“I thought they would break up the fight. I didn’t think they would get into the fight.” New York, NY — Fights between adolescents are an unfortunately common reality. Children attempting to assert their dominance over one another…

“No one has to worry about Dennis Perkins hurting anyone ever again.” Livingston, LA — As TFTP reported in 2019, a high-level Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office deputy — who commanded the SWAT team — and his wife, were indicted on…

2022 marks the deadliest year on record for American citizens killed by their own security force. As 2023 begins, American police polish off another deadly year, ending 1,176 lives in 2022. This number is a new record for police killings…

“You have a video that shows our client was shot running away in the back twice. Unarmed. Shot in the back.” Chicago, IL — In February 2020, Ariel Roman, 33, while traveling on Chicago’s public transit train, walked…

Though fentanyl is certainly dangerous, unless the police officer ate it, snorted it, or injected it, her collapse was either faked or completely unrelated. In case you’ve been completely in the dark for the last decade, you’ve likely…

“They need to be held accountable.” Union Parish, LA — The family of Ronald Greene as well as the public at large were all told a tragic but utterly false story about this 49-year-old Louisiana man’s last moments alive. According…

It took three years despite all the video evidence against him. Fort Worth, TX — On the night of October 12, 2019, Atatiana Jefferson, 28, had committed no crime, had harmed no one, and was playing video games…

Because the system is terrible at holding bad cops accountable, the cop who fed a homeless man feces on bread is a cop again. San Antonio, TX — In November of 2016, the Free Thought Project brought you…

‘Y’all have three cop cars because I’m feeding cats?’ Wetumpka, AL — Domestic cats in the United States are beloved pets but they can also be a major threat to birds and other wildlife. After the domestic cat…

A bullet between the eyes for standing in the woods with a tool….. Jacksonville, FL — On the day he was executed with a bullet to the head, Kevin Mahan had committed no crime. He was merely standing…

“These officers took a gentle, peaceful soul and extinguished it simply because it was ‘time to move the night on.’” Clear Creek, CO — On the night he called 911 for help, 22-year-old Christian Glass had never been…

“We are tired of this nonsense.” One of the most talked-about issues of the election cycle this year was crime, its massive increase, and what to do about it. Political blowhards on the right and the left jockeyed…

Video showed an officer tackle an unarmed Patrick Lyoya over a minor traffic stop and execute him with a bullet to the head. Grand Rapids, MI — On April 4, an officer with the Grand Rapids police department…

“Y’all put me in this cage? You ought to be ashamed of yourself.” Valley, AL — Over the years, the Free Thought Project has reported on many asinine reasons police have used to arrest entirely innocent people who…

Instead of going to jail for fraud and theft of billions, Bankman-Fried was invited to the New York Times’ DealBook Summit. “How did this dude steal billions of dollars and is now speaking at a summit as a…

“This is Freddie Gray on video. And all the world is watching.” New Haven, CT — On June 19, Randy Cox was arrested for an alleged gun charge. Moments later he would be paralyzed from the waist down…

Despite facing murder charges for killing the fleeing father, the officer who shot Rayshard Brooks was rehired and the charges dropped. Atlanta, GA — One would think that with the heightened tensions between police and the citizens during the summer…