rights should be protected by the rule of law, Whereas it is essential to promote the development of friendly relations between nations, Whereas Member States have pledged themselves to achieve, in co-operation with the United Nations, the promotion of universal respect for and observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms, Article 1.
Article 2. Article 3. SGI11_Social_Justice_OECD. NYPD sergeants threaten to sue Wall Street protesters. AnonOps Communications.
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