William N. Grigg | Free Thought Project

Offcier Who Shot Philando Castile Underwent “Bulletproof Warrior” Militaristic Training

Calibre’s“Bulletproof” lectures are jointly taught by Glennon and David Grossman, a retired Army Lt. Colonel and former Army Ranger who originated the now-common conceit that police and military personnel are “sheepdogs” blessed with the “gift of aggression” and who have a divine duty to deal out violence against “wolves.”

Officer Jeronimo Yanez (pictured), the cop who shot Philando Castile Wednesday night during a traffic stop, has claimed he was reacting to the man's gun - not his race

Jeronimo Yanez, the St. Anthony, Minnesota Police Officer who fatally shot Philando Castile, underwent “Bulletproof Warrior” officer survival indoctrination that imparts what one police trainer calls a “paranoid” and“militaristic” mindset. In May of 2014, reports the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Yanez underwent a 20-hour seminar on “Street

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In Police State USA Kids Go To Summer Camp, In Prison

Participants wear prisoner attire, work as inmate laborers, eat jail food, sleep in tents or bunks, and be required to follow jail regulations.

A boy prisoner looks on from his one-man cell at a juvenile prison Sunday, March 28, 2004. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

Maricopa County, Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio, a relentless self-promoter who christened himself “The World’s Toughest Sheriff,” has invited Phoenix-area parents to send their grade school and teenage kids to jail for the summer. “Summer Stars” is a two-day program supposedly intended to teach impressionable youngsters about the rigors of life

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Cops Respond To Hostage Situation By Killing Victim, Who Had A Lawsuit Against Them

The only casualty of an hours-long SWAT raid and hostage situation in Neenah, Wisconsin was a disabled veteran who had filed a $50 million civil rights suit after he survived a similar SWAT raid three years ago.

Neenah, WI — Michael Funk, a co-owner of Eagle Nation Cycles, was shot and killed by police after being held hostage for several hours on December 5. Police evacuated several buildings and closed down an entire street in the city, which is located about 40 miles south of Green Bay. “Mike worked there,” observed attorney Cole White, who had

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DA Says Cop Was “Justified” in Beating Man For His “Foul Mouth”

An investigation of the incident by Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey resulted in a ruling that Deputy Ford’s attack was “justified” because of profane and provocative language used by the detainee.

Deputy Thomas Ford of the Denver Sheriff’s Department, who was fired in August 2014 for excessive force after slugging a drunken, foul-mouthed prisoner, will be reinstated to his job, thanks to a decision by the Career Service Board. In keeping with established policy, Ford’s termination will be revised to a paid suspension. This means, in

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Here’s Why Conservative Hopeful Ben Carson Couldn’t Be More Wrong On Islam

Tragically, Dr. Carson and a large segment of the conservative movement would prefer to demonize Muslims as a collective, rather than encouraging Muslims to embrace the liberty-affirming aspects of their religious legacy.

Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson speaks in town hall meeting in Baltimore, Thursday May 7, 2015.

Dr. Ben Carson’s statement that Islam is “inconsistent with the values and principles of America” exhilarated the GOP’s conservative base while infuriating American Muslims and advocates of inter-faith outreach. The former commended Carson for taking a forthright stand against the supposed menace of “creeping Sharia”; the latter condemned him for

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