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If You Thought Stop-And-Frisk Was Bad, You Should Know About Jump-Outs

A jump-out is typically described as multiple officers patrolling in an unmarked car, who at some point see something suspicious, and jump out of the car at once on unsuspecting pedestrians, with the intent of catching them off guard. Overwhelmingly, the jump-outs that have been reported involve at least one black male.

December 27th, 2014
Nicole Flatow for ThinkProgress
December 27th, 2014
By Nicole Flatow for ThinkProgress

Iman Hadieh was standing outside a bar smoking with some new friends on the evening of October 6 when the police cars came. It was about eight young black men, and her, a woman of Palestinian origin who describes herself as white. “I can’t tell you how many vehicles descended upon us because it all happened so fast,” she said. The cars were

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Local Officials Encourage Police To Seize Cars, Flatscreen TVs, And Computers From Civilians

Behind Closed Doors, Officials Tout Police Asset Seizures As ‘Gold Mine’.

November 11th, 2014
Nicole Flatow for ThinkProgress
November 11th, 2014
By Nicole Flatow for ThinkProgress
Forfeiture

Those who watch Last Week Tonight With John Oliver know what it means to be the subject of a civil forfeiture. As Oliver described it, “It’s really legalized robbery by law enforcement.” Cops have the authority to seize items they suspect are linked to a crime, most individuals can’t afford a lawyer to fight the forfeiture. And once the property

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