Tim Tebow and woman pulled over for supposed pot leaf sticker

About issues in the news: Tim Tebow, who seems to be a nice guy but really is an awful quarterback, was going to speak at a church by ultra rightwing Dallas Pastor Robert Jeffres. Jeffress, known for his rampant homophobia and loathing of anyone who doesn't agree with him,...

Singer Fionna Appled arrested for marijuana an

Fiona Apple was a bigger star when I was younger, back in the 1990s. Not so big now. In fact, for those under 25, many of them probably never even heard of her. Well, she is still singing professionally and she was arrested on September 19th. She was arrested at a so called...

Can the government violate the rights of Americans at the border?

An American named Bradley Jardis came back to the U.S., after a very short trip across the border into Mexico. When asked, he declined to answer how he was planning to use shot glasses, he bought in Mexico, to celebrate. Frankly, this question seems kind of silly and...

How government violates our rights: from searches to prostitution

A few observations on how the government violates our rights. A 1985 United States Supreme Court Case stated it was perfectly fine for the police to search the purpose of a public schools high school student. So much for probable cause, and the 4th Amendment, don't you think?...

How civil asset forfeiture allows police to take your money even

Civil asset forfeiture is where the government can take your property, even if they never convicted you of an offense. It's a blatant violation of due process. But, we as Americans allow government to get away with it. Why? Well, part of the problem are the anti-drug zealots....

How Stop/Frisk in New York City is unconstitutional

A federal judge has allowed (not ruled but just allowed) a court case to proceed on the clearly unconstitutional practice of stop/frisk in New York City. Technically stop/frisk are two different things. Stop supposedly needs only reasonable suspicion. The frisk part...

How Stop/Frisk in New York City targets blacks

A federal judge has allowed (not ruled but just allowed) a court case to proceed on the clearly unconstitutional practice of stop/frisk in New York City. Technically stop/frisk are two different things. Stop supposedly needs only reasonable suspicion. The frisk part requires...

Chicago P.D. draws guns on journalists

This is disturbing story out of Chicago. It seems a number of young journalists covering the anti-NATO protests in Chicago were targeted for harassment by the Chicago Police Department. Batteries and external hard drives of theirs were smashed and the cell phone of one...

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...

Marquette players who are cited for "underage" in a club

In this case a man who informed his fellow citizens there was an unconstitutional soberity checkpoint ahead, was harassed by the police. Indeed, checkpoints are often advertised in newspapers beforehand, in an effort to give an apperance of being constitutional. They are...

Police engaging in strip searches in Milwaukee illegally

A number of Milwaukee police (where I live)  have been engaged in illegal strip searches, without an arrest, of suspects. Of course, under the U.S. Constitution, without probable cause, police cannot engage in strip searches. Some of these searches were rectal...

Did the police entrap 141 people in a sting in NYC?

Can you be arrested for receiving stolen goods, if you didn't know they were stolen in the first place? What if you only suspect they were stolen? I was in New York City one time and some guy ran up to me on the street and asked if I wanted to buy some name brand shirt, I had...