Archive for the 'Police State' Category
Judge Rules for Taser in Cause-of-Death Decisions
May 5th, 2008Chilling. Via: Arizona Republic: Taser International has fired a warning shot at medical examiners across the country. The Scottsdale-based stun gun manufacturer increasingly is targeting state and county medical examiners with lawsuits and lobbying efforts to reverse and prevent medical rulings that Tasers contributed to someone’s death. That effort on Friday helped lead an Ohio […]
Air Marshals Grounded by Government’s No-Fly List
May 1st, 2008HA. Via: Washington Times: False identifications based on a terrorist no-fly list have for years prevented some federal air marshals from boarding flights they are assigned to protect, according to officials with the agency, which is finally taking steps to address the problem. Federal Air Marshals (FAMs) familiar with the situation say the mix-ups, in […]
FBI Wants to Move Hunt for Criminals Into Internet Backbone
April 26th, 2008In other words, FBI wants to look for “illegal activity” in the intercepts that the NSA is already collecting. Via: Ars Technica: I think legislation has to be developed that balances on one hand, the privacy rights of the individual who are receiving the information, but on the other hand, given the technology, the necessity […]
“Operation Sudden Impact”
April 19th, 2008Via: Infowars: Federal law enforcement agencies co-opted sheriffs offices as well state and local police forces in three states last weekend for a vast round up operation that one sheriff’s deputy has described as “martial law training”. Law-enforcement agencies in Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas took part in what was described by local media as “an […]
Toronto Hydro Gives Away Free Clotheslines
April 18th, 2008When Becky and I tell Kiwis that using clotheslines is illegal where we lived in the U.S., they think we’re kidding. Via: National Post: Toronto Hydro is giving 75,000 homeowners a “low-tech,” energy-saving device — a free clothesline. “This is the first time we’re doing the campaign with a clothesline,” Toronto Hydro spokeswoman Denise Attallah […]
All Federal Law Enforcement Agencies Will Collect DNA from Every Person Arrested
April 17th, 2008Via: AP: The government plans to begin collecting DNA samples from anyone arrested by a federal law enforcement agency — a move intended to prevent violent crime but which also is raising concerns about the privacy of innocent people. Using authority granted by Congress, the government also plans to collect DNA samples from foreigners who […]
UK: Anti-Terror Laws Used to Place Family Under Surveillance so Council Could Verify School Enrollment Statements
April 11th, 2008Via: Sleaford Standard: Poole Borough Council has admitted it spied on a family using laws passed to track criminals and terrorists to find out if they were lying about living in a school catchment area. The couple and their three children were put under surveillance without their knowledge for more than two weeks using powers […]
D.C.: Police to Ask Residents for Permission to Search Homes for Guns
March 25th, 2008Oh sure. Via: NBC News: A crackdown on guns is meeting some resistance in the District. Police are asking residents to submit to voluntary searches in exchange for amnesty under the District’s gun ban. They passed out fliers requesting cooperation on Monday. The program will begin in a couple of weeks in the Washington Highlands […]
UK Police: Designate Children as Pre Criminals Based on DNA
March 17th, 2008Via: Guardian: Primary school children should be eligible for the DNA database if they exhibit behaviour indicating they may become criminals in later life, according to Britain’s most senior police forensics expert. Gary Pugh, director of forensic sciences at Scotland Yard and the new DNA spokesman for the Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo), said […]
Hundreds Line Up for Government Handouts, Meet Riot Police Instead
March 13th, 2008Via: Palm Beach Post: A crowd of more than 500 people waiting for hours this morning for housing voucher applications were dispersed by police in riot gear at the Boca Raton Housing Authority when the applications ran out sooner than expected. The action prompted complaints that officers used excessive tactics and housing authority officials were […]
