[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":315},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fIUkGPy_s6Tpitc_QAPTELqexFGdQpS54BBM5qPkuX4M":3,"$fEuWPsLx5kT3VyyLo221Jx9SC6u1KIxid6Q5bNi_eOhI":24,"$f9Fdthma38D8d1_1-GSaRX2I6Zzj1GQMQbNxojzb3qqA":25},{"id":4,"type":5,"slug":6,"title":7,"content":8,"excerpt":9,"featuredImage":10,"publishedAt":11,"createdAt":11,"updatedAt":12,"categories":13,"tags":22,"seo":23},20,"post","persecuted-for-innovation-how-sussex-police-sabotaged-a-cybersecurity-expert","Persecuted for Innovation: How Sussex Police Sabotaged a Cybersecurity Expert","\u003C!-- wp:heading -->\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>The Whistleblower Who Became the Target\u003C/strong>\u003C/h2>\n\u003C!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>For over \u003Cstrong>15 years\u003C/strong>, a \u003Cstrong>Brighton-based cybersecurity analyst and engineer\u003C/strong> has endured \u003Cstrong>relentless harassment\u003C/strong> at the hands of \u003Cstrong>Sussex Police\u003C/strong>—not for committing a crime, but for \u003Cstrong>exposing one\u003C/strong>.\u003C/p>\n\u003C!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>It all began when he attempted to \u003Cstrong>report sexual abuse involving minors\u003C/strong> within certain operational circles. Instead of investigating the \u003Cstrong>serious allegations\u003C/strong>, Sussex Police turned against him, branding him as a \u003Cstrong>threat\u003C/strong> rather than acknowledging his efforts to protect victims.\u003C/p>\n\u003C!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>To ensure \u003Cstrong>the security of his report\u003C/strong>, he used an \u003Cstrong>innovative self-destructing email method\u003C/strong>—a technique that contained \u003Cstrong>no malicious code\u003C/strong> and was simply designed to protect \u003Cstrong>both the information and its recipient\u003C/strong>.\u003C/p>\n\u003C!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>Yet, rather than \u003Cstrong>addressing the abuse claims\u003C/strong>, Sussex Police \u003Cstrong>arrested him in 2008\u003C/strong>, falsely charging him with \u003Cstrong>harassment and computer misuse\u003C/strong>. Officers \u003Cstrong>Bobby Newton and Lee Craig\u003C/strong> led the arrest, bizarrely using a name he had \u003Cstrong>only ever been known by within Brighton’s nightlife scene\u003C/strong>—a name they should have had no reason to use.\u003C/p>\n\u003C!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:heading -->\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>A Hacker Label, A Lifetime of Persecution\u003C/strong>\u003C/h2>\n\u003C!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>As someone with \u003Cstrong>Asperger’s\u003C/strong>, the analyst had always \u003Cstrong>separated his personal and online identity\u003C/strong>, using an \u003Cstrong>alias\u003C/strong> to navigate social interactions more comfortably. It was a \u003Cstrong>security-conscious approach\u003C/strong>, widely used in \u003Cstrong>cybersecurity and online professions\u003C/strong>—yet Sussex Police, displaying their \u003Cstrong>technical ignorance\u003C/strong>, wrongfully \u003Cstrong>equated aliases with criminal intent\u003C/strong>.\u003C/p>\n\u003C!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>Before the \u003Cstrong>false arrest\u003C/strong>, Sussex Police had \u003Cstrong>never referred to him by his alias\u003C/strong>. But suddenly, it became the \u003Cstrong>foundation of their accusations\u003C/strong>, painting him as a \u003Cstrong>mysterious cybercriminal\u003C/strong>, despite his long-standing work \u003Cstrong>helping the local community with IT issues for free\u003C/strong>.\u003C/p>\n\u003C!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>Worse still, the officers \u003Cstrong>knew exactly where he lived\u003C/strong>—having \u003Cstrong>attended his house parties in the past\u003C/strong>. Among them, \u003Cstrong>PC Bobby Newton\u003C/strong> stood out as a \u003Cstrong>notorious figure in Brighton’s gay party scene\u003C/strong>, allegedly known for \u003Cstrong>heavy cocaine use\u003C/strong>.\u003C/p>\n\u003C!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>Instead of \u003Cstrong>pursuing justice\u003C/strong>, Sussex Police \u003Cstrong>retaliated against the whistleblower\u003C/strong>, attempting to \u003Cstrong>discredit and destroy his reputation\u003C/strong>.\u003C/p>\n\u003C!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Weaponizing Ignorance: How Sussex Police Abused Their Power\u003C/strong>\u003C/h3>\n\u003C!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>The \u003Cstrong>stigma of the word “hacker”\u003C/strong> played perfectly into the hands of \u003Cstrong>law enforcement officers who lacked basic cybersecurity knowledge\u003C/strong>.\u003C/p>\n\u003C!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>By \u003Cstrong>2016\u003C/strong>, he was \u003Cstrong>explicitly warned by Sussex Police\u003C/strong> to \u003Cstrong>stop using the word “hacker”\u003C/strong> in Brighton and instead refer to himself as a \u003Cstrong>“penetration tester”\u003C/strong>.\u003C/p>\n\u003C!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>\"But let’s be honest—that sounds more like a quality control job at a condom factory than a highly skilled cybersecurity profession.\"\u003C/em>\u003C/p>\n\u003C!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>The reality is, \u003Cstrong>hacking isn’t inherently criminal\u003C/strong>—it’s about \u003Cstrong>problem-solving, modifying code, and improving systems\u003C/strong>.\u003C/p>\n\u003C!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list -->\n\u003Cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>He had never engaged in malicious activity\u003C/strong>—his only modification was repurposing \u003Cstrong>Ani-Shell\u003C/strong>, an \u003Cstrong>email stress-testing tool\u003C/strong>, into a \u003Cstrong>scheduled emailer using cron jobs\u003C/strong>.\u003C/li>\n\u003C!-- /wp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Hacking exists in many forms\u003C/strong>—even woodworking is a type of hacking; after all, turning \u003Cstrong>a tree into a chair\u003C/strong> is just a \u003Cstrong>physical form of repurposing\u003C/strong>.\u003C/li>\n\u003C!-- /wp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>In the digital world, hacking is a form of craftsmanship\u003C/strong>—but Sussex Police \u003Cstrong>refused to understand the difference\u003C/strong>.\u003C/li>\n\u003C!-- /wp:list-item -->\u003C/ul>\n\u003C!-- /wp:list -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>The Email Incident That Proved Sussex Police Were Technologically Illiterate\u003C/strong>\u003C/h3>\n\u003C!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>In \u003Cstrong>2014\u003C/strong>, an unfortunate \u003Cstrong>cron job misconfiguration\u003C/strong> resulted in \u003Cstrong>3,000 emails being sent to Sussex Police\u003C/strong>—an accident, not an attack.\u003C/p>\n\u003C!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>But instead of treating it as \u003Cstrong>a simple IT issue\u003C/strong>, Sussex Police \u003Cstrong>panicked\u003C/strong>.\u003C/p>\n\u003C!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>The emails came from \u003Cstrong>a single IP address\u003C/strong>, meaning:\u003Cbr>✅ \u003Cstrong>A competent IT technician could have blocked it in minutes.\u003C/strong>\u003Cbr>✅ \u003Cstrong>A simple filter could have cleared the inbox.\u003C/strong>\u003Cbr>✅ \u003Cstrong>Restarting mail services would have resolved the issue.\u003C/strong>\u003C/p>\n\u003C!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>Instead, \u003Cstrong>it took Sussex Police 11 hours\u003C/strong> to recover from \u003Cstrong>what was essentially a basic technical error\u003C/strong>—demonstrating their \u003Cstrong>sheer incompetence in handling cybersecurity matters\u003C/strong>.\u003C/p>\n\u003C!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>\"This wasn’t a DDoS attack—at most, it was a basic DoS (Denial of Service). The moment I realized the mistake, I shut it down immediately.\"\u003C/em>\u003C/p>\n\u003C!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>From Cybersecurity Expert to Public Enemy\u003C/strong>\u003C/h3>\n\u003C!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>By now, Sussex Police were fully committed to \u003Cstrong>their own narrative\u003C/strong>—that he was a \u003Cstrong>dangerous hacker\u003C/strong> rather than an \u003Cstrong>IT professional\u003C/strong>.\u003C/p>\n\u003C!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list -->\n\u003Cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>They fabricated charges.\u003C/strong>\u003C/li>\n\u003C!-- /wp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>They harassed him through repeated arrests.\u003C/strong>\u003C/li>\n\u003C!-- /wp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>They seized and dismantled his smart home network.\u003C/strong>\u003C/li>\n\u003C!-- /wp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>They ignored actual cyberattacks he reported.\u003C/strong>\u003C/li>\n\u003C!-- /wp:list-item -->\u003C/ul>\n\u003C!-- /wp:list -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>\"It was like I was light-years ahead of them—which I was. I probably would have worked for them if they hadn’t spent years attacking me instead.\"\u003C/em>\u003C/p>\n\u003C!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:heading -->\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Targeted for Neurodivergence\u003C/strong>\u003C/h2>\n\u003C!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>From \u003Cstrong>2004 to 2018\u003C/strong>, statistics show that \u003Cstrong>many individuals with ADHD, Autism, and Asperger’s\u003C/strong> were disproportionately \u003Cstrong>given criminal records from an early age\u003C/strong>.\u003C/p>\n\u003C!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>This \u003Cstrong>cybersecurity analyst was no exception\u003C/strong>.\u003C/p>\n\u003C!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list -->\n\u003Cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>As a child, his \u003Cstrong>mother repeatedly called the police on him\u003C/strong>, falsely accusing him of \u003Cstrong>hacking\u003C/strong>.\u003C/li>\n\u003C!-- /wp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>1999\u003C/strong> – She reported him for \u003Cstrong>\"hacking\"\u003C/strong> after he connected \u003Cstrong>two monitors to his computer\u003C/strong>.\u003C/li>\n\u003C!-- /wp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>2004\u003C/strong> – She called the police, claiming he was \u003Cstrong>“jamming phone signals”\u003C/strong>, after reading an article titled \u003Cstrong>“Signs Your Child Might Be a Hacker.”\u003C/strong>\u003C/li>\n\u003C!-- /wp:list-item -->\u003C/ul>\n\u003C!-- /wp:list -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>\"Do you know how much effort and equipment it actually takes to jam a signal? It’s ridiculous.\"\u003C/em>\u003C/p>\n\u003C!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>A Life Under Surveillance\u003C/strong>\u003C/h3>\n\u003C!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>By \u003Cstrong>2019\u003C/strong>, the situation had escalated to \u003Cstrong>constant harassment\u003C/strong>.\u003C/p>\n\u003C!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list -->\n\u003Cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>His \u003Cstrong>door was broken down\u003C/strong> multiple times.\u003C/li>\n\u003C!-- /wp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>He was \u003Cstrong>hauled in for crimes he didn’t commit\u003C/strong>.\u003C/li>\n\u003C!-- /wp:list-item -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:list-item -->\n\u003Cli>Sussex Police \u003Cstrong>falsely accused him of running a cannabis farm\u003C/strong>—when, in reality, he was \u003Cstrong>experimenting with hydroponics for vegetable growing\u003C/strong>.\u003C/li>\n\u003C!-- /wp:list-item -->\u003C/ul>\n\u003C!-- /wp:list -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>\"At this point, it felt like I was living in their shadow. If they wanted me to work for them, they could have just asked.\"\u003C/em>\u003C/p>\n\u003C!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:heading -->\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>The Cybersecurity Expert Who Never Got Justice\u003C/strong>\u003C/h2>\n\u003C!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>Despite all of this, Sussex Police \u003Cstrong>never provided evidence of a single crime\u003C/strong>.\u003C/p>\n\u003C!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>His only mistake? \u003Cstrong>Being smarter than them.\u003C/strong>\u003C/p>\n\u003C!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>Had Sussex Police chosen to \u003Cstrong>learn from him instead of persecuting him\u003C/strong>, he could have:\u003Cbr>✅ \u003Cstrong>Helped train officers in cybersecurity\u003C/strong>\u003Cbr>✅ \u003Cstrong>Strengthened the force’s ability to handle cyber threats\u003C/strong>\u003Cbr>✅ \u003Cstrong>Improved local businesses' digital security\u003C/strong>\u003C/p>\n\u003C!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>Instead, they \u003Cstrong>wasted years harassing an innocent man\u003C/strong>, dragging his name through the mud while failing to \u003Cstrong>combat actual cyber threats\u003C/strong>.\u003C/p>\n\u003C!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:heading -->\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Final Thoughts: Sussex Police Need a Reality Check\u003C/strong>\u003C/h2>\n\u003C!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>The UK already lags behind \u003Cstrong>nations like Russia, China, Korea, and Switzerland\u003C/strong> in \u003Cstrong>cybersecurity innovation\u003C/strong>.\u003C/p>\n\u003C!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>The difference?\u003Cbr>🚀 \u003Cstrong>Other countries recruit cyber experts.\u003C/strong>\u003Cbr>🚔 \u003Cstrong>The UK criminalizes them.\u003C/strong>\u003C/p>\n\u003C!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>If Sussex Police \u003Cstrong>ever hope to catch up\u003C/strong>, they need to \u003Cstrong>start listening to the experts they’ve spent years trying to destroy\u003C/strong>.\u003C/p>\n\u003C!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>Or, at the very least—\u003Cstrong>hire someone who actually understands what a hacker is.\u003C/strong>\u003C/p>\n\u003C!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n\u003C!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\u003Cp>— \u003Cstrong>Taz Ryder\u003C/strong>\u003C/p>\n\u003C!-- /wp:paragraph -->","","/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/ppos.webp","2023-01-25T07:57:00.000Z","2025-12-30T11:35:18.554Z",[14,18],{"id":15,"name":16,"slug":17},6,"Lifestyle","lifestyle",{"id":19,"name":20,"slug":21},7,"Digital","digital",[],null,[],[26,39,56,67,78,89,100,111,122,133,139,149,162,177,188,197,207,219,229,240,251,261,272,282,292,305],{"id":27,"type":5,"slug":28,"title":29,"excerpt":30,"featuredImage":31,"publishedAt":32,"categories":33,"tags":38},31,"racial-profiling-by-uk-police-in-2024-key-cases-and-responses","Racial Profiling by UK Police in 2024: Key Cases and Responses","Racial profiling by police – targeting individuals for scrutiny based on race or ethnicity – remains a pressing issue in the UK. 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Duncan Tomlin was 32 when he died after being...","/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Screenshot-2025-02-25-at-12-12-17-Epileptic-man-died-after-being-restrained-by-police-who-were-warned-he-was-having-a-seizure-The-Independent-The-Independent.png","2021-01-01T20:11:00.000Z",[157],{"id":158,"name":159,"slug":160},1,"Uncategorized","uncategorized",[],{"id":163,"type":5,"slug":164,"title":165,"excerpt":166,"featuredImage":167,"publishedAt":168,"categories":169,"tags":176},17,"from-persecution-to-innovation-the-extraordinary-journey-of-taz-ryder","From Persecution to Innovation: The Extraordinary Journey of Taz Ryder","Taz Ryder’s story is not just one of overcoming adversity; it is a saga of resilience, injustice, and ultimate redemption. Once a child prodigy in cybersecurity, he was wrongfully persecuted by...","/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/cropped-MPB.webp","2020-12-31T19:09:00.000Z",[170,174,175],{"id":171,"name":172,"slug":173},4,"Featured","featured",{"id":15,"name":16,"slug":17},{"id":19,"name":20,"slug":21},[],{"id":178,"type":5,"slug":179,"title":180,"excerpt":181,"featuredImage":182,"publishedAt":183,"categories":184,"tags":187},21,"somerset-police-officer-pays-for-groceries-of-family-in-need-following-shoplifting-call","Somerset police officer pays for groceries of family in need following shoplifting call","by SAM READ, NBC 10 NEWS Wednesday, December 30th 2020 Somerset Police Officer Matt Lima. (WJAR) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1Cn2SCj50U&height=480&width=640&autoplay=1 SOMERSET,...","https://mypolicebrutality.org//wp-content/uploads/2021/01/cc9192f5-5134-437e-a492-a23aa15ac819-large16x9_thumbnail_IMG_0648.jpg","2020-12-29T20:10:00.000Z",[185,186],{"id":48,"name":49,"slug":50},{"id":52,"name":53,"slug":54},[],{"id":189,"type":5,"slug":190,"title":191,"excerpt":192,"featuredImage":23,"publishedAt":193,"categories":194,"tags":196},16,"what-happens-when-officers-blow-the-whistle-on-police-misconduct","What Happens When Officers Blow The Whistle On Police Misconduct","The police killing of George Floyd has brought on a national reckoning about policing in America as well as the UK especially about police brutality and why it persists. One key question - if abuses...","2020-10-01T18:43:00.000Z",[195],{"id":52,"name":53,"slug":54},[],{"id":198,"type":5,"slug":199,"title":200,"excerpt":201,"featuredImage":23,"publishedAt":202,"categories":203,"tags":206},19,"sussex-police-a-legacy-of-corruption-cyber-incompetence-and-retaliation","Sussex Police: A Legacy of Corruption, Cyber Incompetence, and Retaliation","For over 15 years , a Brighton-based Cyber Analyst and Engineer has been subjected to unjust persecution by Sussex Police —not because of any wrongdoing on his part, but because he exposed their...","2020-09-29T19:27:00.000Z",[204,205],{"id":48,"name":49,"slug":50},{"id":52,"name":53,"slug":54},[],{"id":208,"type":5,"slug":209,"title":210,"excerpt":211,"featuredImage":212,"publishedAt":213,"categories":214,"tags":218},10,"sussex-police-cyber-team-has-the-iq-of-a-small-rodent","Sussex Police Cyber Team has the IQ of a Small Rodent","A Brighton-based Cyber Analyst and Engineer claims he has endured 15 years of torment at the hands of Sussex Police . According to him, the ordeal began when he reported concerns about sexual abuse...","/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Sa-1200x1370-1.png","2020-09-25T23:08:00.000Z",[215,216,217],{"id":48,"name":49,"slug":50},{"id":52,"name":53,"slug":54},{"id":171,"name":172,"slug":173},[],{"id":220,"type":5,"slug":221,"title":222,"excerpt":223,"featuredImage":224,"publishedAt":225,"categories":226,"tags":228},14,"police-accused-of-brutality-following-arrests-at-youth-organisation-4front-project","Police Accused Of Brutality Following Arrests At Youth Organisation 4Front Project","Founder Temi Mwale said the community is \"sick and tired of the way we're being treated\" after four people were arrested in north-west London....","https://mypolicebrutality.org//wp-content/uploads/2020/10/5f2d921f220000974d38849c.jpg","2020-08-05T18:41:00.000Z",[227],{"id":52,"name":53,"slug":54},[],{"id":230,"type":5,"slug":231,"title":232,"excerpt":233,"featuredImage":234,"publishedAt":235,"categories":236,"tags":239},12,"george-floyd-what-happened-in-the-final-moments-of-his-life","George Floyd: What happened in the final moments of his life","The US has been convulsed by nationwide protests over the death of an African-American man in police custody. George Floyd, 46, died after being arrested by police outside a shop in Minneapolis,...","https://mypolicebrutality.org//wp-content/uploads/2020/10/screen-shot-2020-05-26-at-102852-am.jpg","2020-06-01T18:39:00.000Z",[237,238],{"id":48,"name":49,"slug":50},{"id":52,"name":53,"slug":54},[],{"id":241,"type":5,"slug":242,"title":243,"excerpt":244,"featuredImage":245,"publishedAt":246,"categories":247,"tags":250},13,"uk-police-criticised-for-violent-arrest-of-muslim-man","UK police criticised for violent arrest of Muslim man","Lancashire Police referred itself to independent conduct watchdog over the incident https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSXDXIcovRQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSXDXIcovRQ","https://mypolicebrutality.org//wp-content/uploads/2020/10/image-9.png","2020-02-04T18:40:00.000Z",[248,249],{"id":48,"name":49,"slug":50},{"id":52,"name":53,"slug":54},[],{"id":252,"type":5,"slug":253,"title":254,"excerpt":255,"featuredImage":256,"publishedAt":257,"categories":258,"tags":260},15,"brighton-and-hove-police-community-support-officer-charged-with-rape","Brighton and Hove police community support officer charged with rape","A PSCO from Hove has been charged with two counts of rape. Jamal Robinson Jamal Robinson, who was primarily based in Brighton, faces courtroom charged with raping and sexually assaulting a girl....","https://mypolicebrutality.org//wp-content/uploads/2020/09/1_Jamal-Robinson-300x272.png","2020-02-03T18:42:00.000Z",[259],{"id":52,"name":53,"slug":54},[],{"id":262,"type":5,"slug":263,"title":264,"excerpt":265,"featuredImage":266,"publishedAt":267,"categories":268,"tags":271},9,"police-watchdog-expands-inquiry-into-alleged-cover-up-of-paedophile-network","Police watchdog expands inquiry into alleged cover-up of paedophile network","IPCC announces further 12 investigations into allegations of corruption in Met police – bringing total to 30 inquiries The police watchdog is to broaden its investigation into claims Scotland Yard...","/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/800px-New_Scotland_Yard_sign_3-1200x675-1.jpg","2015-09-17T08:45:00.000Z",[269,270],{"id":48,"name":49,"slug":50},{"id":52,"name":53,"slug":54},[],{"id":273,"type":5,"slug":274,"title":275,"excerpt":276,"featuredImage":23,"publishedAt":277,"categories":278,"tags":281},11,"paedophile-sentenced-again-for-evil-actions","Paedophile sentenced again for ‘evil actions’","A FORMER council officer and special constable already in prison for sexually abusing a teenager has been sentenced to a further eight years for sexually abusing another young boy. David Cager was...","2015-06-24T18:38:00.000Z",[279,280],{"id":48,"name":49,"slug":50},{"id":52,"name":53,"slug":54},[],{"id":35,"type":5,"slug":283,"title":284,"excerpt":285,"featuredImage":286,"publishedAt":287,"categories":288,"tags":291},"paedophile-ex-police-officer-sentenced-for-child-porn-offences","Paedophile ex-police officer sentenced for child porn offences","A PAEDOPHILE police officer found with more than a thousand indecent images of children who also stole CS spray has been sentenced to jail for six months. Former Surrey Police constable Simon Quinn...","wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Simon-Quinn-1200x1500-1.jpg","2015-06-17T04:59:00.000Z",[289,290],{"id":48,"name":49,"slug":50},{"id":52,"name":53,"slug":54},[],{"id":19,"type":5,"slug":293,"title":294,"excerpt":295,"featuredImage":296,"publishedAt":297,"categories":298,"tags":304},"sussex-child-porn-police-sergeant-philip-savidge-jailed","Sussex child porn police sergeant Philip Savidge jailed","A former Sussex Police officer has been jailed after pleading guilty to making and distributing more than 50,000 indecent images of children. Philip Savidge, 26, of Alexandra Road, Burgess Hill, was...","/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/dc-1200x675-1.jpg","2015-05-14T22:22:00.000Z",[299,300],{"id":48,"name":49,"slug":50},{"id":301,"name":302,"slug":303},5,"Council","council",[],{"id":158,"type":5,"slug":306,"title":307,"excerpt":308,"featuredImage":309,"publishedAt":310,"categories":311,"tags":314},"sussex-police-officers-quit-after-drugs-allegation-questioning","Sussex Police officers quit after drugs allegation questioning","Two law enforcement officials have resigned after they had been accused of taking prohibited substances. Inspector Mark Andrews and PC Bobby Newton stood down from their Sussex Police roles after...","https://mypolicebrutality.org//wp-content/uploads/2019/10/905958.jpg","2009-06-05T17:32:35.000Z",[312,313],{"id":48,"name":49,"slug":50},{"id":52,"name":53,"slug":54},[],1783257909937]