On Tuesday evening, our City Council voted to approve a resolution making funds available, among other things, for the purchase of 15 body cameras to be worn by Ypsilanti police officers while on patrol. As readers of site know, this is something that I’ve been pushing for since first reading about the results of a […]
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Ypsi Police Chief Tony DeGiusti on body cameras, the militarization of police forces and the impact of Ferguson
Posted in Civil Liberties, Ypsilanti Also tagged body cameras, Citizens Police Academy, Community Policing, Eastern Michigan University, Eastern Washtenaw Safety Alliance, EMU, Eric Garner, Ferguson, Leforge Road, Michael Brown, Pete Murdock, police brutality, police tactics, public safety, public safety officer, regional cooperation, Rialto, school shooting, Staten Island, surveillance culture, SWAT, the militarization of the police, Tony DeGiusti, transparency, video surveillance, YCAT, Ypsilanti Community Action Team, Ypsilanti police department 32 Comments
This is what I know about Kerry Bentivolio, Michigan Republican for Congress
A few days ago, I told you about Kerry Bentivolio, the Republican candidate running to represent Michigan’s 11th congressional district in the House. As you may recall, Bentivolio, a self-described Tea Party activist, only came to be on the ticket when the incumbent, Thaddeus McCotter, was forced to drop out of the Republican primary after […]
Posted in Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged 9/11 Truth, Ayn Rand, Canton, Congress, House of Representatives, John Ramsey, Kerry Bentivolio, L. Brooks Patterson, Libertarianism, Liberty for All, Livonia, Michigan's 11th congressional district, Milford, Nancy Cassis, Novi, Plymouth, Ron Paul, Sayed Taj, South Lyon, tea party, Thaddeus McCotter, The President Goes to Heaven, Truthers, Westland 32 Comments