Archive for the 'Police State' Category
And Now, The War Against Giving Birth at Home
July 13th, 2008Mmm hmm. Via: ABC News: The American Medical Association has agreed to support proposed legislation that, some physicians say, could make make having a planned birth in one’s home difficult, to virtually impossible. As of now, no actual legislation has been drawn up, but the AMA has agreed to back a measure called “Resolution 205,” […]
Is Britain on the Slippery Slope to Dictatorship?
June 26th, 2008Falling headfirst into the abyss would be more accurate. Via: Guardian: Aesthetically, at any rate, it does feel as if some of our science fiction dystopias are gradually coming true. In an estate near me, George Orwell’s CCTV cameras are actually trained on the residents’ doors and driveways. Ray Bradbury’s wall-sized TVs flicker in small […]
Cops Enter Man’s Bedroom at 3am, Shine Flashlights on Him, Remind Him to Lock Up the House
June 20th, 2008I… I… I am at a loss for words. Via: Pioneer Press: Troy Molde awoke at 3 a.m. Thursday to police flashlights shining in his face. Two uniformed Lakeville officers were in his bedroom, knocking on the wall to wake him up. They were there, they said, to warn him to keep his doors closed […]
ITALY DEPLOYING MILITARY FOR DOMESTIC LAW ENFORCEMENT
June 14th, 2008Woh. Via: Reuters / ABC: The Italian government has defended its decision to use soldiers to patrol cities in an effort to curb crime, rejecting criticism that it will “militarise” the streets. “There is a strong call from citizens for better control of the streets, for improved safety,” Defence Minister Ignazio La Russa told Sky […]
Britain: MP Resigns Over Maniac Fascist 42 Day Detention Policy
June 13th, 2008Via: Independent: David Davis became an unlikely hero of liberal Britain yesterday by sacrificing his political career to launch a one-man crusade against the Government’s plan for suspected terrorists to be detained for 42 days without charge. The former SAS reservist, who supports the death penalty for premeditated murder, shook Britain’s political establishment to its […]
British Police Opening Thousands of Safe Deposit Boxes, Searching for Gold, Other “Criminal Assets”
June 9th, 2008Via: BBC: Six suitcases packed with suspected gold dust and about £30m in cash has been found during searches of safety deposit centres in London, police say. … The Met Police believe criminals used the centres in Park Lane, Hampstead and Edgware to store criminal assets. Armed police continue to guard the buildings as specialist […]
Police Will Run “Military Style” Checkpoints in DC Neighborhoods
June 5th, 2008Via: Washington Post: D.C. Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier announced a military-style checkpoint yesterday to stop cars this weekend in a Northeast Washington neighborhood inundated by gun violence, saying it will help keep criminals out of the area. Starting on Saturday, officers will check drivers’ identification and ask whether they have a “legitimate purpose” to […]
Chertoff: “Novel” Israeli Security Methods Coming to U.S. Airports
May 30th, 2008Mmm hmm. Via: Reuters: U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said on Thursday he will seek to adopt novel Israeli methods, like behaviour-detection technologies, to better secure America’s airports. “That’s a scenario where Israel has a lot of experience,” Chertoff said in an interview with Reuters. “I think that it is of interest to us […]
Every Adult in Britain Should be Forced to Carry ‘Carbon Ration Cards’
May 27th, 2008I have an idea about this carbon sinning nonsense. It goes back to Escape from Freedom by Erich Fromm. In short: Because modern society destroys human identity, mindless conformity to all order of fascist, technocratic prison policies gives the masses a sense of belonging to something. Religions worked for a while. The vengeful sky god […]
Student Researching al-Qaida Tactics Held for Six Days
May 24th, 2008Via: Guardian: A masters student researching terrorist tactics who was arrested and detained for six days after his university informed police about al-Qaida-related material he downloaded has spoken of the “psychological torture” he endured in custody. Despite his Nottingham University supervisors insisting the materials were directly relevant to his research, Rizwaan Sabir, 22, was held […]
