NYCLU releases ‘stop and frisk’ app to help citizens check cops
With a brand new app for secretly recording police encounters, the NYCLU hopes New York residents can combat unlawful searches. read post
Topic: Police
New York’s ‘stop and frisk’ tactics don’t target criminal masterminds, they target young blacks and Latinos
Vanguard correspondent Christof Putzel talks to Cenk about how New York’s “stop and frisk” tactics unfairly target young residents, usually black and Latino. watch video
Police presence in Chicago for #NATO summit rivals war zones, Hastings says, and anarchist protesters encouraged violence
Michael Hastings of BuzzFeed.com joins Cenk from Chicago to give an update on Occupy protests at the NATO summit, where a handful of activists have been charged with conspiring to commit domestic terrorism. watch video
Cenk to Rodney King: ‘Do you ever think ‘Maybe it was worth $3.8 million’?’
Rodney King, victim of the police brutality scandal that sparked the 1992 L.A. riots, shares his views on the chaos and whether the money he won ever made the violence feel worth it. watch video
We need to stop looking for ‘racial smoking gun’ in Trayvon Martin case, when real problem is an unfair system
Cenk talks to Prof. Tricia Rose about the arrest and bail hearing for George Zimmerman. Rose says, “I think we get caught up in looking for the racial smoking gun, and really what we need to be looking for is [...] watch video
Trayvon Martin’s family reacts to 2nd-degree murder charge for George Zimmerman
Michael Skolnik of GlobalGrind.com talks to Cenk about the second-degree murder charges against George Zimmerman in the Trayvon Martin shooting. “The mother is breathing much easier,” Skolnik says. “This is a moment that is a long time coming for this [...] watch video
Travyon Martin shooting witness says Zimmerman never wiped blood from his allegedly broken nose
Cenk talks to two eyewitnesses in the Trayvon Martin shooting, Mary Cutcher and Selma Lamilla. “If you have a broken nose, there’s an extremely large amount of blood, and [George Zimmerman] never once was wiping or cleaning himself,” Cutcher tells [...] watch video
Like Bernie Goetz, if Zimmerman can prove ‘reasonable’ fear of black men, he could be acquitted
Cenk talks to USC law professor Jody David Armour about the Trayvon Martin shooting. Citing the cases of Rodney King and Bernie Goetz, Armour hypothesizes that a fear of black men in hoodies might be found a reasonable justification. watch video
Coordinated defense of George Zimmerman begins in Trayvon Martin shooting case
Through a series of coordinated leaks and appearances, the defense of George Zimmerman has gone into high gear in the case of Trayvon Martin’s shooting. Cenk says, “Zimmerman did kill Martin — that one they can’t cover up, because Trayvon [...] watch video
Gun advocate to Cenk: ‘If you jump on top of me…count on it, I’m gonna shoot you’ (Part 1)
Cenk interviews Larry Pratt, executive director of the Gun Owners of America, who says that George Zimmerman’s self-defense claim in the Trayvon Martin shooting has reportedly been corroborated by one witness. watch video
