San Diego County considers forcing residents to take psychiatric medication under Laura’s Law

San Diego County in California is considering implementing Laura’s Law, which would give the state’s second most populous county – home to over three million people – the uncontested right to force psychiatric medication upon its residents. Funds for the forced inpatient or outpatient psychiatric incarceration, known as “assisted outpatient treatment” are to be provided [...]

Maine officials seeking pepper-spray video leak

  (PORTLAND PRESS HERALD)   The Maine Department of Corrections is investigating to determine how the press obtained video and documents about a captain’s treatment of an inmate last year. The video and related documents recount how Capt. Shawn Welch, an official at the Maine Correctional Center in Windham, used pepper spray on an inmate who [...]

Auschwitz Survivor on Palestine

Auschwitz Survivor on Palestine

Auschwitz survivor Dr. Hajo Meyer talks about the differences between the Nazi’s treatment of the Jews and the Palestinians today. Meyer expresses in impassioned terms his dismay at what he sees as the moral collapse of contemporary Israeli society and the worldwide Jewish community as a whole. Meyer is a member of “A Different Jewish [...]

Baton vs. Camera: Police openly hunt for citizen journalists

Baton vs. Camera: Police openly hunt for citizen journalists

(RT)   As the consolidated corporate media machine fails in its function as the fourth estate, citizen journalists and independent press outlets are there to pick up the slack. But this important task is becoming increasingly threatened by the harsh treatment at the hands of the police force. Citizen based media is often targeted by [...]

I Have Cancer And Pot Will Cure It

(TMZ)   Tommy Chong revealed he’s been diagnosed with prostate cancer … and we’ll give you one guess how he says he plans on treating it.  The comedian, during an interview with CNN, said he was diagnosed about a month ago. He said he began having prostate-related problems during a three-year period when he was drug [...]

FLASHBACK: Man Protests Treatment By Challenging Cop To MMA Fight

FLASHBACK: Man Protests Treatment By Challenging Cop To MMA Fight

(KTVI-KPLR)   Rich Stephens was an offensive lineman for the Oakland Raiders in the 90′s but he’s going on the offensive now against a Byrnes Mill police department. He claims officer Tim Walker mistreated him during a traffic stop so he took out a full page ad in a paper challenging him to a fight. He [...]

“Rock Star” Treatment for Ron Paul

RT March 29, 2012 The Maryland primary is less than a week away and one specific group candidates like to attract is young voters. Hundreds of them showed last night at a Town Hall meeting at the University of Maryland to support Texas Congressman Ron Paul. RT’s Kristine Frazao has the story.       [...]

Computer hacker Gary McKinnon’s treatment ‘barbaric’

ShareThis Computer hacker Gary McKinnon’s treatment ‘barbaric’ 11 Feb 2012 The mother of computer hacker Gary McKinnon has delivered letters and poems to Downing Street to mark the 10th anniversary of her son’s arrest. Mr McKinnon, who has Asperger’s syndrome, is accused of hacking US military computer systems in 2002. Janis Sharp said the treatment [...]

Met to probe Libyan rendition claims

ShareThis Met to probe Libyan rendition claims 12 Jan 2012 No British spies will be charged over alleged complicity in the torture of terror suspects but a new investigation will look into allegations of rendition in Libya, it has been announced. Several MI5 and MI6 agents were at the centre of criminal investigations into the [...]

US ships ‘in second rescue of Iranians in Gulf’

ShareThis US ships ‘in second rescue of Iranians in Gulf’ 10 Jan 2012 A US ship has picked up Iranians in trouble at sea, in the second such rescue in less than a week, the Pentagon has said. US Coast Guard cutter Monomoy rescued six Iranian mariners after their vessel broke down in the Gulf. [...]