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BREAKING: Predator Cop Busted on Video

Posted on February 14, 2025

Officer Christopher Chad Butler was the 2017 “Officer of the Year” for the Princeton (West Virginia) Police Department. He was sued multiple times for civil rights violations, so they moved him to a local school to serve as a School Resource Officer, to protect children. Unfortunately, he was actually a predator. Several people in the community exposed videos of him, including a Tik Tok video of him getting out of an underage student’s car while putting his uniform duty belt back on, as well as a recording of a snapchat video where he is asking a child to “please sit on his face.”


 
What a great job by Warren Sapp. Seriously, he knew his rights and calmly asserted them. If you have kids you need to show this to them. This is how you interact with the police.

 
ATF Raids Black 2A Influencer's Home, Finds Nothing

 
The REAL Saul Goodman BUSTED in Albuquerque

Posted on February 27, 2025

A massive ring of corruption was just exposed in Albuquerque, New Mexico. A massive group of crooked cops in three different agencies, taking a massive amount of bribes, all centering around one criminal defense attorney, Thomas Clear, III, who has apparently been the real-life Saul Goodman for the last 30 years. The feds are prosecuting many of the individuals involved and a class action lawsuit has been filed. In this video I interview the lawyers handling the class action.

 
Cops Shove Elderly Woman Out the Door (they just leave her on the ground and go back inside)

Posted on February 28, 2025

Deputies with the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office literally threw an elderly woman out the door of their jail, telling her, “have a nice day,” then leaving her writhing in pain on the concrete sidewalk, as they walked back inside, smirking.

 
He Runs Away and Survives (but then encounters a police officer)

Posted on March 4, 2025

16 year old Konoa Wilson ran for his life after being suddenly shot at by another teenager at the Sante Fe Train Depot in San Diego, California. Police officers were nearby – on the other side of the building – when the shots rang out. The teenager narrowly survived being shot by the other teenager, but as he fled through a corridor, he had no idea that in moments, he would encounter a police officer who would end his life.

 
Cop Beats 65 Year-Old Man as Wife Films (the cop’s THIRD recent viral video)

Posted on March 6, 2025

In Columbia, Mississippi, Officer Rodney Yates was caught on video brutally punching a 65-year-old man during a traffic stop over an expired inspection sticker. As it turns out, this wasn’t the first time he starred in a viral video. Nor was it the second. This is his third recent viral video. I have the footage. The community is outraged and they started a petition demanding that the officer be fired.

 
Remember the Orlando Officer Charged for Fleeing a Traffic Stop? | UPDATE
Posted on March 17, 2025

Remember the Orlando Police Department Officer who was criminally charged for fleeing a traffic stop in Seminole County, Florida, after being caught speeding 80 mph in a residential area? You may not want to know how that one ended…

 
You sent me this viral Facebook Post about what cops did to this elderly veteran, so I showed up

Posted on March 19, 2025

Many of my viewers from around the country sent me this viral Facebook post by the wife of an elderly, disabled military veteran (with severe type 2 diabetes) about three police officers abusing him in front of their home in St. Mary’s West Virginia. After she reached out to me, yesterday I drove 3 and a half hours up to the location of the incident to investigate the scene myself. Frankly, I’m shocked by what’s happening up there, and they can’t be allowed to get away with it.

 
Off Duty Cop Mistakes Cigarette for Drugs | Cops Tear Apart His Truck, Find Nothing
Posted on April 4, 2025

In Marysville, Michigan, Jake Kidder was washing his truck at a self serve car wash. An off duty police officer claims to have seen a black man in a Cadillac hand a suspicious bag to Mr. Kidder. Assuming he handed him drugs, he called his on-duty buddies, who responded within minutes. They confronted Mr. Kidder, who responded that the black man was his coworker, who handed him a cigarette. This occurred in St. Clair County, Michigan.

 
Cop Slams Disabled Senior Citizen Over Bicycle Law – Other Cops Laugh and High-Five

Posted on April 7, 2025

On February 17, 2025 at around 9pm at night, a disabled senior citizen named Danny Winklman was riding his bicycle through a neighborhood in St. Augustine, Florida. He had a run of bad luck. He had been hospitalized with serious medical issues, and as a result was evicted, leaving him homeless. All he wanted was a meal, and he was on his way home to fix himself something to eat. But a local St. Johns County Sheriff’s Deputy saw that his bicycle was not equipped with lights. Within seconds, the officer would slam the elderly man to the asphalt for “not listening” to him. Was that justified?

 
Arrested For Reading a Book During a Thunderstorm

Posted on April 14, 2025

John Choe was driving through Athens, Georgia. When it began to storm, he pulled into a gas station to wait out the thunderstorm. Somebody called the cops. The cops want his ID, even though it wasn’t a traffic stop, and even though there was no suspicion of criminal wrongdoing that was particular to Mr. Choe.

 
They broke her hip and then left her lying there.

 
Cop’s Family Sent Me Hatemail, So I Got the Video Exposing What He Did

Posted on May 1, 2025

Monongalia County Sheriff’s Deputy Lance Kuretza was indicted by the Feds as a result of this never-before-seen bodycam footage showing him suddenly confronting and arresting an innocent man, who was sleeping in a hotel room. I tried to get the footage over two years ago. Since then, he was acquitted by a federal jury in his criminal prosecution. Now he’s back to work as a deputy. But should he have a badge in light of this footage, showing what really happened that night?



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Motorcyclist Gets Choked (to De@th) at Traffic Stop, Cops Pretend He OD’d | Busted by Bodycam

Posted on May 6, 2025

Deputies in Ashe County, North Carolina stopped motorcyclist Stuart Mast over an alleged traffic violation in September of 2024. Within seconds of being pulled over, his life would be over. The local sheriff put out a statement to the public and the media that, as it turns out, is completely contradicted by the bodycam footage, which was just released.



https://thecivilrightslawyer.com/20...c-stop-cops-pretend-he-odd-busted-by-bodycam/
 
Cops Arrest Paraplegic in Wheelchair for “Kicking Down” Woman’s Door and Fleeing “On Foot”

Posted on May 12, 2025
In June of 2024, a woman called police and claimed Charles Read kicked down her door and assaulted her, then fled on foot. Officer Mark Bellotte obtained an arrest warrant for Mr. Read. The only problem was… Mr. Read has been in a wheelchair for 25 years.

 
https://slguardian.org/police-across-u-s-quietly-adopt-new-ai-surveillance/amp/

Police Across U.S. Quietly Adopt New AI Surveillance

As local and federal authorities across the U.S. face growing restrictions on facial recognition technology, many are turning to a controversial new AI tool that skirts legal limits by tracking people using non-biometric attributes instead. The technology, known as Track, was developed by video analytics firm Veritone and is already in use by more than 400 agencies and institutions—including local police departments, federal prosecutors, and universities.

According to a recent report by MIT Technology Review, which first brought the tool to public attention, Track allows law enforcement to monitor individuals based on observable traits such as body size, clothing, hairstyle, gender, and accessories. The system does not rely on facial features, allowing it to operate in jurisdictions where facial recognition technology is restricted or banned.

Ryan Steelberg, CEO of Veritone, told MIT Technology Review that Track was designed specifically to help authorities “potentially identify criminals” when facial recognition is not permitted or faces are obscured. The software analyzes recorded video and can compile timelines showing a person’s movements across multiple locations and video sources—from body cameras and drones to public footage and citizen uploads from platforms like Ring or YouTube.

Steelberg described the product as the company’s “Jason Bourne app,” capable of constructing complete surveillance narratives without needing a clear view of a subject’s face.

Track’s ability to bypass facial recognition laws by avoiding biometric data has raised significant concerns among civil liberties advocates. While biometric data—such as fingerprints and facial features—is specifically regulated under many state and local laws, attributes like clothing or body shape often fall outside the legal definitions, despite their ability to persistently identify individuals over time.

“This is a potentially authoritarian technology,” said Jay Stanley, a senior policy analyst at the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), in an interview with MIT Technology Review. “It gives great powers to the police and the government that will make it easier for them to solve crimes—but also easier to overuse and potentially abuse.”

The ACLU expressed alarm that Track represents the first known use of a non-biometric surveillance system deployed at scale in the United States. The organization also warned that it could normalize mass surveillance under the guise of technological workaround.

While Veritone says only 6% of its business currently comes from the public sector, that segment is its fastest-growing market. Track is already being used in states such as California, Washington, Colorado, New Jersey, and Illinois. At the federal level, the Department of Justice began using the tool in criminal investigations as early as August 2023. Veritone also says its broader suite of AI surveillance tools—including facial recognition—is in use at the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Defense.

Veritone did not specify which divisions within these federal agencies use Track, and neither the Department of Justice, Homeland Security, nor Defense responded to MIT Technology Review’s requests for comment.

Critics argue that Track significantly expands the scope of video footage that can be used in investigations. Unlike facial recognition, which requires visible, unobstructed faces, Track can analyze video where such detail is unavailable. This means vast archives of video—previously of little forensic value—could now be mined for investigative leads.

“This creates a categorically new scale and nature of privacy invasion,” said Nathan Wessler, an ACLU attorney. “You’re not just speeding up what a cop could already do—you’re creating a capability no human investigator ever had.”

The emergence of tools like Track coincides with the proliferation of laws limiting or banning facial recognition across the U.S. Cities like San Francisco and Oakland have nearly total bans, while states such as Montana and Maine sharply limit its use, especially with live surveillance feeds.

However, many of these laws focus specifically on “biometric” data, leaving room for tools like Track to operate in a legal gray zone. Even so, experts warn that attributes such as body type or recurring clothing items can function as de facto biometric identifiers over time.

Steelberg told MIT Technology Review that Track may soon be able to process live video feeds, a development that would further blur the lines between passive analysis and active surveillance. He also acknowledged that video evidence from Track is already being used in multiple ongoing legal cases, although he declined to provide specifics.

Despite Veritone’s insistence that Track is merely a “culling tool” to help investigators locate relevant footage more efficiently, privacy advocates see a troubling trend.

“Even if it’s not facial recognition, it can achieve many of the same ends—and it’s happening without the same level of oversight,” said Stanley of the ACLU.

As this technology spreads, civil liberties groups are calling for new regulations to ensure that non-biometric AI surveillance tools like Track are subject to the same scrutiny as their biometric counterparts.
 
Everything Beagle said:
https://slguardian.org/police-across-u-s-quietly-adopt-new-ai-surveillance/amp/

Police Across U.S. Quietly Adopt New AI Surveillance

As local and federal authorities across the U.S. face growing restrictions on facial recognition technology, many are turning to a controversial new AI tool that skirts legal limits by tracking people using non-biometric attributes instead. The technology, known as Track, was developed by video analytics firm Veritone and is already in use by more than 400 agencies and institutions—including local police departments, federal prosecutors, and universities.

According to a recent report by MIT Technology Review, which first brought the tool to public attention, Track allows law enforcement to monitor individuals based on observable traits such as body size, clothing, hairstyle, gender, and accessories. The system does not rely on facial features, allowing it to operate in jurisdictions where facial recognition technology is restricted or banned.

Ryan Steelberg, CEO of Veritone, told MIT Technology Review that Track was designed specifically to help authorities “potentially identify criminals” when facial recognition is not permitted or faces are obscured. The software analyzes recorded video and can compile timelines showing a person’s movements across multiple locations and video sources—from body cameras and drones to public footage and citizen uploads from platforms like Ring or YouTube.

Steelberg described the product as the company’s “Jason Bourne app,” capable of constructing complete surveillance narratives without needing a clear view of a subject’s face.

Track’s ability to bypass facial recognition laws by avoiding biometric data has raised significant concerns among civil liberties advocates. While biometric data—such as fingerprints and facial features—is specifically regulated under many state and local laws, attributes like clothing or body shape often fall outside the legal definitions, despite their ability to persistently identify individuals over time.

“This is a potentially authoritarian technology,” said Jay Stanley, a senior policy analyst at the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), in an interview with MIT Technology Review. “It gives great powers to the police and the government that will make it easier for them to solve crimes—but also easier to overuse and potentially abuse.”

The ACLU expressed alarm that Track represents the first known use of a non-biometric surveillance system deployed at scale in the United States. The organization also warned that it could normalize mass surveillance under the guise of technological workaround.

While Veritone says only 6% of its business currently comes from the public sector, that segment is its fastest-growing market. Track is already being used in states such as California, Washington, Colorado, New Jersey, and Illinois. At the federal level, the Department of Justice began using the tool in criminal investigations as early as August 2023. Veritone also says its broader suite of AI surveillance tools—including facial recognition—is in use at the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Defense.

Veritone did not specify which divisions within these federal agencies use Track, and neither the Department of Justice, Homeland Security, nor Defense responded to MIT Technology Review’s requests for comment.

Critics argue that Track significantly expands the scope of video footage that can be used in investigations. Unlike facial recognition, which requires visible, unobstructed faces, Track can analyze video where such detail is unavailable. This means vast archives of video—previously of little forensic value—could now be mined for investigative leads.

“This creates a categorically new scale and nature of privacy invasion,” said Nathan Wessler, an ACLU attorney. “You’re not just speeding up what a cop could already do—you’re creating a capability no human investigator ever had.”

The emergence of tools like Track coincides with the proliferation of laws limiting or banning facial recognition across the U.S. Cities like San Francisco and Oakland have nearly total bans, while states such as Montana and Maine sharply limit its use, especially with live surveillance feeds.

However, many of these laws focus specifically on “biometric” data, leaving room for tools like Track to operate in a legal gray zone. Even so, experts warn that attributes such as body type or recurring clothing items can function as de facto biometric identifiers over time.

Steelberg told MIT Technology Review that Track may soon be able to process live video feeds, a development that would further blur the lines between passive analysis and active surveillance. He also acknowledged that video evidence from Track is already being used in multiple ongoing legal cases, although he declined to provide specifics.

Despite Veritone’s insistence that Track is merely a “culling tool” to help investigators locate relevant footage more efficiently, privacy advocates see a troubling trend.

“Even if it’s not facial recognition, it can achieve many of the same ends—and it’s happening without the same level of oversight,” said Stanley of the ACLU.

As this technology spreads, civil liberties groups are calling for new regulations to ensure that non-biometric AI surveillance tools like Track are subject to the same scrutiny as their biometric counterparts.
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It's already been used to find and convict completely innocent people.

Veritone gave us a demonstration of Track in which it analyzed people... from the January 6 riots

https://www.technologyreview.com/20...helping-police-skirt-facial-recognition-bans/
 
In Bowling Green, Kentucky, a man and his girlfriend were trying to have a yard sale when police officers from the Warren County Sheriff's Office and the Bowling Green Police Department appeared and accused them of shoplifting, due to there being multiple duplicate items for sale on the tables in the front yard. Despite not having a warrant, the officers refused to leave, detaining a man and attempting to interrogate him on the home's front porch for over 45 minutes.

 
This gives me PTSD, because it's so similar to my situation. We both offered kindness to people. In both cases we were thanked for our kindness. In both cases the accusers were fine and joking with people immediately after the event. In both cases the authorities had clear evidence of that and still pressed charges that were wildly out of line with even disorderly conduct.

The other thing that bugs me about this is that I live in a small community. Anytime someone sees a car/van/truck they don't immediately recognize drive through a town of 250 people, 200 of them are on Facebook posting to watch out for abductors and human traffickers and no one's ever been abducted in this area and none of these situations ever lead to abduction or something criminal. But I swear next week I'll see someone overreact like that again next week. It's like Pizzagate. Everyone thinks everyone else is doing terrible things they watch on Lifetime movies.

 
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This gives me PTSD, because it's so similar to my situation. We both offered kindness to people. In both cases we were thanked for our kindness. In both cases the accusers were fine and joking with people immediately after the event. In both cases the authorities had clear evidence of that and still pressed charges that were wildly out of line with even disorderly conduct.

The other thing that bugs me about this is that I live in a small community. Anytime someone sees a car/van/truck they don't immediately recognize drive through a town of 250 people, 200 of them are on Facebook posting to watch out for abductors and human traffickers and no one's ever been abducted in this area and none of these situations ever lead to abduction or something criminal. But I swear next week I'll see someone overreact like that again next week. It's like Pizzagate. Everyone thinks everyone else is doing terrible things they watch on Lifetime movies.

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People like this are why people question allegations when there is no physical evidence (probably most notably rape allegations).

It's better to allow a guilty person to go free than have the justice department ruin an innocent person's life. And I prefer law that errs on that side of caution.

I'm sorry you've had any false allegations against you (I know they were far less than rape allegations, but it's a terrible betrayal all the same).

I hope things are getting better.
 
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