It’s ironic that the very tool the BPD hopes will suppress these kinds of actions will, thanks to FOIA and a little crowdfunding, allow the event to live on forever.
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BROKEN RECORDS: MASS PUBLIC RECORDS LAWS MAY BE ABOUT TO GET MUCH, MUCH WORSE
The bill still needs to go before the Senate, which will likely change it yet again, so there’s still hope that it will be fixed. But after seeing how the bill was devastated by the House, the future is unpredictable.
SWAT STICKER: EXCLUSIVE DOCS REVEAL 34-MAN DEPLOYMENT TO DALAI LAMA VISIT PLUS OTHER COSTLY AND EXTREME POLICE TACTICS
Whether the Lama requested a goon squad and an armored tank on wheels is unknown.
SOLITARY CONFINEMENT: MORE THAN JUST A PLOT DEVICE
The government has maintained that there is no systematic use of solitary confinement in America, but evidence shows otherwise.
OLYMPIC RECORDS
Walsh calls for transparency while his office stays tightlipped ...
MY FRIEND WAS DETAINED AS A SUSPECT IN THE BOSTON MARATHON BOMBING MANHUNT. THIS IS HIS STORY …
“Out of nowhere, then . . . they flipped me over and . . . they’re cuffing me and giving me a full search down.”
THAT TIME WE FOUND OUT THE FBI IS INVESTIGATING #GAMERGATE
Back in November, co-founder of the Boston-based collaborative news site MuckRock Michael Morisy of sent a Freedom of Information Act request to the FBI, asking for “files on the online movement or group known as Gamergate or #Gamergate, as well as investigations into alleged activities of Gamergate affiliates.”