Archive for the 'Police State' Category
Samsung Netbook NP-NC215-A01US with Built In Solar Panel
July 13th, 2011This might be of interest to the many Cryptogon readers who, shall we say, have no fixed address. Since grabbing an unauthorized charge can result in a jail sentence, this is just one more way to avoid a potential encounter with the filth. This netbook will ship in August. Via: Amazon: More: Engadget
Why Do The Police Have Tanks?
July 9th, 2011Via: AlterNet: How did we allow our law enforcement apparatus to descend into militaristic chaos? Traditionally, the role of civilian police has been to maintain the peace and safety of the community while upholding the civil liberties of residents in their respective jurisdiction. In stark contrast, the military soldier is an agent of war, trained […]
Woman Faces 93 Days in Jail for Planting Vegetables in Her Front Yard
July 8th, 2011Via: Oak Park Hates Veggies: our attorney spoke to the prosecutor today. (for the record, my crush on him is totally finished after today.) his position: they are going to take this all the way. officially, this means i am facing 93 days in jail if they win. no joke. Short Version: The Agitator
Arizona: Woman Arrested for Speaking at City Council Meeting
July 6th, 2011Via: YouTube: Quartzsite, AZ – The Mayor is challenged under a recall election beginning next month. Accusations have been made. The city council is persecuting the Mayor for giving the people a voice. The Chief of Police is also involved in the scandal. Jennifer Jones is given the floor at a city council meeting open […]
Author of Blog About the Sunny Sheu Case Claims Assault by Undercover Police Officer
July 1st, 2011Via: The Murder of Sunny Sheu: Today, June 29th, I spoke with a reporter from BI for two hours and then left for his office to give him some information I did not want to discuss on the phone. Outside I noticed a silver van with nobody in it illegally parked across the street from […]
Visions of Teen Angst, Then and Now
June 29th, 2011When I was a kid, films like Better Off Dead, The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, and many others, told stories about the seemingly infinite number of ways that being a teenager could suck.. I know these types of films are still made, and while I have no idea what the modern versions are […]
Britain: Police Break Into Homes; Lecture People About Burglary Risks
June 28th, 2011I didn’t believe that this was real. I thought that some hoax had been picked up by a tabloid newspaper and that it was off to the races from there. Nope. It’s real. This is the ‘Operation Poppins’ page on the London Metropolitan Police website. Via: The Sun: COPS are breaking into homes in a […]
Sunny Sheu: Murdered for Investigating NY Foreclosure Judge Joseph Golia?
June 24th, 2011Via: Naked Capitalism: The details are thin but they sure don’t smell right. The short form is that Sunny Sheu had his house stolen from him by fictive buyers who used forged documents. Judge Golia of Queens engaged in what appears to be highly questionable behavior in failing to reverse the sale. Sheu started investigating […]
Cop Who Executed Unarmed Man Released from Prison After One Year
June 16th, 2011People who protested are facing longer jail sentences. Via: San Francisco Bay Guardian: Johannes Mehserle, the former BART police officer who shot and killed Oscar Grant while he was lying face down on the Fruitvale station train platform on New Year’s Day 2009, was released from a Los Angeles jail June 13 after serving a […]
CopBlock: Manchester PD
June 13th, 2011Via: Cop Block:
