Archive for the 'Police State' Category
Ohio: Teenager Held Down by Two Sheriff’s Deputies and Force Vaccinated
November 13th, 2009It seems like the mom wanted her son vaccinated, but it’s not entirely clear. Anyway… So it goes. Via: The Intelligencer: It took the strength of two sheriff’s deputies to keep a middle schooler still enough to receive a shot of the swine flu, or H1N1, vaccine at a recent clinic. During a regular Wheeling-Ohio […]
Justice Department Asked For News Site’s Visitor Lists
November 12th, 2009Via: CBS News: In a case that raises questions about online journalism and privacy rights, the U.S. Department of Justice sent a formal request to an independent news site ordering it to provide details of all reader visits on a certain day. The grand jury subpoena also required the Philadelphia-based Indymedia.us Web site “not to […]
Russia’s Whistleblower Cop is a YouTube Sensation
November 12th, 2009Via: Global Post: Alexei Dymovsky sits in full uniform and stares at the camera with tired eyes. “Maybe you don’t know about us, about simple cops, who live and work and love their work. I’m ready to tell you everything. I’m not scared of my own death,” Dymovsky says in a YouTube message addressed to […]
New Zealand: “You are no longer innocent till you’re proven guilty.” Police Minister responds: “It’s fantastic, isn’t it?”
November 3rd, 2009So it goes… Via: Scoop: PAUL Yeah but the truth is, under the Criminal Proceeds Act, the Police can take your property if they suspect you’re dodgy. JUDITH But you’ve got the right to get it back, you’ve got the right to claim it, and the Police… PAUL Yeah but then you’ve got a whole […]
National Insanity: British Parents Not Allowed in Parks With Children Unless They Complete Police Background Checks
October 29th, 2009Via: Telegraph: Only council-vetted “play rangers” are now allowed to monitor youngsters in two adventure areas in Watford while parents must watch from outside a perimeter fence. The Watford Borough Council policy has been attacked as insulting and a disgrace by furious relatives who say they are being labelled as potential paedophiles. It will further […]
Britain: Spotter Cards: What They Look Like and How They Work
October 26th, 2009Via: Guardian: This kind of highly confidential document – pictured above – is rarely seen by the public. These so-called “spotter cards” are issued by police to identify individuals they consider to be potential troublemakers because they have appeared at a number of demonstrations. The photographs are drawn from police intelligence files. This card was […]
Britain: Man Arrested for Shining Flashlight at Apache Helicopter Hovering Over His House
October 21st, 2009Via: BBC: A man who was arrested after he shone a torch at an Apache attack helicopter flying “10ft” above his garden will not be charged, police have said. Torben Merriott, 63, of Stradbroke, Suffolk, was arrested on “suspicion of “acting in a manner likely to endanger an aircraft” on 18 September. Police said Mr […]
New Zealand: Proposed Powers ‘Bordering on Police State’
October 15th, 2009Via: Stuff: On the second anniversary of controversial police raids, political activists today told MPs a new bill allowing police greater powers to search and monitor could stifle freedom of speech. Privacy Commissioner Marie Shroff also raised concerns and recommended a raft of beefed-up safeguards to better protect people. Parliament’s justice and electoral select committee […]
FBI Doing Facial Recognition Scans on DMV Photo Records
October 13th, 2009Via: AP: In its search for fugitives, the FBI has begun using facial-recognition technology on millions of motorists, comparing driver’s license photos with pictures of convicts in a high-tech analysis of chin widths and nose sizes. The project in North Carolina has already helped nab at least one suspect. Agents are eager to look for […]
Handgun Ammo Purchases in California: Driver’s License, Thumbprint and Sales Records for Police
October 12th, 2009Via: ABC News 10: Before the midnight deadline, Gov. Schwarzenegger acted on 685 bills that were on his desk. He signed 456 and vetoed 229. One of the bills that he signed was Assembly Bill 962. It requires handgun ammunition to be kept behind the counter where customers cannot access it without assistance. It also […]
