Archive for the 'Police State' Category
Delaware County Cops “Stop and Frisk”
June 24th, 2007Just how far gone is this thing… Via: abcnews: One police department in Delaware County is now implementing a controversial police procedure called Stop and Frisk. … Dr. Sherman said we only have to look to the nearest airport to see how effective “stop and frisk” can be. “We’re all getting stopped and frisked every […]
Arizona Wants to Expand DNA Database to Include Those Arrested, not Just Convicted
June 22nd, 2007Via: Arizona Republic: State lawmakers voted Tuesday to expand the state’s DNA database dramatically by requiring all people arrested for certain crimes to provide DNA samples for state records whether they are convicted or not. Conservative and liberal lawmakers alike raised alarms that the measure would violate the civil liberties of people never convicted of […]
U.S. Terrorist Screening Center Visits Cryptogon; Reveals Activity Due to Stupidity
June 19th, 2007The U.S. Terrorist Screening Center user (host: techtrack.gov, ip: 67.108.115.178) conducted the following Google search: “national security analysis center” The user clicked on this Google cache page of a Cryptogon story about the National Security Analysis Center, but I saw it in the log anyway (explained below). In fact, I saw two visits simultaneously. The […]
UK: Garbage Rules Enforced with Surveillance Cameras
June 16th, 2007Via: Telegraph: Householders in a seaside town have been told to put their bins out at the front of their homes and not in an alleyway to the rear. They must also leave their rubbish out between set times to ensure it does not attract pests or miss the dust cart. To enforce the new […]
Thousand Dollar Fine for Driving Vegetable Oil Car
June 13th, 2007Wow! The snarling, fascist stage of collapse is turning out to be more absurd than even I anticipated. Unhook the vampire state’s fangs from your neck, even a little, and you’re going to get a ticket or a gun shoved in your face. Gentle hint to greasers: Cops are the only people who notice your […]
Man Faces Seven Years in Prison for Videotaping Traffic Stop
June 12th, 2007Do as we say, not as we do. Via: Pennlive: Brian D. Kelly, 18, of Carlisle likely isn’t the only the person around central Pennsylvania who was unaware that recording a police officer during the commission of a traffic stop constitutes a felony criminal act. Kelly, who says one of his hobbies is making movies, […]
Mad Pig Disease: Woman Faced Jail Time for “Staring” at a Police Dog
June 6th, 2007Via: Times Argus: A woman facing jail time for “staring” at a police dog had charges against her dropped Monday after an Orange County prosecutor viewed videotape of the alleged crime. Jayna Hutchinson, now of Lebanon, N.H., was scheduled for a jury trial this week on a misdemeanor charge of cruelty to animals. A Vermont […]
Big Brother, Big Business
June 3rd, 2007Here’s a two hour CNBC piece about privacy, surveillance and the emerging biometric lockdown. Even though the situation presented here is grim, we know that it’s much worse. If, however, you or someone you know is looking for a general, easy to understand presentation on these issues, and have about two hours to spare, this […]
Taking Liberties
June 2nd, 2007Via: noliberties: The shocking truth about the erosion of our fundamental civil liberties by Tony Blair’s government will be exposed this summer in TAKING LIBERTIES, released in UK cinemas by Revolver Entertainment June 8th 2007. Right to Protest, Right to Freedom of Speech. Right to Privacy. Right not to be detained without charge, Innocent Until […]
People May Be Arbitrarily Stopped and Searched by Police in All of London
June 1st, 2007Via: BBC: Under Section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000, police officers may randomly stop someone without reasonable suspicion, providing the area has been designated a likely target for an attack. The power is currently in force across the whole of London.
