It appears that Minnesotans continually had their 4th amendment rights infringed upon in 2014 through thousands of unjust “stop-and-frisk” maneuvers by police. Police are well within their rights to search a person so long as they have “a reasonable suspicion that the subject is committing a crime.” Now, we could sit here and write 5,000 […]
How Police Get You To Confess To A Crime You Didn’t Commit
You’ve all seen the way Hollywood portrays interrogations on television. A dark room, spotlight on the accused, maybe a little good cop-bad cop action. Now, that’s not exactly how interrogations go down in the real world, but police officers are very good at getting people to admit to things or to implicate themselves during these sessions. […]
St. Paul Police To Debut Body Cameras in 2016
St. Paul police officers will begin wearing body cameras as part of a pilot program in 2016, according to an agreement reached by the St. Paul city council on Wednesday. The council approved the pilot program with the hopes that it will reduce claims of police brutality and help preserve evidence. “[Police body cameras have] […]
Minnesota Bill Hopes to Make Government Spying Illegal
If Republican Senator Branden Petersen gets his way, any evidence collected through illegal NSA surveillance techniques would be inadmissible in Minnesota courtrooms. Senator Petersen recently introduced SF 33, which states: A government entity may not obtain personal identifying information concerning an individual without a search warrant. A court order granting access to this information must be issued […]
Minnesota Delves into Officer Involved Fatal Shootings
An analysis by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension revealed that state police officers have shot and killed at least 60 individuals since 2008. Not surprisingly, the vast majority of those killed by police officers were male, but considering recent events in Ferguson and New York, you may be surprised at the ethnic and demographic breakdown. […]
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