Police Culture and the Killing of Eric Harris Rob Hustle May 26, 2015 Hood Report, News 6 Comments https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEhhcgFf5RQ On April 2, 2015, Eric Harris was killed by 73 year old TCSO reserve deputy Robert Bates when the 73 year old deputy confused his gun and his taser and shot...
New Surveillance Technology Allows Police to See through Your Walls Rob Hustle February 3, 2015 News, Rebel Pundit 7 Comments The 4th Amendment protects Americans from unreasonable search and seizure. But law enforcement agencies across the country are deploying new technologies in ways that routinely violate...
How Healthcare.gov Shares Your Personal Data with Marketers Rob Hustle January 23, 2015 News, Rebel Pundit 7 Comments HealthCare.gov is sharing your private personal health data with over a dozen online marketing companies. These companies provide tools that allow HealthCare.gov to track, analyze and record anyone who...
Child Protective Services and the Business of Taking Your Children Rob Hustle January 13, 2015 News, Rebel Pundit 26 Comments Across the country, children are being taken from loving homes by government agencies collectively known as Child Protective Services. Although these agencies are supposed to protect children, they are...
Media Cowardice and the Death of Freedom Rob Hustle January 9, 2015 News, Rebel Pundit 2 Comments On January 7th, 2014, Muslim terrorists armed with AK 47's stormed the headquarters of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. Their target? Stephane Charbonnier, the magazine's editor and one of the top...
Hip Hop, the War on Drugs and the Prison Industrial Complex Rob Hustle December 17, 2014 Hood Report, News, Opinion 1 Comment Freeway Rick Ross believes that Hip Hop is being used as a government weapon. The former drug kingpin turned activist says that the government has "taken hip-hop and made it glorious to be a drug dealer."...
Consent Decrees and the Federalization of Local Police Rob Hustle December 9, 2014 News, Rebel Pundit 4 Comments There are many similarities between Michael Brown and Eric Garner. Both were killed by the police. Both were unarmed. In both cases, grand juries refused to indict the officers involved in their deaths. And,...
The Fallacy of Mass Incarceration – More Face Life Sentences for Crimes they Didn’t Commit Rob Hustle December 1, 2014 Hood Report, News 3 Comments We recently reported on the case of Brandon Duncan, a California-based rapper facing a life sentence for writing songs about gang violence. Not to be outdone, in Illinois, Lake County State’s Attorney Mike...
California Rapper Facing Life in Prison over Lyrics Rob Hustle November 26, 2014 Hood Report, News 24 Comments San Diego rapper Brandon Duncan, aka 'Tiny Doo," is sitting in a San Diego County Jail facing life in prison. Brandon Duncan has no criminal record, and prosecutors in the case "admit he has no direct ties"...
How Government Practices Helped Monopolize the Sinaloa Drug Cartel Rob Hustle November 24, 2014 Hood Report, News, Rebel Pundit In December of 2008, DEA agents in Chicago executed a sting operation that "directly led to the seizure of hundreds of kilograms of cocaine, dozens of kilograms of heroin, and several million dollars." These...