Archive for the 'Police State' Category
Land of the Free: What Are My Rights at Various “Checkpoints”?
March 15th, 2013I’ve never heard of or encountered the ‘Drug Checkpoint’ scam before! When did the filth start trying that one on? The Supreme Court has ruled that random checkpoints for the purpose of finding illegal drugs are unconstitutional. However, police sometimes put up signs warning drivers of up-coming drug checkpoints and instead pull over people who […]
Private Prisons: The More Americans They Put Behind Bars The More Money They Make
March 12th, 2013Via: InvestmentWatchBlog: How would you describe an industry that wants to put more Americans in prison and keep them there longer so that it can make more money? In America today, approximately 130,000 people are locked up in private prisons that are being run by for-profit companies, and that number is growing very rapidly. Overall, […]
Homeless Houston Veteran Ticketed for Dumpster Diving for Food
March 12th, 2013This guy must not have gotten the memo. After serving the Empire, WalMart is hiring. Via: News92FM: A homeless Navy veteran faces up to a $500 fine for dumpster diving in downtown Houston. Veteran James Kelly was cited for “disturbing the contents of a garbage can” on Thursday morning of last week in front of […]
Ohio Judge: Traffic Cameras Are a Scam Against Motorists
March 11th, 2013Via: Columbus Dispatch / AP: A southwestern Ohio judge yesterday ordered a halt to a speeding-ticket blitz in a village that installed traffic cameras, saying it’s “a scam” against motorists. Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Robert Ruehlman blasted the cameras and the thousands of $105 citations that resulted. He ruled that they violate motorists’ constitutional […]
New Mexico: County Will Pay $15.5 Million To Man Who Spent 22 Months In Solitary Confinement
March 9th, 2013Via: NPR: When he was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and other charges in 2005, Stephen Slevin had no way of knowing that an opinion about his mental state would put him on a path to spend more than 22 months of solitary confinement in a New Mexico county jail, despite never […]
NZ: Disgruntled Snitch Sues Police
February 25th, 2013Via: Stuff: A former police spy has lifted the lid on his decade of deception under the codename Muldoon. The details of Rob Gilchrist’s double life infiltrating protest groups and leading trade unions are contained in a draft claim for more than $500,000 from police for lost income, for humiliation, distress, and loss of reputation. […]
PBS NOVA Rise of the Drones
February 24th, 2013Via: PBS: Related: Drone ‘Nightmare Scenario’ Now Has A Name: ARGUS
Florida Atlantic University Naming Stadium for Prison Company
February 22nd, 2013Via: The Chronicle of Higher Education: Some students and immigrant-rights activists are angry about Florida Atlantic University’s announcement on Tuesday that it would rename its football stadium for a prison company in recognition of a $6-million gift from its charitable foundation. The gift came from the GEO Group, a company that owns or operates a […]
The Drones Come Home
February 20th, 2013Via: National Geographic: What Jay Stanley of the ACLU calls his “nightmare scenario” begins with drones supporting “mostly unobjectionable” police raids and chases. Soon, however, networks of linked drones and computers “gain the ability to automatically track multiple vehicles and bodies as they move around a city,” much as the cell phone network hands calls […]
Cops Nab 5-Year-Old for Wearing Wrong Color Shoes to School
February 8th, 2013Via: Take Part: In Mississippi, if kindergarteners violate the dress code or act out in class, they may end up in the back of a police car. A story about one five-year-old particularly stands out. The little boy was required to wear black shoes to school. Because he didn’t have black shoes, his mom used […]
