Montreal buys 24 drones with facial recognition that will interrogate suspected criminals

/

BlackListedNews

The city of Montreal police service unveiled with great fanfare this morning the purchase of 24 surveillance drones to be deployed in Montreal North to assist the police in their fight against organized crime and street gangs. Buying more than $ 400 million fits in the policy of the city downsize police within the next 15 years and ensure the safety of the police in one of the areas most at risk of the city.

"It's very exciting," assures the Chief of police of the sector. "Initially, it will allow us to we used to work with this technology. The drones to facial recognition will patrol the streets 24 hours a day. Officers will interrogate individuals suspected of criminal acts or searched directly through speakers and microphones installed in the drones, but soon, they can be provided with appliances capable of neutralizing on-site suspects pending the intervention of the law enforcement officers. It will mainly make our less dangerous work, especially in an area where there are many social tension"said a coordinator of the SPVM, the project.

Questioned as to the means used by drones to neutralize the suspects, a spokesman for the SPVM has explained to us that "UAVs will carry persuasive technologies, but non-lethal types, such as electric shock, blinding or paralysing gases". "The possibilities are endless, but there will be no lethal weapons, at least, it is not intended for the moment" he kindly comment. [MORE] 

Dallas Police Rule Change Gives Officers 72 Hours To Get Their Stories Straight After Shooting Citizens

/

BlackListedNews

The Dallas Police Department can't seem to get its officers' statements on shootings to agree with recordings of the incidents. So, it's doing what any forward thinking law enforcement agency would do -- changing the rules.

Any Dallas officer involved in a police shooting — whether the officer fired a weapon or witnessed the gunfire — will now have the right to remain silent for 72 hours under a new department policy.

And even before they give a statement about the shooting, the officers can watch any available video before they give a statement.

Very convenient. This policy change, which was ushered in under the cover of the Thanksgiving holiday, will help ensure that DPD officers don't find their statements directly contradicted by the inconveniently unblinking eye of the camera, as happened just recently.

On October 14th, Dallas police officer Cardan Spencer shot a mentally ill man four times in the stomach. According to Spencer's partner, Christopher Watson (who wrote the report), the man (Bobby Gerald Bennett) moved "in a threatening manner" towards him and the other officer. Watson's statement even went so far as to say Bennett "lunged" at them. A statement released by the DPD a few hours after the shooting claimed the situation "escalated."

A surveillance camera caught the entire confrontation on tape. Less than 20 seconds pass before Spencer opens fire. See if you can catch a glimpse of the "lunge" or the "escalation." [MORE]

Knowing, Deliberate Lies: "Detroit" Bankruptcy Edition

/

MediaMatters

Way back in November 2008, Mitt Romney wrote an op-ed for the New York Times that bore the headline: "Let Detroit Go Bankrupt." At the time, the economy was crashing and the Bush White House was considering a multi-billion dollar bailout of the auto industry to prevent its collapse and the resulting wholesale economic devastation. Romney argued against the bailout, pushing instead for a "managed bankruptcy" for the troubled automakers, which he referred to collectively as "Detroit."

Four years later, Romney was the Republican presidential candidate, and that op-ed became the subject of repeated attacks from Barack Obama, who supported the auto bailout and wanted to remind voters that the automobile industry had been saved by timely government intervention. "We refused to let Detroit go bankrupt. We bet on American workers and American ingenuity, and three years later, that bet is paying off in a big way," Obama said at the time, also referring to the automobile industry by its well-known nickname, "Detroit."

Jump forward to the present day, and the city of Detroit (not the automobile industry both Romney and Obama referred to as "Detroit," which has flourished) is declaring bankruptcy. It's an unfortunate state of affairs for a great American city. What's also unfortunate is how many conservatives are using Detroit's bankruptcy to claim that Mitt Romney was right and Obama broke his promise when he said he "refused to let Detroit go bankrupt" -- knowingly and deliberately confusing "Detroit" as it refers to the auto industry with Detroit the city.

No Justice for Rigoberto Arceo

/

CA Anonymous

Today marks SIX MONTHS that Rigoberto was murdered by LA County Sheriff's "J. Gildo" and "L. Mendoza".. NUMEROUS calls to LASD for the FULL NAMES of Rigoberto's killers has gotten us nowhere - except rude responses and a runaround. We wa...See More

HELP US FIND RIGOBERTO'S KILLERS (2 photos needed)

On May 11, 2013, Rigoberto Arceo was pulled over by East LA Sheriff's. He was compliant with their orders to step out of the car with his hands up. He was SHOT through the heart with his hands up as confirmed by witnesses. 

Rigoberto worked at St. Francis Medical Center. He worked his way up from a janitor position to biomedical technician. On that tragic May 11 night, Rigoberto arrived at the hospital where he had worked for eight years by ambulance, shot once in the chest by a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy. 

 

Rigoberto Arceo treasured his four children and his entire family who grieves for him. 

 

The family has been stonewalled with regard to any information. All that is known now is that the two officers responsible for Rigoberto's death are "J. Gildo" and "L. Mendoza." HELP US FIND THEM!

https://www.facebook.com/Justice4RigobertoArceo