The Los Angeles Times obtained an internal review of US Border Patrol's use-of-force policies, which US Customs and Border Protection has refused to release publicly (members of Congress have seen a summary). While the Times did not offer the report in full, the paper did publish previously unseen snippets that portray a law enforcement agency operating under loose use-of-force standards and little accountability. The review was completed in February 2013 by the Police Executive Research Forum, a nonprofit that develops best practices for law enforcement use-of-force policies. It examined sixty-seven use-of-force incidents by federal border agents near the US-Mexico border that resulted in nineteen deaths.
Michelle Goldberg: The killing of Renee Nicole Good, a mother of three and widow of a military veteran, tests that assumption. ICE, said Ellison, is all but telling people, "You want to defend your neighbors, you're going to do it at the risk of your own life.' I think that's the unmistakable message. read more
Trump ally Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-TX) made a stunning declaration when he told Newsmax that only by obeying commands from federal agents do you "get to keep your life." read more
With December's estimated job gains, which are subject to revision, the US economy added just 584,000 jobs last year. Outside of recession years, that's the weakest annual job growth seen since 2003, BLS data shows. read more
Video from the shooter's cell phone taken before and as he murdered Renee Good. He didn't even drop his phone ... read more





Exxon and Chevron workers better invest in some body armor before they ship out.