Matt Agorist

No Charges For DEA Agent Who Shot Innocent Grandmother During Botched Raid

According to the official investigation, the handgun of DEA Agent Michael Connolly “accidentally discharged” when the agent tried to kick Alonzo’s bedroom door in.

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By Matt Agorist

Reports: Manchester, NH — A DEA agent who shot an innocent grandmother during a botched raid on her home will not face any charges. New Hampshire Attorney General Joseph Foster announced last week that the shooting was accidental, therefore no charges will be filed against the agent involved. The search warrant was served as part of

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This Is What Happens When “Good Cops” Call Out Corruption In Their Departments

A Sheriff in Kentucky thinks that calling him out for committing a crime is an act of insubordination.

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By Matt Agorist

Reports: Carroll County, KY — In another case in point example of why the proverbial “Good Cop” is such a rarity, a Sheriff’s deputy in Kentucky has been fired after blowing the whistle on his department. Deputy JT Shaw had evidence that the Sheriff, Jamie Kinman, had planted drugs in another deputy’s car, so he blew the whistle and reported

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No Charges For Police Who Disfigured Toddler With Grenade During Negligent Drug Raid

This decision not to prosecute is a devastating blow to police accountability and it highlights just how far we have to go to end this ridiculous war on drugs.

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By Matt Agorist
Poor Kid

Reports: Habersham County, GA — In May of this year, during a multijurisdictional raid in Habersham County several heavily militarized police barged into a home at 3:00 am because an informant had purchased $50 worth of meth from someone who once live there. During the raid one of the uniformed men, tasked with caging people for possession of

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Watch: ‘The Daily Show’ Brings the Disturbing Reality of Police Shootings to the Mainstream

“There is no statutory authority that requires any local police agency or any state police agency to report anything.”

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By Matt Agorist
Police Militarization Congress

Reports: One of the most vital pieces of information free citizens need to know is how often their own government kills their fellow citizen. In the US, we have absolutely no idea how many of our fellow citizens’ lives are taken prematurely through state sanctioned violence. “The Daily Show’s” Jason Jones and Samantha Bee hosted the show

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