Archive for the 'Police State' Category
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 […]
Soviet Republic of California: Teaching Credential Required to Home School Children
March 7th, 2008UPDATE: Schwarzenegger to Help Protect Homeschoolers from “Outrageous” Ruling? Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger denounced a state appeals court ruling that severely restricts homeschooling and promised Friday to change the law if necessary to guarantee that parents are able to educate their children at home. “Every California child deserves a quality education, and parents should have the […]
What I Learned in Jail Last Night
March 7th, 2008I think the point is to get as many people onto the electronic plantation as possible. Will the girl have trouble entering another country now? You know, now that she has been arrested for drinking a beer wrapped in a paper bag? Via: Gawker: As I was led through the subway station in handcuffs Tuesday […]
National Dragnet Is a Click Away
March 6th, 2008Ministry of Pre-Crime and Magic 8 Ball Affairs. Via: Washington Post: The expanding police systems illustrate the prominent roles that private companies play in homeland security and counterterrorism efforts. They also underscore how the use of new data — and data surveillance — technology to fight crime and terrorism is evolving faster than the public’s […]
Run from the Cure: Concentrated, Full THC Hemp Oil Reportedly Cures Cancer and Other Diseases
March 6th, 2008Run from the Cure is an astonishing little documentary. I have no first hand experience with this, nor do I know anyone who has tried it. The documentary, however, is very compelling and fits in with familiar alternative health themes on Cryptogon. Check it out for yourself and make up your own mind! My favorite […]
Record-High Ratio of Americans in Prison
February 29th, 2008They hate us for our freedom. Via: AP: For the first time in U.S. history, more than one of every 100 adults is in jail or prison, according to a new report documenting America’s rank as the world’s No. 1 incarcerator. It urges states to curtail corrections spending by placing fewer low-risk offenders behind bars. […]
Britain: Arrested, Caged and DNA Tested — for Using MP3 Player
February 15th, 2008This is the result of Stazi programming that people in Britain are subjected to day and night. Darren Nixon is lucky to be alive. Via: Metro: A commuter was arrested at gunpoint and had his DNA and fingerprints taken simply for listening to his MP3 player while waiting for a bus. Darren Nixon was surrounded […]
