Police Chief Says Resisting Arrest Is Considered a Hate Crime in Louisiana
The “Blue Lives Matter” law passed in Louisiana last year—under which violence against cops was officially classified as a hate crime—also applies to resisting arrest, according to a state police chief.
Kerry Washington Is Executive Producing a Show About Woman Cops for ABC
Kerry Washington is working behind the camera on a non-Scandal drama about the LAPD as part of her recent development deal with ABC.
President Obama And George W. Bush to Speak At Dallas Memorial Service
On July 12th, President Barack Obama and former President George W. Bush will join mourners at an interfaith memorial service in Dallas, Texas. Each will speak to honor the memories of the police officers killed last Thursday night.
Newt?????????????
Newt Gingrich, the villainous toad in the Disney movie of my nightmares, just said that white people don’t know what it’s like to be a black American and I am so destabilized that I can no longer be certain that my life isn’t a prolonged episode of the Truman show.
St. Louis PD Posts Tips to Keep Your Kids From Getting Themselves Shot
In the aftermath of the prominent non-indictments of two white police officers who indisputably killed unarmed black men (and the murder of a 12-year-old boy by a cop who didn't even try to perform first aid after shooting him), you might think that police departments would have the good sense not to pop off on social…
Police Department Shares Employee Bra Sizes With Entire Staff
The Detroit Police Department has a public relations snafu on their hands right now. A commander named Dwayne Love accidentally forwarded a document to all of their colleagues, which contained the bra sizes, height and weight of female officers who would be receiving new bulletproof vests.
Creepy Cops Use DMV Database to Stalk Ladies
A Minnesota investigation has found that police in the Land of 10,000 lakes are using the state's DMV database like non-cop internet perverts use Facebook — as their own stalking wonderland, a veritable cornucopia of pictures of unsuspecting hotties ripe for the gawking. One woman was horrified to discover that…
Chinese City Seeks Female Police Officers, Non-Sexies Need Not Apply
Crap employment notice from some dudes: Authorities in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China are looking to improve their city's image by amassing a stable of new police officers. Applicants must be young, female, and attractive.
The Grim Blue Line
[Brooklyn, June 4. Image via Getty]
UK Police Told Not To Wear Underwire Bras
"There is no such thing as a bullet proof bra." -Julia Roper-Smith, a representative of the Police Federation on female police officers in Britain wearing underwire bras. [Telegraph]
Pregnant Patrols
On Monday, five female Detroit police officers filed a suit against the city alleging that they were forced to go on sick leave when their bosses discovered they were pregnant. The women, who are being represented by the ACLU, are challenging a 2004 policy that states that pregnant women cannot be treated any…
