MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'cops'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:28:03 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5169521&cid=t_101372_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FfipML0MCLcM%2F By David RittgersRight to Record, a website devoted to the legal aspects of recording police officers, has the scoop. A panel of the First Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the right of citizens to openly record police officers. Gathering information about government officials in a form that can readily be disseminated to others serves a cardinal First Amendment interest in protecting and promoting “the free discussion of governmental affairs.” Moreover, as the Court has noted, “[f]reedom of expression has particular significance with respect to government because ‘[i]t is here that the state has a special incentive to repress opposition and often wields a more effective power of suppression.’” This is particularly true of law enforcement officials, who are granted substantial ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5169521 Sat, 27 Aug 2011 15:21:17 +0100 5169521 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4911463&cid=t_101372_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F0PcEnxSQ3rI%2F By David RittgersHigh drama in Miami. Carlos Miller provides a good summary (H/T Radley): Miami Beach police did their best to destroy a citizen video that shows them shooting a man to death in a hail of bullets Memorial Day. First, police pointed their guns at the man who shot the video, according to a Miami Herald interview with the videographer. Then they ordered the man and his girlfriend out the car and threw them down to the ground, yelling “you want to be f.ing paparazzi?” Then they snatched the cell phone from his hand and slammed it to the ground before stomping on it. Then they placed the smashed phone in the videographer’s back pocket as he was laying down on the ground. And finally, they took him to a mobile command center where they snapped his photo and demanded the... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4911463 Tue, 07 Jun 2011 14:36:31 +0100 4911463 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4789523&cid=t_101372_134_f&fid=35179&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscottsdiabetes.com%2F2011%2F05%2Fcops-blood-sugar%2F Last week I was at one of the local type 1 meet-ups.  We were at a Caribou Coffee, and I noticed a couple of cops there having coffee.  I say “cops” in a general way.  Technically, I think they were Ramsey County Sheriffs.  But you know, uniform, badge, gun, bullet-proof vest bulging underneath the shirt. The term “cop” works for me.  No, they were not having donuts. I approached them, apologized for interrupting, and asked if they had ever dealt with traffic stops involving diabetes and low blood sugars.  They had.  I asked what helps them determine it is a low blood sugar (or other medical event) rather than intoxication? The male officer started to reply, but had a lot of trouble trying to assign words and language to the complicated “decision tree&#... Scott's Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4789523 Wed, 04 May 2011 12:47:45 +0100 4789523 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4747599&cid=t_101372_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fhwji2Oqv4oo%2F By George Scoville “Sadly, in Egypt’s case, a freely elected civilian government may prove powerless in the face of the deeply entrenched and well-organized military.” “Washington politicians from both parties, and bureaucrats, have for decades successfully decreased our freedom and liberties as they have regulated more and more of our lives, including our retirement.” “The Ryan proposal correctly focuses on achieving debt reduction through spending cuts, but this very gradual debt reduction schedule is a weakness that could lead to its downfall.” “Nearly two years ago Sen. McCain, along with Senators Graham and Lieberman, was supping with Qaddafi in Tripoli, discussing the possibility of Washington providing military aid.” Cato media fello... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4747599 Mon, 25 Apr 2011 15:03:50 +0100 4747599 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4719889&cid=t_101372_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FFVwFZk2Qtls%2F By David RittgersThe controversy over citizens getting arrested for recording on-duty law enforcement officers is prompting legislation. Connecticut has a two-party wiretap law (the audio of a recording is the justification for arrest) and is looking to pass a statute that specifically protects citizen journalism. This is preventive medicine more than anything — Maryland, Illinois, and Massachusetts have been the chief offenders — but a welcome development nonetheless. The headset cameras I’ve written about are going to make their reality TV debut on Police POV on the TruTV network. The series will show footage of officers in Cincinnati, Chattanooga, and Fort Smith, Arkansas, all filmed with cameras mounted on the officers. The promotional footage shows at least one SWAT raid, proo... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4719889 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 12:01:25 +0100 4719889 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4684262&cid=t_101372_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FZNdTmlVTNaQ%2F By David RittgersThe police in Austin, Texas will be testing nine different body-mounted cameras over the next 30 to 60 days. This is a positive development for both officers and citizens. It’s good legal defense for officers against false claims of excessive force and a training tool to show trainees best practices. It’s good incentive for officers to act within the bounds of the law. Video also makes for solid evidence in court. Many jurisdictions require law enforcement officers to record confessions and/or interrogations. Steve Chapman argued last year that the FBI should adopt such a policy. Recording should be mandatory in SWAT raids, the most intense law enforcement encounters. I make the case for recording SWAT operations with Radley Balko and Clark Neily in this video: Cop-Ca... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4684262 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 16:54:58 +0100 4684262 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4544942&cid=t_101372_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FvHib6fw9zys%2F By David RittgersThe L.A. Times has an article highlighting the twentieth anniversary of the Rodney King beating and how video of that event introduced the LAPD to modern citizen journalism. Today, things are far different and the tape that so tainted the LAPD has a clear legacy in how officers think about their jobs. Police now work in a YouTube world in which cellphones double as cameras, news helicopters transmit close-up footage of unfolding police pursuits, and surveillance cameras capture arrests or shootings. Police officials are increasingly recording their officers. Compared to the cops who beat King, officers these days hit the streets with a new reality ingrained in their minds: Someone is always watching. "Early on in their training, I always tell them, 'I don't care if you're ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4544942 Thu, 03 Mar 2011 21:29:33 +0100 4544942 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4377553&cid=t_101372_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FSpor47AZ96U%2F By Caleb O. BrownThe Michigan Supreme Court yesterday heard a case involving Dr. Dre, Eminem and the importance of being able to record cops on duty (h/t Radley Balko): The court plans to hear arguments today in a lawsuit by a Detroit councilman and others who say they were illegally videotaped backstage at a 2000 concert at Joe Louis Arena. Gary Brown was a police official at the time. He warned concert organizers that power would be turned off if they showed a sexually explicit video. The confrontation was taped and later included in a DVD of the “Up In Smoke” tour, featuring Eminem and others. Brown says his privacy was violated by the video. Dr. Dre lawyer Herschel Fink says there’s no privacy when police are doing their job. Dr. Dre is a defendant but won’t be ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4377553 Thu, 20 Jan 2011 21:36:21 +0100 4377553 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4124995&cid=t_101372_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FwLQDcCV5KfU%2F By David RittgersUPI is reporting that the Taser Corporation is selling cameras that mount on their stun guns. The cameras automatically turn on when the Taser is removed from its holster and its safety device is released. “Video is going to help the officer,” said Cmdr. Steve Wilkinson, internal affairs investigator for the West Melbourne (Fla.) Police Department. “And if you don’t record it, the kid down the street with a cellphone is going to use it.” As I wrote in this post and said in this video and this forum, this is the future of law enforcement. Taser-mounted (or handgun-mounted) cameras can show the circumstances leading up to a use of force and prevent lawsuits where force was justified. The camera’s presence on a weapon, however, can provide offi... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4124995 Mon, 01 Nov 2010 13:23:28 +0100 4124995 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3482935&cid=t_101372_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F04%2F19%2Fpolice-training-helps-treatment-of-mentally-ill%2F This article talks about a situation that happened in Utah where a man who apparently had bipolar disorder was Tasered twice, and died: The findings could add clout to a claim made in a federal lawsuit filed this month by the family of Brian Cardall, who died in June after a Hurricane police officer twice deployed a Taser on Cardall as he suffered a bipolar episode on a southern Utah highway. Filed by Cardall’s widow, children and parents, the lawsuit alleges Hurricane police declined to send officers to the training for at least eight years, which they claim played a role in Cardall’s death. The lawsuit says Hurricane Police Chief Lynn Excell failed to adequately train his officers by not sending them to attend the mental health training, in which dozens of police agencies ac... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3482935 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:14:14 +0100 3482935 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2424035&cid=t_101372_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FCLiS0SozKmo%2F Terrific editorial over at the Washington Times. Excerpt: The bad behavior of these police officers exposes a double standard. As one Nationals fan, who is a lawyer, told us: “There’s no way those cops could pass a street sobriety test right now. Just imagine how we’d get treated if they pulled us over having consumed half of what they’ve drunk tonight - and they’re packing heat.” We don’t begrudge police officers having a little fun, but they need to abide by the same laws they enforce on the rest of us. When they go out for a few beers, they might want to leave their uniforms and guns at home. The idea of a National Peace Officers Memorial Week is a fine idea but it is regrettable that the memorial and event is in Washington, D.C.   Just reinfo... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2424035 Tue, 19 May 2009 14:59:32 +0100 2424035 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1536712&cid=t_101372_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F317564526%2F While out in California last week, I spent some time in Berkeley and saw the site of the tree protest outside the University of California’s Memorial Stadium: Treesitters have been protesting about the University’s plans to cut the trees for the past 18 months and things have gotten volatile. Nathan Pitts, a “disability rights advocate (particularly for Asperger’s and related conditions) and budding environmental advocate,” wrote about being assaulted by a UCB police officer when he went to see a friend who is a treesitter on January 28th in a letter in the February 1st Berkeley Planet. Today in IndyBay, Pitts notes that an advocate from the Autism Spectrum Liberation Front is considering suing the University of California-Berkeley’s police for the no-coinc... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1536712 Sun, 22 Jun 2008 18:20:55 +0100 1536712 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1416359&cid=t_101372_140_f&fid=35438&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwrithesafely.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F05%2F02%2Fmy-antipsychiatry-allies-are-dead-to-me%2F The latest.. . The Verdict: . (Source: Writhe Safely) Writhe Safely blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1416359 Fri, 02 May 2008 17:09:56 +0100 1416359 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=829969&cid=t_101372_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F08%2F29%2Fca-man-leads-police-on-bizarre-low-speed-car-chase%2F Filed under: Daily NewsYes, you read correctly. Low-speed car chase. Not something you see in the news too often, right?Jacob Kells (30) is from Santa Rosa, CA. He has diabetes. Last Thursday, Kells got behind the wheel of a rented U-Haul truck. Oh, what a bad idea. He was obviously having low blood sugar issues because he caused several minor hit-and-run crashes that morning. Kells would not respond to police calls for him to pull over. Result: the cops had to tail him all, slowly, all the way from Redwood City to Gilroy.When the police finally caught up with him, Kells was reportedly sweating and incoherent. The officers, obviously aware his state was diabetes-related, gave him glucose paste then got him to hospital, pronto. He was later arrested and taken in for psychological assessment... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=829969 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 04:00:00 +0100 829969 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=541243&cid=t_101372_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F04%2F13%2Fmr-universe-assaulted-by-police-during-low-blood-sugar-episode%2F Filed under: Type 1, Type 2, Adult Onset, Daily News, EventsAccording to Diabetes Health Magazine -- he is a well-spoken and forthcoming man with a good sense of humor and an easy-going manner. His name is Doug Burns and he's Mister Universe, for crying out loud! So why was he severely beaten by police? Sad but true - it happened during an episode of low blood sugar that occurred at a movie theater in Redwood City, California. Doug states that he remembers seeing his friend in the theater and then feeling that he was getting low. He had recently started using a new drug to treat his diabetes. He hurried to a snack counter to find food but apparently was intercepted by a security guard who thought he was intoxicated, even though he did not smell of liquor and was wearing a medic alert brac... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=541243 Fri, 13 Apr 2007 04:00:00 +0100 541243