COPS: A Mississippi man skinned himself alive while on the drug

*Two Toronto officers were sent to hospital after they were injured while trying to arrest a “raging” man at an Etobicoke apartment building Sunday. He is suspected to have been under the influence of the drug, although that has not yet been confirmed.

“They sustained several broken bones in the face, nose, hand and wrist,”

*Meanwhile, Calgary police are dealing with two separate incidents in which they arrested men exhibited strange and [...]

Violence warning in UK as unions plan mass march Sunday

via Reuters:

(Reuters) – Trade unions said on Tuesday their march this weekend will be the country’s biggest protest for years, but police fear splinter groups will attempt to repeat last December’s street violence.

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) said more than 100,000 people are expected at the march on Saturday to protest at deep government spending cuts and tax rises.

Brendan Barber, TUC’s general secretary, said [...]