Archive for the 'Police State' Category
Man Tasered by Police for Trying to Prevent His House from Burning Down
November 15th, 2012Via: WSTP: Daniel Jensen wasn’t running from the law, he was trying to protect his home from burning up. Yet, Pinellas Park Police tasered him in the process. Jensen and his attorney say it’s an excessive use of force. Jensen was still shaken and visibly emotional as he retold what happened last Thursday evening. He […]
Salt Lake City: Police to Wear Video Cameras
November 15th, 2012Can they turn the cameras off as they’re about to beat the shit out of someone or kill them for no reason? Via: KSL: Mounted on the side of a pair of sunglasses is what Salt Lake City Police Chief Chris Burbank says is the future of police work. The body cameras work like dash […]
Britain: Man Faces Questioning for Posting Burning Poppy Photo
November 13th, 2012Via: Sky: A man has been questioned by police after an image of a burning poppy was posted on Facebook on Remembrance Sunday. Kent Police said the 19-year-old, from Canterbury, was detained on Sunday night on suspicion of making malicious telecommunications. The force said in a statement: “A man (was) interviewed by police this morning […]
Court OKs Warrantless Use of Hidden Surveillance Cameras
November 1st, 2012Via: Cnet: Police are allowed in some circumstances to install hidden surveillance cameras on private property without obtaining a search warrant, a federal judge said yesterday. CNET has learned that U.S. District Judge William Griesbach ruled that it was reasonable for Drug Enforcement Administration agents to enter rural property without permission — and without a […]
Green Party Presidential Candidate Jill Stein Arrested Again
November 1st, 2012This piece below says that this was Stein’s first arrest, but she was also (apparently) arrested while trying to take part in a one of the presidential debates. You know, land of the free, where legitimate presidential candidates aren’t allowed to participate in presidential debates. Via: Washington Post: Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein was […]
Cop Tasered 10-Year-Old Child on a Playground Because the Boy Refused to Clean His Patrol Car
October 31st, 2012Via: Courthouse News Service: A New Mexico policeman Tasered a 10-year-old child on a playground because the boy refused to clean his patrol car, the boy claims in court. Guardian ad litem Rachel Higgins sued the New Mexico Department of Public Safety and Motor Transportation Police Officer Chris Webb on behalf of the child, in […]
Woman Charged With Publishing Picture of Undercover Officer Found On His Facebook Page
October 23rd, 2012Via: Jonathan Turley: There is an interesting case out of Mesquite, Texas this week. Melissa Walthall, 30, has been arrested for allegedly posting a picture of an undercover officer in a narcotic case — a picture available on the officer’s Facebook page. Walthall was upset with the officer who testified against a friend in the […]
Crimes by ATF and DEA Informants Not Tracked by Feds
October 20th, 2012*yawn* Via: USA Today: The nation’s top drug and gun enforcement agencies do not track how often they give their informants permission to break the law on the government’s behalf. U.S. Justice Department rules put strict limits on when and how agents at the FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and […]
Photos of U.S. and Afghan Troops Patrolling Poppy Fields June 2012
October 17th, 2012Photos of U.S. and Afghan Troops Patrolling Poppy Fields June 2012, and more Photos of US/NATO Troops Patrolling Opium Poppy Fields in Afghanistan. And more again. Related: State Department Official: Negotiations to Extend U.S. Troop Presence in Afghanistan Starting Soon The House I Live In Research Credit: LoneWolf
The House I Live In
October 15th, 2012Via: The House I Live In:
