Police harassing and intimidating photographers, once again

This is one of the worst abuses I have ever seen of police abusing their authority to silence those who film them. An Orange County Sheriff's Deputy (near Los Angeles) uses the excuse of the privacy of a person being arrested, to harass and intimidate a man peacefully filming...

The Age of Authoritarianism: Government of the Politicians

http://economicrisis.com/the-age-of-authoritarianism-government-of-the-politicians-by-the-military-for-the-corporations/9089 The Age of Authoritarianism: Government of the Politicians, by the Military, for the Corporations President Obama’s declaration that “America...

More examples of police arresting people for filming them

Police commonly arrest people for filming them. In fact, there are websites that exist to document this, such as Photography is Not a Crime. Arrests happen daily across the nation. Here are a few cases.I. Louisiana sheriff's deputies arrest a man for filming a traffic stop,...

Atheist cop discriminated against and atheist denied free speech

When people think of the bible belt they don't normally think of Puerto Rico. Well, they probably should. Puerto Rico isn't dominated by Southern Baptist fundamentalists like South Carolina, but it is a very devout region. Puerto Rico is one of the few strong Catholic...

Bloomberg Confuses Gun Rights With Gay Rights & Blows Out Brains

New York -  Mayor Michael Bloomberg was released from Bellevue Hospital today after being treated for what’s being called “a firearm mishap.” It appears that the mayor mistook a pistol for a penis and...

AMF Hometown Heroes League

The AMF Skyline Bowling Lanes is stirring up rivalry between firefighters, police, EMT’S, military  veterans, National Guard and any other branch of law enforcement that would like to sign up to form a...

Medical marijuana patients denied because of being on probation

Medical marijuana has helped many individuals whose pain and suffering cannot be relieved through any other means. I am a big supporter of the right of someone to use marijuana while in great pain. It is the height of absurdity and injustice for the government to stop...

Police use attractive woman to get men to entrap themselves in dr

I have railed against our war on sex laws, especially prostitution laws, in the U.S. Prostitution should be legal and regulated. We don't see the problems with prostitution in Nevada, as in the rest of the U.S. I also favor making marijuana legal, but again, regulated. I have...

How the marijuana war is killing people and illegal arrests

New York City Police officer Richard Haste is about to go on trial for the shooting of Ramarley Graham. Haste had suspected Graham was a drug seller. Graham went back into his apartment. Haste had followed him to his bathroom. It seems Graham was about to dump the marijuana...

How police make money jailing people in the war on drugs

Your cousin might have been locked up for smoking marijuana. So, might have your brother. Have you wondered why we have kept up a failed war on marijuana when even a majority of Americans now oppose it? Well, if you live in California, the reason might be one John Lovell. He...

How drug sniffing by police dogs is bogus and not probable cause

Dogs are considered by the courts, as proof of probable cause, in drug cases. But, why? The fact is, it is often hit or miss with dogs sniffing for drugs. Their police handlers, intentional or not, can affect how often a dog gives a false positive for drugs in a car, or other...

Barbers in Florida, be ready to have police point guns at you

In most states there are licensing requirements for barbers. Well, in Florida, the police take advantage of those licensing requirements to check for drugs in barber shops. Sometimes, with guns drawn. I wish I was kidding. Would police take advantage of licensing of doctors...

Non-violent felons should have their 2nd Amendment rights guarant

I believe in the 2nd Amendment's guarantee of a right to "bear arms". As a progressive, I don't think rights are narrow, but broad. That goes for speech, due process, press freedom and especially the 9th Amendment's protection of rights not previously listed in the Bill of...

Atheist protest banned and entrapment in prostitution case

The Spanish government banned a protest march by atheists in Madrid, during what is called, Holy Thursday. The Thursday, right before Easter. It was banned because it would be, as the Spanish government stated, offensive to Catholics. Spain is a secular republic, like us here...

No dice Arizona: Federal Court rules

Police cannot randomly spot check and search people to see if they are illegal aliens or not. If someone is discovered to be an illegal alien who was in violation of the law, then the process is to contact...

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